Show IN OLD OL U LOUISIANA LO I 1 J ta SIAN A A tile the G 11 S music department will present in old louisiana a romance of 0 the old south A musical cal comedy tit in three acts by may alay howes dodge and john wilson dodge on saturday april 11 1925 under the direction of musical director stanley johnson story of tile the opera pilot parley farley and a three year old child tire are tho only survivors of the ill fated steamboat chiona Wl Wh nonn iona the tha pilot adopts th child and brings her up tit as ills his own daughter the opera opens when this child who Is known is as rose parley has grown to young womanhood rose la is loved by and returns the affection of richard st john a young southern sugar planter whose lands landa join those ot of the sans houct sugar augar plantation owned by pilot parley farley simon scudder Rc udder overseer of tho the sans sana souci also loves rose because she refuses ills his attentions scudder plans with help of jako jaka martin and holly timms a shady lawyer from now orleans to claim that the child rescued by pilot parley farley Is the daughter of an octoroon slave purchased by martin from a mr trombley sonie some years before who was being sent to him on the steamer wine nas fatal trip roso not knowing who her parents worn wera refuses to become richards wife because she fears she may 11 have av 0 negro blood in ili her veins altho she is unaware of scudders plot biot the conspirators confront the pilot with a forged paper to back their claims lint but richard Inter intervenes venos and i I 1 accuses scudder of tho the falsity ot of tile ho I document tills this leads to a ittel duel bo be tween richard lind and scudder scudder shoots before the hie signal agreed upon and wounds richard in tile liand hand according to tile alio codo code of duel ling richard is allowed ills hla shot but lio lie cannot bring himself to take n mans alls life tit in cold blood rose and the pilots rusts gusts aro are attracted to the spot by tho the firing scudder la Is about to tell rose noso that site she la is an all octoroon when lie ho la Is interrupted by tile the arrival of sheriff macdou g gal 1 1 and the marqula marquis do la tour tile latter proving to be roses grand father tile marquis whose agents havo have recently discovered that rose Is the daughter of ills his son soil who was lost with his wife on oil tile winona Wl nona comes to the sans houct in ehno to fri frustrate istrate scudders Scud dera plana scudder Scud dor and martin are put un under I 1 er arrest and have a long term of imprisonment facing the marquis gives his consent to the marriage of rose and richard and all ends enda happily there Is also a very pretty lovo love at full fair running through tile the opera between richards sister Al Marf arelia tia and his I 1 s friend onty gray from tile the north also numerous comedy scenes between old ned and ills his wife judy colored servants of the pilots lack of 0 apace prevents pro venta vents giving a more detailed synopsis of tho the plot but wo we advise you yet to get your tickets early so there will be no chance of you having to stand up |