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TIIK
TEARFUL AND TRAGICAL
T-fi^LE
-OK-
THE TRICKY TROUBADOUR
-f)H riiK-
TRUANT TRACKED.
R TOPML AND TUNEFUL TRADITION,
TOLD IN TRAVESTY.
A Four-Act Burlesque in Grand Opera
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OEO- :BI^OTJa-I3:j5iuILXj-
Music from Verdi's Opera II Trovatore."
AS riayeil lii the Princess Opera Honse, Winnipeg, Man., September and octoDer. 1886.
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ii\vi> wiM.iAM i;i- iio.i- iiKon.iiAi.i.. i\ nil- oiihi- di imk mimsik.k
III M.KK I I. IlKK.
First, performed in thr I'rincegA Dftmi HmiM, IVinnipeij, Tuesday iSth
Si'pteniher, IHHU.
SOUND rilK l()( SIX ' I.KT TIIK CVMKAL CUASll
AM) rilK WKI.KIX KINfJ"
The first American Tour of the Tricky Troubadour Operatic Company
Brouqhalls Four Act Burlesque in Grand Opera.
THE TEARFUL AND TRASlgAL TALE
TRICKY TROUBADOUR
OR THE TRUANT TRACKED.
A TOPICAL AND TUNEFUL TRADITION TOLD IN TRAVESTY.
MAGNIFICENT SCENERY,
GORGEOUS COSTUMES,
STARTLING EFFECTS.
ELECTRICAL, ENTRANCING. EXTRAVAGANT.
i20
CAST AND CHORUS.
WITH A POAVKKI'I 1. AHKAV OFTALKNT.
120
©AST OH CoHAI-^AGTEI^b.
M.\.\I<1( () Creiiiir) llir \\;ii-l)liii^ rvinilmdour. in Iom willi [.(.ononi,
i)i'is()ii;iU(l l)v llif siipi'il) Moms. Doli Kail Hilliiiaiii. who
Mil.-- fiTtpii ;illy -..iiiji l)vrii|m'st :it ( )slw>riic {I'ttrt O^hinie.t
Vm purtiiiihiis ^co Coiiii C'iri iil:ir s
I.liONOK V (S()i)i;in(i) till' wiird of e'luint ili l.iiii;i. l>v tlu- iiu(iiii|nli-
;ilik' m'\W Htitiliavdt- AiiKildi. w W imii|)ii;- IhIIc witli ii
f.iscinaliny falscito \ mIcc, t:iv(>riil li\ tlu' < riiwiud Iii'ikIn
of the \vi'>-lirii w ilds, uhosf ic.ili/atloii of thf part lias
JHiii rhaiiutiii/.od as a di'liiali |n.iiii uf ilhcrcali/.cd
h)vi'!ini;ss ..
ti<(.i. .\!a)()I< Mm i.MA.N
( oiN-i HI l.rvA ( |{a.,M ihe "vciv \ icIvLd \ ilaiin " .iIsd in li^r with
l.iMinoia, l>v Siifnor 1-vrle, a t\ |ii of tin C'nisicaii hfolhcr.
Ilistaiiit.' IS known whi rcvt i- llu' Wiiinipi'L; dialijil isspokni.
.VzLi li.w (C'ontraltii) the Iiiili.in (iafcn, w lio p.isscs liiTsidf off as
Maiiii.-o's uiothir. I>v Miiif. I'.itti Tiilioclii. "She has a
contralto soicr which dcsi'ivi-s thf i iiconiiiiiis of thr tii
tile inissionaiv j)r',"ss. . . . hci ai tiiii; is \astlv sapiiior
to Sialchi." Vide London ( Kni;,) d.iijy papers
Fkkha.ndo (Haiiloiu'l C'omiiiandiM-inKvtraordinarv of thf
Coiinl's l>ud\ nuard. tin- .Moorish Olhillo of tlie inodcrii
mi'lodraina, hy Si^;. farlo S,il\ iiio Wolf, whose acting is
siijim'stivi.' of a liappv iiifdinm liflwitn Sluikospc.irc at
his worst and stump .speeclifs at tluir hrst ,,.
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K. II. .M
\k.\iiI.Ii
1-^. !• KK IK
..Mk. II. I), ll I.I.Ol M
.NLvsiKK C. W ui t
Ul I/. .Ill Imliiin C'liii f. l'\ ( ii'ii. Mikicliilit . "A |iUM-.lrr of nun li
notiirictv, whose i h;ir;i(ii.Ti/.iili<>ii of the picie i» iiiosi
oriiiiiiul." Miinitiiii /)riiiiiiitii Si/inti/ Mk. J. A. He.m.v
I NK/., (•(iiniMiiion to l.i-inioiM, ;i ili.ii iiiiii^ lilllc souhrcttc. ., Mk. I>. I>. Stkwar r
'liiK Ci \KT)s.\iA.\ Mk. T. Mi rciiKi.i.
i| Ki< I )■ Sam. M I liiif Mk. J. I'oK tkk
.M'l.l.t.. \km Kl 'I A Aim.lNi, lliv (liu-iii of tin- ballet, ihc prima
lialU'ritia of the .Milant>-e tlii-aties, vvlio h.is chariiietl the
h.iUI hiaii>. of Kuropc . .Mk. W. J. Taam K
ImPEMM. (ifAKDs. SlA(.l- HaNI). l\l)IA\.S. l.OKl's DK BaI.I-KT, C"l K V t-T TI NC.
C'()K\ nil- IS. KT( .. KT< .
I'l'.c iiiilv loMipaiu at pn-sint injoviiii;' the hoiioreil i i)ii-.i(kialioii of Wiiinipen V
eiilliived sr.eiely- a I ompanv i,uH\ iiiualiv strons;, appcariiij> at llicir unitcti licsl t(» unfold
.1 t.ilf replete with lot al hits and eoinic sonjjs.
GUAM) HAI.I,i:r l>I\ KK IISliML.N I '
A stai-treinhiiiii;. featherpluiiied, uorj^eoii.slvai ruvcd
COKI'S 1)K H.MJ.KJ
( Hv the hovs of the Kiriiiinent)
W liose i>eautiful eoinpkxions are alike the etivv and .idiniralioii of the fair sex.
I'ulnrescpie Hosesl I'oneerted .Minuelsl .\ina/oiiian Marches' Da/./lini; Dames!
,\n .nniv of iiirvetlinn eorvpliees, headed In the e\ er-fascinalintf j'reiniei'e Danseuse
mi.m: \i:sriti iaaikilim.
rile whole a jfr.ind iijffjrejration of
l'"Kl)l.lt KIM. F.MKIIs'
Ui'.AUi iiai. Sdi.osI
Wak ■ uiiuoi'i N(. I nutans I
'rilKII.I.IN(i 'I'dM TuM C'lIOKlSts!
l-"anUistii- drills by the iinperiiU ^^iiardb am' their inimit.ihle sla^e lirass hand.
Ill KLKSQl !•: IN KV1:HN DhlAIl.!
A snpv. rl> ort lustra under the liadership of Uanilniasler Johnson.
I'lie lie.mtiful \rias of \'i rtli's opera, "II Trovatori," wi'dded to the Imrlexpie.
OPINIONS OP THE Ii?I^ESS.
Villi-.. — I hese are only ,i few of the many kind expressions of the l'ni\ ineial and
Mi'li'opolitan press. They are w.iiranled. The maitau'er oujfht to know . He wrote thcni
iiiniself.
h'diiiloof's lii'iKnn (.hi^'nii : "When starlinsf out on their tirsl .\merican tour, hoth
M'ile Bernh irdt Arnoldi and her manasjer. Mr. Hrovijrhall, resolved ne\er to adopt the
paltrv iiull'ods of ad\erti.sini; which the sn-ealled •'tliviiu Sarah," I'.itti, Marv .\n(iersoii
and other Ihirdrale ai'tri'sses lia\ (.' seen (it to lirinii' into voi>iie. M'lle .\rnoldi has not
been shot at more than a dozen limes ; she never tanirles lnr name uii with jirinces
.iiid iMiy^lish peers: and she docs not ^i\e currency in the dailv ])apers to tiie tact that she
is consiillinu her I'arisi.iii physician, with a \ iew to n'ducinL; her \^■ei^•l^t. M'lle .\riioldi
relies only on her re))iitation which she h.is made hehind the footlijrlus. Slie has ruled poets,
emperors a'lil i;alK'r\ yods. .\ll j^urope lias heeii a slave at her feet; and the iilj>htlv con-
cou'S's in her salon I'n the Kiie d( Kouue-et- Voir were soinethini; to livi' for in their
C'.mini; ■*'"' to dream of in their j^oiiin."
Miiiiiloii Driiiiiiitii S(/iii(i/ ; -" lispi'cialU was llie siniiinn of Siiinor leric worthy
of ( ommendation. \e\erhasil hcen the lioiuf fortune of T/ir Si/in'ti/ \o hear such suiierh
sinjjfin!;. I le carries the irio al the close of .\ctlwell, and his 'II Halen' and 'Oh batal
Hour' were alone worth I lie lickels of admission that were left al this otlice complimentarv.
liovhol/nnii'x li,'ol Eslnti' t{,i;isti-r ; " riuri' is an iiiipression that .Siy. Hillmanni
IS cold in hi- actini>. Siu h is not so. I le rivals C'ardinali in his wonderful lovi-makinjf in
ihe 'l.ird act of "The Trickv Troubadour."' In this .\rnoldi larries with her no airylijjht
nothiiin-sorl of a-kiss that is tlu' usual detail of social platitude. Her kiss is not the
"che> 'less cold clammy compound of carelessness and inilifference" which characteri/.is
the kis^ of Miss Mary .\iidersoii. Hut it is tin outcome of much lare and constant practice
and t.ills pleasantiv a~ a poet's dream. Ilir .ludicnces wait with hailed breath its coming,
a.» she leans a full head talLr ill. in liillinanni ami svvuops swan-like upon him to lav the
full tnhuU of ;iffi( linn tli.il < oiiii— ( liasttlv iMycf fidin ruin li|i>. I'licn.- i- .1 sail viMiiiiiii;
lciitlcr:u'S^<, tod, about il, somctliiny; tliat i!iii»hl liu\ (.• inspiiiil S\viiil>urnc to sijfh
Oil how Mis^fuHv bli-s trui- bliss is.
Hut meanly mean are \inkisseil kisses."
Liiyyir ()' h'iiifrly for llif DfJ-ii: r.—" .... (ientlemen of llu' Jur\ look .it
the ileliL.ite |ica'li bloom on Madam I'alti-'ruljoclii's cheek as she stands there! Look at
her frail, nervous fram,>. then wonder how she has suiceedeil in withstanding the terribly
a( live career she has led since she made the Milanese theatres rinjf with the plaudits of
ileliifhtcil thousands just five years .iifol . . . . "
I'o/oiiy (.r,;k 'jounnilisl : — ■■All Kuropt- has been searched I'l secure the eminent
stars now travellinjj with "The I'rickv Troubadour" Companv. I'he most eminent artists
of Italv. France and Ireland havi^ been secured. This ayjfre;iation lannol be eipialled.
from the call hov up to Mons. l>olik.irt- Millmanni. ,i lenor noted for his -mile and for his
capability to caj)ture more hiifh (.'s than any other Itnnr in the market. I'robablv one of
the Sfreatest artists with the companv is Siynor l-erlc who tills the important role of 't'omit
di lama." His rendition of 'fl Halcii" is one of the •jenuine treats of the opera. Mis
listeners alv, avs wait with deli){^htful expectancv for the low notes <if tin- wonderfid bass
sinifer."
