The standard operas, their plots and their music; . s. TJlana Frl. Krull. Hedmg Frl. von Chavanne. Urok Herr Scheidemantel. Asa Frl. Kammer. The first performance in this country was given in NewYork, February 14, 1902, with the following cast of the abovecharacters: Manru M. von Bandrowski. Ulana Mme. Sembrich. Hedwig Mme. Homer. Urok Mr. Bispham. Asa Miss Fritzi Scheff. The other parts were cast as follows: Landmddchen, Cauteren; Oros, Mr. Muhlmann; and Jagu, Mr. Blass. The libretto of Manru is based upon a Polish novel byKraszewski, called Chata za wsia, or The Cabin behindthe Wood.
The standard operas, their plots and their music; . s. TJlana Frl. Krull. Hedmg Frl. von Chavanne. Urok Herr Scheidemantel. Asa Frl. Kammer. The first performance in this country was given in NewYork, February 14, 1902, with the following cast of the abovecharacters: Manru M. von Bandrowski. Ulana Mme. Sembrich. Hedwig Mme. Homer. Urok Mr. Bispham. Asa Miss Fritzi Scheff. The other parts were cast as follows: Landmddchen, Cauteren; Oros, Mr. Muhlmann; and Jagu, Mr. Blass. The libretto of Manru is based upon a Polish novel byKraszewski, called Chata za wsia, or The Cabin behindthe Wood. The scene is laid in the Tatra Mountains on theborder of Hungary, In a hut in these mountains lives Manru,a gypsy, who has abandoned his own people and Asa, hisgypsy love, for the sake of Ulana, daughter of Hedwig andbelle of the village, whom he has married and taken to thislonely spot. She also has been disowned by her people andtheir only associate is Urok, an ugly dwarf, who is in lovewith Ulana. Her mother promises to forgive her if she will. Bispham as Urok Bandrowski as Maiiru Photos^ Copyrii^ht, Aim^ Ditpotit Sembrich as Ulana PADEREWSKI 221 leave Manru, but she refuses. She confesses to Urok thatManru is growing restless and she fears the Wanderlust hasseized him. At her bidding the dwarf mixes an herb potionwhich is to revive Manrus love. The second act discloses Ulana rocking her child in thecabin. Manru is at work in his smithy and Urok is tauntingthe two. While bitterly lamenting that he ever left his peopleand longing to return to his old wandering ways, he hearsJagu, one of the band, approaching and playing on hisviolin to bring him back to his band and to Asa, his old rushes to meet him; Urok appears bringing the potionwhich he gives to Ulana; Jagu labors with Manru and begshim to return, but Manru is not yet ready, however, to leaveher, and Jagu departs; subsequently he drinks the potion andhis love is restored for the time at least. In the last act
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