, 1869-04-20
AMVSEM ENIS.


AFlCkkA 1AEAth%+ I
Miss Kate RciEnolNs In1le her nrst appearance |
last evening at Ncyicker's Theatre, after sn at
scucc OF three years from the city, before rather
SPARSE audience, III the new play Of "Bound"
written for her hy Fa1g7are Simpson. The play
Itself ls domestic drama In three acts, not en-
t,rly free from the sensational element, but With
q ve1y clear consistent plot and with very we'll
told story. The action Of the play Is entirely
within the limits Of probability, and moFes very
naturally while In point Of literary merit 1t Is
drama much superior TO the 1un OF new plays
The title of the play gives little clue to It's Incl
slenlf only indicating, ns It does, thu various con-
trolling passions by which each Of tho sTa,nnta*
Jtrao,.fr arc "lpund." The storE OF the play Is |
The hcroine, Marrucritt1 tllss Re!gnolds'.1s |
the nn1ne Of Earak H1ule {Sagle). Sir simon |
S~ke* STANLEY, Is sef-liuport2nt ant! unsuspcct-
liz inaa1 to r. :
q well-lrnwn specimen Of the English COUNTY
doctor, who has nephew CSrta'" I,sros saus' so
There il also ali art.i iindson, introduced, who la
male me scapegoat Of ether peoples fGss hse, r. hrr
~ hal been nnats m9 ~ 4is yes ch he DE-
posIts IN ia old hollow tree, and, to bltnd sne bus.
land addresses them TO ;a Ms mn1eh 1,taEs 34
~ @ letter. Maa< gets oeSass isa3eus c.a4s, ana
To ;of"s &c are%ssa essss n3 s ns I'll. sn9 =
aTksn ;sRao1n ~ r.. Ssk, ,soass, steals 81 hat ss.
nnn nS 1,kss ss H. 9o9. sna She Il 4eseuea
Nit,d, whu caEes for her, and In the meantime ne
] ss.lei es M lu Il .hc snow business Nc9ax1iE secs
:he Child. but ''ocs 10, at nr*s recognize T. Then
nous .So It'll: IN ,iaf f ioe::11 laokin for tie e and
e. Il ac it, xsife aes esa1s sas @
1lo Nn7cuerlit appears IN the role Of Injured in-
noccncc. Mrs syir. WIS foolish but no cfn''nAs; pa;
y Ia st1ytt+A
t rn,Ii il r;storct. Nafnt,iit becomes sane anil
eysr.bely T. hanrS, IS everybody ousn' 10 Vt
Mi Mi.s - R"icnolIs Ia: improved somewhat since
her last appearance here. aid, without GStEaslhE
m, very dramatic senas pafis i ,hs r, ~:
+ estins to the audience ner makeup was se!y
n neat and graceful and the conventional aoime
q ns aee ws see
cuiIar enough to bring II within the scnoo! q
the lines @ sns IN 1hs 1Ses s nseas ss
inc French nayor she managed aaas s,s to ha, t.n
baa maae q, IL least careful study Of It. In Inc qaie
passages Of the 1"1e. ahe was cute c.!ssi's: an
ness cf her voice, adaetl 10 the vernacslar, mad
L her very pleasing Int N scenes sssutlinS t tsa
dramatic force she was asnssen cess ny 70
Is nature. 1Ier support vas very uneven s,s Ms ~
ID iIcc to confess that Mr. SaSls T. a;a msstet h
to n "a be u N Vas inc atter1ing tss 81 m q Saes1
It. he did II exceedingly. we'll Mthons
the character was not inten.is :, - NC iret,ns,
ve IT, loWeecr, he meant to play IT as leRniina!
- cither event. % &c think that Mr. Sase lad @ hsss,
10, weii lie may have mistaken hls line. Ms. Hudse
on was gratefully effective rs The artist and mansS
.TeSf f ~ 1 sae w, eo vsr similar
inc his Tolt in Indy Audleys Secret" was IN gns
a Ss nysa IN ar, an ssss1 1 9cnaai,
kct Ftlt< are Of secondary importance. II VIC may
eep, tue Nrs syts; q Ms: TnF1,sr, which Ii
he be repeated this evening "Camtllc'' Is undt
). | lined Tor tomorrow evening.
xoa Mr. Aiken Is entitled to the thanks Of the ent
'0 thrnrrc-coinc community for his enterprise in p
hey Iuclng paye, and old plays wnasn nave pes
anrl this class Of dramas, P!anehcs knlsh.s 11
Round Table, capital play fnll o. dramatic hn1aa
,sfx nTaaf ou beiore large audience The stor
toloxa: Ths mt set opens u 1e ra OK
covered at canls. The lstter loses ~ ne posse @
and at the game md in hs rsge y aeoas n,eonts 70
Ut With the fact that he Is in possession Of bis &c
Ind The eec1e, is - fooWs: L Lonari vs. ehe Gny Tsy
e. lion Geo pAy % ne ns ASssan seree
married aEnin-AH,el!a Theresa; cSnnless.
aRa he sss Of s4 ta1
oi large estates, which ~osHs w. re
efcr- 10 Le9notT ,n,,,,, ~ ,ar Rad heen sto]c]
,,ne ryEsies when child, and L<enani, aisn' n
PaF a"aIe .nss ~ % ,.I uuon thr t,rno+rty Cp..e1n
the dead ana sel1So ~ - nsnit n sharners cses
the Is ct the hs.h ~ gtonnt 1nl,,e MAKES use or
ding hniRnls y! .n ...I Fe,Hri 10 ioiu lie band
ordI- eecIet 70 c1tppG consents to IN The u
for ne IN his F:nanty Keller>. who had Know
it,ee Countess IN neI tne iatfer learns thatthe G.
ldlnx Leonofn, ~ ha sister ia alive aud that he ia
On ani nruie w rrnry {AIce Hol1and}, manual