The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-23
BoUcrCAULTs "spELL- BoUND.D
A Sketch OF the Play, Revised from "Pau-
line." ne Il will he Given ut wanaek's.


Sketch OF the Play. Revised from PAN
line." ne II will be Given ut WaIIaek'a
Spell-bound," the play which VIII be
brought out at Wallack's Theatre tomorrow
evening. differs in some important respects
from the old melodrama OF Pauline" last
played In this city eleven years ago. which was
derived from the same source. a story by the
elder Dumas. entitled" Une Mutt dc Terreur"
This little known tale furnished the material
for a French play. called lie Chateau de
Beauval." and from this Pauline" is under
stood to have been taken.
Mr.. Bouci, ault. who prepared the melodrama
originally for the late Charles Kean. wrote
prologue at that time which 1t was not. how |
over. seen nj to use. and in arranging SPELL |
bound" he has written similar introduction |
which depicts In action an episode which In |
Pauline" is related by one of the personaRes.
This prologue is altogether new; the scene
is laid in q mountain pass In North
ern Hindoostan. where party comprising
Gabrielle, the heroine, Adele Moreldnd her COM
panion. Louis de Ia Roche. Charles de SeoQue-
vile and others. have oncamped for the night
Gabrielle. who has come out to India some two
years before. is about to return to France. hav-
ing fallen herto n large fortune and is escorted
by her cousin. Louis de Ia Roche. who has long
been in love with her. Some time before she
has attracted the attention OF the Count Rdoul
de BeduprS. the last OF his noble family. and
man whose existence is surrounded with a GER
tain mystery; he has lost his fortune. and 1t is
q matter OF speculation how he contrives to
ssep up ms pos,d9h' III 'ho cOu ,S
scrpent-ike fascination which this man exer-
cises over her he has pcrsistently followed her
but she deems herself safe from him at last. Ms
she Is informed that the waters OF n stream over
which they have passed have become so swollen
that IL is not likely he will be able to cross
to their cncampmcnt While the women are
talking. however. he appears, having man
faithful Illndoo. whose life he has saved. and
| who is devoted to him in consequence. Ga
| biiele and her companion excuse themselves
| after few words. and wander up the rocks.
| prior 20 the party continuing their journey 70
| bombay In tho mean time the Count who 10
rennsin9 in his tent overhears the men dis
| GUESSING his character and wondering whence
his means are derived; one says that he Is a
| Russian spy and another that he Is gambler.
but the Count speedily puts their speculations
at an end 10y pointed rebuke; The women
been attacked by a tiger; Gabrielle has diverted
| the animals attention by throwing scarf in
| his face. and they have thus made their escape.
The count hearing her remark that the scarf
| belonged to her mother. and was dear to her
from that reason determines TO restore II to her.
Wrapping a handkerchief about his arm he
| goes forth and Stays the tiger. not however.
without receiving serious injury. The pro
| logue concludes with the spectacle OF GdOrieue
| bending over him prior TO continuing her Jour
| ney and placing on his breast the scarf which he
| has recovered ut such q risk. The 1rst act OF
| the play transfers tho action to France; Ca
| briele Is residing ut the Chateau de Ia Roche
with her aunt and cousins. and here the Count
de Beduprs reappears making his entrance as
| has nttncked him The Cuttni is disposed TO DC
generous to lavish degree. and makes n mu-
nincent donation to n charity for which suzanne
d. IA Roche Is collecting. AL this being done
tune he coyets. In an interview with her he
declares his loVo she seeks TO ropulse him. but.
finally. overcome by his dread influence swoons
away. and he departs. first liking on her breast
n card on which he has written that he Will re-
turn and claim her before all her friends. The
next act shows Gabrielle as the Countess de
Beduprf: she has quilted Paris. where her hus-
band has lett her. she being alarmed py inc re-
have occurred in the vicinity OF his chateau.
They meet at an inn ut Caen.w where she also en-
counters Ms Robinson. formerly Adele More
land. hen companion who is now the wife oil a
The Count de Bedtprs. although annoyed at
his wife's visit. takes her TO his chateau. and
here. after !" front scene. in which Louis Is
~ disciosei she feels tint some dreadful
mystery is connected with the place and in the
course OF her investigations discovers secret
| passage communicating with her apartment
| When the figure OF n man appears she IS chilled
with fright. but feiens sumber. II is the Count
tdJTi,lie is asleep When he retires she sum
mons Al. the body servant who declares that
his master Is still absent on hunting eNpedi'
diton although sue has reeognlzed him n
the person OF her mysterious yisitint. HeHrn ~
mSses n0 Ser % saS through Tor the N
chateau. Another front scene Of consluerh
| BILE significance. written 10y Mr.. Wnlack, ant
relating to the outrages that have alarmed thu
country, succeeds !lis. and, then the vault !
I brought after her husband has been robbie,
A aud murdered. and she recognizes tho Count q
Beaapre u fact which seals her doom Hi
companions have been ,quarrclling as L
: which shall have her. shes miner say
. one: she's minel" SAYS the, other
neither OF YOU; she is mine and shoots he
Q dead. Al this moment Gdttietlf appears NJ "
. door leading into the vault and looks over tn
d, top. Al the sight Of this cold-blooded murde
u she utters piercing shrek. and her husband
n the door TO which she still clings. half sense
- Las. The CountessI cry me men. ~
u Bedupr5 places her on the 1oor. as she ha
:. tainted and. putting his foot on her. says.
y will take care OF herr
- The scene is again transferred TO me Chatea
y de la Roche in the last act Gabrielle Is SUP
a posed to be dead. the victim OF the night OF ter
d ror being taken for her and De Beduprs
s. has reverted Louis has in tho mean time dis
r. covered GdJrieiles whereabouts. she hayin
ia been placed in a lunatc asylum by her hus
10 band. and. restoring her 10 liberty brings he
IA to confront De Bedupre. She tells the story
n KIT the gsts save a. hat inuenced 6y her I'm.
-. bands strange magnetism. she retrains frol
. saying that he is the man who COMPUTED "
N plains TO De Bedupr5 that he will not e,
90 pose him because he once saved his ne. %
- tho latter declares That existence would be II
20 tolerable under such circumstances, and PR
n poses a duel. Two pistols are produced, III
bullet beluk extracted from one, anu pplh al
re placed under the tablecloth. The selection
" made and the word fire" given. For a M
ment il being uncertain which held the loade
Ks weapon, no one knows which Is wounded; the
il the Count totters and falls dead. Gabrielle RUS
ia ing forward and throwing herself despairlng
" on his body.
n dramatic: the scene in the vault and the du
"A over the table are two OF the most striking 90
AZ sodcs. The weight Of the piece rests upon
10 | WRliack who will DO seen again In one OF u
es most successful characters his death scene bel
an a remarkable piece OF acting. and upon Mi
>" Coghlan, who will assume for the first time
90 r0lo with which the names OF Mrs. Hoey Al
an | Miss Rose Eytinge are associated. and WIN
~ | affords opportunities for some Intense enor
gu Mr. Henry Ice will make his first appearan
AT this theatre. Mr. Joseph Holland. son
a.. the late comedian and a brother OF George n
10 L. NJ. Holland, will make his first appearance
in this city and Miss Mabel Jordan, n daughter
re the late George Jordan and niece OF Char
~ X. Thorne. Jr. will make her debut al y
NJ house in q role which was first rehearsed
lie Miss Stella Boniiace. who is now seriously
he and then by Miss Rose Osborne, who "
. obliged to reinquish 1t in consequence OF
n engagement in California.
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Is SHOOTING IN THE SNOW