The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08
A NEW TRAGEDY.

Chicago Nees, has written A tragedy for Fay Tsmpleton. That Mir. Field Is capable, In high degree, of such performance, is truth we'll known to the reading public, but that Miss Tcmpleton, who has, in opera, achieved a fair measure ot success, should give up tho sweet strains of the composer and cssay the frightening lines of the tragedisn, is likely to create surprise. During recent conversation with the writer hereof, Mr. Will J. Davis, of the llaymarket theatre, remarked "Whcn Miss Tampleton came to me some time ago and told mo that Field was writ. ing tragedy for her, I thought tho whole thing was 8 Joke, but soon found out that Field had really in- duoed Miss Templcton to try her for tune h tragedy. !s fact, Field came to me, and, unfolding the plan of his play, asked me to bring 1t out. did not give him decided answer at the timo, but requested him to leave tho manuscript with me, which he did. One night shortly aiterward I took up the manuscript and soon discovered that 1t was by no means an ordinary production. In 1t l saw tho grace of the pains.taking ancients, skillnally mingled with the haphAxard force ot some of the carly English play makers. Miss Templeton has selected hcr company, and earnest work has Al- ready begun. Mir. Robert Graham, whose limitations of Henry Irving have proved him to be of true tragic cast, will take leading part. have not fixed a date for the first performance, but 1t Ia my intention to present 1t some time during the carly part of December"
 Mr. John F. Bal!sntyne, managing editor of the Ncgs, and brother.in- law to Mir. Field, recently made tho following statement to correspond. cnt of the Boston Globe.
 "yes, Field has written a play, and, In my opinion, it is ono of the best things ever written in this country. Oi necessity the scene Is ono of ancient surroundings, for the spirit of old books has found 50 Imprcgnabls . lodgment in Fields mind, that now his very expression Of second nature, would. In a modern play, carry tho appearance Of petiantry."
 "Can you not give me some idea Of tho plot5" the correspondent asked.
 "That would Dc hardly fair," Mr. Ballantyne replied. "I will cay this, however; the name of the play is 'Zetieiia.'n
 "Iias 1t any particular meanings"
 "No, only 1t h the name Of beau. tifnl Italian poetsss, who, greatly to the shame of her imperious father fails in love with Lotfes Gansos, low-born Spaniard."
 "Miss Templeton. suppose, take the part Of Zseieiia."
 "Yes, and Mr. Graham is the Span. lard. remember the text of part of the play. Field has often read 1t at our family nketipgs. Zedella and Ganzos have met in vineyard. The spanisrd, whom the girls father has threatened to xiii, tsiis her inst he will go away. Then she bursts forth in this passionate strain:
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