7. Mkha.l ttfsiir (rFlyiiii in III, IUi\Vs Hill It V,'X-/>' .• " Mil.' Arnoldi's rendi-
tion of the beautiful part of t.i-itiiorn l-.ist evenitij;- in the top llat of the Town Hall was
received with rapturous applause. Commencintr softiv, like the yentli murmur of some
wayside brook, invitinjr, as it were, the hearer to shnnber. she sanir of lier love in the
tower. Then i^raduallv increasiubf the warble in liyht ~taccato movement, she spoke a
volmne with pleadinjj expression; like a wild feverish ilream now sinkinsi' to a delicate
respiration, now thrilliuu with jxinderous sweep of vocal nuisii , deepeninir like the rush
of lUsceiulinu; floods, she trjileil an ajfoiiv aiul a passion, orilx pau-iny at sundrv periods
to let llie piano catch up with the show. Then -lowlv decreasini;. in lone and \olume.
her swan-sonfj died awav to the faint, trembling; sounil of rain-drops drippint; tlirou)ili
the leaves of siijiiinjf trees, till 'nothiny- lived between if and silence. Then, as the bar
mouv floated away, and not fill then, did her audience know that the air<>nv w.'Ts over,
and tliat the climax of the evening' ha<l been reached."'
Kxtrail irnni a W'itinif'i'ir Inter- iiV}; — '"'I'lie sopr.ino and contralto prima donnas,
M'lle .\rnoldi anil Mme. I'atti Tullochi. travelling with 'The Tricky Troubadour" com-
panv, expressed to the reporter their sj;reat admirati(ui for Wimiinee. Seldom in their
travels had they come ;:cross sU( h a beautiful town. Mme. rulloelii said that Winni-
pe;'>;ers should Hatter themselves for their metropolitan tone. Koine, il was trui'. had
its Torso, N'.iples its little C'hiaja. London its llvde Park. Paris its Hois, but W'innipi^
has its ]1. H. Hats and its wonderful street. She had seen nothini; to compare lo it except
the Hiorja del Scapula, St. I'elersburij'. Thev also admired the wonderful intelliifence of
their audieiu'es here. At this juncture the earriajje was annoiiiued, and the two fiiscinal
iny: actresses leathered up their poodle dojfs and proceeded for ;'. drive in the shady
jifroves of Dufferin I'ark, leavinjf the reporter charmed with the interview."
S/oiiv Moioitdiii :^uiirti'rlv : - " It has become a fashion with carpini; critics .mil pro-
fessional humorists to sneer at the at;e of the axeraye ballet-trirl. Such jokes are out of
place if applied to the beautiful troupe now fravellini;: with Ttie Trii kv 'I'roubadoiir opera
c(mi|):ni\. It cannot be said that out of the glorious history of ninety years on the sf.im ,
Mill. \ csfri-l'aartilini still steps jauntily forward to anmse an audience. Time with its
heavy hand has not yet added this perennially \oulhfuI corps of ballet ijirls to those his-
toric ruins of Terpsichore, who shone at tluir bc-t half a century aj;o, Ninon de L"Kucliis
mav have charmed the world at eiuhtv, and ncia/et mav have danced all Paris into deliuhf
,it ninetv, but 'Taatlilini and her curvetting corvpbeis -.ind pirouettinsi: nymphs have not vet
passed the lievdav of their youth. Not at all I""
(gOSfrUMES.
Ll-.o.Nc i|(.\. .\ white satin ball mom drcs.-. \ I'l v ilecolbte in the back, entrain; bodici- .1 la
Pompadour; delicate shoulder straps of point d' aleiuon. the whole surmounted by
considerable sw.m neck, ami superb shoulders de ri^feur abo\ i' a low corsage
Irimuud with reveres of creanty silk vehet, hauled aft with white tape. > iipplied
at a ridiculously low tii>uri. Niade up lilomle, with tuiir veiix and the iienei.il
swinir and yet up of the Kmma Abboli school of Operatic singers.
.V/l i KN'.i. — -.V thinjr (if reual form and splendor, dressed in "foriieous Indian outtil.with
immeroiis dei oi-afions. niedals and briyh' reii.ib;! . bl.ick hair aiul hand.--ome maki' up.
Ink/. - Pale blue satin dress cut decolli^fe, no train, dark hair.
M.\Nl<li(). — In 'Troubadour costume, fights, crimson plush dim. 'let, short mantle, slouched
hat ami feather, \\ ifli hand myin and monkev.
CJol'N'T 1)1 LlN.\.- Slouched felt bat. to]! boots, doublet, lonif cloak, .Mephi-tophilian
niusfacbe.
Kkkk WHO. Military m.ike-up, a la tin' Moni of Shake -"peare's (Jthello, with tiircely
curliil nuistacbe. clankiiifi sabre and spurs, enm'mous epaulets, medals, decor, ilions,
eye nl,!-^:-, while linen Icirniuus.
Ui 1/. — .\n I'^nylish dude ,iias(|ui'r,idiii;i ,is ,in Iiiili,ni chief.
(iiiarils Imrlesipie niilitarv uniform, ballet yirls, Indians, comii policemen, sia^c baiul
^ as usual.
SYNOPSIS OP TTHE Bai^LESQUK.
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;'-'t an.l the. Tr.M.l.udourV |„uV //4^M.ri-'';V''^-'--''=^><«^^ Th i r .
ACT III._T„K tAI-irUt.
WAR, WOOI.V,, AM, WMLIN,
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THE TRICKY TROUBADOUR.
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111 Wiiinipiji- lifs tlu- >-(fni'. lii lieu of mori'
I'imvciiii'Ml lino, wo may plaii" llu' tiinr al'out
Tlif lliirli -ith fi'iitury — an ajic 'tis irnc, >otiK'\vl)at
l'rim(ir(li:i: in tlio history of tlu" roiuitrv.
Tlirouflioiit tin- piav,
'riicTf have hvvu cssavi'il liasi- huvlL'sqiies and i)aro<lic
Of till' lini-s of Sliakcspi'are. anil of j)assatfcs rroiM
Hyron. "T/if f.ttJv nt Lyons ''-.umX "A'it/ii/ittt."
Brvant's "T/ianiiio/>xis." too, romfs in for its share
Of nnirdur foul. 'I o all — profuse apiilojf ies
Are due, fi>r interlirdintr puns, tliat were liad.
'I'hetc has also l>e< ii attempted
The miniicv\ of a ^Ivle, peculiar to Hlua.
iMiuiia Ahhott, Kellojft; and llernhardt. -likewise the
The faints, the tierce (K'clamation, ami traific speech,
That exist only on the sta^<' to picture,
In f lultv ima^jerv, the action of real life.
To those who seek, for study's sake.
.\uthority for the events, which are supposed
'I'o have taken placi! at Winnipeg;, mav look up
Critically Professor AVi'fv'.v novel on
•Meddliu(f willi a ^!ound, or the I'astness of the (lone
Alsorraii "The Letters of Frmik Lvnir" Aui] .\/ri7m
Slorv 'in "The I-'oundinK of Scheme Town Junction,
lindieilished with Maps and Plans" -a work whose ol
Mav uive rise to some dispute. I""uture scientists
.Mav I'laim 'tis a tale -if a city dt-ad ami ^one;
While others mav call it an ailvertising l>ook
To liooni town properly. If desirous, - critics
Mav consult "('. N. />V//ou N'orlhern tjeojrraphv;"
While a careful study of H'oifhoni's Diarv,
W ill fix the hour, for the moon to rise in Act four.
fal
/ /c.v-
ject
[Curtain.
GRAND ORCHESTRAL OVERTURE.
ACT I.— THE CHAIJ.ENOi:.
SCENE.— 77i.; Ikirdens «/ Count di Luna'm yv,/rtc«, sU'ps at the Imrlci.,
bnlostmilf und railiiKis, foinitain sd'Hr. in renr, troodiul mtujs.
Guards discovtred (jroupfd mi the stdiir. Klainufi.
Entrr Fekuando dotim stipn, follovrd hij n liiirlesijin' brujade BuciLEH nifh
foiihorn. Stnjis suddndy at thesvjht of (he ikefimj Guardh,
Fi^r. —
Hf'lld ! why I declare fhey are all asleep
Like proverbial police, their watche:^ keep.
THE TRUKV TRnUllADoL'R,
(let up, you, <\r (kicks mie), ami also you (kirku anothm-),
When tlu' iii.'[jt'rtiii^ ofticiT hovfd in view.
Don't snore, men, on the corners of the street,
lint ii<e and jn'operly paiu' your))ent.
(Tliiij sit u}i and yaw.)
'Tiun : -hun, men ; when 1 say " 'tion,'" slum,
The hrij.'a<le will come tn attention!
[I't'ui BK hhm^a fofilioni, (iccuni/tatneil irith orcliestntt
'•rii.<li. (!rAH».s.'.7>/-m(/ suddenly ojn'ujht. hurlnnini'.l
(Orchestra.]
(Jiiiiids. — {Sinij, lit tit* >■(»//'(' tivii vihe.dituf into lini, fociiKj th<- fmnt.)
Chorus.— fiU A RDs.
We ■-boiildi.T s|H':ir> :mil iiiari li :iii(l iiian h ivvav.
l-iDtti O^lxiriu' l-ort a-, far a.- I'^lrta^:l■ Am..,
With ilrimis ami limii.- huw sxviitlv tlu-y (In plav.
As wc inarrli, iiiai<'li. uiiircli in tlic Iroiibailoiir jfiianls.
Ferr. —
Well, boys ! — no, I for},'o(, — men ! You are not boys, but as Middle-
ton would say, you are men. OHieera, non-commissioned officers
and men. I. regret to see this exceedinj^ lack of discijdine on your
part.
Now our l)rave Count's ordei-s were,
T ) keep a watch on Leonora the fair;
If you are n')t sharp slie will elope
In the same vay as the Count's brother slo])ed.
Guardsman.— TkAI us about the ]>oor boy's diHa])pearanc.e.
Gunrds (to<jdh>'r) — Yes— -wt — want — to hear it,
Ferr, — Now, men, how many times have I told you, that when adopting an
air of famili.irity with your superior ofticers on duty, you slu»uld
do so with the prim dignity which so well becomes a full-Hedg(;d
private. (I'l/inpiiusly.) You must remember that I have been veste<i
with the Count's royal commission and with the autlu»rity of the
red book.
Gvard. — General I Tell us the yarn.
Ferr. — Hal now, that is right and ])roper. Well, the Count's father once
had two sons One was a twin, the Count was the other one. One
day the nurse took them out in the baby carriage, to see the baseball
match in DuM'erin Park.
Guard. — Diil the l)abies bawl '.
Ferr. (fwrcebj). — Sir ! I call your attention to R. and 0. paragrajih 943H,
which henceforth forbids a private interru]>ting an officer in the
discharge of his remarks.
(I'uord, — Sir, I merely wished to know if these Ijabies were the same a.s
other babies.
Ferr. — An apcdogy is always welcome. Well, this match occurr(Ml years
ago, when they were small. It was the most e.\citing of the league
games between the Mets and C.I'.h's The score sti»od 4.'i errois to
oti unearneil ])ases and the outfield vet to hear from ; when in tlie
OK THE TRrANT TUA<'KKI>
!)
ic lengut'
fruard-
Ferr.-
Gvuml.
F>rr.-
miiUlle of a (li.H)»utt* witli tho uiin»ire, an huliaii siiu.iw standi!);^
close liy stole n
—St oil- a base, ^ir ?
No ! slie stol'i a boy
Wliile the nurse flirted with Toni (Jilioy.
— She must liavf been in IfiHjm witli s mieone to Ao so foul a deed.
Searclit!s weie made bv the police in every quarter,
Pawnbroker shops, U^nlf's auetion rooms to loiter
They searched the Sioiix, the Mohawk and the rn-e,
W»'iit to Sunday school anil rewardetl each missionree,
But neither they, the Coulit. or even ('imstitnthn.,
Have found a trail of the wanderinj,' infantinr.
SON<i. Ferkanix).
\lH •Al'l'trttu /.iili,'iirii."
