New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-11


the country. He is lOath TO 90, but prom
E ises. Presently Victor brings to Mrs. Van
: dyke the note for her husband which wa
, inclosed in Mrs Hofman's shawl Sht
taxes the latter privately with her perhdy
and requests her to leave. She does so
and the rest of the guests descend to din
ner. The next scene Is In the open air, al
an evening hour. Victor has stayed HOff
} mans departure by acquainting him, for q
pecuniary consideration, with his wife's in
tended fight with Vandyke. Hoffman
therefore, lies in wait, with pistol, fOI
Vandykes advent. Mrs. Va4dyke, who has
learned from Victor of HOffman's blood.
save her husband. She mOralizes on the
justice of his impending punishment and
on her. desire for revenge, and is at
first disposed to let retributiOn fall
upon him. Young Adams is seen at this
moment prOwling in the moonlight. His
mission has also been learned by her
through the indefatigable Victor. When
her husband arrives she displays the note
4 Of Mrs. Hoffman and upbraids him. He
acknowledges his love for her, and proceeds
toward Mrs, HOtfman's house. She states
that Hoffman lies in wait to shoot him.
| Cewardice is no part of Nandyke's nature,
and the information renders him more de-
termined. She then urges that Mrs. HOff-
man seeks only his money, that she has
OtAOA AofEASy anu pOlI1S W AudLuS DIS d
proof of the fact. Vandyke is convinced,
and throws pOoketbOOk at her feet con-
tanning the two millions, with exception of
| an expended three hundred thousand. He
| watches. Presently a light is reflected from
| Mrs. HOtfman's window, and young Adams
| advances to enter. Hoffman fires from his
| hiding place and Adams reels. Seeing only
| Nandyke, Adams presumes him to be the
| assailant and, in turn, discharges his pistol
at him. Vandyke falls, his wife shrieks,
everybody appears and the curtain alb
ruptly descends.
1t has, notwithstanding its objections,
side of morality. Any work of art which
tends to elevate the mind and spirit, like
Miss Thompson's presentation of Mrs Van
dyke, is moral in itself; and both Mrs.
Hoffman and Mr.. Vandyke are illustra-
trations of evil, which repel. Sundry re-
Elections upon the worlds want of charity
toward the actions of women, in compari-
sion with its tolerance toward those of
men, are true and to be noted.
Of Miss Charlotte ThOmpsOn's acting as
Mrs. Vandyke, we can not speak, except in
the terms of highest praise. Had Miss
Thompson an OpportunitW to act a part.
equally as good in New Orleans last season,
her engagement would have proved the
greatest of the year. There is a force, an
eloquent power, combined with a truthful
natEalness in her performance of Mrs. Van
dyke, that are the essentials of really great
acting, and, therefore, no matter what the
rest of the play is like, we must, in justice
alone, give to Miss Thompson the enviable
credit of being truly great actress.
There is another gift-One of nature
that this lady has, that places her in point
of attraction above most prominent ac-
tresses, and that is beauty. A more lovely
woman than the representative of Nrs. Van
Dyke can hardly be imagined, and it Ger
tainly makes. her performance more in
teresting, and creates unlimited sympathy !
for the part. The rest of the cast is good, |
with the two exceptions of Miss Clifford, |
who is altogether too coarse and vulgar,
and Miss Varian, who has not the dramatic |
ability for her part. The piece will doubt
less create a sensation in New Orleans.
At the Grand-Opera House the prepare
tons for lie Roi Canotte," which promises
to be the grandest spectacle ever witnessed
on any stage, are nearly completed, and
the house will be opened on the twentieth
instant
Mr.. F. S. Chanfrau, at Woods Museum,
has been drawing crowded houses in exit"
and the same may be said of the Eokes
Family at the Union Square Theatre. At
Wallack's the Lydia Thompson company
has finished its second week to remarkably
fine business, considering the season Of the
year. The present bUlesque of robin
Hood" will give way next week to the ever
popular ''Blue Beard" The new ladies are
gradually walking themselves into public |.
favor, although all of them do not favor
ably compare with the previous company.
Miss Camille Dubois, who was in the com
pany last year, has improved almost be-
yond acquaintance, and Miss Louise Bev-
erly, who is playing her first American
engagement with this troupe, will unques-
tiOnably prove one of it's strongest attrac-
tons. Possessed of face and figure beau
tiful beyond our limits of expression, and
with sweet yet powerful and well cult
waited voice, Miss Beverly certainly holds
prominent position in the admiration of her
audiences.
Tonight, at the Park Thea ire, in Brook
-yn, Mr.. DOminick Murray commences an
for one week, appearing in his
new piece, Escaped from Sing Sing Mr..
Murray will be supported by an excellent
among whom are Mr.. Harry
Pearson, Mr.. George Holland, Mr.. Harry
Clifford, Miss Kate Caldwell, and others
equally well known.
Mr.. Henri Drayton died on Tuesday last
was buried on Friday from the Little
Church Around the Corner" His loss will
be deeply felt in both the musical and dra-
matte professions. Oh.
Illness of General Spinner.
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