, 1881-02-13
HFRESH, THE ANIERICAN.o

Tho other tlny we mentioned tho fact that, ac-
cordins to New York opinion, John T. Raymond
had struck hnotner type Of character likely to
prove MS popular as his Col. Sellers. He needed
Il new piece indeed, and he has tried very hard
to get one during tho past two years. Ferdinand
NcrrU Fresh is KNymO1lds new character, and
tho Tribune says 1t ":ltfords opportunities ad-
mirubly calculated to bring out his peculiar
drctlcry. The part Is chlvnlrous, sympathetic,
and at the same time breezy and frolicsomc. He
has many telling speeches to utter, which derive
their force from well-contriycd contrasts Of the
character and from happy equiroquo." The Trib-
unc thinks that "as vehicle OF hu1nor and droll
eccentrictty this is the best part Mr.. Raymond
has acquired since he captured the public us
Col Sellers and he can make 1t quite rs popular"
The Herald prints the scheme Of the
play as follows: "lnr. Ferdinand Ncrru
Fresh, very successful member Of
tho New York Stock Board, goes to
Europe and meets Eren,n Alnt, a daughter of
Achmet R1e|sa, chief officer Of the ex-khelivc
OF Egypt, the young Indy having been for years
-Marchesa Della Ftoresta, who, having disposed Of
three rich .old husbands, Is young aud lively
enough to want another hllsbnnd-ta young man.
does not Seem entirely willing, she conspires
With Hebrew banker to have the American
ruined ut the sa1nbtiue table ut Nice, 50 that
her wealth may :ntke her more attructiy. to
him. Instead Of beng broken Fresh breaks the
bunk, and Just us the 4Iurc|4csn is about 10 send
Erema back to her father, Fresh appears and
claims tho young woulat ~ his wife. they hnv
ing been privately married day before by an
American clergyman ut Nice. SUCH Il marriage
ne IN M az ape oeeP
whom she has hcen promised By her father, aud
who, With Actnast, had accompanied the OK
the gir, but linaily discovers her in ict.iast's
Ncapolitan garden. which is overlooked by tho
-Marcbesa:s windows. -Ic'smet comes to tho
jewels that his impccuui.,us master had put on
tho market, and there meets Fresh who, describ-
ing himself us stockhroker, is supposed b; the
old gentleman to be dealer in ike stock-of
which EgyptianS know but one variuty-slaycs.
Fresh encourages tho misunderstanding, and
actually offers to sell his father-tn,l law the Mar
chcsd desirable addition to 4AcAnlsts hnrc1n.
Invited to -4ciMc:'s house to consum1uate the
bargain, the American meets SC, era Of his
with him. His real character is dis
covered, hut ,he escapes in TN immense trunk, |
which is supposed to contain 4 present of linen
c,pes with him Baron 1!sris IoscAoviieh. q l,us-
sim officer. who has nude his way into the
sacred retreat ia SEARCH Of the THrko- Egyptian
The Baron has but Two passions-tn ayense his
brother and marry the .uatc'..sa: Fresh regains
Ercoia. but finds she cannot ty with him be-
while her subsequent union to A1h0mct .iii !
Is entirely regular. but the. Baran dis
poses Of the obstacle l, By y Sayii,S 9net
gold chain, he identites as his brothers MUIR !
dcrer; the crew Of the Americans yacht con-
ccalcd in barrels like tho Fofty Thieves in their
Iurs, rescue their master and bis bride Just as |
the former is to be bastinat}oed by 4chmct's !
chief cunuch for tho qualification Of tho
11crcheso, and MS the curtain fnlls bright glare
from the crater OF old vesuvius assists love to |
lumine the faces OF the happy couple and show |
he CONSERVATION aad despair Of the Egyptians"
The cast strong one Here It is: Ferdinand
ltsvV Fresh, John 7. Raymond; Baron d'eris I
t}oschoctct.. E. J. Buckley; 4Nuilomst Al, Walter
hfas Mannassa1., William Cul!ington: Zs1zuruck,
John Vcitch; Adt,|p]i, Lewis Baker: Dora, ]. ". |
! arcler; JFater LaV. Master Charles Partan;
Erema Altnt. Miss Laura Don; Flora. La 1lurc'.esn
Delta F{trcstt, Miss Lizzie Crecsc: Hclcne, Miss
laura Bascomb; ZcE0ra, Miss May Gallagher;
fae; Snelid, Miss Andrews.