Word: proserpinas
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...Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings and on Saturday afternoon of last week, "Proserpina," the operetta of the Hasty Pudding Club, was presented in New York on the stage of St. James's Hall. At each of these performances the theatre was crowded, and the audience was enthusiastic...
...Proserpina" well maintained the high standard of the club, and showed itself worthy of taking its place with "Hamlet," "The Sphinx" and "Granada." The plot of the operetta has already been given at length in the CRIMSON, and needs no further mention beyond the statement that its originality and humor greatly amused and entertained the audience. The music was as usual light and pretty, and the libretto was cleverly written throughout, often being exceedingly witty. The whole play was well staged, the scenery being elaborate and the costumes bright and varied...
Owing to the serious illness of one of the principals, who has completely lost his voice, there will be no performance of "Proserpina" tonight...
...dress rehearsal of "Proserpina" was held last night...
...scene of the second act is laid in Pluto hotel in Hades, where preparations are being made for the wedding of Pluto and Proserpina. Just as the wedding is about to take place, in comes Exemplicus. He says that he has obtained admission because on earth he was not really good, but only a professional hypocrite. He declares, therefore, that Proserpina, not loving him, had committed no sin, and must go at once back to earth. Everybody is in despair, when Venus enters. To her Pluto tells his troubles. She at once clears up the difficulty by suggesting that they...