The New York herald., 1878-09-10
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large aud sppree asive audience assembled at the
Broadway Theatre last evening" 20 witness the debut
In America Of Mics Ada cavsndish. a. was m
audience prcdispsisd 10 be eritIcs', like most
lfst night houses in New York, ssd though
the orcsal Was a trying ono Mise cavcndish passed
througn u tnamphsnIiy and achieved q decided sue
cess The play si .'Tns New MagdAlcn" is one that
hss already beea played la tLss city, the part Of
Mercy Monick icing assumed by Mas csrotta Ls-
esorca. "a h the stosy Of woman who hes aban.
dousa eyn ways sna AFTER a seJssrn 10 . refuge
goes 10 the aeld aasiss The France. German
~as as a nurse aaasr ths Geneva Cross ls . hut
she meets ycung girl Grace ossbsrrv, proud OF her
name and race, who 40 her way 20 knsiand TO Ind
an aunl. The tao women learn escn others story
aue Grace rspalses Mercy as an outcasi. skirmish
cnsaes ossposts tho French being driven away
By the ceriaass Drrsng tho msits bullet pssses
throaxh the wisasw Of The hut aud stretches Grace
EoseDsrry apparently nlsless at hercy's iseL sud-
den imruls- leads ths latter the nAmo and
cnnsessr o. Miss Roaoperry. she - received w The
the sasi aud wins her love ard that Of her nophes.
HUI Grace hotebery ~ nos killsd, . skiiiai
German physcisn rencrlag her 10 lIfe and
reason ~ sxirActisg the bullet rem her
brain. on ths true Gtsce arriving the
usaor sue 10 received wah doubt ssa suspicion. DC.
lng nusy repalsea by n~r rssstisss iusposisr.
A suuxsis sssses bss.esa tns i've women. witch
loslns her sm.sesd bs shs svs~a but heaiog
asotnsf VEGAS ciersf msa Who loves ssf such 10
sos yssssalss iass s,shs llsrs s Zoe Isses ".ss."
aud there a. 2buhasnt f0om Tor Dfusing
~ssasr ssss sss sar.ss rem u q lhs one ~hiss
was 20 iniic3aes hsf % strange ssaisnce "a
strange i.ss rtsI abe pssssvessa hAs ,rus sfua'
A. sss iaiss Mss. Rssss~n5 sssie,lsd waa Lady
Jasst Key. ~hess 'svs sue has vcu. lies cssesa,sn
rss rssss 81. apsss~s ss;s sssmy ss.,
Stamped her ssusss Of NO comDsa
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her uas ehassstrr the menssi ssssesie h eny
s:s :, 20, s:. =. sss. a.; s:ss :s
hvns Gsses Who has Jast declared hsrssl shs isiis
In q s~oos Ihts Is vssy ssnssss sssse Miss Jai1s
siecc. ana s dsasst ssd asyisidisg wren she y 20
bunsd Just thea Mercy ss,sss sns ~ ssssss is tse
sssss on ~. essrs. ~. ..ss.s s,e... ~. ss
ana reused the audience 20 . pitch oi cstnusissn,
Mss casenalsn Aaa n~s Hanehsss being esisd before
10 the next act haa Nancy ready 10 eos'ess the
truth, and she vsves .hs say ~ eonvefsst'ss with
wbseloekl, ba, ths bsasnv orses dsus "a upon
her While .sos hss'ss ss a iasA.le. ssa I.
nssly drives bss 70 bay. sas DECIDES 10 hold TO
her assumed posltlou. aud an1sanecs W tnc Assem-.
another srsns situation. but wnea the pol'csmss
Steps forward 10 take Grace 10 the madhouss
Mcroy's bettes nature asserts Itself, ana she
rsscucs the woman VINO hates and re-
| pets her so powerful was she acting OF
Mss cavendish In ,nls scene that tue hea.s post
| lively rose al her, ana she wss compssiod 70 como
twice before the curtain. brom snss momsn. MSS
| Cavendish's success vas assured, aud while her
| acting was iuIi Of pathcs and poser sne
| seemed 70 feel that the ympstby me
| audience was with her. The closing scene snofdcd
scope tor tendcrsr emoioss and here the actress vas
both sweet anu pathetic. She has moduntea voice,
Win strong English accent, and acts Win intciis'
gencc degreo Of reserved fores that VII pe seen
70 advantage IN more imPorsses f"es 'nhn