The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-28


AT Woods Museum Miss Lydia Thompson, "A
famous English actress supported by combination
burlesque company from London, viii make her
debm this evening before American audience in
the bui lesque OF 'Ixion or the Man at tine wheelu
The title and subject Of this celebrated burlesaue
which, IL Is stated, has been played over 900 nights
in Europe and Is about to be produced AT Woods
Museum, Is taken from the heather mythology and
gives ample scope for the display OF scenery, and the
treatment bestowed upon Il by its author provides
"a full and powerful cast OF characters. The bur-
lesque abounds with witty puns light and sparkling
music. and the company by whom It viii be sup
ported al Mr.. woods theatre In the highest de-
gree adapted to do fun justice To the piece Miss
Lydia Thompson - the Ixion, which character has
been played 10y her over 20 times. Miss Ada Havi.
land as Jupiter, Miss Pauline Markham as Venus.
Miss Lisa Weber "a Mercury and Mr.. Harry Beckett
as Minerva the rest OF the characters being cast
ton being placed In the hands oi Mr.. Michael Con.
nelly aud with the cha hung scenery with which the
piece IL TO he mounted brilliant success probably
awaits this latest Importation from England
''So oUGuFARgr-BEo,pwAy THEATRE.
The drama following the original story opens with
the ''yciled lady's' interview with sally Loldsra~
nj night during "a storm IN front Of the Founding
Hospital. London. Yielding To the prayer ~ the un-
happy mother sally conducts her INTO tue building
and there. wne the children are nj meal points ouf
her child, who has been named Waiter wilding.
full Of thankfulness the mother ble- ~ the beneso-
lent nurse and departs. n iapse Of years y now
supposed To take place. The lazy has died leaving
to her son moderate fortune and prosperous.
business, ana we see him with aiiorne, ana ea-
moves, he superint tending their labDr- ~ the
courtyard OF his win"-shipplng establishment nj
Cripple Corner. He has t3ken q partner aud
has advertised for n housekccper. The latter
arrives and Is startled a. recognize him the poor
founding of the hospital. AMI learns fron him that
he has inherited Na-t propert, fron The iaslt. his
mother. sally informs MIN that he N not the real
Walter Wding for the hoy pointed out Ia the lal,
had been adopted and removed by swiss family.
bat that he, having arrived the next day. had r..
ceved the vacant name. The distress vi mimi
caused by this discovery, acting On feeble constl.
tuition. throws him on u sck bed and he dies. he
queathng TO his friend the task OF discovering the
righiful heir This George Nendale. the friend snd
partner In question conscicntIOuslN under aac- o.
do with the assistance of thr attorney who how.
ever does not see HIS way perfectly clear. anu
discovers ''No Thoroughiarc." George calls on bust.
ness connected with the arm upon Jules ohcnrcizcr.
and there again sees Marguerite. young lady WHOM
he had formerly met aud loved in switzerland. Nc
declares his passion, - accepted by her. hat refused
by her GUARDIAN who viii not give his consent unii
George mas doubled his present fortune. This T. hut
an excuse. a. he Is mady enamored of the glr HIM.
self. and yot realizing her purity and simplicity of
mind, has deirauded mis- employers to Obtain means
to make presents which are most uuwelcome, at
though costly. Among his other crimes nc ma
forged a receipt for 600. The money was paid hy
vendae, but not received by the irn which supplied
the wine for which II was sent. The SAID
firm requests that in order 10 detect the
iorger, some confidential person may he sem 10
them IN switzerland with the false paper. Obcn
icizcr uses much finesse to recover tins evidence
against hl calls on George NJ MS ONCE anu scelhp
him take II IRON the safe Is about TO murder INN,
hut is prevented by the providenial entrance of
Joey Iadle. the cearman, who takes In wine
through the pores nd suspicion through the eyes
Fooled In this Obenreizer accompanies George on
his journey, sleeps under the same roof with nun
IN a Swiss chalet, there drugs his liquor but again
fails 10 rob or iniure him. Morning comes and they
depart for their dangerous passage across the nou
tains. Ncndae here learns that ne himself " the
rgtfu heir Of whom he had been 30 long In search,
and consequently demands Of Obcnreizer the hand
of has niece. The latter equivocates, and the trave
icis depart. They are next seen aoorlously pcking
their way along one OF the most dangerous passes IN
the Alps where. driven TO desperation by jealousy
and hate Obenrczer attacks George. who, exhausted
by fatigue aud still under the influence OF the opiate u
about TO fall a victim to the murderer, when ne Is
saved by the timely arrival OF Marguerite, whose
the crafty treacherous nature OF her guardian. The
contest for life takes place on the very brink OF
precpce George falls at the feet Of his false friend
but the latter appalled, at the appearance and words
of Marguerite, recols and tumbles hesdlong into The
AbtNe.