Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-08-30
AT THE THEATER.
The Performance Last Evening-Plot Of
"FOrget.me.N Not" - 'sThe Bankers
Daughter" this Evening.

At the Theater last evening the at
tendance was good, and tho manager
expressed pleasure at their reception
SO far, which, however, was not so
large as on the evening before, owing
to the arrangements for the G. A. r.
Campfire, and the death of F. NJ.
Adams, compelling the absence Of
many. The play was much enjoyed,
and remarkably well rendered. The
"Forget-me- Not had run of many
nights in New York and San Francis
co, attaining great popularity every
where.
The plot, which includes some
strong aud novel situations, is briefly
as follows: Sir Horace Welby, rich
Englishman who has seen something
of fast life, is an old friend of the sis
tiers Vernay, and lover of Alice Yer
nay. Calling upon the Vernays at
Rome, he finds them under the DOM
ination of q notorious woman the Mar
chioness de Morivart, with whose for
mer career in Paris, as the decoy for
her husband, gambling sharper, he
possesses an intimacy born of exper-
fence. The Marchioness has taken up
her residence with the Vernays and
announced her purpose to remain their
guest for six weeks, and to foist her
self upon the aristocratic society OF
Rome by means of the Vernay social
prestige. Sir Horace, entreating Alice
to Danish the adventures, and seek
ing to brighten away the latter by
threats of exposing some of her esca-
pades to the Italian authorities, dis
covers that her power over the Yer
nays arises from the following state OF
affairs, gradually disclosed to him by
Alice and the woman. The Marchion
ess, known in fast circles as "Forget-
me-not," was the mother of the
young man (deceased) whom Rose
Vernay (Alice's sister, had married in
France. Owing to the youth of the
contracting parties, the marriage, ac
cording to the "Code Napoleon" was
illegal, and would become void in case
the parents of the groom made objec.
ton during subsequent period of GER
tain length. This period would expire
six weeks from the appearance of the
Warehouses at the Vernay quarters
Rose was in delicate health, unac.
quainted with these facts by which
she might at any moment, by the will
Of ''Forget-me-not," be rendered
''neither maid, wife nor widow" ane
it was feared that the execution of tn,
woman's threat of objection would 81
shock her as to cause her death. ST
Horace is baffled at every point b.
the Marchioness, who defes his effort
to eject her. BY a happy turn, 81
Horace discovers in spy of tn
Italian secret service the Corsicar
who, robbed in the former home of tn
Warehouses after she had brough
him under sway by her smiles, ha'
been whipped from the house, an
who had subsequently murdered tn
Marquis and attempted the life @
"Forget-me-not." This man had bee
sentenced for life to the galleys q
Toulon, but because of meritoriou
conduct on the occasion of the upris
ing Of prisoners, had been permitte
by the authorities to escape. TIL
Warehouses supposed him safe i
prison. The spy cherished vengeanc
for the authoress of his ruin. 81
Horace, possessed of this trump care
revealed to "Forget-me-not" the pro1
unity of the revengeful Corsican an
thus SO works upon her fears that sh
gladly signs paper completing tn
legality of the marriage and flies frol
the city. Alice rewards Sir Horac
with her hand. An Italian prince an
superannuated propriety -companio
of the Vernay figure as foils to til
two leading characters.
Tonight the Company will apes
in Bronson Towards great America
society drama In five acts and 81
tableaux, entitled "The Banker
, Daughter" 1t will be produce
with the same attention to detail as
the Union Square Theater, Ne
York, where it was presented for 1a
consecutive nights to crowded house
and has been as we'll received ever,
where. The play runs into coined,
and is thoroughly enjoyabl
Miss Nellie Boyd will apper +,
Florence st. Vincent Brown-mai'
wife and widow.
Tomorrow evening, "The Tw
!, Orphans"