The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-04-26

not very highly educated. Graduating |
from the country late in life and success
full from the start, he sweeps every obstacle
from his path with no more pity orremorse
than the hurricane feels as 1t sweeps on
ward in its destroying track. He has a
son the counterpart of himself in most Of
his business methods, with this difference,
that the old man has some heart and con-
science. the son has none. The father is
bolstering a western mine with which he
bulls the market, and his son, In whom he
puts the most implicit trust, and who is
his partner in business, seeks his fathers
ruin that he may possess the entire busi-
ness. The old broker has another son
who is an utterly worthless dude, played
admirably by Mr.. Robson. There is moth
ing bad aboGt the fellow, but there appears
10 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 drying him out of his
house when he discovers that he is beloYed
by the daughter of one of his boyhood
friends. and finding that they are engaged
TO be marrid presents his son FIVE hundred
thousand dollars to start housekeeping.
Just as the marriage is about TO take place
a young woman is dying who was ruined
by the elder brother, and who appeals to
him with her dying breath for protection
for her chlld-his daughter. The wife Of
the elder brother receives the message,
accuses her husband of his perfidy, and be
with a vlllalny, without parallel, lays the
crime at the door of his younger brother,
and ruins his prospect of marriage with
the girl of his love. The crisis comes at
last on the Henrietta Mine, and the old
broker is away on his yacht. Millions
melt away in the storm like summer clouds
in the sunshine; ruin, black ruin is every
where; but just in the nick of time the old
broker gets back or 'Change to breast the
last moment that his eldest son, his pride,
his hope, is the author of his ruin. He
has still half million of securities in the
safe deposit, and he sends his son for
the last hope is gone the dudlsh son arrives
upon the scene. He still has four hun
dred thousand dollars left of the fortune
his father gave him when he was going to
brother. He throws the whole four hun
dred thousand dollars into the pool, the
market turns and the father is saved; .he
excitement kills the villainous son, and
the despised dude gains his bride and be-
comes the Napoleon of Wall street, The
piece is remarkable is remarkable in many
ways. In the fist place it is human
through and through. Secondly, it is not
piece written, as most of our modern
pieces have been written, for the glorifica-
tion of one man or woman. Thirdly,
while some partD are a little more promi-
nent than others-alLare good from the
least unto the greatest, and as this admlra-
BILE piece was cast, any part would tax the
ability of the most competent actor, and
each man in this instance, and each woman
too, was exactly what the part required
them to be. Lastly, it was bright and
clean-there is in 1t, from first to last, no
word or act that loYing father might not
like his little daughter or son 10 hear or
see. In this respect il challenges criticism,
and is a credit to our modern drama.
Wilson Barrett the great English actor
sees tendency since his return, to a
wholesome American drama. 1.-The Ooun-
ty Fair'' has been running here for months
the same may said of Shenandoah. Then
look at Denman Thompson; crowding the
Academy of Music year after year with the
Old Homestead, and finding the parquolte
and boxes filed with reverend looking
folks that you met at the Methodist confer
ence in the morning. don't say they
were ministers or perhaps deacons; but
would make an affidavit that they looked
wonderfully like trustees and lay delegates
AS the curtain went down on Wednesday
night stout old countryman with q whire
craVant turned to his was evidently from
the hayseed section, and said "And this is
theaYter;--I never wuz in one afore, but
by iuwhilekins, Mariar, I'd sooner come
here than go to preYermeetin' ,""Shoo
John, how you talk" said Mariar as she
hustled him out of the house. All the
places of amusement have done we'll
though the Italian Oprea had to stand back
on Wednesday Patti took ride in the
Park and cought cold, that cold cost
manage Abbey several thousand dollars.
He has plenty of duplicate singers, and
could easily have given another oprea, and
a good one--but he is not that kind OF
manager--he preferred to personally stand
the loss to breaking faith with the public.
He is one manager in million.
The week will long be memorable for the
convention of telegraphic experts who mel
here on Thursday for a trial of skill in send.
ing messages by lightning; like lightning,
It was a wonderful sight TO an outsider, not
deep in the mysteries of the electric brother.
hood and sisterhood, when Fred Cathn, the
protector of the turnament, sat down BY
his instrument TO make the opening speech
flick, tick. tick (roars of laughter) tick tick
tick tick tick tremendous applause) tick
tick, tick, (uproarious applause, mingled
with shouts Of laughter, and cries of'thati
so"-'you can bet them every time. )Ticl
tick, tick (cries of that's the talk, and ap
plause. As Catlin rose from his seat 8
country operator gabbed me by the hand
and said wasn't that the best speech yoU
ever heard. l shook his hand warmly and
declared that had meyer heard anything
like 1t before in my life. The turnament
was day of surprises. It was fair trla
of speed between the sexes, and l regret tC
add, that my own ungallant sex, left tn,
ladies far behind with record of 26O words
in five minutes, against PIT by the best f.