The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-07-30
STORY OF AUDRAN'S
CHARMING OPERA
eHANO MUSICAL TREAT AT EN-.
ItRPRlSE NEXT WEEk-cAsr
FOR oLlVETrE.

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III the first act of "Oliyette tb.
peopie of the village of Perpigna,
are excited over the approachin,
marriage of the Seneschars onl,
uaush'er, olivette, with an old Sc,
e"p'"ii' DeMerimac. The young lad,
mas Just arrived from a convent
"here she had fallen in love with ,
youhg officer, Valentine, nephew n
lie Merlmac. The young Countess q
'ouSillon has, however, fallen in love
nerself with the young soldier anf
ooines TO Perpignan to see him. In
The house of the SeneschaI tbe
countess has her solitude invaded by
valentine, who believes he is climb
ing the balcony of Olivette Mean
"hile the uncle, whose suit does moi
prosper, with Olivette, writes tbe
countess a letter demanding the
young lady's hand. Valentine con
'fNes to pass himself off for the
real De Merimac, and according,,
marrles Olivette at the reouest Of III :
Countess.
Inc second act opens with +;
jail given by the Countess in hono
OF the wedding, and Valentine finds
'hat he has to impersonate NOT on1y
MS uncle, but himself, by constant
change of dress. The real De NIeri
mac returns and is greeted by every.
oody as the happy bridegroom. FL
haily his perplexity is resolved by
lhe appearance of Valentine as the
Old man, and the result of the OK.
planation is that De Merimac re
soiVes to take the bride that Valen
Tine has married in his name A con
spiracy is formed, and Olivette get.
rid for the moment of her elderly
bridegroom. The love of the Count
ess for Valentine upsets the calcula
lions of Olivette, for the sovereign
lady of Rousillon announces her in.
tehtion of marrying the loyal soldier
who had quelled the conspiracy. Az
last resource, Valentine, at the in
stigatlon of Olivette, joins the plot
and the Countess is ordered to be
sent out of the kingdom.
The third and last act describes
the partial success of the plot and
the Imprisonment of the Countess on
the "Cormorant," the ship command
ed by De Merimac. Olivette and hel
husband, disguised as sailors, seek
vessel to take them away. Valentine
is detected and seized, Olivette man
ages to set the Countess free and
assume her dress, her own place be
Ing taken by her maid, Veloutine
whom the near-sighted Duke courts
De Merimac returns, and is Mortified
to hear the Duke tell Valentine
lls courtship of Olivette. Both neph
ew and uncle disown the bride unit
he return of the Countess and the
mveiling OF olivette. Valentine a
asst is united to Olivette, the Count
ass accepts the Due Des Ifs, and d,
Merimac Is advised to follow the ex
ample of the Doge of Venice ant
marry the sea-"
Rehearsals for "Olivette" under the
leadership Of Prof. Boyer have pro
crossed to a point where the man
iGement Is justified in announcing
is production on the evenings of Fri
lay and Saturday, August Z and s
rhe chorus will be large and well
the cast of principals very
greatly strengthened as compared
With the cast used in the pirates
)f Penzance,' thecostumes-th pic
.Wesque costumes of Italy-will be
he best which the Chicago Costume
company can furnish. Altogether, the
feels that it is justified
N predicting the most successful pro
luction ever attempted in Wallowa
county. The following is the cast:
Captain de Merimac. of the Man-O
War "Cormorant,' Mr.. Streeter.
Valentine, officer of the RolsiIlon
Guards, his nephew, Mr. Boyer.
Dlc Des Ifs, cousin and heir pre-
to the Countess, Mr.. Pratt.
Coquiolicot. his foster brother ant
lenchman, Mr.. Miller.
Marvejol, Seneschal to the Com
sss and Marie of Perpignan, Dr. Ault
Olivette, daughter of the Senes
,hal Marvejol, Miss Bryan.