, 1880-04-25

closes the act In the third act Jam{eis is tried
for the crime, found guilty, and sentenced to
nnsteSa ds eyss ys1sI tD ba a osr a'G i d M
deed. During lapse of nineteen years, sup
posed to,take place between the third aid
fourth acts, Anncttc has died of a broken
heart and her child, Mcttie, has grown up to
he IS half.demcnted. Then it IS
discovered that S,nglcy, by some mysterious
interposition Of Providence, did not die.
AcClonL is made happy in the knowledge of
his wife'S innocence and in tile finding OF his
daughter, while Hogan is Of course, found
out to be the man who dealt the blow which
caused all the trouble,
IA CHILD OF THE sTATE.'
TIE PaCey Count Maurice Dc Mr.. Maurice Barrymore
oasdS sdsFlsh Won YG ,JeS Jehq R5St Sl6sEs
Ae1nE1cn narry E9Maros
Pnh.. :Mr. ". J. LEONARD
.ss Rdoc1s s Geerge 2 : qlner Fa1a!G,,
Carl; NE +; iearsoa , i'[9
Louise Won Helmich MiSs k;sls Rosa aon3,, haaa
Carline. Miss Stella Boniface
By George Hoey, from the French Of Den
aers; an1; Il Produced at "allaek's' Nc" York. on
Comedy at Wallack's has given place to
melodrama in the shape Of all adaptation of
D'Ennery's "Les Orphelines de Ia Charite."
The piece has made hit, evidently One
comparison With the :sfwo Orphans . as
skillfully-contrivcd, well-sustained, and thor
ughly-lnteresting drama, yet both works are
full Of the same class Of material. and both
Asylum. Tie piece is in i've acts and intro.
it, says the Tribune. is laid in Holland,
and the story Of 1t relates to the perilons con-
sequences which, under the laws OF tlat re.
wards Of tho realm. The Situations are
strong, and, III two or three Instances ILL
tensely dramatic. The piece is interesting,
same feyerish avidity with which one pur-
sues the narratives of Gaborien. There
are several most painful-almost volcanlc-
crises in this work, resultant OH the dam
ger that q. wife's secret Of q preliminary
to the husband who has welded her with
perfect confidence in her .l,nsullied past.
Also these from the fatuity Of youth who,
Msn 70 aoa maa oHa he posre of ese
fairs is antique. but, IN this INSTANCE, 1t IS
brought about by good means. and the emo
honal force OF the drama is great Accord
ing to the Times the ;; ;adapter "a has Rrod4;Ged
nal in al1 important respects, differs from it
in many details. He has cut down several
parts amplif1ed the character OF Gr0s Rene.
supplied large quantity OF new ' dlaIIoE, ex,
in the French piece, and made changes in the
arrangement Of the action"
BERN -ARDT'S PREDECESSORS.
4 writer in the New York Herald, speak
ing Of Mile Bernhardt's flight from the
Theatre Francais, recalls the very similar
escapade Of Mime. Arnould Plessy. She
quilted "subrepticement' (as the register
says) the Comedie in 1915 that she might full
fill lucrative engagement in Russia.
The ME- oa tns py Tfh h Is R he he
very similar escapadc of Nine. Arnould- Plcssy,
who has made the piece her own. This admira-
register says the Cun6dc in 1915, that she might
fulfill lucrative engagement in Russia 1t was
~; S6 for the
her, and deposed her from her high position IN
the SocIGte. She served Il pcnancc Of ten years
piaudits Of St. Petersburg, all the presents Of
Boyards and Grand Dukes. for night OF her
old triumph in the Rue Richelieu: she is the ne
romantic cnmcdy; she has its 1nnnnered Erhee
and its delicious aFcctation; her, domains are
woman S % Of fashion. With golden lace to tear ana
pearls to scatter on the carpct~ and yet Nine.
Plessy was glad to come back to the theatre
she had Abandoned, and, re-entcr its doors
as simple pcnsionnaire, knowing TINT hence
forth ali the highest honors OF the theatre
were beyond her reach. She Is to-day @ On the
know that she has never ceased to regret ner
tlight of 1915 and the long years OF tol that IT
i,een he SAME With iiachei after her American
tour in 1855 If death had not superyencd two
years later Her brother Raphafl FeiIx: aetd
md Ioncof these hopes were realized. The public,
which received with enthusiasm her melodra-
matte efforts in t soxo2 en Iue
al tragedies in which she had won her rune. II
her illness had been longer delayed IT IS more
than probable that she would hive left America
nosrer than she came, and would have hnve had
nothing to balance the losses which her breach
Of contract imposed upon ner Sae ~ena rcf
turned u1 to Paris. pale and wasted. to sit among
The The rnp6s q her and Sin2 q
tories she herself had won, she was already, as
ana said , PaE PM
to encourage her in her new undertaking.
AS to the question of emolument Of the
more notable members OF the Ihearre
Francois, the same writer says:
It must be remembered that there are two
classes ofactors-the eocietaires ana me pen p.
sinnnafrcsx The former, who alone DIVIDE lne
profits. arc elected by committee ana recGisg 1s
fixed proportion calculated on what Is Ga.!ea
hofe zhape and 80 on of the share IN
nrofits which accrucs to the soc1eta1rcs, only
Eo If accrt1cs t} them at once. Inc ofner nal1 -
innt tn the Mont de- PiGt6. where 1t remains 70
tha snciGfaire's credit till his or her retirement
In at1ditiou to this, each socictairc has salary
ccnnrrcsnunding ~ to the douziemes at the r1te OF
~ m fruncs pcr twelfth part. Thus socicta1re
,.hn h,s twelye-twelfths gets 900 francs snlo
nrr one who has sercn-twcltthS gcts t.uV9
Sr1ncs and SO on. There must also be odden
whnt are called les feux,-that Is TO say. ~
frames I believe, for every time soeletAlLo
nlavs. and the profits of rcpresentauons OUTSIDE
1rrh;ch are not easily estimated. Out OF "nnt r.
mains nfter the distribution Of the pronts aae
nansionnaircs receive, not q hxcd paI1. NV u
Ponns DECIDED upon By the administrator5s. m I ao;5
Thus nfficiai figures can be given for the socie
taires rdrs % ony Here are those Of lS1s: hM Got'
neia,,nay. Maubant, Coquein, Febvre' Inlrun' ant'
and worms, and Mesdames EronAn. FasaIa, s
1nuassain. Croizcttc, aud Sarah NGrnhsIu: nthe w
oonh = 0n1 francs salary, and fni snare Ill Lae
nr1fits which for 1879 is l10V0 1rincs A. n WY
fnckcted and 12Oo0 francs deposited at 1ne otT ~
fo Pt.tf This forms an immediate lhcuu1I ~ ~
81 otn francs for ench and a deferred capl!ai "
Is0 francs. To this must be addea a. knn M;n;s1 M
f'riai reserve, given to the Oldest socie!a1resS IS
and which varies between i. 900 francs ano HTc nV
fr1,ncs for some of the nboyc-mentont; - wv w
vcnr lS-S-ttat of the Exhibit1on-yfe!dcd aTvoo q
fr1ncs ucr full share, and the total pronts OF lae
Soc;efy exceeded 15D,OD frAncS n, Moune9-
Snly ects ten-twelfths, or l0,Qo tranes 3 sai
a,.s. md 5000 francs of the profits stall d1s1aea
- +wo TartS A. La Roche. seven tWClt lAs