Stooil thcrj' ail Indian M|ua\v, witiiilikc <ip|>cariiiij .
Slu' wore a red Maiik«'t and ju^l mie eai-rin>f .
O'er the l>!ll>e sletpinjj, with ti^-ne looks Ix-nilin^,
(ia/'il she upon him, hiark deids intcTiilinkf.
Horror profomid. sei/.'d >he the l>al>e Miat dark nioiiicnt;
Sharp irii's of t'-rror --oon rent the air around lier.
And swiflU isthouiiht tlie>, ihtrt- rose a ijreal foment:
'I'he polict , the niirsi' stanliM e\ er\ \\ lure for the -(piaw
Then liv their tlireateniny^, luatin^js and vellinji,
Tlien liy their tiireafenint;>. tlicir hlows and vellinu.
Tile dark offender was soon expelled,
'I'lie K^uiltv ninse was soon i\pelie<l,
riie ifuiitv nurse was >oon evpelled.
The >ifuill\ nurse was soon evpelled
(iilUIH)
liul ne\
lluue
er ajjain
founil her.
Th,
Guard. — How sad that our dear master should lose his little brother,
whooping cough or measles vvouhl have been a better fate.
Far-
Yen'., for years the Count .-adiy passed his davs,
'Till the beautiful i^eonora met his gaze.
He loved her and sings to her. while from the top flat
They pour water and tliMW boot jacks at his hat.
He na.s no chance. She thinks him (piite a bore.
She loves another, the handsome troubadour.
Hut whist, .she comes this way. let's cross the lawn.
And as they say in tragedy — "villain begone!"
lAH cri'ey off hiirlrsiiui: R. find i.. |
\Enter LeoNOKa u. (Inini ■■/trfi.t at Ituck. \
Leo. {xighs) —
Ah I me I I won ler where he is now /
If he doesn't come soon there will be a row;
And I won't j)lay my ]»art, the little minx,
Perhaps he's at the (,)ue(n> playing for the drinks, (ifinys)
SoNti. — Leonora.
Am<
/'/ Til/,- .Iw/o/
( )h where i-- mv trouhadour.
(irinditi}> on the oruanette.
All da\ that -weet meliniv,
i'he Halie- tlie l<al>es -the lialtes upon our
ock.
in
TIIK TUFCKV TIU)! MIA DOUR,
ills splicn- would not romiililcd Ik
Wire he not to siiit; ;in(l pliiv,
I'
While < nr.vd^ 1ih>s hv tlii' oilier \v:iv.
Si:e s.iw ^ee saw 'ee s.iw he ^Jlilicis all (ta\ .
All' were hac kli<-\'(l soiif denied liiiii,
I hen \vel( onie deatlTs repose;
All, ves, fir him in diatli repose-
In dentil would I repose I'd repose.
I Kiilir Ink/,, ». ilmrv Hti-jis, <i rt-nj lii'ihj little, ijirl dv rhf i^ldfi and tni: jiiiiiy. \
Ine:. —Now, ni'W, now, if i- tiiiit- yoii were coiiiiii;^ in.
J,e,i. —Thi; iii^;lil iiii is -><> (lfiiii|t ami (;liill, yoii can alnn>-t licnr tlir iii-
U-.rvHl fiiUiiKi til ir on /i'/i//<'« |irtiiiii.sH»»iy paper.
/„,,-. — VcH, tlicrc arc too iiK.nf.ii ilraftx, liiit Ifll iiif of tlial love of yours.
It is, I am sure, lln- swccfi'st roniante that fvcr '■n}^'a;,'c(l attention.
Who is li." \
Leo. —
Wlio / M.'inrico/
Ah, how W(;'! I rfincniltcr tht; <lay, I think
We fiist met flown at the skatin)^' rink,
Afoiinil \vi; whiilcii to thi- inii>ic of the l)an(l.
Wfi't ever tln'if, Inez !
llli'X. —
Leo —
Leo.—
nh ' y.'H, at tlic (Jrand,
I W(!nt with litth' hurhij Taijlar,
But our skatin<4 was tjiiite a failiiic,
For iic inmu'diatfly harl a tuiiildr.
Ami I over liini did stuinl>h'.
\\ hf'U iH'Xt I skate —
W(dl, what then '
'Twill be when ihir li>'. hotter men.
liut tidt me.
Ves, at the rink we met,
And I ftdl in love with him, my own -iWeet pel.
It was a fancy skatiii},' carnival.
A (juaint and glitttrrin),' thron(,^ was ;.,'ather(!d tlien;.
Tin! night air was cold and chtar, while the dazzling
ftays of the electric, light shon»! down 'n(%'ilh
The waving hraiic.hes of the evergret'ii,
Which l)reathed that winttir'n night upon a scene
Of -iparkling youth and gait^ty. There were
Darl- .Moorish damsels there, Don .lunns,
Ami fancy senoritas .Mtirenading;
(,>iie(!ns of the night, illlage.^ of tin; stars,
And those who depicted (in-ek ami Roman lore;
Fair one-s rolttid in dominoes, and others
In the many fantastic, guises
Of n modern masi|ueradiiig carnivid
liiK. -Unw liefiiitiful it must liav(! Ixm-ii, hut why not call it just scruniji
tiolls at iiiM'e. There Would lie less Wol'ds to look Up ill the die
tionary.
OH THK TIUrANT TUACKED.
11
L
at.
cnr tlif iii-
(• ol' yoiirs.
i ntteiilinii.
uu.
1st wrriiniit-
iii llic (lic-
dtiiuUinHij,. — Vc>, |M;iliaj).^ my ilescriptioii wa-t ton loiij^.
liul lliim! was our tlicH',
A liaiKlsKiiic Irouljadout. He woic no air
Of cIh- (Ircaniy Italian mIiodI, that j^'o
Twatigiii^' ^'uitais, 'ncatli lalticcfl liars,
T(» Spanish hcllcs Noi- woif In- tij,'hts,
Nor 'laj,'ycr, nor ItiallnrM hat, nor silver lute,
To speak of the rharm- of hi- ^iilish hiVe.
lint, draped in the more mo<lern >tyh;,
With haml-orj^'an and ;ipe ulta<lie<l,
lie san;,', in worn-oiit tnnen, of a love
That, was iindyin;^; and --i^^died ;^'t-nl.ly soft,
As tli(r sound of Aiilian linrp-^ and o(;ean >he!lh.
In Itiis f^iiise, lie won the pri/.t;
y\l the mas(|Meiadin;^' carnival.
Tln-n the hand tuned up tin; e,on<ju<!rin^ hero,
And I i)resenled the prize to Manrio;
While he whi-pered in my t!ar that evermore
He would w<-ar the ''iirli of a Troiihadour.
Ine:.. — -
Ixi) —
Jnc» —
l,i(). —
And that i-« iiow we have in this 'opiuay'
The wanderino inin.iliel to fill out the ])lay.
Ala.s, ftince then I have mvei ^een him.
I think I heard them -ay
lie, wa.^ captiiretl a.-^ a va'.;iant l»y VJiieJ Murnnj,
And was himlenc(Ml one nmnth liy the (Jidond,
.\t lea>t >o -ny- the /'V" /'/'.s.s journal.
I J I'M.
Inez
Liu.
hi,:.
No, no, no, listen, !a^t iii;^'lit he came
.And ''round hi^ oi(.,'an 'neath my window frame.
Thou;.;li .itiired with min>tridy's powei, he ^aii;^ tn me on no lvre--a
lyre, is not an opposition landidate, Imt a liMp with strin;^-,. (Hiniju.)
S(»N(i |j,f)N<HlA.
.\ 1 1< " I'ni III III iiolti ."
'I In: llililll r.llllli V .Ihll lir.li rfull\ I II IxMllI V ><LIIU(I rr|»llsillH ,
1 hi' muDii llii.il( il III -i)\i I li^'lil lui fiiiiisl l)i:4iiis iHm lii',iriK,
Win II tlirii' lln .[il risiiuiiiliiin i hai.
I III lliili ill -ilriii f wic.illiiiit' ,
( ft iitiv :inil ->,iills nil iiiiiii' t ill
.\ii oiifiiilN ii'ili'N were liri mIImiiu,
,\nil \s 111 il 1 1 1.1 1 |uiisivr i 111 pur I lie;ir, ,iiiil w nriN tli.il |iiiivn i iiii|mii I Inn
,\ iiiih II rl''- >'illl' .ilM I .
. — It doiv^ no! look a- if he would he here to-ni;^dil, .•-o .shall we ;^o in
an<l lini-h our ^^ame nf |iiiiL.'ii'ssive euchre '
— /r/u«/, f^'irl, that i- all ijni' >nri for. I am im, jbiHhetl with exptM;ta-
tiitioii to .^^(// here. I iiimI i\\-iiiiil tlioii;.'!)!- of him, fur I think
a ili.nl too much.
_ — y,,ii art', a tridiiji, ln-ide- if he riinn.'i in and lind- voii are imt, it will
he a /(/////"and In
— I'll do it, lull perhaps' he will neiiliei nn: il imr mil i\i:^n\\i.
Yoii iiin I I'l liim .■ilrmiihl tlnn, Iml mme to our liuirir.
.Ai:;4i-H «-
..\.a.«^..'J»..A.-
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THE TIUCKV TUOL'liADOL'U,
Leu. — Well, I ca'' see no ulijcclioii to a <j(imr.
\K.reHnt up stejif at Uick and off R. Li/jlUs darkened.]
\ Enter Di Lux a, l, very stealthily. \
Count (centre of staije). —
All, fill is silence, the night is still — she sleejis ;
But no ! that light in you tower her vigil keeps.
Dare 1 hone now to win Leonora's regard ?
Tf I whistle "Come Maud into the yard,"
She might perliajts look out of the window
Or th(3 bull-dog my lov*; might hinder.
To go or not to go ! Well, yes, I'll dare.
(Sii-vit strains of hand organ hnrd outside in viwj K,
pluyinfi ' Home, sweet home,'' or ' Gentle S'pring.'')
Count. — .)ehoshei)hat I the Trouljado^ir, I swear.
He always idavs that organ on the street
To try and earn enough to make ends meet.
He comes this way. 1 will hide me here.
[Wra}ts cloak about him and retires foot of stefs, L.]
\Enler Manrico, the Troid)adour, R, jtlaying hand organ, with a monkey.
Geasis flmjing.]
Man. (dngs.) —
SoNtJ— Mankico.
AiK.— '••ZJc.mtAi vw//« iiriii."
I-Diic'lv on earth c.\i<tiim,
(irinillrm mil did air.'i piTsistiiij;.
() eoiiie Diit, LconDiL', to ki.sh tlic Troiiljuilnui ;
O conic out, I..eonorc, to kist. tlicTrouljactour.
If I succicil in wooiui;,
ril IK) mori' work l>c dninj;,
IJiil o'lT all men will soar, witli tlii' liili r,iiiiiori- ;
llit.rii ii"ir all ini'ii will soar, tlie lucky 'rroubadour.
{At the conclusion puts organ down on R side.)
I I'hUcr Leonork, dtta-n sbfisfrutn R, runs eagerly intoaruis of iJie Count. |
Leo. — Darling, how gond of you to come and sing to me.
Yes, I glatUy run to your arms and cling to thee,
Gount. — Here's a pretty how-de-do ! It makes nui holl(;r.
The other chap is looking on, I het a dollar.
Leo. (}>assu)ntitejg) —
Oil, Manrico, 1 am -n wrehlied wlwu alone ;
Denre>t Dove, will yciu ever leave your own <
Man. (turntn(i, e.icitnlly.) —
'Here's a state of things ! What du I behold /
She's false to me, and oh, I'm badly sold.
