New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-19
"A DAUGHTER OF IRELAND"

Henri Rochcf0rts new play. " \ Daughter OF
reand" was seen at the STANDARD Theatre last even
ing Not al OF those present seemed inclined 70 gym
pathze with Irish AMI Irish ASPIRATIONS inter
preted by French Communist. The place Is Quebec
The period OF tho Feniau outbreak OF 1886 The
heroine Una Campbell s the Tr-d % General Lord
Hastings, but Is passiouate'~ devoted e
tho Irish that, disguised as boy.
she acts as q spy for cOnspirators. She induces
Sir Richard Streeny. tho accepted lover of LIdy fdh
the daughter OF LOrd Hastings to JOIN the Insurgents
and he leads them In attack upon tho batiements
Both Una and Sir Richard captured by the English
troops aud ara about be shot, when their DEAN
sentence Is commuted to exile.
Rochefort good work nearly twenty years ago In
assaing the corrupt and Infamous rmpre OF Napoleon
Ill His invectve aud IRONY were then employed to OK
celIent purpose Bat since the establishments OF the
Frrnch Republic his usefilUoss has passed
AWAY and he has played tne part
merely OF turbulent, un oalanced agitaor.
Only to such lop-sided and nnhnged intellect as bis
could the Fenian troubles In Canala IN loOo seem
worthy of celebration. Canada was Ia no way rospon
,lte for rack ronts evctons and oppression, AMI even
n the Dominion been oyerrun by tho Fenians thor
succes coule result only In injury To the 'h Cause
Rnt to Roobaforts fantastic Imagination the invaders
of Canada appear the noblest VI tho PATRIOTS anu
their invasion adj u splendid struggle for liberty.
The Wainwright has unfortunate not only In MS
c,oce OF subject but aso lis treatment OF It His
nrg
,.r,,d him. His characterlzatlons lac clear.
Ma. his incidents and situations lump
now and tnen his dialogue Is too Often tIi1e ana MS
defamation fustan II was Therefore a most trying
task for Miss Georgia Cayv an TO make the part OF ma
I,fUpbeU attractive aud sympdLheuc lhal
ava succeeied due TO her own oharm-
ING p,raOnalty and the resources OF her @rt and
moi To- the play To tho company " which sNo was
surrounded. She was "A dasnlng and winsomc little
rnhel IN her boys earb, ami IN the with Sir hich
ard aud Colonel Watson In tho second act,
where Una compelled 10 resort TO tho
desperate eXpcdcnt OF apparently sacrificing
her good order protect tho Insurgents from
detection aud death the strength aud passion OF her
acting were worthy OF high praise And In the strug-
gle with Lddg Edh I'm tho third act when Una forces
tho Governor Generals daughter 10 keep silent
as to the plsns OF the rebels, which
abe has discovered. tho effect upon the house
was extremely Vvtd But Miss Cayyan put at ser
Gus 10y the netcenoy 81 some OF those VINO
were on the stage with her Robert Hlliard VINO look
part of Richard sIc,cneh was ansteurish ana
sliK W. j. COnstanUue's Lon Hastings was anything
but dignied. while Hardy Neruon's COLONEL Watson was
wholly inadequate. mo men VINO appeared as >" 20
tgard Lore SpeedtccH and OkeHy made u deporsoie
mess OF eyeryth they touched.
In the tho scenery representing the ciy "a
Quebec In winters night, we'll painted sna ehro.
i've There frequent recalls and tue applause w"s
voccrous at tho end OF every aot Du' the play "a'