Word: opera
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...book" deals with the adventures of newly married Felix, who is singularly bashful and much afraid of bandits. Through a characteristically comic opera-esque chain of circumstances, he is forced to impersonate his soldier brother who is leading an expedition against the robbers. Needless to say all tangles are straightened out in the fifty seconds before the final curtain...
...opera suffers from three things. A comedian or Mr. Powers's or Mr. Daniels's type should have the part of Felix; Mr. McCloskey sings well but his humor is rather disappointing. The thing which provoked the heartiest laughter was his unintentional tripping over his sword and his sudden descent upon the leading lady, who was expecting an embrace and not a flying tackle...
Aria, "Ah pieta,. Signori miei!" from the opera "Don Giovanni." Signor Tavecchia...
...diesen heiligen Hallen," from the opera "Die Zauberflote." Mr. Lankow...
Trio, "Soil ich dich, Theurer!" from the opera "Die Zauberflote. Miss Fisher, Mr. Diaz, and Mr. Lankow...