, 1881-01-20
ADJUSTMENTS.
"1,E.rnASaERE.o

"LEtrau9ere" of Alexandra Dumas was pro-.
duccd OF, TucsdRy evening Ut McVicker's
Theatre, and tho production WINS lDbkcd upon
rs nm eyent Of no smnll Importance, bccluse III
tho Arst place, 1t Is OF tho repertoire of tho
Concdio FruncdEsc. and In tho next 1t hus never
before been Hecn OH tho ataFc Of this country.
either In English Or in French. Since It bus
D0en seen VIC tAn very readily Understand whytt
has nuror beet scized by tue transiatcr or
adaptcr. lla.l tho play becn offered Ia tho
English iuatcad Ut tho French IanauHgo wo
believe tho house would have been etnptted, in'
stead of half cnptled, rs 1t was, before tho el,l
of tho fouIth act.
In this piay Dumns appears to have started,
with the theory, upon wnich numbcrof the
French dr.ttnntists WELD their pen. that tho
stage was never intended rs th0 resortof Virtue,
thAt tho funrt1on Ut tho playwright is tlat of 4
social roformer. and TINT t. curry out
this :nsasion llo must stcop bis pen
III. the evil OF . tho world, and
according to tho skill with Which bo lays hnre
the rottonness or tho hutnan heart 50 h's lnt1u-
enco will bo felt In tho world. lie believes in
''tho showing Of ytcc hcr uwts Image" and fn
"L'EtrnnE6rG" ho bns done 60 with all tho
license OF IN extreme French dramatic rcf1rmer.
lie has' written drumu III which ho describes
household us u prison, inurstnKe as II warfare,
WOMAN nB rebel. and adultery US Tho result
looked for. With fow exceptions, orery charac-
ter he in'roduccs hns tho best style possible,
Tho mon know low to hand lldfcs about And
to aulusc them; thoy Arc expert In tho fence Ut
rctnre and reply; thoy IN tho most dclicnfc wny
make tho most tlckllsh soclnl notions nrsfcr-,
stood; tlIoy nro rcaly ana apt Mt llscasslon:
thoy "spcuk c1ccllcntly we'll Atiu snlute much
bottcr." but. to sdm up, fer tho most part "they
aro biackgunrls, eptcurlans In system, pro-
fcsspd scduccrs." Dumas In ail probability
meant to typity yirt1o In tho DAchesa mud
her lover Gtrori; but virtue would srArccty
,ss ~ Two ,s
wfe aaa sss aSer e thero Is the md
aa aa
tno Dne'es. asks hor. "Aro ypu tho mistress 2, Of
IT. Geratrii "No. str." "t,ht you love hllnf"
Yves, with nj! my soul" "Ah. Aba do you pretend
xeth0r and asa m exprssss' "nsts,y s shat M A9a a
Smns sp ~, repo' NV NV" sbo,S ~ vour h,,s.
baud9" vile will know 1t. II ho must know II.
better that hv should know Il ut unco.'' ''And II
hu should xopnrato usr" NJ Idofy him." answers
tho VIZ; shso woman .,,. tru'y loves !. .Asss s..
nnyshins ~ tas wotla 'nas Gun sopst'0 nss
rit,co everything to her ,ovo tnay bo right, but
sbo docs not oyo," Evohtuatiy Tho lover is cf,at-
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