Show A NAUTICAL KNOT TO BE SEEN AT THE ORPHEUS ON WAR MAB 1618 11 16 18 As will be seen by tile the large larga advertisement verti la in another part of this paper tile the beautiful and romantic opera ot of A nautical knot will be produced at the orpheus theatre on saturday batur baLur day and monday march 16 and IS 18 the story of the opera Is as follows lol lows at the opening of 0 act I 1 julia tho the haughty belle of 1 Is found to be as proud as she ehe la Is beautiful all AH the sailor bailor lads are hopelessly lu in loye love with her but she scorns them all on the eye eve of th the depar departure turu of the bounding billow tor fur a years voyage barnabas lee a man wandering manderine dering artist cornea comes to town and tails in love with julia who returns ills his ahe sailor bailor lad daiv en to despair by their rivals success plan to kidnap barnabas stow him aboard the bounding billow and carry him to sea aea they ibey are success ful in their scheme and the townsfolk returning from seeing the ship sail ball announce to julia that barnabas was on board her in tile the meantime nance a gentle damsel Is loved by joe stout joe is as bashful as he is honest and I 1 tearing learing a repulse he be induces bill salt to propose to nance in his name bill promises to perform the b task but unfortunately lie he meets rl et jull julia arst and think her to be the object of joes affections de delivers liNers the bash mi suitors message to her julia is a great believer in the old saying one in hand is better tar far than two that in ili tile the bushes are she bhe bill to bid his lils friend to try lo loi hn i luck a year lance cruice bill delighted at his sup supposed posea success seeks joe and informs him of the result only to learn of the sad mistake he has made ahe whistle sounds from the lie phlp all aboard and poor joe ii 13 obliged to sail without seeing his sweetheart natice nance julia tells nance of joes love for her und nance la Is heartbroken the girls having quarrel el with etli the gallois sd sa llois pretend indifference at their departure ALL act it II takes place one ear hence the lowns townsfolk folk are waiting on oil e guay tor lor the return of the bom ing billow the Barn stapo ole girls meeting a party of artists down from town for the day take malicious pleasure in going to welcome ajack tile the bounding billow companies companied compan compa nied led by tile the artists the sailors bail who during their long absence from home had quite recovered from their love for julia are much chagrined 1 to find that the girls are apparently quite indifferent j to their return alven julia will not speak to them bill salt has the unpleasant autv of explaining ills ilia mistake to julia and offering himself in joes place julia at first spurns him indignantly but afterwards accepts him the happy return of Barnd barnabas bas lee releases bill salt from the noose he had cast about ills his own neck joe soon finds nance name and explains the situation to lier her the artists return to town and the secora and girls be come reconciled the stene scene ends with the promise of many happy weddings in the future following is the cast of characters julia desbie haslop glop barnabas barnaba LZ li q 0 orza r z a adams joe michael choey bill salt victor abplanalp ii juk freeman carroll jim russell J ned amass caldwell daisy i kthryn thrya calder delta delia ina palmer dora madelena merkley sailors and wives artists arid and townspeople |