The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1890-04-24


you going to do about it," He found
out this week, as he was dragged back
from the bar to the prisoners pen with
sentence Of five years ringing in his
ears. Verify, verify, the way of the
transgressor is hard
One of the most human pieces that
L have seen fer many day was the
Henrietta, as it is produced by Rob.
son last week at the beautiful Amphion
Academy of Knowles and Morris in
Brooklyn. 1t has had very long run
In New York before Robson and
Crane parted company. Together
they had made an ample fortune, and
it was questionable if the separation
would add to the SUCCESS of either.
Crane took the chances, and Robson
took the Henrietta. 1t is the old, old
story of Wall Street; bold speculation,
desperate venture, soft touches of
humanity, utter faithlessness, sons
meanness and treaehery, aid from
whence it was least expected, punish
ment, death, and virtue finally re-
warded. One of the leading charac-
tiers III the piece is rough old broker
Of the Dan Drew or Russell Sage
stripe, bold, overbearing, unscrupul-
Gus and not very highly educated.
Graduating from the country late in
life and successful from the start, he
sweeps every obstacle from his path
With no more pity or remorse than the
hurrican efeels as it sweeps onward in
its destroying track. He has "a son
the counterpart of himself in most Of
his business methods, with this differ
ence, that the old man has some heart
The father is bolsiering a western
mine with which he bulls the market,
aud his son, in whom lac puts the most
implicit trust, and who is his partner
In business, seeks his fathers ruin that
he may possess the entire business.
The old broker has another son who is
an utterly worthless dude, played ad-
mirsbly by Mr. Robson. There is
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there appears to be nothing of him but
his clothes. His father hates the sight
of him, because he is not business
man like his elder brother, and is Just
about driving him out of his house
when he discovers that he is beloved
by the daughter Of one of his 5uyhood
friends, and finding that they are en-
gagged to be married presents his son
tive hundred thousand dollars to start
housekeeping.
Just as the marriage is about to take
place young woman is dying who
was ruined by the elder brother, and
Who appeals to him with her dying
breath for protection for her child
his daughter. The wife of the elder
brother receives the message, accuses
her husband of his per6dy, and he
with a villainy, without a parallel,
lays the crime at the door of his
younger brother, and ruins his pros
pect of marriage with the girl of his
love. The crisis comes at last on the
Henrietta Mine, and the old broker is
away on yacht, Millions melt away
IN the storm like summer clouds IN the
sunshine; ruin, black ruin is every.
where; but Just in tho nick of time
the old broker gets back on Change TO
breast the hurricane. He does not
know up to the last moment that his
eldest son, his pride, his hope, is the
author of his ruin. He has still a half
million of securities in the safe de-
Posit, and he sends his son for them.
bur they have all disappeared. When
the last hope is gone the dudish son
arrives upon the scene. He still has
four hundred thousand dollars left of
the fortune his father gave him when
he was going to marry, but was be.
trayed by his elder brother. He
throws the four hundred thousand dol
lars into the pool, the market turns
and his father is saved; the excitement
the excitement kills the villainous son.
and the despised dude gains his bride
and becomes the Napoleon of Wall
Street. The piece is remarkable in
many ways. In the first place it is
human through and through. Se.-
ondly, it is not a piece written, as
most of our modern pieces have been
written, for the glorifcation of one
man or woman. Thirdly, while some
parts are little more prominent than