The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-11-26
David Reese, who singa honor roll
Of Eugene in "Grm!nie,'

The story Of ETminie deals princl-
pally with the adventures Of two
thieves. CadcauX and RnvcnnCs who
have escaped from the convict pris-
on at Toulon, and for whom a COM
pany Of soldiers are in pursuit On
their way across the country these
two robbers meet d certain Niscontc
De BrisSac whom they rob OF all his
effects. letters of introduction, etc.
and leave him bound TO a tree In the
forest of Toulon In the first act we
see them at a roadside inn and coach
house, the Lion DOre, where the mar
quis has arrived accompanied by his
daughter Erminic her friend CerriSe.
the Cheyallier De Brabazon, an old
roue, and Eugene, the marquis sec
rotary, a brother Of Cerrise and lover
of Erminie, without tho knowledge of
De Brissac. whom the marquis Is
about TO betroth to Erminle.
Rayennes the robber, oyerhcnr5
this and at the same time, learning
that none OF the party have ever seen
the ViScoute, presents the letters OF
introduction and introduces himself
as the visconto. and his friend Ca
deauX as the Baron Bonne, account
Ing for their appearance by stating
that they have been waylaid and rob
bed in the woods. This is for the
double purpose OF escaping iTcm the
soldiers, who are in hot pursuit, and
at the same time afford them an op-
portunity. as guests of the marquis.
to rob his house The soldiers arrive
at the inn. and just as the party are
about To set off for the chateau. the
real viSconte appears, but Is at once
denounced as the robber by the two
thieves and Is arrested and taken to
prison as the curtain falls
The second act takes place in the
ball room of the chateau of the mar
quis, where a reception is being held
TO celebrate the betrCthal of Ermi-
ME 10 the ylsconte. Eugene. fearful
OF losing his love, Is watching with
Jealous and suspicious eyes the atten-
tions Of the pretended yIsconte. while
the false baron Is devoting himself 10
an eccentric old princess. and lnciden-
tally relieving her of her cash and
valuables. under the preteDse of leg
erdemaln, and causing no end OF
amusement by his antics. The cap
tain of the soldiers arrives from the
prison with statement from the Wis
conte TO the marquis. which is secured
by EAminie, on the advice of Raven
nes. who promises TO aid her In her
love affair with Eugene, and thus
ayerts the threatened arrest and dis
nstcr for the second time. and the
curtain falls on picturesque ga
vote
The third act is in reception hall
In the chateau The two thieves have
made all their preparations to rob the
house OF all the yaluables they can Sc
cure, and TO aid them in their cs-
cape, RayenneS has persuaded Ermi-
ME TO elope with Eugene: she orders
a carriage to be brought from the sta
BILE for that purpose, and all retire for
the night The thieves then begin
their operations The chevallier. who
cannot sleep and goes into the gar
dens TO take a walk. returning. by
mistake gets into the room Of the old
princess. whose screams alarm the
household and the thieves are ar
rested with their plunder.
Just at this moment the true Wis.
conte arrives. having been released
from prison and the marquis learn
ing for the first time that he Is al
ready betrothed 10 Cerrisc, consents
10 the marriage of Erminie and Eu-
gene everything thus ending TO the
/ entire satisfaction of everybody OK
cept the two thieVeS whose fate Will
| no doubt, be hard one, IN view of
| the amusement they afford