, 1869-08-17
AM MuSEME EhTS.

1u1 4E5EGH.
The seconA week OF the Museum season was
commenced last evening with new comedy.
.'Thc Victim Of Circumstances" Adapted from
the French BY 4. II. Young, and recently pro-
duccd for the n11t t.1ac At tho Boston Museum,
xhere It had Tong and successful fnn. The al.
tience IN atteuuauce was q yerJ ls1Ee one, 1lllnG
every part OF the Museum, and YVES As eathnalas-
tic As It WAS large We can, In facI scarcely re-
member 4 comedy which has RfFen such entire
sat,ktac:!ou. on , crst performance. As this, aal
NC can zee no reason why II should not have q run
here quite equal 10 that which Il achieved In Bos-
ton.
The plot Of the rlaF Is substantially a follows:
The crst act opens 10 the warehouse Of Leen Bur-
nshn (oSden>, . silk merchant, who u married 10
i ,rn<< {Alss ciuer,, and possesses nothe1-in-
law. Haa 7.tiques tMsA sionealp. who Is . law
and quoting the civil code. The scene o,eus With
quarrel between Lam and hts wife In rr&asd 70 =
mnuerJ bin, which dLscloses the iact 1ha1 Ltos y
cause OF this Is discovered shortly after In con-
yersatiou betwecu Lion and u Al1r1cA< ta1terson),
VIE vi sitSousn he prosides be. Win mstnteaanee
Lon informs his ideud that one dag he met an
angelic being u Re stau1anf, and tel In lore with
for her orltr and ne psld II Since thAG lime abe
lsd teeu ialr! rerseeatsng hin nth her .ttsn. n
eas sos h. ns s sens''3 bayz 5sSs'nS Sepas aesss
he Qhsu Sup with her At 10 that evening. although
be has An engagement ~ home At II. While he Is
wondering how he shall eyade the Invitation. hhe
suddenly appcAst in the Ioom and e1torccs
promise rum HIM lh2t he will come AZ abe y
leaving, Ha4. T7nqust ertcEs nna the c1Halu fAtls
utou t4b!e3n. ....
The second Act opens IN the apartments OF his
iuanot&ia E'hp14K iMrs- AlleDh and also dlscov-
cra tnat canueAt (ltadou), LeUns Gardeaer, HIM
k4it q MAtrted man, Is In lore with Exile tMss
As1ble,. rtypsni<'s maid Supper Is spre.d and
L~o, mAkea his appearance, In mtnRlod ata;s Of
terror and devotion. AID wondering how
b xl!l meet n,s m e9Essesnens mss0 a. Al :. home
other than k-irciasts husband, Is heard
rpon tho stairs Frilnn hastily .con-
ceals L-ua In closet, And UttavpeAf comts u 10
hand her her tn4ntenaneek She appeals 10 him
TO rc1aln WITH her, and pe9s him 70 eaE and take
supper with hcr, but ht refntea, She then at-
temrts 10 1cEa,n hts 1ove b hroo1.oE rs jsaoas5.
and informs btm tne1e Is 1 nAa concealed IN the
closeI. lie refuses 10 uk1En 70 her nud dep1rts
wherrupou she df1g8 Leon ont Of The cle5eI and
eoes Oh into palpxJs0a OF alternate love and de-
spatf. SEE n mt proposes to get q divorce from
her husband npd matrJ him. Then she o1dera
him 70 pack hta trupka AMI Gnta1 with her. F1ually
she proposes 70 Lin thAt they shall commit suIcide
together, and when to refuses that, sac runs a1d
I'M ps out oi the window. iecA IS Ia despair ouk
oppoTtunely 1nts hts servant, Wno neips MN 10
ulaks his escape from the hopSe.
The third act opeua In LeuH's apartment Lie II
waking the door, thinking OF the Suicide OF var
einse, " hen Ane suddenly mates Eer arneatance
and informs him that when she tuuped 1spn INC
window she tel into lat Wo1aus laP, *ho xA@
F1u,nG by, and escaped untpJ Jurcd- she nov De-
EuAnos That he sh2u u5 with her. In his Despair
ne informs her he is narred. and uPon the np-
ptosch Of footsteps hides heE In eloaeA me re-