The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-04-23
LOCAL TALENT IN
COMIC OPERA
DOCTOR OF ALCANTARA TO BE
GIVEN AT OPERA HOUSE APR.
%, UNDER AUSPICES OF THE
MINOT STATE NORHOL SCHOOL

The comic opera, Doctor OF Alcan-
tara, will be rendered at the opera
house Wednesday evening, Aur. 20, by
some of Minot's best musical talent.
This is certain to be one of the best
entertainments of the kind ever given
in the city and no doubt the singers
will be greeted by full house.
Synopsis Of the Play.
Carlos, the son of Senior Balthazar,
has fallen in love with Senoretta 1sa-
bella, daughter of Doctor Paracelsus.
In the meantime, the parents of lsa-
bella have betrothed her to a young
man whose name she does not know.
Carlos comes to serenade Isabella and
as she listens, her mother surprises
her in the act. Isabella then confesses
her love for Carlos and refuses to
marry the unknown lover. Carlos
manages to get himself conveyed into
the home Of his beloved by hiding in
a huge basket and addressed to Inez
who is 1sabella's confidante. During
the absence of the inmates Of the
house, he manages to get out of the
basket and hides in the house. Donna
Lucrezia, the wife of Doctor Paracel-
sus, is very quarrelsome and there
fore, Inez and the Doctor not wishing
her to find the basket try to hide it and
in so doing accidentally drop it into
the river. They then find that man
was concealed in it. Inez in her
great despair, screams violently and
thereby attracts the attention of the
police and night watch, Pomposo and
Alguazil. These two men inform the
Doctor and 1nez that they will here
after be watched as suspicious per-
sons. After the departure of the po-
liceman, the two are then left in grief
and sorrow brooding over their crime.
Carlos then makes his appearance and
he is thot to be spy but he explains
to them that he is the son of Senior
Balthazar. The Doctor does not ex-
plain to him that he is his intended
son-in-law, but Immediately orders
wine to celebrate the arrival of Carlos.
Inez brings the wine, which proves to
be one of the Doctors poisonous con-
coctions and Carlos is put into death
like swoon. Believing Carlos to be
dead, they try to hide the evidence Of
his second imaginary murder and try
to place Carlos body in a sofa. While
in this act, Senior Balthazar arrives
and wishes to complete the arrange
ments of the marriage between Isa-
bella and Carlos. The Doctor does
not wish to talk about this matter
and places all manner of obstacles in
the way of the marriage. Senior Bal
thazar is obliged to stay all night and
is forced to sleep upon the sofa which
conceals the dead body of his son.
During the night the Doctor and Inez
try to remove the body of Carlos from
under Balthazar, who awakes in
fright. BY this time Carlos has slept
off the effects of the opiate and in try
ing to free himself from the sofa
encounters his father. Carlos utters
cry of fright, which terrifies Inez and
the Doctor and also arouses the neigh
bors. In the confusion that follows,
things are set straight and great is the
rejoicing when the two lovers find
that they had been intended for each
other from the first.
Dramatis PersOnae.
Scene: City of Alcantara in the
house of DR.. Paracelius.
Doctor Paracelsus----F. ]. Wells
Senor Balthazar George Altman
Carlos J. Isleifson
(Son of Balthazar)
Perez IA porter) Vernon Wells
Sancho "a porter) --------H Henry Gay
Don Pomposo Major E. S. Person
(Policeman)
Donna Lucrezia -------Alta Madsen
(Wife Of DR.. Paracelsus)
Isabella -------------R Reba Wells
Daughter Of DR.. Paracelsus)
1nez Louise Reishus
maid to Isabella)
Serenaders, Citizens, Etc.
There is talk Of a central electric
lighting plant at Portal to cost $780,
900, to light the towns Of Portal,
Flaxton and Bowbells. Portal has
Ignite near by to furnish the power