The Sunday herald., 1886-10-10
"CLIo" AT ALBAU iH'S.
Fabian. Curse and tho Earthquake seen..

BARLEY Campbell, the most prolific and perhaps
the most successful pliy-wrlter Of America for
many a decade Of years, has never produced an
other play 30 romantic and poetic as his spectacular
drama of "Clio." which will be seen at Albaughs
Grand Opera House this week. Perhaps his condi.
tion may have been such that In the writing of this
last play he had flights of fancy in harmony with
the theme under his pen, which gave him facility
for expression which could not have been his at
any other time OF his life. At all events "Clio" Is
iul, OF romance. which hnds representation IN
ened with brilliant costumes, and made charming
with exquisite bale's, headed by the "princess OF
poetic grace and notion" Mile Adele Cornalba who
leads the two grand corps de ballet The dramatic
cast produces very strong actor, Mr.. John H. Bur.
leigh as Fabian; an artist, who happily fits the part
In being an ideal person In physique well as In
style Of acting for the romantic hero OF the play lie
has been seen In this city before In strong parts, and
ller's original production OF Lighs o. London" The
whole force OF In the productions Is nearly
STapt The wS pece IL eeTanV oHe o{
the most lavish In representation, and Of more genuine
merit than spectacular plays In general. The story
The scenes are chiefly laid In Venice and Florence.
Fabian, Florentlne artist, rescues Lucia, the
during the carnival at Venice. and takes the beauti
ful girl aud her father to his own house In Florence
Now. fame has been fhbtdn's only passion. but
when he finds that L,fcid--frOm whom, as q model
he has made most lovely statue of Cgio-oves him,
as he Is about to start tor Paris where he expects
love for Lucia, and decides to give up his ambitious
aspirations for her sake, and In token OF his love
gives her necklace Of rare workmanship, and de-
termines that fame shall go hand in hand
with the softer passion But the rich Co,n-
tess EHts, who wishes Fabian to be hers, brIbes
FetrO, his servant, to steal the necklace from Lucia
This he does, the Countess hands 1t TO one Count
GiOpdnnt-with another bribe-and he displays II to
Fabian proof that his love Is false. Fabian be-
lieveB In her guilt, upon this evidence, and duel
follows. In u dream Fabian goes TO the Court Of
France In the train of the wicked Countess, there to
seek still greater fame. lie has left Clio in Florence,
but In the dream, he meets her In the Kings Palace
| In Paris. where she has arrived. with her father,
before him, and, sad to say has become the Kings
mistress. PietrO, too Is there as court Jester, and
on Christmas eve, is master OF the revels. During
| this Fcte Lucia repulses Fabian, and
| appears only to live for the King.
When called upon to contribute TO The Fete, Fabian
exhibits his various statues, aud at the last clio,
rst seen at his studio, at the same time reprOach-
ing Lucia for her falthlessncss anu invoking the
judgment OF Heaven upon the King which results In
| a tremendous earthquake aud the demolition Of the
| palace. In the nfth act he awakcns to lind that
clio Ia pure and unsuled aud that the visit to Paris
was but dream, and the play ends happily: The
earthquake scene IL the same that Wilson Barrett
| will ATTEMPT IN "Claudiunn In this country