Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-29
French Comic Opera
Presented at Opera
House Decided Hit

The. presentation of the French
comic opera Les C1oches de Corne-
vile last evening at the City Opera
House was one Of the most delightful
events Of the winter season. Fully
l2oo people attended the play and all
pronounced It a decided success. The
opera was In three acts and the action
TOOK place at the end of the reign of
Louis XIV. Nine. Pierre T. Perreault
was the pianist. Prof. Alphonse w.
Cote the dirccteur musical and NJ.
george F1lteau directeur artistique.
Music was furnished by CimbolIek's or
chestra.
In the first act the village Rossips.
awaiting the hour of the fair. are as
sembled in the square discussing scan
dal and small talk. Serpollette, who is
Inc chief topic Of conversation, arrives
on the scene and. furious, she in turn
denounces the others, telling all she
knows Of them.
Gaspard, an old miser, wishes to
marry his niece to the high MAGISTRATE,
LIE Bailli, but this arrangement Is not
approved by Germaine, who has al
ready promised to marry Grenicheux,
who pretends to have saved her from
drowning on certain occasion.
To escape Gaspard. Germaine goes to
the fair where she becomes the serv-
ant Of lie Marquis. Grenicheux and
Serpolette are also hired by the mar
quis.
In the second act. Henri, the mar
quis. determines to find the real char
acter of the supernatural visitors who
have made the Castle Of Bonneville so
long an object Of dread and fear.
He discovers 1t to be the work of
Gaspard, the old miser. who has hidden
his treasure in the chateau and wishes
to keep away the populacc.
Discovered by lie marquis, and hear
Ing the bells of the chateau for the
first time since the flight of the old
marquis, Gaspard becomes crazy.
The third act represents tho Grand
fete given in honor of the return of
Henri to his ancestral homo. Serpo-
lette arrives as marchioness. as some
papers found in the chateau indicate
that she is the lost hciress.
The miser. however. RECEIVERS his
reason and shows that Germaine is
the true marchioness. A love duet be-
tween Germaine and Henri ard a re-
concilation of all parties brings to a
close this story of mystery and ro-
nance.
The cast OF characters is as follows
Germaine. Valcda Daviau; Serpolette,
Antoinette Marquis: Manette, Jeanette
Marquis; Jeanne, Florette Lacombe !;
Gertrude, Negidia Begin: Suzanne, Ger
trude Hebert: Catherine. Lorette Loi-
selle: Marguerite, Lorette Rancourt:
Gaspard. Pierre T. Perreault: lie Mar
quis. Henri Marcou; GrenicheuX; DR..
Napoleon Bisson; lie Bailli. Evaristc
LaVcrdiere: lie Tabellion, Lr. l.. A..
D'Argy: Cachalot, Maxine Sinclair:
Grippardin. Arthur Pelletier: Fouinard,
Joseph Michaud.
Following are the members of the
chorus: Sopranos. Valeda Daviau, To-
rette Rancourt. Gertrude Hebert, Ne
gedia Begin Mrs. Julia Dumas, Mrs.
Cora Thibodcau. Regina Cameronne.
Florida Marcou. Lucille Hebcrt, Edna
Pomerleau. Mabel Montminy. Mrs. Eva
Morrissette. Carmen Deviau, Dolores
Dion. Florette Sansousi, Irene Carter,
Ernestine Michaud. Ami st. Amand,
Merlinda Roy. Sadie Mathiu. Evelina
Forticr. Alice Qurion. Beatrice Hebcrt.
Silvia IIsrard. Maria Matthew end Alice
Veilleux: altos. Florettc L.acombe.
Jeanette Marquis. Lorettc Loisei. T..
Mcrthe Caron, Celophe Pomcrleau, Ly-
dia I.aCasse. Albertine Poulin. Paula
Picard and Lea BelanGer: tenors, Ma
poleon A. Marcou. George Doyle. Jo-
seph Paradis. Arthur Pelletier, Armand
Robichaud, Ernest Neilleux. Ernest
Morrisctte, Anne Matthew. Felix Ian
dry. Harry Marcou. Or. Napoleon Bis
son and Amos st. Armand; BASES. Glenn
ont Roy. Rene Maucou. Lafayette
postic. Gedeon Roy. Alcide Gagne'
Maxine st. Clair. Ernest Poulln.
Pierre T. Perreault. Evariste LAYER
Sierc, Lcvite Pilon and Henri Marcou.