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...2.. ..Sisters, Cousins and Aunts T—Wo Sail the Ocean Blue” SailorsT—“Now Give Three Cheers” ........ ........ Captain and Chorusy—I Was a Lad” ........................Sir Joseph Porter9a-'*For I Hold That On the Se-as”........... Sir Joseph.’.;and Ladies10—His Fist Be Ever Beady'*,.(Admiral'sSong)........... Boatswain,' Ralph*and Boatswain's Mate' and Chorus It—“Refrain, Audacious Tar-. v.;...;............ Josephine aud Ralph12—“Can I Survive This Overbearing?'*-. . .Ralph, Cast and Chorus. Finale ACT II.F uni cuin-Funi cull” ......•.......MissPoiUtt, Mr. Humphrey , and Chorus '•All On Account of Eliza” Bartley Brown‘•Sailor’s Hornpipe” (introduced) ........................... Dorothy Lyon€,tn the Hortli Sea Lived a.Whale” (introduced) ................... ...........Miss Mary Poilitt and ChorusIX—Fair Moon” Captain CorcoranThings Are Seldom Wliat They Seem”............ Buttercup and CaptainIX—The Hours .Creep on Apace”... ........... ... JosephineIS—Bell Trio”... ..............* ••••• ____Josephine Captain, Sir .Josephiy„‘The Merry Maiden and the Tar”.......... Captain and Dick Deadeyelg—Carefully on Tiptoe Stealing* ..... Ralph. Josephine and Chorus2Sa-‘TTo Is An Englishman” ... ................Boatswain and Chorus19—Farewell, My Own” ......... ..---- Josephine, Ralph and. Company20—Baby-Farming” ............................. Buttercup and Company30a-^O’ Bliss! O Rapture!”... .................... .Ralph and Josephine31—Grand Finale............ Company“THE BELLES OF BARCELONA”town of Mitchell, Orit. He is now studying with Mr. Savins.Bartley Brown, the Don Pedro of the opera, is also a Canadian. He -came to Winnipeg from .Toronto, where -lie ^ eolo basso at ’St. James cathedral Hg is now bass, soloist; at the First Baptist church.- .tar,lt;;.Brown'. possesses a pig bass voice,:':which • he: ha3 under- perfect control. Ha is also, gifted-with histrionic ability In a large degree and. is a deciaea. acquisition/to any comic opera cast. _JVM. Scrosgie, who will be the Don Francisco,r. wa3 born in Winnipeg and is well known in the city. He has a line baritone voice, and can boast a .great deal of experience in theatrical matters, which xvi-il stand’ him in good stead .in the present .instance, as he is to be assistant stage manager to Dr. Horner, who fls himself undert-aldng .the difficult task of directing both the etaging and the singing of the opera. However, It might be remarked here that as Dr. Horner has had long, professional experience in England and the United States in operatic conducting and- singing, the task should, after all, prove not too difficultThe .part of Slmor„V the Jew, will be played 'by A. E. Horner, son of Dr.James Isberwood. the “Chief of * the Smugglers,” is a pupil of Dr. Horner^. He is a native of .Lancashire, Eng.The opera will be elaborately staged, as to settings and costuming. The dates for the performances ate : Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, also Wednesday afternoon/ March 11, 13 and 13. Exchange tickets are on sale at the various music stores.TERESA FRANCES WOLFEWinnipeg Is to have the honor of witnessing the first performance on any stage of the entirely new and original opera, The Belles of Barcelona,” by Dr. Ralph Horner and Edmund Webb. Winnipeg does not know the librettist, but it does know the composer, -and Dr. Horner’s music will be awaited with great interest. That it is sure to be both tuneful and muslcianly, goes without saying. 'The cast was given last week, and perhaps something about the ladies and gentlemen taking part would be of special interest now,. .Mrs. Boyd. Willock, who will play the part of IsidoraV was born in Paisley, Scotland. She comes of a-musical family, and her fattier, John. Barratt, ia a.Mus. Bac. of Oxford university. Mrs. Willock is now the soprano soloist of the First Baptist church. Mrs. Rignold, the Christina” of the cast, is a natLvo. of Newcastle-on-the-Tync, England- and 1ms had a distinguished career in.Great Britain* as an operatic-singer. Her first engagement was with Valentine Smith's Opera Co. Then she joined Arthur Rouseby’s Opera C0-, and afterwards was principal contralto with the Moody-Manners English Opera company. In all of these Mrs. Rigrtoid was principal contralto.; therefore musical Winnipeg may expect* much of trns gifted lady who makes.her. appearance here in opera. r.!.~ 'The part of Nanctta ’ w-11'1 be bv Mrs. Clifford, who is of English forth, and is .now the .principal soprano at St. Luke's church, Ft. Rouge She !s one oi Dr. Horner's moat promising pupils.Harry L. Wills, a, pleasing young tenor singer, will updertake the part of Her-nandez.V He is Canadian,-born- in -the
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA
Sat, Mar 02, 1912
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