The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-24
Laura Keene's Varieties The Marble
Heart"

This piece, which produced last night is trans
lstn by Mr.. Charles Sslby of Les Files du Marbren
which had quite in Paris three years ago. and
done in English for the Adeiph, London where it
played in 1854, Madame Celeste ssng the principal
part II also played in this city by the Frsnch
pany at Waiiacks, last summer and then failure
because only part deceny acted-tha of Voltage
by NJ Lion Patre. 1t was written Offset to ala
Dame Csmelas ''Camile''). The last named play
makes angel Of courtszan while the .tFille de
arbre" impavious to all influences except those Of
hard cash. We fear that the piece at present under
iderA,ion tells the truth nearly than the other
but the average of reliability would be somewhere
tween the two. Marco, the heroine Of the "Marble
Hear.," is loved by Raphael, young artist with
siderable nervous excitement, nice moustache, and ten
thousand francs. Marco up his francs. and then
jlts him for rich yiscount Raphael dies and we pre-
sumo that Marco marres the vscount who is after ALL
the most sensible person Of the two Raphael has two
guardian angels volaEe the editor of satircal
paper and Marie, jeune ingenue Voltage is generally
Engaged in trying to be sarcastic and Marie generally
in tears.
The plot will be SEEM is rather thin for five acts
Like Camille 1t has only one very Wrong scene, but the
dialogue generally compact and sparkling than
that Of the first named play 1t is very plain that the
moral Lesson oonveyed-that is, any moral lesson Is
conveyed in plays Of this kinds much powerful
In 1.-The Marble Heart than in Camille" But per-
verge human nature that the Raphael does not
the sympahies Of the audience to the degree that
the suerngs of Marguerite Gsuter appeal their fee
ugs Still the piece very unique and the interest
ceedingy well worked up, gradually rising to pitch of
intensity st the end Of the fourth act Its mere
was aven greater than that OF Camille
1t may be remarked, en- PEASANT, that the first act
which represents artists studio with dream wherein
his statues OF Apasa als snd Phryne are supposed to
be animated and to prefer rich old fogy to the poor
artist who has created them-has immediate bearing
upon the pot Of the piece but it exceedingly well
done and ia perhaps its mostsuccessful feature.
The acting WAS generally very good The browning
hsnors of the night must be accorded to Mr. Jordan
who played Raphael better than we have seen him
do anything before He had immense call before the
curtain at the end Of the fourth act and made
cali upon the eckst handkerchies of the irer portion
Of the audience. Miss Keere made much of Marco as
possible but the representation loses much of Its artistic
power from the responsiveness Of the character. Mr..
Dcknsons Voltage rather slow, but otherwise clever
anu Nr. Johnston made fop extravsgantly funny. We
may say word, too In praise Of Miss Annie Walters
who played Clemenne-a sort OF confdante for Marco.
1t irreproachably dressed and nicely acted. The
piece was pretty well mounted but not oostuu1ed ex
acty after the Paris mode The house was full and
people received the play with the warmest plaudits 4
Will have a