Word: guardian
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...scene of the play is laid at Seville; the time is 1775. The Count Almaviva is infatuated with Rosine, whom he first saw at Madrid six months previous to the opening of the play. After a long search he discovers that Rosine lives at Seville with her guardian, Bartholo, a retired physician, who is very anxious to marry her. Upon Almaviva's arrival at Seville, he learns from Figaro, a barber, who was formerly in his service, but who is now employed by Bartholo, that Bartholo, proposes to marry Rosine on the next day against her will. Figaro advises Almaviva...
...royal rights, abruptly enters and is shortly accosted by John Cass, an antiquarian and phrenologist from the British Museum. Cass tells Punjab that the right ear of the idol is the key to the kingdom, so together they break it off, and each takes half. Sthu Pid, the Chinese guardian of the idol, at once discovers the theft, and greatly frightened, is about to make s search, when he is interrupted by the arrival of Eben Roger, the Mayor of Unity, Maine, with his daughter, Lily, and her maid, Sue Brett...
...cast follows: The Rajah of Mandalay, I. T. Cutter '03 Sthu Pid, Guardian of the Idol, J. C. Miller 2L Punjab, a Sailor, T. A. Whidden '05 John Cass, an Antiquarian, R. Wellman '03 Eben Roger, Mayor of Unity, Maine, C. P. Whorf '05 Captain Kahn, of the Rajah's Guard, R. c. Paige '03 Kahran Kehoorbad, a Hindoo Priest, C. Dill '04 Princess Gara, Daughter of the Rajah, A. S. Proudfoot '03 Lily Roger, Daughter of Eben Roger, G. H. Wise '03 Sue Brett, Her Maid, D. P. Cook...
...Scope, court astrologer, C. G. Loring '03 Vizier, S. Waller '03 Bill Beladon, Boston fakir, R. W. Child '03 Harry Hamemilis, Boston fakir, G. O. Winston '04 Moni Ghon, Minister of Treasury, J. C. Lord '03 Fewa Crops, Minister of Agriculture, V. C. Mather '03 Creedan Bighat, Guardian of Temple, A. S. Thurston '03 General Deva Stashion, J. S. Seabury '04 Lao, Guardian of the Shrine, R. W. Page '03 Mao, Guardian of the Shrine, G. D. Boardman '03 Priest to Rav, R. W. Ruhl, '03 To To, a herald, R. W. Page '03 Unda, Princess of Kunda, Duenna...