New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-20
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ment of her husband to hrs. Hoffman, {
Polish countess, and she receives the proc
OF his domestic treachery in the detective
experience Of Rosa, her maid, who tracks
him in company with her to place differ
ent from the one he informs his wife, where
the long and short Of it is, they occupy the
same room together at a hotel, under 6jt:
terent names, of course.
The author has lost no opportunity to rem.
der the feelings of the wife on hearing such
news OF the man she loves, and she. in he1
frenzy, wants to XIII somebody on sight
The wife's mother is one Of those cool and
calculating mammas, who takes nothing
hasty, and she gives her daughter some
good advice.
The husband returns from the expedition
sketched above, and there is cool inter
view between him and the woman he is
sworn to love, honor and obey, besides an
understanding between him and his lawyer,
family lawyer, by which he is to imme-
diateIy draw the two millions, which sum
IS the jointure of both the man and wife.
jealousy kindles the fires of hate in the
bosom of the wife, which, however, are not
strong enough to make headway against her
love still lingering for the man. Mutual
explanations ensue, the trouble seems set
tied, and for awhile at least the partnership
in wedlock goes on as before.
An impression prevails before she second
act opens, after the curtain has put full
stop on the first, that it will all turn out a
mistake, that the husband has sought ont
the Countess to some noble purpose neces-
sary to keep secret from his wife, and in this
memories of East Lynne are revived.
The curtain discIoses an afterdinner
scene, where fashionable ladies meet, while
the gentlemen are still engaged over their
wine and cigars, and, as usual in scenes
such as these, amuse the hours of leisure
with discussing the weak points and Cos
siping over the frailties of their acquaint-
ance8. Repartee and bon motS, inuendoes
and intimations are banded about, private
histories are narrated, and in this one
brings to mind the 'School for Scandal"
scenes, to which this bears a family re-
Femblance. The lady, who is the recipient
of the husbands stolen hours, comes in for
more than her share of scandal and we all
know there are none so hard on women as
women, especially where there is beauty
and attractiVeness on the one hand and not
so much of it on the other.
Obedient to her husbands request, the
wife receives the lady, who is the rival in
her husbands affections. as if nothing had
happened. Here one OF those feminine
duels ip words ensues, in which the two
ladies stab enc another in bows and smlrks
and sweet my dears. and where one has a
chance to discover how apt are the uiceties
of fashionable life, which teach that every
thing should be sacrificed to policy. and
where two women, similarly placed. each
afraid Of the other, cover up every throb
of the pulse in the glaze of gentility. This
femme duel was splendidly acted.
The wife becomes posses sed Of tie in
formation that her husband is preparing to
elOpe with the handsome H3s. HOFFMAN.
The perfidy of her husband in planning this,
after the mutual forgive and forget bust
ness which had taken place, reveals itselfto
her in an advertisement. The mods and
withdrawn conversation, ali is clear TO her,
and she orders the madam out of the house
IN frenzy. She takes il cody as such
character should, aud the venom she throws
nto those simple words, "'my dear as she
BOWS out her GdjeuG is amazing The
grassy nature Of the ideal shone well dee
ined in the acting of Miss Rignoldo The
wife is now woman thoroughly reused. a
change is immediate. She shows how near
ealousy is 60 madness, and in truth ie is 9
lard matter to strike the line between them.
She informs the husband Of the madam
hat she has turned his wife out of doors.
because she does not believe in receiving .
married woman who comes to her house to
meet her lover Here is big surprise So
he husband. but the act closes on the en-
aged wife refusing TO proBounc" Sh" &ams
't the lover. Tableauo
''it's going to rurb ouG wrong a!}ev 49," :!
aid q ;ady vino had been intently watching |
he play. This was the sentimen? @t rAe I;
ntire house, ana so considerable anxiety |
Tas 3ei: for Che third &C: and fast. {:
When the !as: act discToses tie ga:leiI i,
.eeae loeau.ituiIy tut on by Mr. PiggotGl. !;
he ?owec lying dormant in Charlotte
'homps0n, She wife. came out in all its |:
:rengtho Jhe plot is on'y three days. Like !
very woman we'll brought up. she is dee {;
ating in hey own mint what she will so. !!
he can not bear the thought of her nus"
and running off with "'that woman'' One
linut8 she is prompted to let him goo and
| the very next breath to visit her with
le fault of winning her husband FROM fes
feminine contradiction true to fife
The lawyer gives an opinion Of the cause
all this mischief, and the wife is placed
/ a difemmao On the one hand DIVORCE
le remedy the Jaw affords: on the other
GARD and lodging. She remedy the mother I
rotfers, 6u: SO Senei1o $os beS bgutsei
carG-nonc.
BY means a?cbe Swiss vale? ?no qg.G., oiia-
'vers tina! -ti'. BQ9man is prowling about
18th a couple of pistols TO kill 0t5 whom.
'eye5 Inay he Ghe Ioveg Ot he wife, and Phe
aIet sayo Dointedly 9har in case her lus-
and goes :0 meet the Count that night
will ae as much as aie life is worth. She
includes to let him go. No. she Will Cell
i'm of it. This gives opportunity 5og de-
sIopment OF passion not los; By Charlotte
hompsono
In vain the wife :eIls her husband o.the
oman who is false to her husband IS true
no man. He is :utatuatede and 5s q
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