The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-07
AMUSEMEN
FIFTH AVENUE TuEArRE-"HUsBAND AND
WIFE"

FIFTH AVENUE MISUNDERSTANDING AND
WIFE"
An interesting event in the present dramatic
season was the debut in English, last evening, OF
Sgaorl at tho F'fth Avenue Theatre and tho
rcappearapce OF Signor Mpjcroni IN new role. The
play on this occasion was drama written ny Sgnor
A. Montaignan Tor the above mentioned actors, known
in tho orr giua Jealousy and called in the
laton by +. Morren "Husband and Vile" 1t isa
thoroughly Italian drama, dealing with the uncom.
prom,s ne jealousy OF a newly welded husband There
is little action the play, bat tho interest is very
strong and Increases with each oct. Tnero u
subt ETY. about the piece that Is almost too dne f,i
an average audience that is used 10 the dramatic
situations Of "Cams'' the "rwo Orphans" but We
startling climaxes rod rc. II IS very simple, bat
the render Will see, capable VI strong
scenes. The Marquis ST. Ella, nobenan brought up
by his mother 10 love books more than women, sees
Diana The street ind at once falls ~ love with her
marriage Is ARRANGED by his mother and Diana.
uncle, the Duke de Raro. Diaua is not al all N love
with HIM, but she masrics as she IS BID Urdef
the circumstances she secs no harm IN enjoy
ing little Irritation with tho Count de
Riverda. ropscs all The jealousy that the intense
nature Of ST. Ella is capable OF, and after finding
lsvs letter FROM Go Rverda to his wife no kills tho
Count in aueL stormy scene with the wife fol.
lows and he openly denouncos her, but continues to
1.-Two with her, that the world may not know what
passed between Tho vile almost mad GRIEF,
Tor she was only coquetto after ALL While ST.
Elias course scoms almost b-uta it was but natural
IA QUO who loved as he did ana looked with unworthy
Dyes upon tho rtations Of married woman, and he
has sympathies up 10 the last act, IN the
nrst part OF which he Goes soem to DO little too
unreleLting In tho meantime Diana becomes
madly In love with her husband, but IS repulscd
every advance She becomes i'll aud In tho end he Is
touched by her enduring ovo and palc face, for mig
love had never ccasel 10 burn tor her, and
the curtain falls upon grand reconciliation.
Slgnor AajeTOni acted the part 10 the life.
Nothing could have been moro natural than hia
manner, and, must say it, no looked quite capable
OF The jealousy depicted and the revenge ht
wrought. HIS passion was never torn 70 tattcrs
strength Of WILL At times It would rush
TO The top, but he shut his tcoth
against II and forced IL back. As an
impcfsonation OF intense love and terrible jealousy
Signof Majerons left little 10 be desired.
Hts appearance without any stage disguise showed
young and handsome man Of graceful and courty
bearing. Sgn0ra Majeroni Diana made de-
cdedy favorable impression. Her accent Is al
times scarcely perceptlblc, and she has
voice that Is very sympathetic in quality Her TACO 10
exceedingly interesting aud her stage appearance at
trnctive. she acts with great deal o. force but
rants. In her imprisoned moments she aroused her
auditors to genuine applause and botn she and Sgnor
Majeroni called before tho curtain at tho end Of
In .he last We thought Signora Majeroni ut her
best. Her with her husband was very pathetic.
Mr. A. H. Hastings madc quite a hit as General de
Lucca and acted with more vgor than we thought him
capable OF. There considerable difference among
the actors u 10 the pronunciation OF many names.
Some said Deahna, others Diana, others again Deana,
while some spoke OF Milan and others OF Mi-ian.
Would be well TO settle upon some rulo Of pro.
nuncia,on before going upon the stages