New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-03
NyELo,s GARDEN.
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plays he produces there may som.ulAc' oe quts-
ton, for managers in America are rot expected to
weigh in advance the literary merits OF IL drars
but there never can be any about The snCip'noIt
style in which he presents them 10 the public Dur
ing his term Of administration ne has offered AZ
almos, uninterrupted series Of as brilliant scenic
rrsc,acles ss ever were Witnessed upon the Metro.
poliau Eta e---" Faust sni Marguerite" Leah, {"
"gstalela." " Tie Euchantruss," aud otler.. II
lie true that nooe Of these have possessed y.icpisI
value apart ON The opportunities thsy Afforded fj,
decorative effect, but for hat, Of course Ur. WAeat-
ley is 10. likely 20 10 held responsible 10 be COR
geous aud grand TO the limits Of canvas and coz
,rmo is ,bs aim on which us niud is tx d; aud il,
"TAe Dukes Motto" which was produced .4si
Monday nigh. with upqushed success, lie bas ac-
c1mphsEsd . c0lmn lion Of theatrical gorgeous n,ss
ard grandeur compsroi with which lis previous
achievements become lumiuaTies Of sec0uG, third or
fourth magnitude.
"I'he Dukes Motto" is plsy OF very iDferio-
but ri the time very effective French claer.
II ranks amen. dramas as OF the earlier novels
Of Alexander Dumas r-Lk IN literature. il relies
seely upon The rapid eNciismens Of i's action End
ihe DoOLess Of ia incidents FOR 10 chances OF Icpu-
lnty. y l.byIiatLioe plot e fabricated, th.ouS
which the spectator ia hurried with velocity that
leaves him breahsss at every turn, aud renders him
for the tins quite iusenrile to the tact that ali Ties.
INDUSTRIOUS Cithcultes ard embdrrsss meus are ssdd-
aousiy prepared 70 peTpieS bin TO the apex Of cur-
os.ty, AID then 70 lie swept away al single umeiy
stroke. Thus the characters become ~ regular IN.
tsivas involved in hopeless iuu aud despair; whep
sadd My, by utterly .mlos.bie device, gloon.
vani.les, Gld prosperity is Restored. Through tbeee
ias,uious itornalous tue story Of The Duke's
Motto" struggles for foar acs, concluding naturally
with situation Of more irredeemsble wretchcdness
than any before, which is at once uansagured inc
scs,acy by tie moe, radiant and euiivsuing incidents
Of tie evening.
Thee are days Of powerful research and ndustri.
GUS OK ploTation. The cour5e Of tie White ME ha,,
within two years, been accurately traced, and the
problem OF is source 2c toriiHtve.y solved. II IL
mol without sentiment Of euulsuou therefore, .ts'
VIC eitem,. brief narrative Of tue plot Of "Thc
Dukes N to-" Ii IL pursuing lis ior,uoas snt
tangled channel, VIC should overlook some Of ~,
triDutaries the omission will lie psrdoned Several
Of these might indeed. be drotiei and never missed
- aIla2l Is their abundance. IL may be well "
premise that the conditions Of the fret performance
were en;1sntly favorable. Tie thca,er was crowd.
Cd by al audience which had been peramed toto
good humor before the RE Of the curtain bv daini.lr
s>ented programmes IN which floral odors contended
for supremacy With aromatic pLra-eolopy. Tue
sceDs Gst disclosed was that OF tie interior OF
Ylench inn upon Tie Spanish frontier, where pro.es
sonal soldiers and amateur cut-thruats are carousi
70 fra,eual coufGeDce-among them IN Ir.su
BIZ Mr. W. Collins. A scheme il revealed TO, the
s.ass.aaiion 81 The Duke &c Neyers (Nr. /. dor.
dams 81 tie ius'igr.on OF powerful enemy, tie
Primo. ce Gouzacnes i!r, L. X. Shewell) WIKI
lis suljsc, is under discussion Csptsin &C LsQaf-
1ers Or. ". Wbeailoyj an iaIpeaoas and 10, over
,c.upulo.s young cavalry oh,er bursts H. full d lie
personal gliefs .-aius De Nevers, of which be q
Gree prJ.e.ds ~ deliver biu..ef wit. yolabe cler
e.. Tie Duke has gors'e1 hir az SWORD, lay. aud
be has cbaIIec9sd tie Dake. 4 mse,ing, Or he an
roan.es, is GEed for that vel! evening lis c3m-
rsuioDs detecting an opportunity by which busiless
usy jiGieoEtiy be miu- ied with pleasure, I.oros,
IT,. he sian ioin them in tler uiurderous enter
Prise; bg Lasaidsre, VINO even a. hat period of Ii,
lie i,Boi 50 much Of a Fcoludtel g. lie might BE-
promptly declines, aad aiLer rai3g then for their
4
rms away to eljJy liz little dud uoms'rs.ed. 4
eonysuian; rope is discovered, however, by which
.he entire parry escape through tie window Win ,hs
exec pto1 Of C'uicSfergus, who touched by Lag.
HIdere's risn.iuots, r-nouIces his inquiiies ali
N a heap, and dcYoles himself then ceforward
10 virtue iud ~ own 70 wards. The scene changes
70 tie from. exterior oftle i'm. Lagalierc is,uug,
Is met By the Prince &c GoIzagues and bis meuial,
Esop q Huuch5acl (AIr G. KingslaudD. who, mir.
tskry him for one Of The braves, direct him 70
spprosch q certain window Of tie Chateau de Cay
lns 70 represent himself as the Duke snd to receive
spsrcel from the bands Of lady who awaits hun.
TINS appeals 70 Lagsrdesos love Of adventure. and
be consents. The next rcpresenis the fosse oil
tie Chateau On one side Of tho stage are the walls
AID towers Of the castle, and On the other tho tide
exterior o. the inn, with the oIen window through
which the Landtti ESCAPED and tie rope still hang
Ing from it. Lsgsrdsre fu'flls his instruction. ND
receives from the Duchess 10 Nevers q parcel OF
comfortable dimensions, which presently is discoy-
cred 10 consist Of a very little naDt, and tie doc.
anents proving lie Legitimacy. Here we confe,s 10
tlight confusion US regards to Object
o. It's cldld-bearpg-awayi but the idea
srpear 10 be that The marriage Of the
Duke and Duche,s reqp.ies 10 he concealed, pur.
pose with which the te.l-L4le pfoseLce Of Infancy
would conflict. De Neyers next appears, s;oiiing
Tor biz dael but Lasardere, in whom the milk OF
humanity has suddenly been stirred presents the
child, xllAils matters with partial iucdi,y. and,
SscoyeTiDg by accident the escape Of tie a1sssIns,
Volunteers 10 stand by the Duke 10 his impending
pel No sooner IL this agreed upon than tie attack