, 1875-07-07
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: "WEDNESDAY, ,*JuLY77,- 1875.

Ind iease them trembling 10 choras
,;' of synpn,hy' ,'h 1a e,ro t'.. Of tho 'tory
thr"nG, II 70 t,o ss"rihils.t"s i" briefly tell aa
f"llosA: TIN play opens r;,tf Ito tro osplana
in 'hr 1'laca Pant Senf+ f!cstl:nt" one hupt1oAn.
~ hitntl, iosh ffioudie.n. HIRE II picture in
itaeif which cAaleng"a tears At the outnet. Aa
tiey cE"''c ont Ut ssrht lhn!iette, tho oldcF, ls
foseb1y nrzed hnd sbt1ucted tay tho servants Of
wealthy f''l sttled roao Of tue elghtcenth cnn-
suty, lensirE alone T. anft,l oity hof blhd foa-
tersatcr. Lnnfse. Tho latter In pjckHd up by la |
trorlsa'd, ~!duw III a professional murderer |
alao has bern gull"tncd for his crimes hersslf
mnnstrouH ilsX trcaslotally found IN
IL sn apd I'D 9 Law fe".f T. y; efe
Nrnriefte 10 csrtlcd aenseleas 10 tho Infamous |
gardcns Of I'ol Ar 10 sho Mdr94is us j're.ts.
wi,o1e prey A!'o Ia. gawdy company nf abail- |
dnncd woman arc oninYlng tho generosity OF tho
cpms Of her charms afford tho dramasIst Al oE,-
1ortunity for toeh ratiro upon fayorito fofn!-
ssIi,e ycs. Her He.ses returning. @3vnrtctte dIs-
covers the peril Of her sltuAtion. and ia her
tho slng1o ttuc- -h"artod man In tho Ra1deu. Her
pathetic appeals moyo tho Chtpahe,' Maurice de
Fdudren 10 ho1 1,rottct'on, and ho boldly All
nouncca is 'ntonttoh Of accompanying ller frntn
st tho nvor1s point hin right tn Interfere, and
at animated scene occura Swords ne drawn.
The Marquis receives HTurl-ttEnst through
Tho body, and tic horolo Chevattef leaves with
uGIptEb6 FEuktHe H4tttAuA 4iItHEt uo9hkhkiUH.
TAe1r IN nothing .oht III argument Or i1npotept
1ia'uRlo. Tho inct1ohts fulIow wlell wonderful
1ani1ity. In Froetard meanwhile finds In
Louise and her anstesion eoutcs Of revenue.
typo of coarse and brutal fufiau; lin younger ia
4 ierre helpless cripple, Hhose tlef0tiulty has
been eaused by Injuries recevtd at tho hands If
tha elder brother. Pierre inntinctlsnIy lovo. and
Jacques perhecute her, the latter finding her
vaine aA cattta! increase in proportion rs
her misery tells npou her appearance.
Taore is IN ADDITIONAL interest introduced
creature cusertaioea hs s!.e two hzo.aesn,
aud in the coarse and htdooua lsaiousv hl4oSn By
tho stronger. Tho latter il Favored with lofty
contempt Of Iteftt's p1lvalcai condition, aud q
exhibiting Lontse, aud begging money from tho
sympathetic, VIM arc touched equally by her
beauty and fmlsfortnne, tho Frochard family
manage to 1.-Two comfortably. Tho e1canade IN
tho xsrdona reachos tho ears Of tho Minister q
Of the cteeaaef. In hts anxiety. to
protect tho family from further scandals OF the
kind, tho Ninister determines 10 marry hlH
Ioscs his proteRe And retosea. iila wife tho
Countess te Lanie.es. promises her ncpliow hcr
corporation. aud teia Inn her own bitter e1-
porieuces. In her sonnger days che has been
privately marriod to = penni1ess young mau.
who bsa been murdered by her ar'ntocratic re!s-
tiges. BY tlls carly attachment tho has had
daughter, who in early infancy has been nban.
doned, on the steps Of church.
and who is no other than Louise Tho Count
suspects something OF tho kind. md surprises
her in llcr confession. lie seutls Tor tho volume
Of aecset history Of hrastocFat,c families. and
ta abuut to loarn tho truth. when
Tho chepa1ier tears tho llEhting page from tho
lnero ingenious dramatic poiut, but eervos
purpose III colorinK tho ntory. As tho play pro-
oeeds, fie1rifite IL anmtnar,ly committed to
| prison for abandoned women and sontenced to
oxie. She ia saved from this fate by tile aolf-
saclifico OF pouitsnt i,loato ~ho, with tho con-
n,vance Of tho La'tY Superior, In substituted Tor
| her. T4ero arc two encounters botwoeu tho
| Countess aud Louise, who are ignorant Of tho
relationship existing botwesn them. WHICH arc
tlon Of narrowing sceucs In which L.ouse sut!ers
| from the crusity OF hor owner and prosecutors.
| bofriouded BY tho cripple. tortured BY
! hls mother and elstor aud ritied by lho world.
