The New York herald., 1874-09-21

life they happen invariably upon the stage.
with curious cynicsm and TiVcity, in the worst
possible taste, volunteers the information tnat ne
does not care button for mis- wife. because he Is
whom he is about TO take fight That evening for
& an s rs VII s
reux to be so V5 obunp MIN from the
immediate payment OF $4,000, which he has lost 70
him at play on the previous night Sucha request,
the views OF H. de Montreux, tnat he Instantly
accepts the bargain and NJ. de vandeull goes away
concealment blushing and sorrowiul. she mas
heard everything, she Ia indignant at her husbands
treason, her last scrupes fade away, she Is con
quered ana she goes straight up 10 Nd. ue MIL
treux. swear that you Will always love me- ano
nsNsE Ssssye me- Leon," she cries tran,nortea
with Sy ne EH SusT sloaaa her and the
In the second act we are taken to Nice. M. de
as husband and wife, can find no quleter retreat
than one OF the noisiest pleasure places In Europe.
wnere scandals are immediately hunted out ana
IN comedy, and IN comedy Of M Louis Leroy.
or they never would have tried to conceal their
are also at Nice. Carmina has only broken
theatrical engagement and not her marriage VOWS,
In the bonds OF wediock. But Nine. de vandeuil,
who, Notwithstanding her fall from virtue. desires
to retain her position in society has OBVIOUSLY com
mitted blunder In gong to Nice. The poor
lady seems &c understand that she has made
mistake, and goes about among the motley
crowd there constantly IN searcn OF solitude and
mystery. This line Of conduct does not please NJ.
de Montreux, who Is oesirous OF displaying his
conquest to show all man and woman kind how IRE
ssIlble are his iasclnatlons. SO the fallen wo-
mans punishment follows quickly alter her iall.
Sue could only. at best. make one excuse ior @ her
weakness and fancy that she had yielded rom
trust In the loyalty and affection OF the man who
had ruined her. But 1t IS clear very soon that
quickly gets tired OF ner and transfers his capri
cious alteration TO Carmna, who is Just about 70 be
eapeS to 10 % tSe as a satssa sSs
giving such q rival to the lady who has
connded her happiness to his Keeping, NJ
inviting the courtesan to her house. He insists
that Nine. de yaudeuil shall receive Carmina and
associate with her. Nine. de vandeutl offers
faint resistance to this cruel demand ntil stung
by jealousy and suspecting somewhat tardily that
her lover has been captiyated by Carmina, the
great lady, forgetting her birth and rank consents
to visit CarInina, who openly insults her. NJ de
Montreux rs present, put he has neither the WILL
CAN 1T BE RECoNCILED.
II seems to me that this scene Is as improbable
as it Is disagreeable NJ. de Montrenx is held ap
tleman indeed; but even a Partisan gentleman
has something Of chvalry, something OF generosity
IN his nature; and no gentleman, however triyol-
GUS and contemplate he might be, would tamey
suffer a lady under his protectlon TO he wantonly
outraged. At this crisis, however, stli more as
tonlsnng event happens, for M. de Nandeull re-
appears on the stage, and, aner taking his wlfe's
part offers her his arm and leads her away. We
the little episodes in both their lives above men
toned they VIII i've happily and agreeably TO-
gether IN the future.
1t is a strange piece and although it was put
upon the stage With everything that exquisite
acting ana coEsummate experience OF dramatic
effects could do Tor it, 1t had but short lie and
has now dropped out OF the play bills PROBABLY to
reappear no more
The next sensation piece which has been played
during the present month has been produced at
the Theatre dc Cluny, and is called
"LENFANT," By NINE. LOUIS FIGUIER
n
cani, at Casteilamare, on the borders Of the blue
and tranquil sea. young woman named Ameie,
OF sOlt and sympathetic nature, rather too
dreamy and conhdlng, explains to SgnOra Natalie,
the housekeeper OF the villa, that she was in love
before she married and that she Is still IN love-a
TACT much more serlOus-with certain Henri de
troane, D lieutenant IN the navy, commanding che
Nlope, man-ol-war. Yielding to the entreaties OF
her family, Amelie has, however, given her hand TO
an lrOnmaster named Pierre FaDron, and mas be-
come mother by this union. Her daughter Eve
line IS iour years Old that day. but sne neart Of
Amelie still belongs TO the gallant sailor who cap.
