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"On his journey he is met and recognized by another tribe as one of their enemies, is captured and condemned to death, but Atala, the daughter of the chief, falls in love with him, and, in spite of a Chris- tian vow of celibacy which she had made to her mother, aids in his escape. Together they fly to the wilderness, where they wander in a vain search for friends. "While resting in the forest, they discover that the mother of Atala was at one time the wife of Lopez, and on this discovery their mutual love is about to overcome the scruples of Atala, when, in the midst of'a terrible storm, a thunderbolt shatters the tree under which they are resting. Atala believes that this is a miracle to save her. "As the storm clears, a priest from a nearby settlement appears, searching after any of his flock who may have been lost. He takes Chactas and Atala home with him, where he promises to instruct Chactas in Christianity, but Atala, struggling between her vow and love ''GIRLoffhe GOLDEN WEST" PUGGINrS LATEST OPERA First performance in any country, early in December, by the Metropolitan Opera Co., New York Followed by performances in Boston, by the Boston Opera Co.; in Chicago, by the Chicago Opera Co. Vocal Score and separate numbers, vocal and instrumental, in preparation BOOSEY & COMPANY, 9 East Seventeenth Street NEW YORK CITY 1687 TORREY, BRIGHT &z: CAPEN CO. FINE ORIENTAL CARPETS AND RUGS English Wilton and Brussels Carpets Imported Axminster Carpets Woven to Order, Any Size, Any Colors Domestic Wilton and Brussels Carpets and Rugs Inlaid Linoleums Torrey, Bright CS, Capen Co. 348-350 W^ashington Street Boston, Mass. 1688 — — for Chactas, takes poison and dies just as the priest is telling her that the Church would not be so intolerant as to hold her to her vow." Mr. Curry says of his composition : " I hoped at first to write an opera on the subject of Atala, but found it practically impossible to find a librettist in this country, and decided finally that Chateaubriand's story was of doubtful stage value. I had sket<ihed several themes, and concluded to use them in the way of a Symphonic Poem trying to express the emotions of Chactas and Atala, at the same time giving a somewhat folk-song character by using more or less characteristic themes and rhythms. "The piece opens with an introduction suggesting the loneliness of Chactas, and leads to an allegro theme of a dance-like character, ex- pressing the buoyancy of the free Indian. The next main theme is Indian (The Old Man's Love-song), and is used to express the love of Chactas and Atala. There is a closing theme of heroic nature and in addition several motives, the principal one of which is heard in the in- troduction and several times later, typifying the vow of Atala. 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