New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-03
LAURA KEENE' s. THEATER.
THE NEW IRISH DRAMA.

The Internationally fire succe 8 of the Colleen Bawn
at this house last gave an impulse TO the 30
called hsh drama, of which the fret fruits were on
Monday pgt presented to the public in the shape OF
new sh drama in three acts with the comprehensive
| tile of Aeen Aroon or The Lady of Glaumirei u
| tale Of CouI ty Cork. The author is Mr.. L. b. De
Walden who has been much successful in this,
| than in his former attempt, the Monkey Boy. Toe
new play is illustrative of Irish peasant life and man.
ners has some caotal sketches of sh character ant
gives occasion the scenic artist to display his powers
| in the delneation Of Irish scenery. The plot runs
| thus:
Aileep called Aroon, which credibly Informed
is pure Celtic darling, has just married B,rrsdan,
wealthy Landowner and the opening scene dis 'os-s
an ssmbase of the tenants who have been convoked
az an nn for the purpose Of RisiDg welcome TO the
msster who ia ju't bringing his bride TO his home Inc
happy couple enter and at the "a ne tne the mutter-
j. gs of coming sorm heard, and tbs foster mother
OF the bridegroom no appears TO be sort OF mi
witch ansby recalls and repeats an old prophecy that
| there viii come
| "Misf rtune to Bsrrsdan's house and is kin,
Wh no T. 10 dnk9e,: aud storm, he 81 all bring
Alien who has been moved to the marriage by con-
sderstons of altitude for service once rendered her
father by her busba rather than by love- meets here
the sn 81 love- aud fearing the results OF me''-
| ing between him and her husband she urges him 70
escape The hu band diecovers that she d not marry
hin for love- AT is rthwth overco with emotions
| of sorrow and something very like humiliation. Now
| comes upon The sceDe SbaDe McCnnis, COUSIN OF
Aileen covetous, uDscrnpoous man. who desires 10
b. poss seed OF the property that Asen would
inherit in Der husband should die. In the second
ac Bal ra5an is represented as suffering under the
slow but ineurable attack OF some strange maady,
which has brought him TO the very edge of she grave
An eminent yOuog su geOn is called in who a. once
prone Unces 1t TO be case Of poisoning, aud the
compile ,r Of facts is such a. throw suspicion
nharD cir
whch sbe married him, though 10th to believe
Der guilty, ut last reluctantly her, This act
clos with the discovery that the young surgeon lie
the early lover of Aile' H. whom he, not being aware
of her husbands name bsd brought into this Dreadful
strait and with Der firm but fearful denial of guilt. Ia
the last act Aileen declares her intention of clearing
herself Of the dreadful charge agaiust her by the
Donsgh, or oaIh on the Bible at midnight mass be-
fore the pr IT all the lgregstion IL s the belief
Of the lrh peassrtry that person swearing falsely
such a solemn tine will bs visited with the instant
geance of Heaven Aeen takes the oath aud clears
henef the srspico of the priest being excited by
The conduct of Shane he too is required to take the
oatb, ano IL about to peufe himself by 80 dong,ifof
he only The guilty when The sudden entraoee of
Barradan, who ia not d. ad after all prevents him. The
knship of Shane TO the wife Of Barrad saves hi
frop punishment tie early lover Of Aileen transfers his
secii rs from her TO the sister of BarIad an and all
ell de happily.
The play ia an effective melodrama its main defect
being, the ergratliug of too many characters on a
senc or stock OF plot which yes se in certain parts of
the play TO vast deal of talk while the action OF the
piece does not progress with proportionate rapidity
Miss keene who enacts tire principal part is natural
and good Mrs. Allen, Mrs Louie H)ugh, face for
m'rly well known and most welcome no ", and Mas
COuldock, are all cast for sms parts which they do
acceptatly. Miss Polly Marshall as vulgar Attor-
neys Wife is by meaus worthy of prais though
her great defect, unfamarity with the text, will
doubtless in time be overcome Mr.. I. b. Johnston |
Carries off the PAM he enscts the character of Shane
Mc.GiDnis the would-be poisoDer with an earnest |
power, vieor, and originality that but enhance his |
weleaned reputation as one of the very best deuea-
tore of eccentric characters on the American stage |
Mesrs Peters, Barnet, and LeesOn are all good, aud
earned the earnest approval of the audience Much of
the scenery in the piece old but the concluding scene
repres' ntUg the breaking of the waves on the sea
shore is novel effect and is exceedingly beautiful
The play may be set down as a fine success.