The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-26

0ctavans. who follows Adagisa into Normas presence.
BE gets roundy rated BY the priesess bat the upsho
him up to the Gaus. They have great deal Of inter.
esting conversation about Rome, virtue love- poetry
Act two opens az de Galiic camp whore the soldiers
gamble, quarrel aght and express their disgust with
the prevailing QUIET. The next day Norma promises
Conversation between octavian and Norna--love Of
course being the main theme. Scene three Ia Druid
cal grove where Rudiger and other Druids prepare
observe the ancient rites, but Norma amongst
them and threatens them.
Act three opens at Ostavan's tent in which he aud
Acirs have consultation, and Acilius promises Octa
Wan Office that, to wit Of Proeonsul, IL Norma's
to make Roman province OF Gaul sh all succeed
OUT
In and INDUCES in very free and ungentle
manly talk with Norma Octavian comes back and causes
Arnuf to be arrested and promises that he shall be
sent to Rome and the habea corpus suspended there
Scene two is held where Kudiger and the other
Druds Adalgisa and women, and GartIan and soldiers
Act four brings 10 the exterior Of the Proconsurs
palace, TO portion of which he makes the whole pub
lie welcome Rudger enters, disguised as begear, and
OF his property by eruption Of the extinct volcanoes
of Auvegre and that he had been carried to United
States by Capt NJ Pinto, Of the ship John Brown, ia
charity These facts duly certified to by several per-
IONS who know nothing about the matter Rudlger
ohlquzes over the bad condition of Drudism, which
is about as low down democracy In New Hampshire,
and he refuses TO believe it is it is just may
suppose that President Pierce had reliance the
early returns from the Granite State. This is very
long in which most Of the characters have
or less to say and the march OF the piece considerably
advanced. The sslove passages" between and
Adagisa become interesting. The pretty little vestsl
agrees to away from the temple and to break her
which affords very fine prospect to Mr. Proconsul
Octavian Scene second is at Nornias house, and here
things come to a crisis ct sort Of hand gallop
She comes down upon him in language OF Nhe
" strong minded woman stamp, until Octavian, his
patience quite lost, and naturally ve1ed at having
lost two pretty womer tells her that he Is still Procon
su and that he Will have her, and take her to Rome,
whether she will 90 there not. Miss a. threatens
stab herself, and Norma calls her "hapless maid"
which size is not likely to be much longer Arnulf who
Is always towering around when mischief Is to be done
comes in to the women and takes them off to the Gaul
for The purpofe Of getting up war.
Act i've opens with the defeat of tie Romans of
having been regularly Hummuxed" by q Octa-
Wan is about to A himself but Ohio advises him not to
give up the ship In that way, and easily. They 20 off
and the Gauis come in headed by Eudger who great
ly elated at the prospect oil rehabilitation OF Drudism,
and says that Norma must die size SHOULD oppose it,
scene two lie urudical temple to which enters Norma,
who talks big to herself and warmly to Adalgisa.
BY andbye Octavian Is brought in a prisoner. 0cta-
Wan asks for sudden death, but Norma offers to save
his life IL he will to give up all pursuit of Adagisa
but he will not promise She enteavors to release him,
however, but Rutgers party have the power and viii
not "gve 1t up so.' Ambrose interferes, whexeupon
Arnulf attempts to stab Norma and hits 0ctavan and
Norma falls dead on the proconsurs body The curtain
falls aud erennt 0m1.cs.
Such ID The Prestsss" It does not amount to
much, being meagre in plot with small originality and
almost dead level in point OF language It would suit
Mrs. farley exactly IL il so cold aud classical" Bat,
es plays that very painful in reading very
agreeable the STAGE this may prove to be OF tire
her. AI,GOMA.