The New York herald., 1879-09-14

proved that masterpiece of intrigue which. like the
new piece paints the emotions of an adventures who
risks everything-past present ana future-to enter
Genevieye Ward. in the other Croizette In the one
the heroine is Stephanie Marquise de Mohrvart. in
the other it is Suzanne. Baronne DANCE. Ste-
phanie had once kept gaming house in Paris. She
was the widow of a man who had one of the oldest
names and worst characters in France.
She is not of our world" say her respectable ene-
You mean am angel How kind!" rejoins
In the unangelic half of the world to which she
belongs she is lightly called Forget Me Not" She
has swooped down upon an English family at Rome.
composed of Alice Verney her widowed sister, Rose
de Brlssac and their companion, Mrs. Foley the in
carnation of British propriety. whose horror Of
gambling is intensified by the memory that she
had herself once yielded to the temptation.
Stephanie, it appears, is nother-in-law OF Rose,
who had committed a mesaihance and the luckless
family is bound to receive her. They find cham
pon in Sir Horace Welby, Engshman who has
seen life and who now loves Alice yerney and deter
mines to fight the intruding female dragon. At
first Stephane impiores him to let her stay. Her
husbands throat had been cut in the gamiug house
by Corscan monster, who has sworn u vendetta
against her. If ever he should get free from tho
galleys he will executeit She sick Of her evil fe
seeks rehabilitation and wishes to enter respectable
society Alice Verney's arm. Weby is incxorable.
She must so. Unless she departs instantly he will
inform the Papal police. She bursts into tears.
'"Tears," says he scornfully. '.Bahl trick
worthy OF so old a campaigner"
Then she unmasks her batteries
BY articles 14S and 1853 of the Code Civil the mar
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suit Of his parents if made against their WILL
Stephane's son. Roses husband, married against
his mothers will. Six weeks still remain to make
the marriage voidable. To disclose Rose that her
infant is bastard would be death. Moreover.
Stephane boasts that she will gain Alices confidence
and tell her the stormy past OF Sir Horace Welby.
The strong man shudders and bursts into tears
"rears." says Stephanie, with contempt. Bah!
q trick unworthy of so old campaigner."
MISS WARDS SUCCESS.
Nevertheless Sir Horace proves his sincerity. In
spite Of the family disgrace he proposes for AIices
hand. Then Barrato, the Corsican monster, appears
He has been released from the gaeys for queilng q
revolt Of the convicts. He has come for business
and, the reader is aware in matters of vengeance
your Corsican is not to be trifed with. Having
revealed himself to Weby, he goes into the
garden Welby calls Stephanie. draws the
window curtain, and there, in the full
moonlight, she sees the Corsican and with
terrible scream sinks covering behind the English
man. Physical feaa has subdued her and the fight
is won. The play has scored tolerabe success. It
is neatly constructed and vivaciously written.
Genevieve Ward has done nothing better than her
scenes of polished sarcasm and fence OF words, in
which the cool man of the world is beaten by the
telegraphed from Otranto, warmly congratulating
Miss Ward the gratifying reception given to the
play. The saturday RecieU says of the gifted
tress :"Miss Ward as Stephanie shows herself to be
true artist. The character that OF bad scheming
woman who might have been better, has OF late been
Ward gives 1t fresh aspect. The strong dramatic
power which she once twice exhibits Is less
admirable than the ironical tone Of comedy which is
the main characteristic of the part. In the last
scene Miss Wards performance is OF the highest
order. II the gradual escape from the room were
it might 20 hard with the play. In Miss Ward s
hands the situation becomes thrilling"