Daily national Democrat., 1861-10-16

grave and the g1y, the Ch'i-tihn and the
l!e.,hen can all have their uulerst4pdiuss
improved at Armstrong;
TIE TurArrR Tie Theater was filled
again last evening. which fact goes to show
that. although several miserable companies
have. in times past LETT here with empty
pockets and long faces. good company will
te always sure Of liberal treatment at the
hands Of our people .r B-chanau was Ed
somevA., better voice shan cu Bis opening
night. aud gave Us some Gue touches ol a-,
Is CLsrlos 1e Moor. The audience cordial s.
appAal,l ,hs rruu.reatpoia,. ma3cly him.
The Ccaa, 5- Noer o. Pope. ana Francis o.
Nr Nayo. were wort. 81 of i.-a praise THE
rieee was wen ac'el throughout Tonight
Nil be presented e lea f.ay written e1-
pressiy icr Nr. B4elar4a and BE daughter
ly tile literary editor 1. ,A- New York
Leader. IAs sydney Herald tAus notices It's
first representation In Australia,
On Friday evening drama was produced
on the boards of the Victoria Iheater by Mr.
himself and his daughter, ty enc of the first
literary men in American, entitled The
Plelian's Daughter, or Fathers y eugeaEce.
As the production OF q new drama in sgd
uey is an event of some rarity in our theat-
rical annals, and as the piece in question eN-
hbits with faithful earuestne,s the struggles
of an energetic old man to rescue his daugh-
ters honor from reproayh, it viii not lie
uLnteresting to the patrons Of the drama TO
have some idea Of its plot, and TO Uc enabled
50 fix Che chief features Of q tragedy in
which some Of the nUJlest feelings Of hu
manity are portrayed with very consider
able pow er. and from which beautiful moral
may he easily drawn Its representation on
Friday evening was witnessed by very
crow "a audience, and sudcrstand that a
desire has been generally oppressed, that in
spite Of the fact that the hours of Mr. and
Miss Buchauaus stay amougs Us are num-
berel It's performance may be repeated be-
fore they quit the colony.
The scene Of the play Is laid in Baden
Germany, obout tue year 1850. The in
dleuls. although uyt marked hy any s'rik-
ing variations from the ordinary circum-
stances of human passion and creation, are
full of points Of deep interest and startling
eomb.naton Raymond Of Wolm5arg, SON
Of the Iuke Of +. d-o. accidentally meet,
while Oh hunting excursion in the Old
forest. with - dlughter of aO ex-merchaut
of Baden, previously ruined 10y nice and
refined sense of Justice during commercial
crisis. With thl- young lady he falls in love.
The art,ess maiden, named Hilla, recpro-
cate the yoaug Princes feelings, and the in
ttrcourse between the youthful lovers pro-
eresses FOR sometime; until at last reports
reach the Dukes ears to Ihe effect, that bis
sou Is guilty Of a l1iSoi, Whi,liuteuuHs hi,
attention 90 business, and looks liat ~ con
nection calo.l4tel to bring dishouor on the
proud old dUcal house OF Baden The Duke
to prevent "a result So fatal to his pride in
si,ts on the Prince marrying the daughter
Of an iilUsriols family, aud at first, TO som,
extent succeeds. Raymond makes an etfor
to trent with IIlll. The surprising ten,
derness Of The devoteltirl illustrates this in
teniion, AMI be determines to make th
maiden az tle forest bis wife at all risks
even at the loss Of the ducal inheritance
Oien Cliias father) suspects the Prince
integrity, and a series Of scenes, emhodyin
the honorable OLD mans anguish at his daugh
er's unhappy love- ana the development
q deadly Vengeance against Raymond follow
AT last the Prince offers 10 marry Hi.d'
and the day or rather the night is fixed 70
n private marriage at the monastery q
Lnchaus. the hour arrives. the lc,rothe,
pair stands before the altar, the priest
Father Paul, who has been engaged to per
form the holy rite, proves himself an enemy
and in The name Of The Duke of the Church
and Of God, prevents the marriage. 4 seem
Of grand but agonizng interest ensges, il
which O3en again accuses The Prince O
insiucerity and tgeaehery. and attempts &
stab lin, but is prevented ly Father Paul
lie subsequently, meets Raymond, accuse
him in language fun oi vthemtuce and ven
geanee Of lis supposed iudle.ity; finally at
tacks him and gives him what he conceive
to be fatal wound Raymond, he.ieyin.
himself dying, gives utterauce to his ioya
attachment to uiida and couyiuces the hal
frantic old man he las been deceived. Ode
then turns his irrepressiJle rage against Ill
Duke Of Baden, whom he ultimately en-
counters uphrails, attacks, and slays, final
ly putting an end to his own life This out
line only determines the trogjcol circum
stannces of the play. All the minor Incl
dents, the growth of passionate attachmer
in the young lovers, the friendly or advers
Interference Of friends, the herosm Of til
young Prince in doing justice to the teauti
ful Hilla can only be understood from
perusal Of the drama or from witnessing il
representation. The larguage Of the ellie
characters is always suitable and Otter
reaches high point of poetic grandeur
quite equal to anything in the Rowe an,
Otway style.
DAVID ToD OF Onro.-The Republicans Q