New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-01

every evennS A.. ..ools nv MANY
Than could get into the house went 70 h'u hones,
Thes,er on Saturday night, il beng Tue "u""as lI.
night Of Miss Keene. Her irehO' '"'"
and crammed the house. ,,. c.,., rr,ro, If
- Pc ,ovel "White Lies Whether or
n Cts~,o. RAade stole the material Tor his Oook
,V' M - NAV we don't know and at thus pres
-, PARTICULARLY care; merely remaikng
e"' We w. rom which the novel was made rs a.
'"1' 49, nlay that was made from the novel, 1t
So .n admirable production. The novels OF
-. pe.ae are all very dramatic in their construc-
81 tho work Of reducing them 10 plays sirnpl-
g ;,soT IN little more than the mere excson OF the
-.,-.,;va and descriptive portions. "Whlte Lies
,~o.o,,s neculiar facilities TO the dramatist from the
on,,py of the story and the fewness of the chsrac-
g ard the intimate connection there must neces-
.iv he between the various fortunes OF these people.
Ia he sure. Nr Reades geographical wsnderlnSs are
ssvde as ever and his characters range rom France
,o Foypt with the same facility that in Never too
1s.a 10 Mend they rove from Berkshirtto Australia.
Rrt q. 6ramatists have knack Of feconcling ncon-
s,;tjes in time by imagining supposed lapse OF forty
nv twenty wears as the case may be- It IS not to be
.,c,.oand that a few hundred miles more or less Of
,stude or longitude should battle their ingenuity Iu
sbis case however the nattenton Of Mr.. Cyril Tur-
ner 10 his localities begets confusion, and the un
initiated auditor, being unaware that some OF the
scepes OF given act are on the banks Of the Rhine
and others at Beaurpaire, in Brittany, is occasionally
sghtly puzzled TO account for things. On tho whole
however the dramGtzation is excelent-every cha
rser Of any note in the novel being preserved in the
play the strong dramatic points Of the story having
been selected with admirable judgment and specially
elaborated into telling and effective scenes.
For the convenience Of those who have net read the
book we give slight sketch of the plot The arlsto
tocratic family De Beaurepaire, consisting OF tho
Baroness and her two daughters, Josephine and
Lsure reside in Brittany, in the Chateau Beaurepaire
which at the opening Of the play is about being sold
Tor the benefit of the creditors. The purchaser is
Conmaudant Rsynsl, an officer in the army of Napo-
leon. who is as bluff as he s brave He, perceving
ths distress Of the family at the thought Of leaving
Besurepaire in that ohand style Of wooing peculiar
20 soldiers makes offer at first sight for the hand of
Josephine which is accepted Three years before
this. Josephine had been berothed 10 one Camille
Duardin, also q soldier Of France from whom nothing
had been heard directly since his departure, three
wears before. The story, however had reached Beau
repsire that Camille had proved traitor to his coun-
fry and false to his berohed which fact had induced
her to give her hand to Raynal. Raynsl had heard Il
this naa and, on nqurng Of Laure, had been told by
ber that no such person existed Lie No. i. The
marriage accordingly takes place, and in an hour after
The ceremony the happy bridegroom scuds away to
join the army in Egypt, leaving his bride with her
mother and sister at Bcaurepare. Scarcely has he
gone when Camille returns to claim his betrOthed,
bearing the intelligence that he traitor, but had
been true to bis love aud his country; that he had
been taken prisoner by the enemy and thrown into
rrisop. from which he had but just succeeded in es
Gaping Overcome by the intelligence that Josephine
is married he falls senseess and lies for many weeks
In critical state at the chateau. After his GONZALES
cence in ft Of jealous desperation, he attempts TO
lake the lives Of Josephine and himself, and is only
diverted from his purpose by her frantic avowa that
she loves him still. Perceiving however, that his
love hopeless he prepares to reon the army hoping
90 find soldiers death in battle. Just now dispatch
arrives from Egypt announcing the death Of Raynal in
notion. There seems now no obstacle to their happi-
mess and they are married, carefully cOnceang that
fact from tho baroness. Lies, q great many are
pecessaTy 10 this consumnaton. While in the fullest
enjoyment Of their welded bliss, letter comes from
Rsyns saying that wasa namesske OF his that was
killed and that he himself is not only not Dead but is
coming Immediately home. Ho comes home accord
iDgly but the facts OF the case are concealed from him.
lies great many more. Ho hears, however, that a
man has been repeatedly in his wife's sleeping
apartment and he ntercepts letter that seems to con-
firm the fact. Lsre here interposes in her sisters be-
half and says that the letter was addressed TO her. and
gives Rsyns to understand that she has been seduced
by Camille Lies, great many more. Raynal
seeks Camille, who is unaware that any decep-
hon bss been practiced upon Raynal by the
womeu but imagines that tho marriage between
himself and Josephine has been discovered, aud
that their claims to that lady must be settled by the
duelo. Raynal, still under the impression that
Camille is the seducer Of Laure, demands that
he shall mary her to cave her honor; Camille de.
Zines the poered honor Of course, but does not state
that he is already married, and TO Josephene. So
duei decided on, the time is set and they part.
Soon after their separation, Raynal hears that
Camille has been killed by fall from carriage, and
ne huIres to tell the Josephine distracted by
ihe turn affairs have taken has resolved poison her.
Self and attempts to do so, but is prevented by her
sster and Rsynal when, excited to the highest pitch
OF frenzy, she tells the whole truth. Then Camille
walks H. thus nCOntrovertby proving that he has not
been killed by his carriage adventure. Raynal re-
Hecis, and magnanimously resolves TO snnul his mar
riags with Josephene, aud leave Der Madame Dujar.
din. This he does and all ends well. Laure has a
lover Edward Ryiere who is betooled by these white
lying women, and Jacintha, servant.nsid who as
siSis them in befooing everybody, has also lover,
Dard, whom che continually employs doing little odd
jobs for the family, to prove his affection for her.
1t vii! be readily perceived that here is material for
acapta play and despite ono or two alterations from
'he story as told by Mr.. Reade Mr.. Turner has made
most interesting drama. The language is nearly all