llvated her virgin fancy ''He Is here,n observes
the Slgnora Natalie, 1.-The Niobe anchored this morn
teiligence Nine. Fabron, VITA extreme vivacity
and equal imprudence, hastens TO write letter TO
ner old lover, while tne coming OF his old rival
throws her husband into furious passion. That
unfortunate gentleman, who loves her and who Is
aware that ne Is not beloved in return, Is jealous
OF the naval officer. He believes that lieutenants
In command OF ships can steam about wherever
they please and that the Minister OF the Navy
places first class frgates at their disposal for the
purpose OF enabling them 20 appear to advantage
IN the presence OF ia0es who have attracted their
attention. He has doubt whatever that
M. de Troene has come to Castellamare to
run away with Ameie, and as he is by
no means convenient husband he determines
TO watch them bot1 with an attentive eye, being
under tue impression that they only want the VIII
to become most guilty, II they are not already.
unnecessarily when they begin TO cudQel their
brains III order TO invent means OF surprising
raei oeses 70 nayes ntSsr IN n er9a y acon ior II
which tney take such pains to 0ring about. There
Is one trick however, which Is as old as comedy,
and which never fails to succeed. The Oftener it Is
put in practice the less 1t appears to be suspected
by those VINO might long ago have been put upon
their guard against such stale device, mad they
been wiling to profit by the lesson OF ficIlon or
experience The woman VINO Is badly married
finds so much pleasure in getting rld OF
that sne Ieels an lncautious anxiety TO
communicate her delignt, to somebody who
is often as expansive and inprudent as she is, be.
comes in turn moved by an Irresistible wish TO
congratuiate her on her temporary delverance
is certain to turn up with dagger revolver IN
his hand and offers TO scandal-ioving public the
most sensational OF dramalc Incidents.
This od stage trick Is once more put into action
by Nine. LOUIS Fleuer She appears TO be in
splred oy al orthodox respect ior theatrical ira
diJlons. Accordingly NJ. tabron expresses his ln-
tention TO visit Naples, and a few moments alter
wards his wlie's lover arrives The husband sees
is waiting Tor her. The husband at once fires
pistoi SHOT at them, anu Amehe rails. We hear no
more Oh Her lOr tWelVe years afterwards.
Meantime her daughter Eveline has grown up
into sentimental and melancholy girl. weeping
about her sad home, which is quite torlorn and
desOlate without the housewife and mother Fa-
bron loves ner, but the unfortunate ronmaster Is
no better beloved oy his daughter than ne was by
his wife. Eveline is simply bored. Sne would feel
even mucn more dreary II there was not, some
where 10 the neghoorhood certain Paul Cha-
rien, captains son, and lad full Of promise and
high aspirings, VINO mas everything necessary to
Insure the happiness or young lady about to
marry. But Pierre Fabron, nOtwthst landing his
own experience OF the woes OF an ill-sOrted mar
Ilage, refuses his consent to their union with IN
nexlb.e obstlnacy. Eyeiine, upon her part, finding
that she must not love the man OF her choice, de-
termines TO die Tor hIm-tnere can De no more
simple way out OF ner difficulties. But now 1t
turns out that her mother Is stall alive; FabrOn
had wounded. he had not killed hei, aud she
had subsequently been carried to convent and
had become nun. Under these conditions she
had not made herself known to her daughter but
she had iound means OF seeing her rom time to
time. and now the girl Is IN uanger OF death,
comes 10 nurse her as Sister OF Charity. AT the
bedside OF their dying daughter she again meets
her husband and, In an emotional scene. very
he m no nod