Marie Tempest

The scène of "The Fencing Master" is laid in Milan and Venice, which gives plenty of opportunity for light, color and shade. The first act is a square in Milan with the Roman Catholic cathedral in the back-ground. The second shows a court in Venice, giving a view of the Grand Canal, with a fleet of góndolas gliding back and forth, and the Doge's palace in the distance. This scène was pronounced by the New York critics to be the best ever presented upon the stage of the Casino. The third act presents the piazetta in front of the Marchesa's palace, original in design and artistic in execution. So it will be seen that apart from the musical strength and excellence of the company, we may exaect a series of stage pictures that will prove instructive and entertaining. The company will arrive here on their own special train, and the sale of seats will be announced later. The cast will be as follows: Francesca, Torquato's daughter, brought up as a boy and known as Francesco (the Fencing Master), Miss Marie Tempest; the Countess Fillipa, in love with Guido, Miss Lilly Post; the Marchesa di Goldoni, Mlle. Thea Dorri; Theresa, in love with Pietro, Miss Julia Spencer; Pietro, an inn-keeper, Miss Marión Langdon; the Duke of Milan, Richard F. Carroll; Pasquino, the Duke's private astrologer, H.W. Tre Denick; Torquato, chief of the Venetian bravos, A. M. Holbrook; the Count Guido Malspino, Harry de Lorme; Peppo, a gondolier, Ole Norman; Rinaldo, captain of the Doge's body guard, Arthur Lieblee; the Doge of Venice, Walter West; Fortunio, the rightful heir to the dukedom, Julius Steger; gondoliers, soldiers, bravos, Venetian citizens, money lenders, wine makers and vineyard peasants, by the ladies and gentlemen of the chorus. The entire production under the management of F. C. Whitney. Miss Marie Tempest will appear in "The Fencing Master," at the Grand opera house, May 10.