Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-08
My Sacee'heart.

This charming play VIII De presented at lne
opera house Friday night. The story of the
popular piece is as follows:
Tony Faust, the grandnephew of O wealthy
German count, has been thrown off by his
relatives, and comes to America where he
is received by Farmer Hatzell, an old
country acquaintance. Tina, the farmers
maiden, is inclined to fall in love with Tony,
who is something of an artist in his way,
bat the young German has his wild oats
still to SOW, and does not realize the treasure
that is being offered him in the love of this
beautiful and innocent girl. His uniformed
fancy, however, is readily fascinated by the
wiles of Mrs. Fleeter, who announces her.
self as a widow, and who with her BROTHER
a roue and blackleg of the worst type, Is
among the summer boarders at the Hatzell
farm. Mrs. FIeeier, who is a mere adven-
turess, has learned enough of Tony's family
affairs TO realize that he may turn out
brilliant match, and the event justifes her
forethought; for by the death of Tony's
uncle, colncident with the loss of his Cousins
ship at sea and supposed drowning of the
latter, the young German succeeds to the
title of count and an immense inheritance.
In The second act we find Tony, now rich
man, established in q New York mansion,
where he keeps open house for all his friends,
including the willy Mrs. Fleeter and her dan
gerous brother. The young German goes in
enthusiastically for all the prevailing follies
of the day, including the latest craze
of nstheticism. He has mastered the
iargon of the renaissance, and chatters
fuenlly of "suntlowers, precious fragrance,
lilies ard Japanese curios,'' so admirably sat
irlzed by Mr.. Gilbert in Patience" He at
tempts to draw Tina, who with her mother
has come up on visit from the country into
the same folly, and for time succeeds, but
the grl'> natural good sense shakes it
off. aud the march of events soon leaves
little time for either folly or amusement.
Tony has long been suffering from an
affection Of the eyes, which threatens total
blindness. He has been warned of this by
DR.. Oliver, a physician who had passed his
summer vacation at the Hatzell farm, and
the fast life he has led since he came into
his fortune has made matters worse. His
affairs also are beng mismanaged. He
trusts Bartlett, the brother of Mrs. Fleeter,
implicitly, and 1t is only by en- accident that
DR.. Ohver, who has good reason for dis
trusting the pair, discovers that Bartlett is
Systematically swindling his employer.
Some bogus stock certificates which the
former had palmed off on Tony as real, fall
into the doctors hands, and by threats of a
criminal prosecution he forces the swindler
to abandon the field. TIE adventures is
not so easy to dispose of. Her arts have in
famed the young Germans imagination to
such an extent that it is hopeless to Ieason
with him, though DR.. Oliver is in possession
of abundant proof of the damning details
of her past life. At length on the eve of
her marriage with Tony, broken down
gambler, who proves to be Mrs. Fleeter's
husband-supposed to be dead-arrives on
the scene, and the woman is forced to yield.
She announces her baseness to Tony in
cruelty direct terms, and the shock, acting on
a system enfe;bled by fast living, produces the
result the doctor had all along dreaded-Tony
loses his eyesight.
Touy's cousin, supposed to have been
drowned at sea, Is rescued, and, returning
home, resumes possession of his ancestral es-
tates. He, however, settles small an
nuity on Tony, who retires to the country
life he regrets having ever left. 1t is now
tuat the faithful love Of little Tina meets its
reward. Through months of suffering she
is hands and eyes to the blind lad, nursing
him tenderly at the country home where we
first made their acquaintance. An operation
performed by DR.. Oliver is attended with the
happiest results; Tony's eyesight is restored;
and the curtain falls on the troth- plight of the
young lovers in a situation which leaves little
doubt at last who Is "My Sweetheart"