Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-30

The NV DRAMA OF EDITB. To-NIGHr-Ma
tda Heron vail prodnce at the thelter TO night.
her new drama OF Edith. or the Elrl's Daughter,
which met in New York with the most unqualified
success. the houses being crowded to sunocaiion
nightly, and hundreds were unable To obtain ad-
mission. IL j. full of startling attractions and
withal "A great deal of comic element is intro.
duced. and We anticipate that our citizens will.
this evening. witness performance unequaed
upon the American stage Matilda Heron plays
the part of Lady Edith (and is said to be one Of
her most effective chaiacters.) Mr. Vincent fills
the role of country Justice, (Obedah Grant;)
Miss Mccarthy that 1f Mabel keath, and Mr..
Riley Alfred Morleigh: the other characters will
be cast by the full strength of the company. We
give below the plot of the drama:
Lady Edith Severn, the poor daughter of an
Earl, marries Alfred M0rleigh for love. Sir
Mortimer Rashton, who has also loved Edith
and is "A pretended friend OF her husband sets
himself 10 work 10 seduce her affections from their
true allegiance In this he does not succeed, but
piques her vanity and ex"ites her jealousy by
giving such a misrepresentation OF perfect limo
cent circumstances and the conduct OF her hus
band. "a to attain his develish purpose Mabel
Keith, Alfred's playmate and friend from child
hood has brother, Richard who j. unlustly ac-
cused of murder. and being pursued. comes
secretly TO Alfred who is lawyer, Tor counsel.
| This nece>states much private conversation be-
tween Mabel anu Alfred. lie even leaves the
altar on his wedding day. with Mabel. TO hcili-
tate the escape of her brother. OF one of their
interviews, all relating to the affair OF Richard,
| the lempter brings the Earl's daughter 20 be a
| spectator jealousy and wounded fire exert their
SWAY and the Serpeut's venom has done It's work
They iv to Paris plunge into the votex of cissipa-
/ ton. aud the usual result eusues
Rashton sated, tires of his victim She out
ragged demands the iul6lment of his VOW To marry
her. on receivin. the news OF her divorce. He
refuses Insults her with the offer of gold which
/ she filings back with curse of aw ful imprecatOn.
! Remorse ensues, she resolves to seek her old
/ home the home of Alfred, (who, meantime. has
married Mabel Keith and there to see her chill
| dren and die She assumes the disguise OF n
| governess and comes beneath the root once all
her own One of her children. the eldest, a boy,
is sick. and dying. She nurses him. and all the
mothers heart which is all the while breaking,
flows forth with full affection toward her little
| charge This combination of incidents in the sit
| uatiOn il may readily be conceived. affords np-
portunty for much touching acting. Edith
hanging over the death bed of her child. is rec
! ocnized bv her husband ami she dies, having oh
tanned from her husband forgiveness and pardon
In the course Of the last scenes o! the play, II Is
made known that the real murderer. for whom
poor Richard was mistaken was Rashton, and 4
tableau representing him the scaffOld. Is shown
in the back ground, at the moment OF Edith''
death. and the fall of the curtain.