, 1875-03-09

iasiica from conceAlmont in E4.zalri4's
chamber. tho ar1oes of tho lovers, and
tho roalIng Of tho warrant to- E|s1a-
I 2s,,o TUG . ensa n sif si nj Il ~ ,s 81,
feuta aro irrenfHtihfe. Tho sentiment ia Of .
l,igs, order and jndicousIy introduced, tho nlt-
uatlons being conefatcntly oxuhcraht with the
youth aud inlpo!uoasy Of the leading character.
the oasiier acenss and there In not lipo OF TO-
lief from tho Intensity OF tragic expectancy or
passionate love. II would to tftienl. to find
1Noco into which fesa lun,or had Leen cast, and
tho consequence Is father a gloomy and i'm
presnise than amusing performances.
3trx. 1tousby. WHO is, altar hll tile most intor-
estiny feature Of tho play, IL lady Of osidons
refinement OF foe1'ng and character. Tall. Rlen.
we'll suited, to It's roprescnsason. You'Iy, fresh.
and beautiful, rho At1ds 10 tia advantages al
form faco Which would, in thoeo days Of chiv-
air7. lIavc By look se9t rapiers spriugng from
sr ts' .as sF fatss eaps:s: sF' reg &c;
eomp,oxioa delightfully."- Euelish In il. co1or or
md decacy. There in not o,ie tD whcI, o3ccp-
ton could bo takon. II any critichm could 10
tcaaos tic calm self eontsnel air of llor nation.
aI,ty. ami lacks tho ptluancy aud charm OF Con-
tinental or American beauty. Her voice is rIc!,
aud rcaonant, full iu volume and swce. In aunl.
it7. It In not. however. as we'll modulatoa IN It
might 10, and viii 10 ten years hence. wllnn, il
size liYeH, Mrs. lsousby will ati1 10 beauti.
ful woman, and. perhaps, = great actrosy IIer
manner IN tho stage IL OCCASIONALLY constrained
and awkward, ,-moro no iu 4ueter than in pas-
sioncto SCENES. lIor frat appearance OH tic
stage was the signal for : warnl an1 1earty ro-
ccpion, and at the conclusion OF each act after
the titot slo was called bofure tho curtain ~tll
warmth aud nnaulni.y which showed tha: Aho
ind made decided Impression upon ths audi
G;hieaso. This vas wa especially, truo after
Rouaby was certainly at her best. II is.
SO far az can bo Judged from q s!pgla
ment, Of lofty enth,1shbn. aud Of strength and
dignity, lllas she makes her power most oa,ec-
iay felt. In sconcs OF bsrotig tsngle force. TOO,
Hho displayed resources Of voice mud action
Sentiment and passion. however. a:o iuadc-
1uately conveyed. 1t is not, perhaps, from lack
Of foclinE that hhe suffers, Int from 4 natural
or habtual reserro which rcAtranH her iron,
Of . lack Of power in this respect. Bho endeay-
ors to produco tho cfsect IN another way, and her
tenderness aud passion bocano little less than
heartltBs un1cahty. Whilo licr reading is uauAlis
!ntol'igen. and ber elocusion uncxceptionabe
Gor si'o oils tho great auditorium with every
syllable Of lcr ltnca), there a1o Aubtletes in tho
words Blo uttors which Rto continually over
looks. aud which could be developed
With astonishing, power. On the. wh.ole,
lsous5y. K sso S hss something e'u moro 70 .s, tlsn
beauty, priceless III sucu treasure B. She
has power and intelligence. bat lacks softncsy
subdned colorlng, discrimination. What sho
wants, trno, STUDY, and experience Will supply.
Wl,as stc LAS 10 not to DO underost.nated. MANY
great actfess would give ororrthing for QUO OF
tor posseBsions-hor yoush all would purchase
at any pri:c her beauty. What s!,o has not IL
still much, but It IL within hcr reach to ohtalu It.
1t must be borne IN mind that the role Ehs has
assumed to appear In for indignant In tile United
statcs IL very exactlng, and would tent tho tragic
and emotional powers Of homo Of ths greatest
actrcHseB OF tho dRY.
