New-York tribune., 1867-07-31
TIE DRAMA.
EEW-YCRK TuEATER.

Nobcdy's Daughter a dramatic version Of
Mise Braddons novelOf "Davola done ty Mr. Chaudos
w. c. Fulton and MT F. G. MaeGCr has been twice repre-
seDted the NewYcrk Tleatcr. We saw q last night,
when il performed before large audience, lint
greeted 10 with much and hearty applause Is popular
success may he recorded at the outset il is five act
melo.dIana, Of the sensation school, and Is 20
stuffed with honors that it cannot fail 10 delight
mersg diTc >" Miss Bradd6n must have fCd on Welsh
rrcbs and haId-ho!cd eggs foT ~ least Lgec months
before she wrote her novel OF "Diayoa' We have read
hve six Of that prolific writer's novels, but,
happily have hitherto escaped ths II the play does
Justice, which cannot doubt 80, IN remarkable
isIly morbid. Nothing could have produced il but
e mental indigestion. Murders attempts TO poison,
that cherished hero Of mcdcn fctonattcmpts n al-
z7.u2g go ;y; xy,y, z S"'"'-- {l.a
sfc mingled II MS narrative should We here prcen,
detailed description Of tie plot that was last night
We should hll o page OF this paper, instead Of a
paragraph anQ be ne occasion Of 1Lture Nightmares 20
llanation be si9yea. The subject Of Lady LvenlerLs
woes ana L"ikspGIs moving accident. is too mar.
rowing. Bat the GGGTGtsts nave treated the subject
very well indeed II s easy 10 zee how tho several
telling points Of tie novel could have been better made
a plenty Il ,ablcaus TGat % o. the 1''' ,hlfd
Scene rtreseuts gabns ht @ IN tu GgyS ogcraiion lf
is said TO be an absolute picture from c aud there is
realty IN Us incidents which strongly besptaks s truth
depicted. Nor is this business eXtTaneous N n part
Of The play. ana il essential 10 H. Ts rare ne rt in
dramas Of tits order Whether sCch dramas are desirable
Is another matte, and one upon the consideration Of
which cannot now cutCr. The managers have made
every cXertOn 20 put tho play upon the Ia az coc
tive manner. MISS Reynolds enaCts the heroine and
evinccs those and fine talents depicting char
acer and interpreting emotion, which have vOn her 10
high professional rank. Nj Mortimer truthful and
excellent az L0Tksp. OF the acting and q other mat
uggested ty this drama must speak when greater
leisure serves.
BROADWAY THEATER.
Mr.. w. j. Florence Will commence an engage
appearing, IS presumed, in Mr.. RObeItsOn's drama Of
Caste which lately made success ia London.
TIE FOREIGN DRAMA.
The LoRdOa PdH MGH Gazette of the 18th
inst gives tho following rather startling theatrical item
An attempt has been made TO blow mp the tleateT al
Exeter 1ne representative OF Mr.. Bolton the lessee
visited the place at O'Clock, and saw that everything
safe. Two hours ateTward little g'rl who lives In
the house attached 10 the theater noticed light inside
the pit door. She gave ALARM aud Tho police, with
some persons connected with the theatcr arrived IL
then discovered that TIC gas had been turned IN all
parts Of tie Rusc, and burners at the pit ana box
entrances it, Had this continued two hours longer ter
rbc explosion must have occurred Tie keys Of the door
al box entrance, which hung lust inside,
missing they must have been stolen while the pit
door open The day. The deed Eust have been per
perded By wei acquainted with the premises,
and suspicion attaches 10 a person formerly connected
with tie thcater."