New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-06
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 8, 1861

gan, repeats the plan and tells her if she will get
Hardress to send him his glove the path will be
made clear. A!frghted at FIRST at the very thought
pity and humanity at last suecumb to pride and
ambition, she leaves the apartment returns with
the glove which she has obtained without her sons
knowledge, and Daddy Mann departs on his cruel
errand. Meanwhile Ann Chute rides across to ln-
vestigate the mystery Of the cottage; sees the
Colleen Bawn, who, after some questioning, con-
fesscs that she is married to him, no name having
been mentioned, when just az she is about to
show her marriage certificate Mann enters and re-
minds her of her oath. lie then informs her that
she is to meet him that night, when he will conduct
her to Hardness. Ann Chute, fancying she has de.
tected Daly's villany, meets Hardness and tenders
him her hand and fortune.
At night, in the midst of fearful storm, Daddy
Mann with Ely cross the lake. He allows the
boat to drift into the Devils Cave, which Myles
has just left to get his gun in case Of interruption
in his pefarioas occupation. Daddy Mann then
demands the paper from her. She refuses to break
her oath and he casts her into the water. Mylcs,
returning, sees him on the rock, fires, and then
rushing forward to see what he has killed, finds the
corpse of his loved Colleen Baum. Daddy Mann,
though sorey wounded succeeds in reaching his
cabin, where, while his mother has gone to the
priest, Corrgan enters, hides himself and thus
overhears Daddy's confession to Father Tour. EE-
ulting at the prospect of revenge upon the proud
Cregans, he procures a warrant for the arrest Of
Hardress on the charge Of murder, and arrives at
Castle Chute just as the marriage ceremony is to
be performed between Ann and her cousin. The
house is broken into by the solliery and Harircss
secured. Corrigan makes, his statement, which he
endenvors tofrove by the testimony Of the priest
| and Daddy Mann's mother. Mrs Cregan, horror
struck at the position in which she has placed her
darling son, conTesses that she took the fatal glove
without her sons knowledge and that she alone is
guilty.
| At this moment My'es enters leading in Ely
O'Connor, whom he had succeeded in saving from
watery grave. Need we say more? Hardness
| clasps lis wife to his bosom; DAILY, exonerated
from the charge of duplicity, renews his suit 10
Ann Chute, with what succegG we leave it to the
sagacious reader to Judge, while the crestfallen
Corrgan escapes from the castle only to fall in the
hands Of the nnriate peasantry, and the last thing
we hear Of him lie is going through hydropathic
| course of treatment in the horse pond.
Ia performing this most difficult of literary tasks
| viz: dranatjzing novel, Mr.. Bourcicault has eX.
hbied his usual tact and knowledge of the drama
The characters lose nothing Of their interest in his
version, with, perhaps, the exception Of Ann
Chute, who is made to appear hoydon and rude
school girl i'll the first Two acts, while in the third
she becomes a vulgar Virago. The play is thor
oughly and truly lrish there being undereurrent
Of quiet dFollery throughout, while it is free from
the extravagant buiroonery that usually charac
terizes would,bc limitations Of Hibernian life ant
manners. Mr.. Collins enacted Tyles az we believe
no other Irish comedian in this country could have
done, his enleavors being mostably supported in
deed, we have never seen hfr. DoEar's company at
tempt any set OF characters with such universal
satisfaction. The scenery excellent, especially
in the Devils Cave where the effects produccd were
| painfully real. Altogether, q The Colleen Bawn ;
| il decided success.