Tie support rendered bv tho stock company
was quito pasnablc. Mr. Book gave et1ieiont aid
to the representation III his part ot thu nr-
scrupnlons charchnlau, aud Mr.. Weston has SCI
dom PLAYED part bct:or than that of It.ndrd.
the !oavser requirements Of tho rar.
than In postrayinE, tho complex emotions
which come 1uto play between tho cu.reAtios
Of kihHllp and tho promutiuEA Of policy and
prlosse5att; OF hatred, jealousy. lore, and s!H-
Frank aluEdoch waB N sweet and winning ~
over in her part of Isabel Markham, and
Nessrs. Seymour aud IIarl1o fairly competent
only LII thelr representations.
HootEYs.
Notwithstanding tho counter attractions Of
fcrcd last night to tho Chicago public, there was
4 vo1y fair house at uooley'n to wisneta tho pro.
Of "trho Lone House OH tho Bridge OF
Nosro Dauo"b the regular company. A br,cf
Bynopsia Of tho play ia - follows: 4 hostcry
near Paris In kept by an italian, one Neoreii
{salsbuly). He zeceyoB a letter In wllch tl,o
writer promises to mako hia fortune II lo will
DO alone ou that day will hsa house
closed. This he rosolvea upon, when IL. Jopiai
q Pariaian lawyers clerk [Crano), arrlycs md
wsnta dinner. Before he can got rid Of Jorial
Capt. Roland (Ducklcy) aud Ntyssi DorriNe
<Webster) also arrivo. Nr3reti, annoyed at
Icing foiled. dashes out and leaveA them. .jorial
finds some wine end food, and they regalo them
solves until thu clcrk becomes oyerpowored with
f'ta rotatlons. Roland and DorrlIz carry hin,
up.ssalrs and leave him TO sleep on Lls intoxi-
cation, then deposit somo money on tho tablo,
aud return to Paris. Negreti finding tho coast
nIear, awaits the arrival Of tho Baron de Tor |
4ueroues (SoggB), who was tho writer of Tho letter.
De Ior4ucroues acqualntH HegreAi with tls plot,
w woieirhe PROPOSES to rid h,nseif Of Pascal de |
With Pascars death he wilt inherit the property |
The latter III tuBt coming homo from tho Antilles
where he Inns lott hin brldo, Eiaftde de Pteskes,
beautiful creole (aitas Hawtho1no). 1lo ia lnred
TO this Inn, mud 1noets the l}1ron. 4 quarrel
bnsucB. aud they fight. Pascatis killed aud con-
,oaled in cellar tho whole being Bset, by Jopial,
ui1o has awaloned from his sioop. Tho Baron
,scapcs: and. as 4StgeM IL shout 10 follow hin,
second character. Ntyxsti il worry much
Harmed, but proposes to lftcaFz to assume tile
load n,aue character, which tho Inter finally
.onsonss to do. Aica'lz tires tho lIouso that tha
lead mans body may not 10 found, and they
both escape. Jociu! nov seppoars aud dosef.
uInes to carry otf tho dead man, aud Confront
.ho vllatue with this w!tncss.
In tic second act, the Countess Ia haunted by
fearful lreum, which stio tcpeats to her niece.
Engcaia IL Uarraa lat!ss Doylo), in tl.o pses.
,nco Of tho O0unt. ttre|atea 10 the murder Of her
'om Tbs Count IL vsltly affected BY 1t. and In tlo
nidst, Aficuhz. In tho guiaa al Pascal nnpcars,
IAo Co'n'tfss capnot rot over her dream, aud
'sontuhity dauies tAat ho ia her Hou. Tho Count
lonbss. aud demands the documents which
'rose his lirsl, Mica1iz has them, for NeyreNi
,as not burustl thosn. .]6piat now arrives, and
ella hs knowlodgo to the Naron, including the
yet that C9os'alc has sollowed hcr husband TO
'ar.s, and whoro aho is secrotel also that Dor
tte ~ lu love With EAye,.se. TAo Couut.xs
ster this las = ysalon. in Which aho Aeoa her
aurjoscd sou. and tbs Count al btu murderer.
ho 10 nearly frantic With despair.
Tho next Hceue iB tho lsrt,s Hmm Nh the