Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-10-11
Mao GaRf.


Manager for Edward 4. Kidder's New
Play.
"What is your date here, Mr.. Hicks ?" "Sat-
urday, Oct. II, al the Grand Opera House"
81 should Judge from the title of Mr. Kid
der's play that il had some relation to the
Falls" mot "A, all Niagara is the title
bestowed upon an Italian adventures for the
furious torrent OF he mper. Rose Eytinge
plays this part, and has terrific death scene
which has not been equsI'ed since lie
SpinI'." Have you any special scenery ?"
"On, yea. We carry beautiful set repre-
senting view of the Alps at sun rise, and
the room Of ruiz, Startling mechanical ef-
feet"
"Mr. Kidder is the author OF other plays,
ia he notf" Yes and all have been success
tal. He wrote Three If Kind Tor SAILS
bury's Troubsdors, Sis for Nyrs Goodwin.
Three OF Xind' has Get ed profit OF over
$4,000 He also wrote Mischief for Lot's,
aud One of the Boys Tor Roland Reed"
"Csn you give me synop'is OF the play Nj
agaraH "Eere is clipping from the Bost-
ton Journal, where the play Was first pro
duced. 1t will give you an idea Of the story
also how it WAS received in Boston, the most
critical city in this couatry;"
MUSIC AND THE sTAGH
Park Theatsr-"Nisgara."- Eiward
+. Kidders new fonr-act play, Niagara WAS
brough, oat at the PARK Thester last night,
tor the first time in th,s city, and achieved
success. The audience was a large and intelli-
gent one, which expressed appreciation Of the
various phss o. the piece by cordial and
genuine applause. without attempting
Il critical analysis OF the merits OF the play at
this time, it may be said that it ia fall of
evsntiul aud interesting incidents, carried
forward to powerful situations and climsIes
at Judicicus intervals, al! sufficiently original
in their construction to be satisfactory to all
except chronic carpers. The dial que bright
and genuinely humorous, asa rule 1t is
something OF q combination Of every class OF
stage presertsto,, from tragedy through
melo-drams to comedy; but altogether, like
previous pieces by he same author. contains
that character Of merit which brings success.
The story deals chiefly with the com pications
arising from the hero OF the p'sy, a wealthy
young Englshmau. having ones ta!-u in
whose father, uHd.r the p-eteuse Of
keeping an inn in the Alps mountains, car
ries on the busn'ss OF q b;igand and
general robber. When the hero found out a,
length what sort Of a woman bis charmer
really was be recalls his matrimonial propc-
sas and inarries another. Then there is the
wedding tour among the Alps, during which
the hero, Mr.. Saxon Poole, is believed 70
have been destroyed with a nu uber Of COM
panions in An avalanche. This is not true,
however, for Mr. Poole and bis new wife had,
a day or two before the sccident, returned
home to England. What I'D to the ballet OF
Mr.. Pooles death on the part OF Niagara, the
Italian adventures. and her father, the rob-
Der, was that he (Pool.) had lent an overcoat
TO . conpauion, the clerg, man who had mar
RED him, whicl contained Ceftiin private pa
pers, and which were found on the dead BODY
OF the clergy yman, who bad persisted by the
N-ianehe. Under the impression that
Poole Is dead, Niagara, who has been 81
named by an American tourist on account
OF her furious and overwhelm-
ing temper, together with her thisi OF
father, Pietro 0rrini, find their way 20
England. whittier they come to black mail
Pooles family by establishing a bogus mar
riage claim. They have forged certificate
OF marriage, COPIED fem the one in their
possession, in which Niagara is made to ap-
pear the lawful wifi Of Poole. They also
have in their possess on the letter written to
Nisgara by Poole two or three years before,
in which be proposed marriage. On arrival
at the Poole mansion they learn from the
servants II the first time that Poole is alive.
Then they decide TO blsckmsil him by
threatening TO annoy his wifs. He refuses
TO pay them ary hush money, and then,
backed by the forged certificate and the let.
ter mentioned, they make the claim
that Niagara WAS married to Poole
previous to his marriage with his
lawful wife. NIsgsras father. how.
ever, makes mistake, and hands to Q shrewd
American, friend of Poole, the genuine GER
thcate instead OF the forged one, and both the
sdventurers are sent to prison. From that
time the play deals wi b the efforts OF the
disappointed villains to obtain revenge.
While the English party are again 10 .the
Alps, Niagara and her father attempt to kill
the Englshman, but the father is himself
killed and the daughter is removed from the
scene by suicide by poison, There is a very
pleasant sub-plol which deals with the life OF
a viyacious Yankee Inventor, of the G.
Washington Phipps tyne, who is blessed with
. lovely and lovable VIE and a vinagery
nother-in-law, who sdis spice and variety
to his honeymoon. Ely, 40 Irish servant,
also contributes to the comedy element
The company engaged in the presentation of
this piece last night was an unusually strong
one, as may be seen from the following cast
OF principals Saxon Poole, an English gen.
tlemsn, Henry Dalton Noah Lott, an Am'ri-
can inventor Cnarles Stanley; Piero Orrini,
an Italian nn.keeper, Charles T. Nichols
Luigi Rosetr, an Alpine guide. viii A.
Sands Ricca, wait OF The mountains, Lii
lian Lee Mildred Poole, . young wife,
Augusta Raymond Constance Lott, another,
with q mother, Matte Ferouson, Mrs Wall.