The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-24
Story of Lady Clare


On Tuesday evening, W,l,..,,
Company open at the Salt T'.A'
Theatre with Lady Glare. FolIo~
ing is the story.
Lady Glare Brockfeld is A.
daughter of an Earl. Attbeonn-
ing ofthe play she scornfuIIy rei.os'
the suit of john Middleton, a ss1t
made man. wheis visiting at Broad.
meads. She refuses lis offer becans.
she loves her cousin, Lord Amko'
mere, 8 spendthrift and rome ~,
also on the ground that to Liter U u
IL would bs degradation. MIddia
ton accepts the rejection with csID
ness. The solicitor of the Countsa.
Broadmeads, Lady Clare's motSss
tells the mother that Lord Amhaa'
mere, had 9squandered his fortnra
and is aoOHt to msrrysthe dauob,o!
of Gould Smale.a Yorkshire mlIIioU'
aife. Lady Clare overhears tSI.
conversation and is quite brokanoa
hearted. Melissa Smale, an ola
schoolmate OF Lady Glare, comes ou
the scene, and parades her connnSas
Of Ambermere. Lady Iare in tbs
humiliation at beng Tiled for tha
vulgar miiionaire's daughter
resolves to show her cousin her con
tempt for his desertion, and instsnt.
" makes up her mind IN scean.
Middleton. She meets him. recotIs
her refusal and to his utter astonish
ment presents him IS her fntm,o
husband: The second act is at fbe
home of zJohn Middleton, at OsLs
lends, where he has brought CIaro
immediately at the concInsion oi
the marriage Ceremony Isdr
Clare realizes what she hiss dope suS
tells him she does not love him snS
nevef can love him, and that She
only married him to. pique her
cousln, whom She still loves Sbs
implores Middleton to BLOW her ~
return to her mother, and sbsolnteiv
refuses to fulfill the duties of vita
Fac husband refuses to let her lesva
his hone, and ssser ing his anthori-
ty, tells Clare that henceforth thew
shall live as strangers, although
under the same roof, The third srt
ls at Dleppe, where Lord Ambe-
mere has followed tlare ana bT
hue band. Middleton treas Clas
with affection and respect, but
makes no attsmpt to win her love.
Glare seeing the CREST, noble and
generous nature Of the man she bss
so cruelty deceived, learns to love
him. a though he still believes that
her hesTt is with Ambermere. The
cou IN succeeds in getting an inter.
view with her. and tells her that hs
has never ceased to love her, bu!
she r.pulses him. Ambermere,
professional duelist, fastened
quarrel on Middleton, which endS
the act. Clare is apprehensivs q
trOable,and begs her husband not 10
fight with Ambermere, but Middle
ton think hat her fears were for the
safety OF the cousin, endesvOrs to
throw her eff the scent. The hus-
band and cousin Fmest in the forest
of Bellviile, and just as tbs com.
bats turn and fire Lady Clare ru:hes
between them and receives Amber
mere's shot 10 the shoulder. The
last act is at Oakland. Lady Glare
is conValescent. The enstrsnge.
ment between the man aud wife
still continues. He thinks her
anxiety On the field was to save her
cousin. Ambermere presumes again
to intrude en- Lady Clare and renews
his pretes atoms OF love, claiming
that she loved him because she tried
to save his life. She repulses him
with disgust, and declares her love
f)r her husband, and that it was
trying to save Middleton's life on
tn duelling fed that she rushed in
and received the bullet that would
in all certainty have killed him
Mid lleo 0verhears this declars-
tiop. Lord Am"ermeres ICES Lsdy
Clare, when Middleton enters and
| dashes him aside ana folds his wife
tO His hearf