Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-31
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Sylvia, 0peretta in Two Acts
AT Lincoln. High School, April
9th.

sirBertram DeLacey-The Court Poes.. 49,.
Prince TobbstumlA Man Of G5n ssS I9Sser
William Honest ,, Srth rno smipR
sylvia Betrofhed to peLacy 80. -
to wiis Rsrice ss sseet
Arabella--A Lady in Waiting at Court.
49,, :. ...,.. Ethel Hayes
,Aramtpta- Her Sister. Florence wilmot
p Hn1iy Farmers daughters, BESSIE BESSIE Parrish
Dolly friends'of' Betty Fiore sm s :Arbin
Chorus: Farm Lads, Farmers Daughters
and Hay makers.
ACT I.-Sydyia tired of her betpoth.
edaWanders'a into, the bayfield, where
she overhears Betty ghemeaning her
fate and wishing she were engaged
to marry a nobleman instead of hon
est William. Sylvia suggests that,
as they each envy the other her lot,
they exchange places Cor the rest of
the day, that's Sylvia Inasquerades as
| the farmers daughter ard Betty as
the maid of honor to the Queen. Bet
ty7tellss1 of a. flower. called 'sCApid's
Eye, u which, would blind the poet and
the farmer. to, the. fact that such, an
exchange has been made, and the tive
girls set off to find the magic flow
er and change costumes.
In the meantime, Betty's compan-
ions, who had left her In the bayfield,
return to find her. They meet the
farm lads nstheirs way to- the plough
| field and halfgpEomise to aneet them
at theastile on their, way home from
work. A cloud appears in the sky,
which throws them into. great con-
sternation % as they fear .rain.- and
when Prince Tobbytum, appears they
besiege him to know what the wealth
er will be. Indignantly, he informs
them who he is and they apologize.
tHe accepts their apology and. Of
fers to allow them to- kiss his cheek.
They pnetend toeacceptg but instead
dance about, him., pelting HIM with
/ flowers, until he escapes. .+,
Sylvia and Betty return, dressed
In each others clothes, and with the
magic flower i'm. their possession Bet.
! ty successfully fools de- Lacey, and
Sylvia as successfully fools William.
DeLacey and Betty set forth TO stroll
through the, woods and lanes, and
William drags Sylvia off to help him
weed the potato patch.
Robin sounds the dinner horn, and
the lawmakers return to the bayfield,
to spend the MONDAY hour.
ACT II.-Toward the close of the
Fafternoon, 1.-The haymakers rest from
their toll and stroll to. andeEfro in
the cool 'of sthe' day. 1.-THE farmers
daughters set forth on Stheir. walk to
the stile
Sylvia, worn out with her eXperien-
ces of the. afternoon, returns to the
field, and Betty rushes in, having
run away from de Lacey and bull
Each girl declares that hereafter she
will be content with her own lot and
will not envy the other. They retire
to change dresses and to- set off In
Fseanch of thesSpoet and !, the. farmer.
UNFORTUNATELY; their prank is likely
to have serious consequences, for
the Lady Arabella. saw Sylvia carried
over the brook by the farmer, and the
Lady Araminta saw. de Lacey and
Betty walking arm. in arm, and this
news is impaired to Prince lobby
Itum, who resolves to expose the Lady
Sylvia that right before the assem-
bledl Court
William, accompanied by the farm
ers' daughters. and ii farm lads, Is
searching for Betty, and he runs into
de Lacey who is looking, for Sylvia.
The two men are about to- come to
blows when Sylvia and Betty sep
arate them.
The Ladies Arabella and Araminta,
thinking it possible they may have
been mistaken, ask the prince not to
mention what they have told him.
! Prince lobby tum.tt TO make mis-
chief but is foiled. A5songf offgreet-
ing to the harvest moon, rising over
! the treetops, ends the evening, and
all wend their way homeward.