DeMille Comic Opera Company

Twelve people in the cast. The scene is set in a forest in France during the reign of Louis XV. “The King (Alfred Kappeler),invading the woods with his suite, including the Due de Richelieu (N. K. Cafferty) meets Oliva, a shepherdess (Mabel McCane), with whom he falls in love, preserving an incognito. His tender feeling being reciprocated by the girl, Richelieu attempts a separation and as a final recourse declares the King’s identity to the maiden, who immediately forswears his affections in a melodious singing finale.”