(7'() her) Is it for this I've trudged the street in comic gui.se,
Have stolen, begged, borrowed niid told .so many lies,
To buy ice-cream and earn a living with ])ropriety,
To hire n livery rig and hold my plmc in society,"
To act generally as if I had no senses
By climbing at midnight high rail fences,
.Vnd then lien the watch-dog began the chase
Did 1 nut always have a six-mile racc<
OR THE TRUANT TRACKED.
13
Leu. (n'dc^intj).
iarkencih ]
in tnwj K,
S'pring.'')
steps, h.]
vonkey.
II n suh. )
CovM. I
lies,
Ah yes, yuu did — you did — you did ;
But 1 was not false wlien into lii.s anus I slid.
It was a mistake — the iiitiht was dark.
Man. —
(Lioiioia. )
i All lliv vcniiLMme
Oil mo then ilesceiuliiin,
Will) liavi- sconicil tlicc,
Slill thcc ilofy !
Strike tliy daj^jiier
In tliis heart Dtteiulin^,
I'roni tliy hiVL
That vlared to My,
ID love from thee
Would not reply ;
No, no, eoiild not,
Nor would reply.
To thy love
Made no
Keplv.
'I'o lli\ love
Made no
lleply.
No, would not, iiu,
lint dared to
( Mum ii II. I
riiy dark fate
Is already deeided.
I>(ioiii'd to perish,
I'liv hour is iiiifli '
Heart and life
To my hand are eoiitided.
Heaven eondeimis thee.
And thou --halt die '.
riiou'rt doomed to die,
'I'liou'rt doomed to dii .
\'es. hv mv hanil,
Thou'il doomed to die.
No more ! Go woo your Government clerk,
And you sir, just wait and I'll uee you later.
Dare to raise my gauntlet, I'm a fist mani]tiilator.
{Throws bo.nn<j-ijlofcs at kis feet and strikes ftugUistic uttitadc.)
Count. — 1, sir, am always ready.
Leo. (excitedly) — Oh heavens ! they are going to engage in mortal combat.
(Very lujitatcd, pacs the starje.)
Man. (tiUijicaUy) —
Then man tt» man, and fist to fist,
We'll fight it out like a pugilist.
Trio — Leonora. Manrico and Di Luna.
{Oi /.niiir.)
Ah, lire.-, of jialous low,
The shame of seorued itfeetioii
In my heart are tiereelv r li^in^j,
In mv heart are tierielv rauiii^'-,
riiv fond words his fate now se.iliiiii.
Thy fond words his fate now sealin<j.
Ky this hand he's dooin'd to die ;
N'es, by this hand he'sdoom'd to die,
I li's tfooin'd to die.
Ah, ves, tin fond words his fate now
My this hand | sealing,
' He's doom'd to liie.
I N'es, liy this hand.
I le's doom'd to die.
Is dooTii'd to tile ;
Hv Miv hand
Ill's doom'd to die.
.Ml, l)v my liand.
I le's doom'd to die,
Is doom'il to die ;
Ity my hand
I le's douin'd to die.
\'is, tliv fond words
1 1. IV e doom'd him,
He shall die,
N'es, he shall die !
Count — Our time is limited. The arrangmuents must he (|uick. I am
supported hy Mr. Siiton'-f. Who's ytiur ret'taee (
Af(in. — I am generally handled by Mr. I{. Himhn, C. H. P.
Now I sujipose We tight l>v Mar<|uis of (^)iie('nsl)ury rules,
Though rough and tumble was the mode of the tdd schools.
Leo. {very e.ccited) — Oh I ring xi[) central, caII police, 1 am .•>tire they are
going to tight.
[Enter Is E A from \i. fdUovyil hy n stout TokicHMAN. They stand an
thr tup i)f st(f*.<. I
Lie:.. — I have one here Adol]thus calls to see me every nigiit.
Count {hackinij nff i..)
Then at Fargo to-morrow each the other meets.
A\t(Ui. {haehiiiij ojfli.) —
And both to get one half the gate receipts.
\ Exeunt Man. r., Count l. |
rhv heart .ind life
111 iiie eoiitided.
riioii shiilt die.
I'hy heart .mil life
To iiie are jiiv'n.
.Xiul lliou shall die.
^'es, slialt die, ves.
riiv fate is
In mv hand.
And thou sl.alt du '
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Leo. (mildbj) —
THE TRICKY TROUBADOUR,
Jve:.. —
Oh, what have I done, tell me. thi.- is a dream,
That thi^— thi.s— is not as it would seem.
Oh, love, (Mjiiie back, I will go mad -mad;
Me brain it reels- it reels.
(Sv:ooiis at foot of stq)s, a Ut Bernhafdt.)
She has \tm Imd !
Adolphus, dear, catch me, I am «oinj,'.
( Faints (jmafdhj hark into the (tm.s uf thi Policeman, who hnhls hrr on
tlie. top of the steps and fans h-;r with his club.)
[OURTAIN. ]
END OF ACT I.
OR THE TRUANT TRACKED.
V<T II.— THi: l»LOT.
ORCHESTRAL OPENING "ANVIL CHORUS."
fC'TTRTAIN. I
SCENE 1.
SC!ENE. — A Foriv.4, Manricd ax/tvy* at fh< h<icl< : a hand of Indinnn mul
lujtunr^ ilisormed cniiatied hi n villi dii/nci' to fh^. Diu.m', heaim<i tnni-tiDiis.
( h'chiMvn ronfinuinfi.
(Jhorus. -Indians.
AlK- " I ■ /i /< losilh- iiiiltiiriii s/'cii; /i, ."
Soo liow thf sli ; lows of nia^lit ;iiu rt\ in^,
Morn briMkctli IK'iivin's ijlorioiis ^^r^•h iinvi'ilitiL' •
I.ikf ;i Vdiinii widow wlic/. 'vcarv of si<r|iiiii»'.
Lav^ li\ liiT iiai'iiutil> of sorrow ami wailing.
l{o\ist' lip to lalior.
Takr ia( li his torn loni.
(Slrikr lorn f am s in rr^K/ar nhd^iiri)
Who makfs tht- Ituhaii-- a lifi' with trouhh- laiKn.
Wild inaki's the Inilian • a life « illi Irotihic hulcii. >\I)(> •
Who the Indian'.- hft adorn- ■
Wlio niakt- hi-- lifi- otn \\ ith troiit>h' laihai "
I III' Indian Aaont.
\Enier Rmu i,., Hoopkr Up Sam k. |
Riii~. (a Clmf.) — Our cause is in very bad shape. H()(>])er Up Saiu I
Houjur Ify Sam [advamiiuj.) — Yes, sir I
Ruv:. — How have the collectittns betni of late tor our Iiulian League f'uinl '.
H. U. Ham. — We have/j'/(r/ tlieiu very poor. The Chicago peopU; say the
Irish Honxe Rule fund requires all tlieir attention, hesideis they
think we have too iniu'h rule now.
Rai::. — Yes, we have been (|uite unruly, but our cause has dwindleil since
our old Chief "Too Late in the Day," shuttled off his mortal coil.
H. U. Snin. — Yo\i mean he died.
Riii:. — Yes, he died. He died very suddenly, before an awe-struck au,(i-
encc of deputy sheritls ami newspaper reporters. 'Twas only in a
])etty theft, a few paltry thousand cattle, but the Crown AlVorney
described on a parchment epitajihiu nioMUinental terms hU oft'enci- ;
but in our hearts we have raised a more tender tribute to his
memory. But enough ' Let us go somewhere -wiu-re farmei'^ let
their cattle roam.
//. (/. Sam.—
Yes, most everything has gone to ruinin',
What with Bailey, Purvis and the Farmer's (^nion.
Rub. —
If things keep on we will get i|Uile poor,
Hut say, shall we gn and take in Clo uglier !
And ])ut a red streak through the town.
H. U. Sam. — I say boys, is it not fun playing we are Indians i This is just
like the stories we read off in the ''New V'ork Boys W(!ekly."
Rm"., — Hu^h ! (»r, to use a vulgar phrase, the police will "(.'atch on.'
{Il'liijiflc. aatsiiie.) That signal — at this hour I What does it uiean
16
THE TRICKY TROURADOFR,
[Elder Azucena, r. ]
A::hc (drama fii'iilly.)— Ho, lads ! 'Tis Azucena, your Indian Queen.
( Strikescovimi niUv(j at tit ude xoith upstretched han d an d
draw daiiqer,a la Mary Anderaoii's Parthmia.
Indians fall jtrvHtnife at Im- feet in a circle, and
rap their Iwads andihbj on the staffe three times.)
A:nc. ~9,ay, you p.-ople. That is not the way the Indians do. You can
Kt't up. We are not lehearsinLMhe Mi'kadi. now. We are olavini:
Trnvat(.re. (Sitvis.) i ^ n
SoN<{. — Azucena.
i\iH.~".Sen\fc /ii l'iini/>a."
I am an aiti-ess, hind expressly to siin<
In tliis pcvfonnanic, ;it a trreat lli^ cost.
I ran )>lay al! parts, soini'tiines in llu ••ivcii- rini;;,
Or in irrand hiirli-sqiu-, •'Masco'." .mil in ••|-",iiisr."
NN'hik'airain I play supc and a cliorns man.
Rut this nijiht I am hire starrint" in Italian -Italian.
(Spohen.) — Just listen to me.
(Sl/H'-s.)—
.■Stridf la yanipa
lo la yanipa, i^iun^-e la yitlima
Xlto yestita discintae seal/a:
<iri(lo fc-rocf di niorte ieya.si,
I.'e coil vipctc di halza in lial/.a.
.Sinistra splctidc siii yolli orihili
l.a tolra tiamma <lu' s'alza chc s'al/a al cici che s'al/„i al cicl.
Oh, yes ; I am a versatile .«iort of an actress. I can almost, on a mo-
ment's notice, jday any kind of a jiart Last week I starred as
Desdemona, for the amateurs at the l)arracks. The week hefore I
was an end-man in a minstrel performance. Sometimes they rele-
jjjate me to the scene.s, and j)ile me up with the old properties in the
lumber room. In my hours of ease I play a dude I took whole
weeks to study (his IFadeJs bow and to practice Hwjh John's smile.
I forget how often we " smiled " together before I succeeded. Now
to-night I am an Indian Queen, and am sui>posed to have stolen a
child, which I pase off as my own I often steal things. Ha ! that
reminds me. Ruiz !
Rav: (comimj forivard.) — Yes, your majesty.
.^rjrc— Bring foith the loot ! (Ruiz retires.) Ha, 1 was not alwavs so
(li^praved as this I often look back with regre on the innocent
hours of my infancy, when I liunjf as a jiapoose in a moss-bag on
the back of a .s([uaw. I never will forget the corduroy ridges of
her shouhJei' blades. Yes, give me back the hours of my youth.
Ruiz (admnciufi with a luryv Imi;/. ) — Here you are.
A::uc. — Thank you, Ruiz, thank you.
Some day mv conscience will make me a coward,
And then — tills garment, I stole it from Tom Hoivard.
(Draivs out a liven dii.<iter, (jives it to an Indian.)
How wicked 1 am getting now to be,
'Tis the (vV)unt's fault, my hated enemy.
Last night I stide a horse, a shawl, and
This address from Jos Mnlholland.
(Draws out a hilt jmter lahelkd '^Address to the Coimrvatire I'artij.''^)
Tlie night liefore, I went tlu'ou'di Dishrow's effects,
'Twas the only time I never stole a thing, 1 expects.
, -.^.jt.tyjUjj
OR THE TRUANT TRACKED.
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A::uc.
Man,
And this, what is this — of all the steals,
{Draws out slieet labelled "City Sinksntj Fmul.^'')
Both large rnd small, this is the Buj(j steal.
Coming away I found running loose,
Rennie's pet phrase — "Loaded for a moose."
And this is Burrov's* essay on the thistle.
I also captured the school hand's tin whistle.
And this contains Javies Fishefs hill of fare.
