New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-10
BROADWAY THEATER.
MRS. JULIA DEAN HAYNE.

ariLoi6se and heroine On saturday night II vss re-
pes,ed The curtain telling The close of engage
4 ent which, to judge from the sppesrsace of the
h. nae Oh the evenings When we wsrs present. mus,
have ko.re - the management. a. well the actress
most PLEASANT fun
ia strange, this wondrous fancy which our Amer
lean authors and suihoIesses exhibit for laying their
,oeue in some distant land, and pctang the feelings
and msnpers Of peop pie Of whom they know nsashf.
Hrmaa nature it is true Is the same everywhere, but
|, wess in dtferen. lands different c5lors and CON.
ple,ionr. One would cay that Americans might draw
sufficient inspiration from the scenery, incidens and
character Of their land, without forever carrying
M TO Mattua and such places over sea- No auth y,
b. he drsmatst novels, ana the novelist Is bu's
close, ersmatist, from Shakespeare in tracey 10
Sberdsn in comedy, from Fielding and Scott to
Dickens AID Tbaekersy, or our own Cooper ever won
fam. save in holding up the mirror to the manners
and pictuiDg the story and scenery of his Own land
The scene OF Mary Of Msntu, is laid near the gave
OF Romeo and Juliet, 1t the court Of certain Duke
who is srony nous The same mystery which hangs
around this Msp'usn sovereign eDshrouds also tho
Of his reign. This mysteriousness throws from The
outset q delightful haIo Of romsnse around the psr-
Torrance hch ls heightened by the introduction into
court of sn Itslisn kaieht with the peculiarly Spanish
z.
ary. We presume from that country. Indeed, in the
sekcop Of her generally the auth 'ress exhibits
.lsrpe and cosmopolitan freedom. We have snfreds,
I6ors ard Bisnoss, and there is hardly popular
MAY which has resson for ealousy c,m plain Of
neglect Now it so happens ihst this un'pecifed sndun
dated Duke Of Msntus before he dies, makes bis
property to bis daughter Mary Mary is informed on
her fathers death bed that she has iegidmse 'is
ter. not in this instance eutted 70 f.itys apology
Of only being very small enc How or sheDcs this
attn, s,na the Duchets MN. 3 10. tod, Her fafher
,m,ly commands her to her care B ancs-for such Is
the bar siristers namelike many womsa so born tore
vepee u WORLDS wrong, ID ambitious an tie 'chsreus.
be. NEE Jealous o. her slsters power aad nstisst
cnn.n;rscy sgsJst he throne. The better to &C 'ou
pli.h her cbje,t, she invites valiant youth of the
pane of Leon, whom she loves TO become the leader
Of this rebel ious bard. 1t hsppens, however, ss
our sders will doubtless ssrmise, and A. no doubt
ever will be in such playe that Leon is In love with
Nsrv who retu ns his affection This being the case,
Lem. On rceivig the message to sSend lady It
night naturally ex peets to meet his Mary, bus to his
sstsrshment finds Bisn,s, who ofe,s him her hand If
be will on u1ite in her ambitious prcjsct. Whis
Leon, like Lubin Of old, is biiOg his fingers aud
thumbs, most sadly perplsIed toe Prime Minister
of ire Duchess, who has discovered the plot
ss,an and arrests the conspirators, with Leon
:, thu had The Duchess, on hearing OF Icons
Arrest Il l., rown into great sorrow and excitement
On the one ban., duty to her country impels her to
punish the traltor on the other, the besngs Of her
heart plead in his behslf Scenes ri excensnt follow
thick. trumpet sounds. A Noisnerh Emoasstdor
arrives, though travelling was not conven.<n W hese
days. The Emperor of Germany thestsns Inc
veal of Mantus depends on her vindicsdng the
sacredIess of Royalty. The Prime Minister and the
rest OF the Cabinet are in CONSERVATION when 81 tdeny
this Mokanns lifts the vail and declares himself the
great Prince Leon Ho presto and the scene chsuges
end dsIkpess disappears. The peoples aaxety is
removed, the Prime Miosters fears disps led, the
Northern Embssssdor Leon becomes Prince Consort
of Msntus and the husband Of a very beautiful
woman, and the curtain fails . happy and con-
tented cOmpany-sJ, save Blanca, In whom, a. the
villain Of the peoe, ecesssrily take much interest,
tut of whose fate We are lot told. We presums size
got her 10 nunhery, the usual refuge in Msnua for
disappointed dsnsels.
Here al d there in May Of Msntus' We fad 8 few
playful alterations made In history, time, nsme and
place. bat of what matter such bagsels 50 that the
usual amount Of love scenes and habrssdth escapes
Ne counted As q maiden aspiration, taken as
things aye in tbese dull days, the play Is highly
cIed able effort We had the pOetical skies of Man
tus, q dyiBg Duke bequeathing bis crown to his
daughter, bat fearing that its weight may crush bis
pale, pale flower" as he feelingy calls an negitimse
sister full Of revepge conspiracy, love Of two sisters
for the same man, metsmorphoss OF Leon into
Prince denounent, and the other terrible elements
that make up strong play; ms'ersi enough 70 Nil
a cauldroI-sye two-but not m srshs Cd and dressed
with corresponding skill or correctness. The play
exhibits miniature panorama Of death, revenge am
bition, and the like, which with many, perhaps toe
multitude ave in Themselves effective but tbs ekhi-
biiop lacks grace and the tsblssux srtnhc beauty.
Startling incidents tumble crudely on the stsge to
make their bssty bow and give way to fresh
pack Of the same SORT We sTe constantly
surprised, always pleased, in looking on besuafa
woman when Mrs. Hsyne appears, bat the sentiment
atty Of the deathbed scene did not move, the fsrocy
Of the conspiracy scene did DO, app the intensity OF
the love sceIes did not thrill u.
Then the pictures presented Of the court OF Msntus
are full Of such facie ircorreDes as to IKE all the
Gonzsgas turn in theb gravss aud protest against this
Islander upon their reputation for briHancy. UnEke
all the other isry bellies of Asntus Ms-y weeping
Msdopns az meek az q lamb, as loving as dove. II
Is indeed quite refreshing to mee In county like
Italy, Sc glowing with imagination, SO uosophlsiicsted
s!oupg woman pale with devotion. Then Blanca
is evidently one of the strong minded ones OF
Mantua, a fierce opponent Of the theories
of Nautilus, an enthusiastic sdmrer OF the principles
of Mscohisvei, full of passion, and very volcano o.
ambition. But there is q Northern rudeoess aoout
this woms. which slightly clashes With the velVety
atmosphere Of M.n.us. She disclose' her love iof
Leon with the slumy vehemenes OF an old hussa',
and she ,ushes into niracy with ali the Jury Of