0nce tho trio about to 30 reunited. when tia
| gondATmerio Interfere and separate them. Tho
pieco Erows darker Is tho olia1ax 10 nppronchcd,
| Tho lsst act shows Loatse dying apparently
under tho basbaroua lntlictlops she hears, whlo
| pstfre's indignation lncraaaea. by an accident
I lIlnrieNe, continually aearchuE Paris for Loulst
| strays into tho den In which shs il confined.
Louise ia iockod np in the garrett The loch OF
thls holo Pierre has picked TO ALLOW her oocapo.
| dead, and In her, faint, which follows
| this information, tho widow 1una away
| to obtain the osstatance of her am,ablo aon
| jacques. Ignorant OF what haa happened DO
low. Louise steals bhndly from her garrett l1uds
| tho key whore Pierre hAs concealed 1t, and, vi
tho closaon tic rom 10 mako Aor escape, stunl-
] bIay upon tho pfoatrato body Of Uenr'ete. whom
she does uot rocognize AID who, still uncan-
MON ont, The Frochard family return. Jacques
and bis N thor seiz1 Lo4,ss and drag her back
| to tho 81 ret. Hem scth beE1nB to rovivo, and
Jacques bl ndiods hor. mhe tue bug ehokea
dienco ia held In the most asonlzlng d'ubt
whethor tue two slstors viii ba allowed
tn u,ect. I}eartetts mailaEes to u.te1 = cry, and
Louie, recognizing hor voice. responds. Both
EACH otbegs' erms, slnit tho deateuiog chee1s Of
tho Rudieaco, whose omotiou thus hnds rcllaf.
| The cruelty OF Jac4uts toward Louise 1t this
| moment rousea Tho crippled Grothcr to freuxy.
and draws it on his brother. The Latter Is armed
with sword, aud the unequal. nntIatuiRl strllg-
ga for life aud dessh belwco,t the cripple and
hla brutal brother eomtnepcos. Tho hxht nust
severely wounded. Tie picture boforo tho au :
| denco IL hossiblo in iB fascination. Tha
tro orphans corer tu ono corn0F. the
hidcous haK shouts her romouhttanoee
thor liyos. Pier7s, surely wounded. falls upon
| tho f1oor, utterly exhausted. All seotns lost,
ahcn tho doors arc burnt open, and ! cotnnany
nf Routsr1nea, headed by the CReoa!ter d. Fau-
| {tTt1, bnLGf kAo u6n hHH prHFonb : tFak"14+ ~
thus moment the curtain should descoad upon
one OF tho most impressive elsmazes originated
by modern playwright: Pierre should fal
mortally wounded, afser killing blu brother. AZ
1t Ia, Justice Ia doubly. aud somswlst clumsily.
metad out Psrrc opposoa Ills sword to shat OF thu
Eheualter, aud 10 tiiaAs.nad with slight wound.
bound, and ordered to the Kulotino. while Pierre
teoovets sufficiently to pddreea his good HtHaes
To the principals and congratulate thcls gu ths for
tunato issue whici, 10 has halpod 10 bring about
Tue Coan! aud CouU<ss: who should hayo ST.
tared with tho Chspatisr, have mutually ex'
planned and nook their daughter. aud after tAs
Arsess OF La frochurd thu curtain fails upon I
uot too original tabfeau-Y,yant Of Grace, Mercy
and rc&ce.
such Ia hssty sketch Of tho plot. Il ia olsb
orated 10 seyen sltuatlous sud the skill Of tho
author in involving 1t in further 'usie*ees ,nt
| then gathering the scattered thresdA toKotho
for tho dsnouemont, IL deserving OF uustiatot
praise. Tito aut.-climnx III the last act, lndl
Gated abo7o, 10 tho oaly obvious deacssnc1
OF tho pleoo. A. the name tauo, TIT
work Of Mr. Jackson In subdaing, SOM
Ut its oolo.s ia clearly syidsut To 81
American autIiepco tho high tUps Of como o.