(Draws out nalue labelled '^Election carpet -baggei-.'^)
Now go, my children, and run around the sijuare ,
[Eixtint Indians r. and l. carryincf off the loot. |
— Well, I must sec how Manrico is after the tight. He has heen a
victiiu to the emphatic gesture of a pugilist. (Retires to back ofstaije.)
He ap2)ears to have l)een out upon a spree.
Been out all night ? (tet up and let us see.
(Manrico startimj up.)
Ah ! I see you have been in a tight.
(coming doivn).—
Yes. figliting with the Count;
With hard gloves we did each other pound,
We never heeded time at the end of each round.
Never did a McKeown or Slei^e Cuiiimimjs slug so well, until at my
feet, that all the while ran blood, great Di Luna fell. The doctor
carried him away on a shutter.
I pray you stop, you make one shudder.
-We fought. We wondered as we fought ; and we hoped as we
wondered that the police did not interfere. But they didn't.
A^mc. —
No matter when you light
Contrary to the statute, so fight
That when thy summons comes to find
Your place in the police station, where
Each oflTender shall take his cell
Li the silent corridors of justice;
Thou gt) nut paralysed like the simple drunk.
Clubbed by a "co]t," but sure and confident;
Sustained by leading counsel, approach the court,
Pay your Hik^ and costs and march again
To the freedom of a city.
Man. — Yes, and always give tlie reporter a fictitious namo. (sings.)
SoN(i.— Manrico.
Azuc-
Man.-
AlK.
.lA;/ /{/•'•irr/itfii.
III snst
l'"ii'rccl
tl
•|-hro' t
With (•
ainiiiu; tiu' fuiliiiis ciirounter, at my imrcv iu- f<.ll, uiulcfciuli'd;
V jrhmciiiy^ iiiv t'st was uplifted, soon to strike Iiim down, to st
own inliricU'd,
\\'lu'/i some secret i)ower, some power the blow suspending,
l'"irmlv held mv will, w itheld my arm desci'Tuliu^f.
■aeh lihre, cold chills oppri'ss'd me, a crv did me interrupt,
rics of warniiiy. the referee with a lo\ui, commandin(f crv.
ddi'csseil mv "time is up!"'
rii-.e lum
he thus
IS
THE TRK^KY TUOUBADOUR,
Azuc. — Then you defeated him ?
M(ni. — Oh, yes, he was given out on three striken. He only hit once and
the um))ire called it afoul.
A'Mc. — Vou mean he made a base hit. My boy, in spite of my teaching
you will mix up vour definitions horribly. A fovl is always a '>a.s^
hit.
Man. — You might think so, but it isn't so now a ilays.
Azuc. — My child, you remind me very much of your dear pa,
Man. — Tell me, what Ijecamc of pa l so long to hear of my early
history.
Azuc. —
Enough, 'twere a tale that would make
Thy clieek to blush crimson like unto
The carnation pink of a tomato salad.
Your pa-pa was arrested for larceny. He pleaded not guilty, but the
evidence, the witnesses and the judge's decision did not fail to dis-
agree with iiim. He is serving a term; and it has cost nxe a resi-
dence in Chicago ami a handsome thing in costs to win a divorce.
Man. — And I am ?
Azuc. — You are my son.
Who was it called yon pootsy, wootsy, ])etsy, wetsy,
And took your part in fights with nurse Betsy ]
My mother !
Man.
Azuc.
Man,—
Azuc
Who dressed you up and combed your little hair ?
Who danced you on her knee and gave yt)u every care I
My maw-maw !
Who took you to the circus in your Sunday suit,
And taught your little infant brain to shoot ?
Man. — My ma-ma !
Dear mother, I am sure you are my ma.
Azuc — Yes, child, I am, and from the regal realms of my heart there
.stalks forth a maternal love, that so long has lain dormant, now to
rise for a fond mother's protection
(embrace.)
[Enter Ruiz l. uyith a letter.]
/'//r.'. — Most potent, grave and reverend seigneur, with mutual pride I
salute you. Here is a letter from the post ottice, - Ijut {noticvig
loving attitude) it seems I am de trop.
Man. (takes letter) —
Not at all. rity my low birth. Let me introduce.
In future know her as my mother. Mother — Ruiz.
(rmuls letter: )
Ruiz. --\ am glad to have the honor; any mother of Manrico's will always
be a f)'iend of mine.
[Exit L.J
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Afrt?i.— Oh, horror ! Cruel fate.
A-^iic.'-M.y child, what is the matter (
Man. — Leonora, hearing that I was killed in the tight, and wi>liing to
escape the Count, has gone and joined a ballet chorus.
And there they daute and sing janghng airs all night.
Till the city council v(ite> them a nuisance and a tright.
A:.iic. —
Go and seek her. my c hild. Go I
Dear Man vrmkoli tliy vengeiice on him;
For the Count is uui foe, and I hate him.
Like unto the Red P'ver, whose muddy .stream
Flows on as the crow dows, with ceaseh-ss stretch,
To the Lake Winnipeg and the Hudson's Bay beyond,
Even so my hatred strides the stride of anger,
Ne'er pausinj' to the tight nor to the left.
But filled with capable and wide revenge
To do himdamag<-. Go; if you don't go
I'll close my te]>ec against you, Manrico.
Man. (traykally)- VW do it. My spirit has been fired with a fierce resolve.
I'll follow this Count to the end — of the construction line, that 1
may wreak a terrible revenge. Those who meet me now will not
know me for the change that there will be. There was a time when
I was mUd and tender, until they drove her ; her, that I love the
fairest of her gender. Can I e'er forget the dainty curve of her
elbow and knuckh;.- (
Azac. — Or the silvery echo of her musical chuckles and the golden
twitter of her melodious chatter !
-And they drove her from me. There is nothing now to live for,
but Lenora and revenge. Now each cloud that sweeps across the
azure space of heaven, each one of Macaulay's New Zealandtn's that
stand on London l)ridge, each ])attering drop of rain that falls to
earth, speaks to me — they all speak to me in doggerel verse — of
Leonora and r-r-revenge 1
That's right, my boy, wade in for blood and glory,
And whoop it up, like a Mrst-class Trovatore.
Man;-
A:.uc.-
[Exeunt R. nnd L.
SCEN
SCENE.— T/ie Gardenn of the Palace.
{Enter Qovn'v Di IjV^a folloiml by Fehr.v.nuo l.]
Count. — Ho ! Where art thou, Ferraiulo i*
Feri'. (sahdiwj.) — Ibire, your Ilighne>s. 1 have |ust formed hollow sijuari
on the vtram
la with two recruits and a .small bugler.
Count. — That all ii queer.
Ferr. — All the rest of the boys are out.'^ide on tlie watch.
Cfount. — That's right , I expect tlu; girls here soon. But how came she to
love this wanderittg beggar of a troubadour ?
•2<»
THE TRICKY TROUBA.I)OUR,
Ferr. — Her father once qiuistioii'd hiiii,
To tell the story of his life, of the ventures,
The weary wanderings, and tianip-like t^xistence
That he led. Then spoke the Troubadour lightly,
In tuneful rhythm, of his l)oyish day hap})enings.
And of the years since then. How he had stolen rides
From town to town, on the humpers of freight trains,
And ground on a hurdy-gurdy the same old airs
In small towns as in large cities, — at the farmer's house,
The villager's cot, and the rich man's residence.
He .sang of persecution and of hunger,
And of the slow gathering together
Of small coins to eke out an existence.
To hear all these things would Leonora
Seriou.sly incline, — and she swore she wish'd
She never heard them ; but sigh'd and hop'd that
The man who lov'd her would woo her with such speech,
"She lov'd him for the dangers he had pass'd,
And he lov'd her. that she did pity them."
\Exit.]
Count. — Well we will see if Leonora can escape me, with her haughty sjiirit
and Hashing eye Ah ! what conquests the gleam of a sparkling eye
can make. (Siwjs.)
Song— Di Ll na.
/Ml, licT Miiili; witli railiiini.1.' ;"lc;miiii^ piik's Uic traslijrlit'.> Iniifhlcst rclluctioii,
Wliili- licr cheek with hcautv heaminjj, costs iiic far too imu h, t noiiuh to lose one's affection.
All, this love, this love in ine hurninjr, more than words shall plead on niv l)art,
Iter sweet trlanees on me turning', calm the tempest still i:i mv heart.
Oh, this love within me burning', mf)re than words shall win n-e fa\or.
Her lirii;hl f>lances on me tiirnini; calm the tempest in mv heart.
■\h, this love within me hurnina. more than words shall win me favor.
1 ler hrijfht i;laMces on me turning calm the tempest
.\h still mv heart, my heart be still.
AlH.-'^Pfr ii/f Ora Ftii<ili-."
Oh, fatal hour impendinii
Ihv moments urt;e with s|)eid elaliny.
the jov mv heart's await inii.
Is not of mortal liirth, of mortal l)irth.
Of mortal birth, no, it cannot be.
In vain doth Ileav'n < (intending
With rival claims oppose me.
If once these arms enclose thee
No power in Ileav'n or earth.
No power shall tear thee from me.
How beautiful she is ! She surpa.sses those l>rilliant tvpes (jf
lieauty we see displayed in gorgeous cigaret advertisements, that
picture wonderful blue-eyed girls reclining on damask couche.s,
to putt', lazily aloft from ruby lips, tender clouds of " Vanity Fair."
[Exit L . ]
[Enter Leonora h., vrith a travellmtj /«<;/.]
/vtio.- They have told me that Maniico has been killed in the duel with
the Count. There is nothing for me now but a sorrowful life in a
(|uiet retreat. Perhaps Stony Mountahi will do. He use:! to s]»eak
of that j dace. | !??( to' Inez K.,/oWov;trn;(/ Ruiz loaded up with band
boxes, ii;c.\ Ha, Inez! and Ruiz! — dear faithful old Ruiz. Have
you got all our travelling ai)pare] i
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OR THE TRUANT TRACKED.
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liui:.. — Ha, by jove, yes, except the Saratogas, and thty are coming u|>
the street on wheels. People used to wou<l>r liow they moved
1)ri(k buildings in Chicago. They don't now since tliey sawahidy's
Saratoga travelling.
LeM. — Dear old Rui/,, you liave been a faithful servant to tiie family. 1
am so sorry our poverty will not permit us to retain you longer in
the service.
liui::, — Dear Miss, do not send me away I I worked for vnur grainl-
mother before vou were ever born. I do not ask remuneration or
reward, but let me serve you.
Leo. — Nay, Ruiz, nay — some day all will be well - but go and look after
the trunks. [Exit Ruiz. | Now Inez we will wait litre.
fne::.
Lw
In
e/.i
Ine'^.-
Leo.-
fnez..
Leu,-
-And are you still determined to leave your home ?
-Y'e>, 1 cannot bear the persecution of that wicked ("ount.
wo will go out into the cold bitter world to earn our living I
-But how (
-Listen, we will go on the stage — and act I
-And act !
•Ye:', that has always l)een my ambition. It is the same old story
we have often heard in various fonus from Barratt, Booth, and
other third-rate actors of a played out generation. Years ago,
when a little child, I stood in the yray dawn of an early morning on
the })rincipal street of a small village iii the back woods of (On-
tario, and watched the heavy wagons of a circus tiompany roll into
town. That afternoon, from the out.side, I ga/ed beneath the
canvas tent and drank in the sight of gay prancing hoofs of Arabian
steeds pacing around the circus ring, and listened to the plaudits of
thousands. Inspired by a wild ambition, I then raised my eyes
aloft to where the flags floated on the teut poles and to where a
Jnes,.-
Leo. -
hu:^.
gay giddy creature in tights balanced hei-self on a rope, and I
vowed some day I would n)ake the stage boards thrill tn the
beautiful accents of my voice, and the audiences, res])onsive to niy
magnetic acting, would rise
- And go out ! When do you start the new career '.
