The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-02
JOAQUIN MILLER'S NEWPLAY
A STORY OF MIXIMILIAN IN MEXICO
UITH A plot THdTIS THRILLING.

Mi,s Won stamwIts's Tnthusiastic Description
Of the Play In which she - 10 tnke the
Leading Pnrt-1ie Loving aud devoted
Heroine ind the Villain who Pursued Her
Mr. Joaquin Miller has written n new play
"Mrviro" and Nine Won Stumwitz. tho Young
and Handsome actress who lately played Nessa-
Ina at the Broadway Theatre. is to appear in it
a, the Grand Opera HJuso week from to-mor-
row evening.
Mi. Miller is said o have written the play.
unsolicited with especial reference TO tho ca
pabiltio3 of Nine. N'n Stamwitz To portray the
leading part at the anne time with the idea OF
opening up to the pUgoing public the rich vein
OF Spanish-Americm life and character hith-
erto barely touched upon by drama;sis-
Pi2zaro" being almost the only play OF this
nature on the boardl
Nine. Won Stamwz gave. yesterday. an out
line Of the plot. Sh' lives at the st. Denis. and
the when reporter atered her pator her only
companion was Mito Maltese lap dog. that
barked vigorously u the visitor. ! feel great
ly Gratined." said hi mistress. after reprpssing
the animal that tr. Miller the Poet Of tho
Sicrrns, should tak such an interest in my
success as to wrtc now play for mc Mt atimo
when his talents mint flnd much moro rcmun-
erHtive ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. He saw me rs
Ncssaiina at the Broadway and was aftcrward
introduced to me byHr Frank Leslie He told
me that | ought to hive play better suited to
the public taste thar Messaina "-somcthing
more modern. and wich would develop my ca
pacity MS nm actresimore fully. lie has ac-
cordingly written tbs new work for me- and
when remember tn long weeks that he has
spent over II. and thcpans he has taken with
It. and tho really admirable and popular nature
OF the play itself. azure you have reason to
be grateful. Shall 1.-Two you an idea OF It's
features2"
" II YOU will"
The scene is III In Mexico-beautiful
Mexico. the region oftontezuma. Of Cortcz and
his ConQuiSiddOreS. ola you wretch-shall
have TO lock you up itho ncNt room? fear
shall" Here tho dosaiter jumping and bark
ing around the foldot his MISTRESS dress
srrang into her lapand. rolling himself up
into q round ball OF wtc fur. blinked agrees
siyrly with his small Ge eyes.
A WIS saying - arirrss resumed with
effusion. ~ tn" scene i"td In Mexico. am the
heroine. Dolores, You low-young. rich. ardent,
and. OF course. heauttl, DOiOreS Is betrotued
60 her cousin. Get IcIO of the patriot army.
whom she hates, II hero. Capt Randolph.
is m American oftlcen MaXimil.au's service.
tai, hansome, and daing, with black nous
tache and lovely rs. Mr.. Cotton takes
the part and II Is no IRE than Justice to him
10 say that he plays 10 perfection. He wears
the Austro- Hungara uniform. ot course
The low comedy peris'e three IA number, the
sui Mr. Ben Magnify hO is always wrapping
himself in the Anerin Hug and getting on
tangled with his carp,hae. who eats bananas
continually and savshnt he never gOt into
such country for remtions. In the morn
ing, before break fast. lis called NJ by the in
telligcnce that the Comment is overthrown
and That the army has ononn 'ed IN favor OF "a
guerrilla chief At nothe receives telegram
that tha new Presidcnhus been shot and an
other installed in hislace aud by nightfall
there il q THRU Govertent in full blast and u
third de facto Presidem the national palace
j. "A FII p ehf IHff
U Shea. who has comic Mexico 70 I'll his
pockets with silver qrwho brings his sweet
heart. MONie OROiWkeOng with him. VI ISIS
May Fiske plays the pio MONis. and Mr.. La
teIie the Judge in " TlDanites' that OF Bar
heg ,...,,..,. -,
OF the city OF the Monumas. surrounded by
lakes Of clear water d gardens OF tropical
foliage. with the Quilts OF the grand Corl!l-
lerus in the distance. o. the background two
volcanoes are III activeupton AMI me scene.
as you may imagine. ipienaid. In the next
at the stage is divided Ia 1850 parts the hrst
being light as day anthe second as dark ~
night. Barney. who enlisted N the new
shot for cownrdice of sch IoreNo himself is
guilty. Dolores tries save the Is shman-
lola you rogue. You MT b. quiet. she comes
Just in time othrust Az tne levrlied musket-.
and to receive the expion u the powder in
her face. She becomeind. md thus intro
duces a new elementle pathctlc-inio the
piece The third act prints the blind Dolores
flying from Torelio, whS pursuing her. the
acrSss mountain TORI. She is Blind. poSr
thing, and can't see Il THREE llanks II the
bridge have becn removby the villain TOr.iO
Down she goes. with mriek. into the abyss
while the gallant Capt Iioph clutches her IN
her fall and saves her. Can you imagine
anything more thrllllngiramaticT
., It is perfectly, splen., think that one
tnbeau alone will insu the success OF The
play beyond question. v. there is INCIDENT
enough in IL TO make 1 dozen ordinary
drama,l
Capt. Randolph. who has IN taken prisoner
denounces IOrelio for hiAlainy. and the I'M
pcrialst Captain and riot General fight
Randolph receives II veteep wound. aud l.
sent to the same hOspltahcre the blind DOL
ores mas been taken. Bee they parted In the
part OF which she keeps, she tells him that
when he is sick or in tr'le She will come tc
him. The poor thing en- the hospital, crop.
ing her way among ne r. 81 SICK ana wound
ed. The wounded Rdnds lies N a deaihlikt
stupor on his pallet Gui By some myst.ri
Gus instinct. the blind approaches. She
grasps bis cold, clammand-the hand o
death II see ms 10 hrr-anutched in it, grasp
nnds the counterpart OF precious cross sh'
carries in her bosom. cries Randopb
Randolph and begs him plteOus accents
I, look up and to recoa, her. Ther.uror
TilUuO enters and ordeiernw Dolores
mald-nrd with love and q, Is dragged m L
prison. the tyrant turninteai enrto her fran
The last act" contri tho sympatheti,
actress. her face iushedth the Suppressed
panos o. hcr part, y d liz PrSSon nee cg Il IN
milan has been led forthpo shot only n littl'
while before Randolph EdiUey have beer
sentenced 10 death; Bar for cQwariice TIM
he has meyer committed. ndOlph or hnyiu.
fought for the dead ENG Dolores, by he
confinement in a dark chas recovered he
sight. There is n brHui paesuge here. az
beautiful us any in any dr. Mlller's poems
1t begins:
was blind. but they tire into dark cell. am
AMI III law aaaiu
"Ohl it is most touchn
In the last scene KdHh and barney ar
led forth TO die. Dr Inp intcrfcrcs to pro
tr'i them. but Is thrust l. At the last mo
meut Dolores appears. vi the American lul
around the kneeiing toiot the 'ondemuc
r..u and dares the Meas 90 fire. on tina
f. .! On. il is u grand splendid dsnoue
nt.nt. And 40 you not Il II Will take wei
with the people ut III" GrDpera HOuseW
Iic visitor said that he indeed.
Ine spectacular part OF play has heen pre-
urraa with great care n"ssrs. Poole an
lannelly and those who seen the first r.
Lrirsa's say that 1t ID sWf an enthusiast
reception.
WHAT TdE
Miss JuIiet Corson's Lee on the Relatio
OF Food to lth.