The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-09
IN NEW YORK. THEATRES.
The Production OF "Cspt. swlii" ai
pnIner's.

Special Correspondence Of The Appeal.
NEW NORH, Dec. b.-A new play OF nm
common strength and interest was pro-
duccd at the Madison Square Thcatcr last
night. Reports OF the success Of Capt.
Swift in London reached here some timc
ngo, aud an cNpoctnnt audience Of goodly
numbers was on hand 10 pass judgment
ON Mr.. ralmcr's latest venture. Tho
cream Of the talent Ia the excellent Madi-
son Square Company made up any almost
perfect cast, and Il there be an fault In the
presentation il certainly does not lie with
the actors nor with The scenic artists aud
decorators, for rarely has a play been bet
ter staged aud acted than this one. Capt
Swift has but one serious defect, and that
il a very weak closing act. An unusually
clover and inten ely interesting story
wrought In irm nnd succint manner, II
cnchains the closest attention throughout.
To bo thoroughly consistent In character,
however. something will havo TO be- done
TO alter or strengthen the final dcnouc.
mcnl, which Is the one disappointing icat.
urc. This Is not glhring enough how
ever, 10 prevent the play from being con.
sidcrcd q success Of H. kind. Il. lladdon
Chambers, OF the llaymafkct 1hcatcr. Lon
don, j. the author, and NJ q young man
gives brilliant promise IT good work In the
! future. The improblhiliicsa and incongru.
/ itics which occur IN Capt. Swift arr cas-
/ us lost sight oi IN tie exceptional inicfpnc.
/ tAiiOn the play received last night Will
/ lam Marshall, whotmypls under tho name
/ oi Capt. swift and later on Of Mr. Wilding,
/ h respectable villain. or at least comes ~
/ near hCing respectable ~ n deep dyed will
/ ain conveniently can. As swift he had
/ been pursuing the vacations oi bushmngrr
| and hank rohhor M Queensland. llolcaycs
| Australia with the police In hot pursuit
and goes a. England. We find him la
/ Mis- ScahnDoks drawing room IN London,
whittier be- had been invited nndof prcu-
| liar circumstances. old Scabrnok came
very near being run over by hanson in
Oxford street, aud ID WIS Wilding Who
caught the honsc nnl saved the oil mans
| lie. Scahrook invites his handsome ~.
/ curf 10 call and Wili.ng makes the most
/ VI his opportunities. stella narbishrr, q
/ handsome niccc ol the family stopping
with them, iallsin luyc with WildIng, but
Mabel aud Harry Syabrook, sister aud
| brother. form viuluut anipathy % him.
/ Mrs. Srabrook ENDS herself under u
strange spell IN the presence oi the
/ daahinr Australian. She Is haunted by
/ the suspicion that Willing j. her son, ior
she had been guilty oi q serious inliscrc-
/ ton in her youth, u which her husband
was Ignorant Mr. blulncr Queens
/ land sluiiicr and un old friend oi the
I family. has lust COMO FROM the gold fields
| meets Whaling. Gardiner recognizes but
I partially the man Who stole his black
maw and Who considerably rinincd
[ from taking his liic a, the same time. The
I second net orcus In Che park surrounding
foTnshnwc, the country house VI lhr Sri-
brooks Here WIlug makes love 10
I Stella, while 0arl.uHl occupies himself
will Mabel. and clDi trying to justify bis
b growing suspicious parling the bush.
mnscr ID should hD stated that when
/ Gardiner was attacked boo Queensland 10
: Was hy masked mau iu the DARK. Tie
man spoke. though. nnl Il va. hy the
/ Irfuhar quality oi DIE voice thlt Uardi.
upf'H memory VAS u1N spt ut work Mar.
. shall. the family hui..r. overheard airc 4
] Midugs talk about Australia. Discovers
u t,ar on his wrist and asks ior hush
money, ~ cleo threatens in disclose
/ lhc awful fact 1T the illcgiim1lc
/ mnh Of hrs foster SON. Wild.
, 10y refuses to Iuy aud iulls the
old butler 10 lie gtN1hd. Marcia
hUN sWeaa tu vyi~>U himsrlL \ pnNyi.
a., stcav follows, wAyn Sir'. scabvok, ga.