-To-day. I have had an ofler to jcin a Ijallet. But we will first see
what it is like. They will be here soon to practice, and we will
wait on the steps.
-Lo ! they approach. {Retire to stejis.)
[Orchiftml nmsic. Enter Coiirs de Baij.et, k. tmd i.
Miirr.h ('.cross th< sta(i<'. on tijttnr in sinnh: linis Enfn
H. finil L. On steps at hack tlir Prima Ballerina
ami two CoRYi'HEEH. 2'Jtey purfonn the fancy drill and
ballet danci', Leonora and Inez lookinfi on jrom steps at
hack. At the concliisiiDi tlie.y 'ill (ulvancc in simjle line,
Leonara, Inez and leodimj Danseuse in centre, Cury-
I'HEEiS <it each end. Guards cncp up from behind and
sei:.e the yirls. Tin: Count seius Leonora. J
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TRE TRICKY TROUMADOUR.
(riianls {tnfiether. ) — Ha ! Ha !
{{iilld (tofjcther scream.) — Oh !
\Entt:r Mankico and Indians suddenly, tvith imr-vlimyp.
Thy jiush (Ji'ARDs to Ok front. |
GurmU {tofjdher kuciliwj, inth clugpcd hands.) — Mercy I Mercy I I
(TAliLEAU. — /I (lirl (^raci'fuUy in th arms of oach Indian,
vith a Guard Rostrate at their f'd. Th- Inmian's/oo/.
OH tlw, (iuAKu's chest, icavimj toiiuihavk. Leonora,
M anrico and the Count mi the centre.]
j Red Fire and Curtain. )
END OF ACT IT.
b
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OR THE TRUANT TRACKED
•2M
ACT III.— THi: ( VPTl KK.
Feir, —
ORCHESTRAL OPENING SOLDIERS' CHORUS
AIR-'LA TROMBA GUERRIERA "
(CUKTAIN.J
srENE I.
SCENE. — Aft/rest. Tlw- Gv krds 1 1 covered in double I me, haul' 1 1 hij hnrlestiuv
st(uje band, mfh Fkrkando.
(iiiards (inny and omrrli, sUuje. hand aud nrcfieatra 'plinjinijA —
Chorus— Guards.
.■\iu— " Lii Troniha n^iirrrifra."
Vow let tlu' tnimiK'l, in war tmifs rcsoimdiiiir.
Call to arms : with cciiraiif hold wo'll marrli unilaiiritcil,
Haply to-morrow our promi fot-s con{uiin<liiii>:.
In tluir tents shall our hannt-rs he planteil
Ne'er more brilliant \\ i-re prospects victorious
I'han the hopes which our hearts now elate.
Thenre we'll either niiown hriirlit and y-jovioiis ;
I'leasitrc, honor, loot and profit there await.
Well, men, we must make a better show,
When next we encounter such a foe ;
These redskin.s defeated u^^ yesterday.
By Jove ! we cut a pretty fig'ire in the fray.
We are to blame. We neglected the red V)ook,
Tlie training of Bosivdl and Major Larry Biicli.
You mu.st take a nine day course at the School of Infantry ;
Joiji their mess and study tactics from Subaltern Healie ;
Become servants to the otticers, and cojiv all their ways,
If you want to win the tight in these degenerate days.
E.vtend in skirmishing line, with plenty of reserve ;
And charge the enemy with considerable nerve,
In manner thus
{Makes a feint tovxtrd.-i B, ^vith sioord, n^ien Enter
A'i.i:t;Ey\ with a (jinfjhHm umbrella, K Swings um-
brella a la bayonet exercise, and recvives Fehuando'h
feint.)
A%vc. — Here, liere, that's not fair.
Prepare to receive cavalry ; form solid stjuare I
{Opens umbrella and drops on Jwr knee, hnrl^ipie ) Now then, haul
in the kniAy photograi)her. Everyone who does this movement gets
])hotographed.
t'err. — Now, my good woman, you have no business here. Who are you
any way ?
Azuc. {closing umhrelh and ri^inii. Aside.) — I see, J have fallen into the
enemy's camp. {Aloud; whiviin'rinij.) Sir, I am a poor lone widow,
who is seeking to better her s]dieri' in life. 1 am looking for an
empty block to start a restaurant, where the l)oarders never, nevei
will suffer.
Guards (^wef/i^r). — What, never! !
24
THK TRICKY TROUliADOl'K
A::vc. (fiercelij). — Young men, if yini thnnv jokes or spring a |)iin-n-for
ni(% I have here ypointiiKj inuhnUd) i\ ftiti-d-for you. It i> that cIohs
of wit wliieli only heeonies a lliir<l-rat(' auctioneer. IJesides, that
jokf has a peifunu' of antiijuily ahout it. Th(; roof i^ caving in
on top of it. it lias lii'conic moss-grown and niildewcd with age.
It is a gicyheaded ehestnut now. with a (lowing heard, that can uwly
amble ai'ound on erutcht's. Il was in tli.- full vigor of maidiood
wlicn Adam dilvcd and Kve span.
I Enter ( !()U\T, K. I
C'inivt. — lleif ! What docs this woman within the camp/
Ar.Hc. {(isidc). — He liere ! my foe.
C(miit(t<ih't<li(rliylhrshnnlih',r). — Von will hrivc to mo\c out (d' the lim-s.
, I ■;//(■. (very ihamntic(ill[i,thr(nnv[i the iJunnt njj.)
Unhand me, sir I
Do.'^t kjiow that I'm a <^)ueen that h'vies tribute
From forty tril/e.s (d aborigines, and that
[t were high treason lo lay your base hands
On our royal person. Creep, sir 1 Humbled and al)ashed,
Creep from my p>'esem:e to the hired minions
That sei've thee. Here — 1 draw the magie, synibid
Of the Mohawks, facing the east and tlie west,
llare but to set one. foot wilhin this preeijici ;
And on thy head--yea, though it wort! live million ciowns, —
I'll hurl tlu' camp dogs cd' our tribe.
Ferr. —H'w, m\ I am sure slie will set the dogs on.
A:: lie. —
Know, proud man, that tliere is more power on the end
Of wonuin's tongue than lies in the crowned sceptres
Of a hundred dynasties. (I , now, and tell
Thy base hirtdings that A/.ucenn has spoken.
Coinil {rifiHij.) — IJut, my good woman, you rave. Vou an; mad I
A.'.iie (im'Hlcimiiui.) — -Mad, niau / V^)U call me mad {tireukiiui iloirn.) Oh,
no
fat
{'. so
cruel as that Mad I and to Ite conline ' in that itla
i;
u'e
which the (Jrits liave picture i as a tumbling edi'' a- -a crumbling
receptacle for tlie nation's unforlunatiis. A 'ottering reason to be
drowned on ./ H MeAitliiir'')t nwMiipcA prairiit. No! I am no!
mad. I am angry. For y<tu sent my husband to do honest toil
liehniil the walls of yotidcu' towi.r in Stony Mountain region, ibil
my son, the liamlsonie Manrico, hus sworn a vengeance deep. So
beware I liewart' I !
Hiiinit (Mlartiiuj.) — Her son ( Ha, ha, ha, 1 have him n
ow,
VV(
iinan, to thy
kni-es, and crawl for mercy. For your son shall know, tlirough your
fate, how terrible is my power. Fiu'iando, guards here, (niick.
{'I'liey eiiviefdnvard.) Away with Inr, to the j) ison cell, I'ut hei'
.fU ice ami see tliat as ijun eliain her, so yon keep h(!r.
I Kxeinit (JUAUDH until A/.tTCKNA I- j
Now I think that I slinll get my dinner.
Ha, lia, my minstrel, we'll see who is the winner.
[Kril I,. J
OH THE TRUANT THaCKKU.
!';>
SCENE 2.
SCENE.— T/w GardevH of the Palacs (uiain.
(LkoiNuka diico'Dercd dttimj on the steps, MANRicoa/ her fee.t.)
Man. — All, darling, I can hardly realize that to-day we are to marry.
Leo. —
Yes, my pet, this day we aie to wed.
To love each othitr. No tear- we'll shed,
Mim. — Never did I think such ha|i]iiness could he mint!. Now, when
you are married to MK, with my ]»osition in lite, you will ]•!• ahlf
to enter the set of lliat hand of t^owsippy ladies, who meet at after-
noon teas, to r<!vis(- tlieir ealiing lists, to dist;Mss tlieir nei^'hhors and
to ignore those who, though not within the eharmed eirel'', try tu
copy the manner.- of their set. But have all things ])een jireprired '
Leo.
Oh, yes; the trousseau came from the fl. 1». store.
They sent it C.O.D., which was a lioie.
The cake and flowers are awfully nice,
1 had them all put carefully on ice.
WUi sent cards to everyone we knew.
And those we diil not know- -got tln^ni too;
So wti ought to get lots of pretty things.
1 only hope they won't Hcnd nankin rings,
Hutter coolers, flat irons or (i-li kiiive-:
Hut sonu'thiug pretty for newly mairied wives.
Have you madf ail yoiu' arrangements ?
M(in , ■
Ve.s, tiie cah, a ijuiet going livery hack,
Is ordered to take us to the church and hack.
A seven dollar license I have hought for cash
Eroni WiilJrr Nii 1x1:11 —
Iji'o. (risitifi) —
-Won't we cut a dash i
lUit sweet Maniic.o, tell me again of that stately mansion, reared on
high Stony Mountain'.- iidge. where you liave p.xssed so many years
of early life I love to hear the iiide-^cril)al)le i harm of that liduie
of yours and others, which you have .-woin wa- -^o lonely witliout
youi' jjconora S](eak to me in accents soft, that I may call to my
niiiid's eye the picture- nf Aialiian palaces.
Man. — No, lady, 110 I woiiM tliat ynu had not asked me to paint in
liction's language the imageiy of tliat place wliich you woid<l have
me show you. Hut listen
{Tli'ij milk iiy iitiil lUiii-n tln'. Kftuif, .M .aniuco'.s (trm (irninid I,K((Nf)UA.)
A small mount,
Lifting it- lonfiue- aliove llie iiraiiie land,
On who.-e lop a (iovernniental mansion stands,
With high walls rising for eternal siditude,
(»r may hap, solitude for a mucli les- staled period;
Margin'd 'round and ahout hy stony ramparts
Tiiat shut one out liom the rude contact
Of the outer World. Where men in grim silenc<'.
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THE TRICKY TROUBADOUR,
Dress'fl in quaint but effective garb,
Paws Ity in serried ranks to a labor,
That WSA erstwhile termed menial. Who rise,
Obedient to the call of duty at one
Methodic hour, pass quiet lives, and dream
Only of a busier whirl of life beyond
Frugal is their fare, simple are their tastes,
And hearty is the welcome they receive
From a kind and genial host. This is the place.
Had f.a\v its way, I might ^re yet be still.
Dost thuu like the picture ?
Leo, — Oh, luvi\ thy desrription falls in sweeter cadence on my ear than
the closing pnragraph of a Free PresK editorial.
Man. — Well, the judge gave me seven years with mine.
DUET.
Leonora and Manrico {dug.) —
Am. - " L'niida ilr Siiniii Af/stiri.''
The mystic title of harmony
Within our hiMit^ dotli How, doth flow;
("onic, love, the chuuli unfolds the raptures
I'roni pun- lovolliat f>;row ;
L'onif, lose the ilnnch unfolds the raptures from pure love that jrrow.
Ah, jovs that from love shall yrow.
\h. )oys that from love shall yiow,
!• roni p\iri- love irrow , from pure \n\v ifrow, from pure love ymw.
Leo. — But darling will vou alwavs be true to me ? Have vou ever flirted i
Man. — Never, darling, never I 1 can look squarely up into your lovely
eyes and frankly say " I never llirt "
Leu. — For that, idi, Manrico let thy clwsf swell with pride.
