National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-11-30
ANIUSENIENTS.

The National Theatre.
This afternoon and evening afford the only two
remaining opportunities TO see the sterling play
OF divorce" at the National The occasions viii
he improved, for none have seen this play but to
praise II.
Monday night the new drama Of "ArtlcIe a.,
will he presented. The plot Of the play In brief
Is this:
Twenty years ago young and wealthy French
man Of Rouen, whom the dramatlst names Du-
hnniel, loved beauty OF that y-MademOlselle
Cora. While equally attached to him, the lady
on one occasion seemed to favor the advances OF
another sutton. Believing himself to have been
griCvUlsly wrUnged by the lady, In NJ OF
Jealousy Duhamcl sought to take her life. In this
he failed, but unfortunately succeeded In 50 dis
nptring her face that her great beauty was de-
struyed for life. For this crime he was tried at
Rotten, found guilty, and sentenced IN the galleys
for i've years-thls sentence being mainly owing
TO the NlndlCtiyCness Of the woman he had in-
court.
Hut during the term Of his imprisonment, Cora
Is overcome by TemOrse, and all her love for Du-
hamel returns. DuhAnel's imprisonment expired,
penal code:
BY Article Il, of the penal code, It Is declared
that all persons condemned TO imprisonment at
hard labor for any period Of years, shall, after
their term Of imprisonment expires, remain for
life subject to the surveillance Of the police.
This mandate, hJYevcr, he dlsobeys, destroys
Inc assti6led name Of Gsrard. Here he falls in
love with Maruelle de Rlyes, the daughter Of q
nOblcman, and she with him. After struggling
ksen 6iS terrible secTet 70 bImsslf forsyeF' mi
fate would have ii otherwise he Is discovered by
M1lo Cora, who presents herself before him at
me salon OF her IIlenI the baroness &c Mirao'
in"ISW;, me Cnnnt "a RIyes Al this intsIyIew
Cora prOclalms her mdyina love for DuhameI,
which he rejects with scorn, announcing the fact
that he 10 married. Driven TO desperation, the
terrible mania begins to develop, which ulti-
mately takes nOsye JsiOn Of her. Falling 70 secure
any return Tor hef love hut derialon and insult,
she threatens tn pro 'lalm that Duhamel Ia a con-
Wet AMI TO secure his rearrest and imprison-
ment. As the mice Of her silence, she COM
mands him 10 visit her Nf the snlon nightly, and
there remain for several hours; and hs Is com
PEELED to obey.
Ills reneatsd absence ayakens the Jealous sus-
pIclnns Of his Young wife, who follows him 10 the
salon and enters ~ Duhamel and Cora are In pas
sionate Decentralization COraA Madness lmpelled
by his frequent presence aud the fearful alterca-
lions between them haS at last grown ungoy-
eTnable She denOunces DuhAmel to his wife,
aud fearful sence ensues, which terminates IN
the nIRht OF Duhamel and the elimination OF the
WTetched SoLas madness MAJ before complete de-
~ thS Hrcfnct m p0lirs M yciss,indes ~ III
fatsf1l document, and the situationS which grow
out OF the terror Of Duhamel and his wife, who
Know mat sneh nlssiYe - dlApatehed, are IN me
ci6se one N M mast evsE
placed upon the stage.
The same company, which has played obi
VOrce' Aosuocessfully, will remain at the National
another week.
Professor Charies "hhney'
This gentleman had q very appreciatlVe and
select audience to hear him on "Wednesday even
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Ivy Is'S ~ w sresH.ona' onurOn, anu
,SOt ,ron ~ ,T,,' Az, ao " 80 V ,,o"s'
wears ago aim as n ybnie bis neTioTTnancs WaS
a success, and many portions Of his Rotations
were even grand, accurate, and effective.
,l IN oi mcl,y NAY ~ 3onh h1n
STsts veil an, ehe,.tIysIv ,ranopnseI AMI gays
,encr"I satIsf,rtInn '''' f''"'' -'N Saw
Too InTrh timS wa c,nsumed 4, bIs Lear and
I'm Falstaif he was NOT happy.
over nNIiir rnaasPS IN this hs rapsnts tnn Man,
Ory mi maj I'm vti,hnn2 nSnmp,InS AMI nnysr
ialters or stum6les, lie q also an actor OF no
Wts success and AZ he \, IN read Rgain IN Tneso
day evening next, our citizens eau Judge for
themselves as 70 tue merits OF the entertainment
s, cr,ns,, ~ W. mSS ,,1 nS. 1nt wy ~ ~ az
least - '''''''' A''' N'''"' ~ ''' 'ii'
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p,,t r,n,tsIr IA, 80, f., ,,a ~, q, Has, ,,or,
Baltimore, where he delivered hls closing lecture
TO a crowded audience last night Ills apparatus
and assistants viii he on hand at Lincoln hall
eady for the worn OF pronaratlon on Monday,
Ths sale Of course tickets closed Yesterday with
a yery satIsfactorv TesnIt and t6e saIe oi seats
for any single night, one OF more, begins this
morning, by the diagram, At BAllantynes, Al;
hhsAYn 70 the ARgie legtuIes u ohe uoilhii Any, hnl
SIJ ~ no eAIih o,Arne ,Or tssyIVel seats, LUZ
ent5. 0n mi =, 49, ~ sinos Eats sSns
gu w, iIeeoI ann W ssns9 seat ~, St
70 snlt theM convenience; h3inehlp0S h9 nIst
'00'u'0 o0oufS next ipeauaS n'Sn'' ..'r.r
Theatre Comlque.