The New York herald., 1871-12-11
MUSIC AND TIE DRAMA.
ASHome.

conf and Miss Cary met with deserved applause
Tne other characters were nullifed by the lncOm-
potency OF the persons who undertook them.
'Rosedale" will be given for the last time at Wal
lacks this evening.
New features In the shape OF "The seven Little
Men OF the Mountainn and Professor Slegrlst's
trained dogs, win be introduced in the pantomime
OF "Humpty Dumpty," at tile Olympic, this week.
"Divorce" reaches Its hundredtn night at the
Fifth Avenue Theatre this evening, ana there Is
not the slightes; indication that Its unprecedenteo
popularity Is on the wane II will be retained the
boards until perhaps the commencement OF the
Lenten season.
Mr.. S0thern announces his farewell performances
OF LORD Dundreary at Niblo's, and next week are
to have "The Black Crook" with new spectacular
wonders and entirely new music by Sign0r Operti.
Mr.. Edwin Booth announces the last twelve
nights OF "Hamet" which will be succeeded by
"Julius Casarn Lawrence Barrett being engaged
for the part Of Cassus
Mr. Frank Mayo commences tine seoond week Of
his mpeIsonatlOn OF Badger In "Ihe Streets VI New
York." at the Grand Opera House.
Mile. AIMEE sun continues TO delight crowded
she has engaged new tenor from Paris named NJ.
Coeute, OF whom great antcipations are formed.
-. Professor sylvester and Miss Angelina schoIt arc
Miss Lucy Rushton Is the attraction st the Bowery
this week.
An excellent variety bill is promised at the Union
Square Theatre.
the Thorpe Brothers Will give ssance tonight at
the st James.
Dan Bryant revives some Of his most popular acts
ct lis c0sey little Opera House.
Tony Pastor has secured Miss Jennie Engel, the
singer special attraction. The Tuesday and
Saturday matlnees are Interesting features at his
This weeks bill at the New York Circus is replete
with novelties.
John Brougham closes his engagement at Mrs.
COnway'S BROOKLYN ThcLtle on Saturday next
Miss Kate Ranoe appears this week AZ the Park,
.'The Broadway Milrersn and "The West Point
Hazers" are on the DILL of the san Francisco Min
streis.
ants appear Tor the last time at Steinway Hall on
Friday evening aud Saturday afternoon.
Wallacl's Thcatrc-The New Play, .'John
CartL.''
The following explanation OF the plot OF "John
Garth" the new play which win be produced at
Wallack's Theatre tomorrow evening, WIN prove
exceedingly interesting 10 the readers OF the
HERALD:-
The plot Of this play, written expressly for Wal
lacks Theatre by the clever author, Mr.. John
Brougham, is OF deeply Interesting character and
admirably presents the leading incidents contained
IN the novel from which the drama Is taken. 1t Is
emnently story OF modern lile ana contains every
element OF emotional variety and wholesome, pas
slonate truth, without which story or drama must
fail OF success.
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yet witnal OF loving nature, quits his nome
upon the death or his wife, leaving behind him
little girl, his only child. He is prompted to this
voluntary eXpatrlation by tho fancy or wrongs
done him by his neighbOrs, and urged 10 it still
more by restless ambition too great to be content
to allow him to sink into the hundrum life OF q
country gentleman. or course q rich mine OF
gossip to the county families Is Afforded BY
this action. and wonder Is stimulated by rumor as
the years pass and strange stories drift into tho
quiet village OF the d0lngs OF "Mad Garth" Dy It's
m any tongues he has become q filibustero. he has
been shot, has only been wounded, has become
great man III small South American republic, has
from that waded through blood and crime until at
last he has made himself Dictator. All TINS and
more with plenty Of adornment. until the fable and
the TACT have become inextricably mixed. Twenty
years pass and John Garth returns home to nnd his
property possessed BY one he esteens his deadliest
foe, Gregory Desreham, to find MS chlld, his AIM
sna ear s es
Hester, an unpltylng woman, lie nnds Minne's com.
panlon He asks himself II TINS be the result Of his
tcr's repeant glances hnds an answer. He resolves
once more To go into the worldagan to tempt late.
singular event prevents him from taking his de. |
parturc. Among those he finds ut WOStOn Manor |
there Is young aaventurer. named Antonio Bar |
Deereham mas transferred his affections TO Mlnne
This young mans father. Pauo Barretti leech |
VINO fastens himself upon sucety, IN his sons
woong easy road Tor the ENJOY mcnt OF life OF
debauchery aud urges on Antonio to the enslave- |
nat Gartn returns, and to the rage OF the elder tar
retti, seems to stand IN the way or the promised |
plumber. with the unscrupulous rutlaa to scnemc |
aud execute are Us one, and lie Plans means Tor |
removing the exDictator Dy murder-noved |
thereto by hatred of long standing Tor Garths In
tries. swing bridge adjoining the road to W0ston
Manor IS me trap and Paulo sets it-nOt, however,
ham, who In the dark night uncOnsciously becomes
the victim. Hester. with all the vndclive feeling
enaendered by years OF lase report. accuses Garth
OF the murder.
Deereham. sorely injured by the fall from the
bridge before m DYING tells the accused man Of the
his last breath gives Garth q Will bequeatnng his
entire fortune to Minnie as restitution Tor the wrong
Garth burns the document before the eyes O tne /
dying man. Az the trial Garth Is acqu tied, but
Hester, true to her preconceivci ideas scorns MIN
ate appea Of her father.
Once more he starts upon pilgrimage, but this
time without hope and with bitterness IN Ills neart
When too late Hester discovers how monty she has
been treated by Garth, and the Two women, stung
corted Dy Antonio who, having utterly t1rown or
hlS fathers influence, appears In his own nople
character, and VINO; although now nopeIess OF
his lax morality, In the past. the three hni J0nn
Garth. after long searching, broken down
ana very Ill In lodgings Paris. Taey perform |
true woman's work III nursing him back to lle, and
are rewarded 10y discovering all the splendid |
hlbitlng themselves In forgiveness Tor wrong and
abnegatlon OF self; The enemies become friends,
anu MlunleS love IOr neT ldtnef seems greater Dy
contrast with her former l0atning.
Pau.o Barretl, however, does not change. He |
dogs his sons steps everywhere, in order tu coax,
wheedle or frignten money from niin But the Old |
gentleman has alien into very pad ways, ana, lrom
forgery and larceny, mas come TO worse and the
galieys. lie escapes, however, and the last ESSAY
IN crime he MAKES Is to attempt to murder his old
enemy John Garth. In this he would undoubtedly
succeed mad not transformation, unknown
to him. occurred meanwhile. The nurse
has taken the Patients place, and An.
tonic falling Ill through incessant viglis at the
sick bed or Garth Is IN his turn kindly tended
by the man whose life he, Hester and Minnie
have saved. Garth discovers Paulo almost IN the
act OF stauDipg lis son TO the heart under the I'M
presson tnat it Is Garth, and yet, generous
Instincts spares the hoary villain All the Old AMI
mosities are now buried. Minnie has tested Anto-
mos love and accepts him as ner husband. "Mad
Gartnn proves his sanity by Desowin1 MS love on
Hester, not suddenly, but with many dlfiident |
Withholding; Tor his Is nature impuIslve to poou,
nor In tha hu