Man. — Oh, darling, jest not on that subject.
Leo. — That's a cA-.s^n//.
(Sits near Lwimj.)
Man, — My own; call up before your memory a piciure of surpassing
loveliness. You are sitting in some bay window, behind tlie folds
of a creamy curtain of lace and beneath the spreading leaves and
blossoming foliage of an oleander; a bcfiutiful fact!, i»ewit.chiiig,
mischitiviius eyes, dronjiing lashes, with a sighing lover at Vdur feet.
Darling, how many times have you rehearsed that little scene (
Leo. — Ah! yes, how many times I
Man. — And what were those three little words of mystic meaning, he
murniurs so elo(|Uently, while tin; dear girl turns blushingly away /
(.'an you gue.ss the in /
Leo, — Those three little words; oft repeated; always iti fashion; ever
suitable to the iicca.sion. They are —
Man — Thev are that,
"I Inve vou !"
[k.'ccUnrj at hrr fa:t, r.lasfinij her in h%i^arm.<i )
But at last, my love, in the calmness of ]»eace,
I can cit.le my arms around you, and while
(la/iiig np inlo yonr beautimis eyes,
I can thi'ie read that ymi are only mine.
OR THE TRUANT TRACKED.
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Leo. —
Look down and smile luvc Kiss nie. for .secure
In each others love, we'll forj^et the sorrows
Of the past, and that ever a cloud crus.s(!d
The sunshine, to mar Love's sweet retreat,
Deep down in the valley of our hearts.
Yes, we will forget that there ever was such
A thing as can-. We'll insure the shi]! of love,
'/Vith a fond kiss, and .send it floating, secure
Down the stream of life
Man — And we will regularly collect the premiums.
Leo. — Let us kiss, lingoringly soft
And sweet, as the warm breezes from the South,
That gt'Htly come and die away, among
The June rosos of a summer garden. {Thry Inss.)
iVrt/;.— Darling, where is that mu.stache that once graced your u])per lip >
Lm. (riwKj.) — Oh ! 1 shaved that off for the Mikado, last winter.
M(in. — That hirsute ajipendage used to become you Leonora.
Leo. — Yes, it was once Leonora's }»ride. It was lur sweet lu)pe.
[Enter Rui/. ii. hmrkdly.]
Rvi'i. — Sir, Sir — my Lord — how can 1 ilare to break !
Man. {turning t(ngrily.)—S])tiiik, sir ! What have I hired you for ? Speak !
Rid::. — A supe, sir ! at two dollars a week.
Man. — Well, if you would gather your shaken facr.lticis about you, which
seem to be idl)'^ di'ifti.i;; mi a vortex of inccherency. and make
yourself intelligible - 'Twould be welly wise '
Rui':. — The news has just reached us that Azucena —
Man. {starting.) — My mothei' !
Kni::. — The same, my Lord, the very similar the i|uite identical. She
has been captured by the (.'ount and his base hirelings.
Man. — .Heavens! what news is this i
Leo. — To cast a blight on whate'er would be the happiest hour ni uin
lives. {fVeejis.) Mothtu's-iu-law are always doing sonu;thing of the
kind. {Retires hark of slaiir )
/,>„(■-. — The Count learning >he was your mother, has orderetl her i.'.xecn-
tion to-nu»rrow.
Man.— Go, sir, and tell the tribe that we shall make an efl'oit to save our
(Uieen — our oueen — mv mother!
[EAt Ruiz, 1,. I
St)N(;--\fANKI«'0.
A IK--" Pi ,/iif//a /'ini."
Ol tli.il (link -^i;it'fi>lil lu'i- fill' iin|nniliiiis
riirill llini' I'Mi li lihri', with madilciiiiiu uinw ,
Dc-i.st, yo ini)iislt'i>. vik', i>r slill <irf<iuliiii;,
'I'd stiiv vdiir fiirv yiiiir lilooil sli.ill ll.'W.
I uii~. liiT (itfseriii^ t'H' iuvi' I ;;iivi- llui ;
III Miiu lu licilil nil' lli\ yriifs woiilil liv.
Mill lur UMli.iiipv. I llv ti) s;ivc tiiuf,
Or i'Im' fiiiini.;. \<.ilii llii't' I" ilii- :
( )i f.iiliiiu tli.il, with llu'i liiilu :
( ii f.iiliiiir tli;ii. with tlu'c will I ilii' '
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THE TKICKV TKOUIJADOL'R,
Mail. Uimiinq to Leonoka, Imninrj on ttoe railm;jandweqnnii).—lia, Leonora,
why fit this hour do you only lean o'er the raihiig. Darhng, 1 will
have to leave vou.
Uo {in <myuis/0-No— no l-the danger ! You will never come back.
A/a«.(/l-mim/kT)-Farewcli: Adieu my heart's own! 1 ^<fj^^^
back VVhate'er the dangers 1 meet, I will conquer them ail, tor
vou-aid for mother! \Exit,K.\
Leo. (violbi accom^auiiviii.)- i}on^\-'iioue\--tmd 1 may never see him
ayain ' No more will his mustache wave m pertumed cadence in
the evening air, to fan the cold beads of ].erspiration on my fevered
bangs. Gone- gone !— and 1 am alone— alone ! -alone ! !
{Tahsa half turn to the ri>jht and drops fainting, alaBamDj Davenford.)
rCURXAlN. J
END OF ACT III.
OR THE TRUANT TRACKED.
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ACT IV.— THi: KESC'UK.
ORCHESTRA PLAYS OPENING PRELUDE.
I Curtain. ]
SCENE 1.
SCENE. —A7r//(/. Wood e.'ierm- of tltn Dtniymn. A (oiver in rujht amjle,
vith a windoxo securely harrexl.
[Enter Leonora tmd Ruiz, i., in cloaks burlesque look all
around, cautiouslii.\
Jiotli {toaetlter.) — Then' is no oiu; lit'i'e I
lini:: (pointing) Theio, in tliat tuwer, ImiIIi A/.uccna and the Troubathjiir
are confincil, l>y tlie Ctumt's order ll was rash fur Maurioo to
rusli so (juick into danj^'er. Nijw they are to bo executed .n the
morning.
Leonora. — Thanks, Ruiz, thanks, for guidin^ij; nie here. But go -go. Do
not, I pray you, think of my safety. (Jo, Ruiz, go I (iet thee
to a nunnery, Ruiz I Here's five cents for the .street car.
Ruiz {tra<jically.) — No I (Seius lier hand and advances burlesque) Then !
There i.s the tower ! You .secure the man, and I'll carry oil" the
tower! But haik ye, Maid- No vi-oleiice ! No vi-olence, I say !
For once aboard our trusty .street car all will be well. \Exit R. |
Leo. — Now, 1 will make one last efl'ort to .save him failing which,
with him I shall die. 1 have brought jtoisou here see it 2*oise on.
my hand {balanciwj bottle). In that buttle there is contained, such
deadly litjuor that a .siii'de drn|) will cau>e ileath, >ure and sudden.
With what rapture do 1 ga/e now upon the awful po.s.Mbility of
destruction that lies stored up within the scant .space of this tiny
vial and I got it on a medical student's c.ertificati\ 1 shall .sing to
him now ; ])erliaiis it may make death easier for him. When ]
used to sing to him in those hajipy days together, he said that it
always made him look on death more as a release from the trials
of life than as a calamity.
Song — Lkojnoka.
.\n< '■ />'iim(>r Ml// 'ii// itiM:i-.''
( M\ ru>s wmy.s of \a\c tUp^irl. liLMiiiiy mv luMi-l'.- >ail w.iiliiiu,
S'ibil till.' prisoner's IkiiuIv cill, coiisolu liis Njiirit fiiilhiK ;
IaI hope's M.fi wliispiirs wiiatliiiiL;'
.Xroimd liim ( oiiifiii-i linalhiiii;.
KiL-all lo lii.s foiul riiiii iiiliiaiu'i- -.wiii Ni>ioii>, -.wcxl visl()ll^l of our lovi.-
Hut III no aiicnt icmmI lo liiin llii' sorvows. lliu sorrows, tiic tfriifs iiiv hcari
I.c't MO .uii'iil rcM'al lo liiin llnliial:- I mow |)iovi-. jdolli provi.
The sorrow-., the sorrows I pinM..
(SiiiLs down ifi 'bsjiair.)
CM^NRlco appears at the ictndnw in the tuuxr^
looldnij down throuijh the bars. )
A/(iH.— is that you, Leonoiii / I woiideicd who it wa.s tlial was singing
thcie all liours of the night keeping peuide fiom getting asleep.
Have vou iK'en staying out at the Ladiis' Mock Parliament ;' That
in the latest mode excuse now for being out. Where is your latch-
kev/
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THP TRICKy TROUBADOUR,
Leo. — Alas I I have none.
Man. — Have you no button-hook, nor a hair-pin ?
Leo. — Alas, dear Manrico, I had hxd one and some one IwoJxd that. Now
had it e'rc been my fate, I would not be harpin^ on such a subject.
Man, — Oh, girl, you have nothing with which I can cut through these
Ijars ? Everything I have is worn out. With the aid of my dia-
mond i)iii I cut my way through fifteen feet of solid stone, but it
is worn out, and now there is only these bars between me and
freedom. I Wuuld give whole hecatombs of fortunes for even the
bent i)in with which I played youthful pranks on the master at
school.
Leo. — And you dug your way through fifteen feet of stone !
Man — Do you marble at it? Why they do that every day in the French
novels of Dumas — and I can do via' than they.
Leo. -Alas, I have nothing to give you.
Aydii. — Th'u there is notlving now for me but to die ! Yet I have sighed
for it ; for this is more than I can bear. Weep for me, Leonora —
it is all you can do, weep.
Orchestra plays the ^'■Miserere CJwrus.''
Song — Leonoka.
AiK — " ^iir/ si/oii, (/ut//r />nii."
That sole inn petition so sadlv astcnilinii
Willi terror and niyslcrv the air st.'eni.s to till.
'(>ai^^t fatal foreliodiiitj my heart is miitendinj; ;
My breath is suspended, my jiulses arc still.
Mv lireath fails me, inv pulses are still.
Duet — Manri(;o and Leonora.
AiK — " A/i ( lu- la morti-,
Manrico. —
N'ow with m\ Hie fiiltillinu-
Love's fervent \ ows to thee '
Do not foiLjet. let nie remembered be ;
l-'arewell. my lovo : farewell, Leonora '
Karewell !
Now with mv life fultillinir
I.uvt'Vs fervent \()ws to llue,
|)ii not forget let me remember'd be.
l-arewell, l.i'onora, f;irewell !
Now witli mv life fuUillii'n
Love's fervent vows to thei: '
Do not for^rct, let me remember'd be.
I<"arewell. Leonora, fan well ;
Leo— nora. farewell '
( Liotiot<i.\
.\nd ean I e'er foryet thee.
.\nd (in I e'er for;;et thee.
Can I foruet thee, can 1 forget Ihei ,
.> y senses fail me.
Anil (■ m I e'er fori^el thee.
Anil ean I e'er for;;et thee,
Can I fori^et tlue, ran \ foru;et thee,
M V senses fail me,
What : I fortretful of Ihee ,
What I I forgetful of thee !
Of thee, of thee ; forgetful of thee '
I Manrici) disappears, Leonora retires h. Door opens in. tower.
Enter Count.]
Count. — My .sclicuies work well. In the morning both mother and son
liic, The mother to be hanged, and the son to be sliot. That
should be the fate of nil true bad doers. But another niglit's con-
finement in that dungeon cell may drive them mad.
(tur)dn<i to ^/ic/con/.)— iS'auglit remains now but to beg ! (throvluii hrr-
silfat the Covm'''f^feet.) Oh, mercy, sir; nua'cy ! lask from yon
mercy and compas.-siou for him I love. In all the luxuriance of' an
exotic style and l)ad grammar, I a.sk you mercy.
Lo
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Co?m<.— Fair Leonora you ask of me what I find impossible to grant.
What ! Mercy for him— my rival ! Why 'twere as useless as the
tactics of the Grit opposition.
iLioiiora.)
Duet — Leonoka and Di Luna.
Am " .\/ini, i/i ai-,rhr /as; riinr.''
Witness the tears of atfonv
lliTf, at tliv fcft now raininjj ;
If those suffice not, torture me,
M\ life's crimson current ilraininjf.
Tortinc me, torture iiu',
My life's crimson ( nrrent drainintt •
I'ri-atliiess thv feet may trample me,
I'-ut S)iare thou the 'lYoubaclour '
t ( omit. )
All, rather would I speedily add to his fate impending
'I'liousands of hitti v cruelli- s, torments a;id deatli unendinu :
The more tliy fond l-ixe to ids riplies, uiv anther iidlames llic more.
The niori' thou ilost show iiim kindness, luy anp^er inflames the more.
yLi'Otiora.)
Hreathless thy fct't may trample me.
Hut spare me the 'I'rouliadour !
Destrov me, destroy me,
Oyer'whelm me witli au^idsh and horror.
Hut spare Iiim. ■^'vire him,
Ah, .^p.ire liim,'s|)are the Trord)ad('nr.
Itelease him, ah, saye him
Kelease him, ah, saye him !
.•\h, crush lue a corpse
Hene.itii thy feet,
Hut spare thou the 'I'roidiadour I
( Couiii. I
The luon; thy fond love to his replies.
The more hiirns my thirst for yei\)^eanee
The more thou dost show him kindness
M\ fm'y burns still the more,
.My thiist for yenjre. uu-e is inllamed
.\ud burns the more.
'I'he more thy to.id loye to his replies
My fury infl:>n'.' s the nuire.
The more tl t dost loye.
l'"oi yeny;eanc e meet,
M\ fur\' still burns the more '
Count (affected.) — Well, I don't know but what something can be done.
What were his politics i
Leo. — He is a Tory.
Count. — Then there is no hope for him — there never is — and there never
can be, as long as I am Ihe Reform candidate for Winnipeg West.
Leo. — But he will vote any vv^ay that I .say.
Count (aside.) — And we need every vote we can manufacture. (To Leonora)
— Leonora, the Court has sentenced ^L1nrico to dcaili. 1 was tin;
Court and the Judge. 1 am, however, of the opinion that the
Court may allow an apjteal to the Supreme ( Jouit ; and on two
conditions will I arrange it so that the Troubadour lives.
Leo. — Tell me- ([ui'k !
Count. — The first condition is that you must promise to give up the
Troubadour and be mine.
Leo. — And the other condition ?
Count, — And the second condition is that you are ttj arrange that Manrico
and the monkey are to voti; for iiit; in the coiuing election.
Leo.- This is too much ! (scornfully.) And if we refuse, sir /
Count. —Then Manrico dies to-morrow.
/yco.- -Oil, heavens ! (.4.s/'</»<) Ha! J forgot the poison. (Almnl) \'is, I
accept the cirer.
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THE TRICKY TROUBADOUR,
Cmint. — Thanks, lady fair. I shall go and soc the 8uj»reme Court at once.
The Chief Justice is an uncle of mine, and the Free Press says he
can be fixed. Vou can rest assured the Troubadour will live.
Leo. — I am thine, then.
f Music]
Govnt (recitative.) — Wilt swear it?
Leo . (recit. ) — I will swear it, of this my juirjiose you now beholdeth. (Takes
the }wison — aside) A cold and lifeless biide thou wilt ha\e nie !
Cmint (recit.) — My foe shall live !
Duet. — Lb;onora and Di Luna.
All', — " Vhru Loiiliinii il (iliil'i'/o."
Lio. ixiiiiTs I'-ilh Irnil'if'Ol-l .) —
Shall live! Oh, Jlcavon! this lioiin(lli>.- joy,
Tcio jrn'ut is for words' exi)rissi<Mi;
Hut from iiiv throlihi..;^, |)ii]itinff heart
Flow thanks in i^rati'fiil confission.
I 'nniovi'il. my fatu I now awail;
Itiiplure lliis lifv coin plct inn,
Willi (Ivinu hri'atii rL-|H'ntin^,
riiou'it s;.v'il from (h'alh llirn" nie'
( Li-onnrti. i
Shall live! Oh. Hcay'n
This liouiulU'ss joy,
This raptnro is past cxprcssifin,
To dii' with this confession.
Saved, love, thou art thro' nie,
Ah! preser\'d from deatli thro' me,
,\h! preserv'd from death Ihro' me,
riiou'rt sa\ 'd by me,
I'hou'rt sav'd In me.
t.('niiii/.)
Thou 1 1 mine, thou'rt mine'
A^^ain diclare,
My hrart of doidits relievinu.
\ot \et helit'vina-,
Tho' pronii'i'd still In thee,
^'es, llui' jtromis'd still hv tlut-.
N'es, tho' promis'd still hv thee,
Tho' sworn hv me;
Thou'rt sa\ 'd hv me.
SCENE 2.
[Exeunt ii.J
SCENE. — Tlie intej-ior of the duwjeon, barred vindows, lamp Imnging from
ceilinij.
(iVzucENA discovered lying on a mattrass xoith Manrkx) by her side,)
Manrico. — She sleeps. All the subtlety of her Indian iiature lies wrapped
up in the arms of Morpheus. Ah ! what a blessed thing sleep
must be for the Indian, when they can forget that it is their in-
alienable right to suffer the unpopular sicknesses of the day and e.x-
posure. But perhaps she is not asleep. This horrid night in the
cell may have been too much Mother, dearest, wake uj). Let me
.again hear your voice that 1 .aay know you live. (She sneeze.^.}
Ble.ss you, mother, for that .sound. I know now you still survive
the cruelty of that wicked Count. But how have you been t
A:mc. — How have I been ? I have lieen asleep ; and my mind has i-oamed
at large in a V)oundle,ss field of mediocrity, where each thought was
as poor as the reasonings of a Globh editorial writer on the last
verge of morose imi)ecunio.sity. One is happier asleej), I think,
when there is no prospect of a brilliaui. 8ubse(]uent to give a
brighter tinge t<) the recently i)revious. (Sne€::cs.) But child I am
catching cold, or inlluenza.
Man. — I wish we could influence the Count to let us t)ff. This i.s worse
than the Laxoler House. There are ever so many cobwebs here.
Oh ! that we couhl esca|)e ! — that we could escape !
OK THK TKrAN'T TrjACKED.
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Asuc. — And return to our prairies green where wc could ramble around
on slia^'ganajtjns, and ride in t\V(» wlu-cl cart.--.
Man. — Sing to nie, mother, again of that jirairie lionie of ours.
Atiicena (siiiow.)-
Milll . ( ■<ill!rs.\ —
Azuc —
Man.—
A zuc . —
DuKT.— AzucRNA ami Manrico.
AiK. — "^« A'oxlri Montr."
Bark to our prairies our steps rctrarinif,
'I'hert', jieaic and tiuiel oiuc more einhraciiiij:
Son^s tliDii wilt siiifT "H-. with origan ^riiuliiijj.
Sweet dreams sliall visit our sleep as of vore.
Repose, oh, mother, silentlv hendiiiir,
O'er thee my spirit liea\ 'nward siiall soar.
Love'd sonjjs thou'lt siny; me, thv orijan aid lendiny;;
l Sweet driams sliall visit our sleep as of vore.
( Mv soul with devotion heav'nward shall soar.
I.ov'd soiiyfs thou'lt sinjj me thv orifan aid lending;, '
Mv soul witli devotion,
Heav'nward shall .soar.
Repose thee.
Oh I mother,
Repose thee,
Oh! mother,
.My wearv soul,
Heav'nward shall soar.
{Azuciiia.)
Sweet dreams shall visit
Our sleep as of vore;
.Sweet dreams of vore,
Sweet dreams of vore.
Sweet dreams of vore.
Sweet dnams of vore,
.Sweet dreams of vore.
Sweet (h-eains of vore.
( I'dHs aslri'p. )
[Entn Leo.nora.]
Man. (starting uf.) — Leonora here I How is this?
Leo. (jMutimj to Jour.'^ — Go, Manrico. your life is .safe. (!o, dearest, quick;
they have need of yiair services at the poll. I will soothe the last
hours of your mother.
Man. — But tell uif, how came this })ardon ?
Leo. — Go I The Count has promised me that you shall live.
Man. (stretchiiKi out /(?'.<«• arms. — Then come dearest, Leonora; come, mother,
come. We will return together to our ])rairie home, where far re-
moved from the scenes of ))ast sorrows, we will pass innocent
days together surrounded with the hcauties of nature, and the love
of each other. ( )ur aim in life to l)ear no malice, but a kindly for-
giveness to all.
Jjeo. — Nay, dearest, nay, I cannot go. Azucena and I will have to stay.
i\/((/). — You cannot go i Thm you have purchased my safety at the cost
of your love Vou have bartered your affection foi' what you
thought T valued.
Leo.'- l>o not .q)eak to nu' in tones of anger veneered, (io - go — or no
power on earth shall save you.
Man. -False one ! you have bi-en untrue to tlu- vows w i- pledged each
other.
fdo. {ilrop})iuii.)--A\\, tlie fioison ! I faint 1 Manrico, here — here. Do
not curse me, Manrico do not curse me it was for you that 1 <lie.
Man. (Iieside lier.) Dviiig ! Oh, this is too much - too much.
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TKE TRICKY TROIBAIXjUR,
Leo. {mising her liead )— Yes. dying With my last fleeting breath, I bless
you, Manrico. {ea^ires.)
Man. — She dies ! — she's dead ! !
Count.
[Enter Count followed by smne CJuards. J
—Dead ! ! Then she has deceived me that she might escape me.
But I have him yet. (To tlie Guards) Away with him and let him
Ah! there is' the mother. She has
where's Manrico ?
be shot at once [Exeunt.}
to be dealt with yet.
A'Mcena {startiiuj vp.) Where is he-
{Shot outside )
Count. ~U(i no longer lives That shot has ended the career of one who
ever stood between me and her that I loved.
Azuc—'^vetch, know that he was not my son, but your long lost brother.
Oown^— My brother dead! and by my own hand. Leonora dead ! — a
victim to my jealousy. Both dead— dead !
[Re-enter Manhico, followed by Ferrando and Inez J
Mrt«.— No, not dead. Ruiz and his faithful band were just in time to
prevent the execution. It was their shots you heard.
Coirn^. — Heaven be thanked for that ! Manrico, you are my brother.
Azucena has told me all ; that she stole you in your infancy. My
brother! close, close ; let me fold you in these arms (They embrace.)
Leo {lifting Iier head.)— Oh, cruel poison, why don't I die ? I wish I had
blown out the gas — it would be quicker.
Liez {adva, ing.) —
The druggist made a mistake. They sometimes do ;
And what he gave me has not poisoned you.
Leo. — Are you sure it wa.s not poison ?
Inez. — Quite sure, mam.
Leo. (gettiyuj up )— Then I will go on with the play.
Count.— Bnt, Manrico, I have forgotten Leonora. Take her, my boy.
You have fairly earned her. And bless you, my children.
A^MC. {ad'(,ancing. )—B\esii you, my children.
Count {kneeling, l.)— .\zucena, let bygones be bygones, and accept the
homage I lay at the feet of a queen indeed. {Rises.)
Fm {kneeling before Inez, R )— And that I lay at the feet of my queen.
{Rises )
Leo.— And thus ends The Tragical Tale of the Tricky Troubadour or the
Truant Tracked.
[Grand transformation scene. Enter all. Olivette chorus.]
[Cl'utain.]
1^ H E END
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