The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-11-01

a ballroom In CharleStown, w. Va,
where the principal characters are as
Virgin'an. and Colonel Kerchival West.
a New Yorker, both friends at West
Point, each vows love for the sister of the
other. These vows are made to Ger
trude Ellingham, the Southern girl, and
Madeline West, the Northern girl. with
firing on Fort Sumter is heard
in the distance, and the lovers
hastily separate. In the second act is
a beautiful stage setting, representing
Three Top Mountain and the Shenandoah
Valley. Gertrude Ellingham is captured
while delivering Confederate dispatches.
and falls into the hands of Colonel West,
her lover, who renews his suit, but is not
| entertained with pleasure by the South
ern girl, who considers him an enemy to
the Southern cause, and therefore an
enemy TO her. In this scene is worked In
some very bright comedy in relation to
the trying circumstances OF the lovers.
There are realistic torch signals from the
mountains that are given exact accord
ance with the secret code. The third act
shows a retreat of Sheridan's mon from
Winchester, which is made realistic by
airy trumpet signals.
The love affairs continue. Gertrude
finds Col. West among the wounded, n
then her old love for him returns and
overcomes her devotion to the Southern
cause. The Colonel is almost killed by
an assassin at one time, and these dan
gerous escapes OF his from death fan into
life Gertrude's love. The consequences?
Wedlock. A parlor in Washington, in
1865, In the house of General Buckthorn,
who fought for the Union. is where all
The troubles are healed. Here Colonel
Ellipgham wins his suit easily.
ga Fair Rebel" at the Opera House.
"a peculiar fascination attaches to
plays which deal with the events of the
American civil war. The subtle influence
of realistic scenic effects and the pompo of
military trappings has been shown by
the unqualified success of dramas of that
class. "A Fair Rebel" by Harry p. Nav
son. is the latest contribution to that
style OF stage creation. which met with
such great success att the Fourteenth
Street Theatre, New York city. It will be
presented at the New Opera House to-
morrow night and will be the attraction
of the week. The play possesses many
delightful features and the story is one of
most absorbing interest. All the charac-
tiers In the drama are strongly drawn and
in the hands of excellent people. The
story is a captivating love tale and shows
that the divine passion can conquer preju-
dices of race or section and rise above the
misfortunes and vicissitudes of war and
the hatred of its passions. A noticeable
feature is the escape from Libby prison.
AS Tuesday will De a legal holiday the
management will give a matinee at two
o'clock on that day instead of Wednesday
as usual.
''rhe Cavalleria R~usticana."
The continued success of "Cavalleria
Rusticana'' and 1.-The Tyrolean" at the
Casino shows that he public are support
ing the new policy of the house. They
will remain in force throughout the sea-
son. One remarkable feature is the size
of the matinee audiences. None of
the former Casino successes have
drawn houses of like proportions,
are several musical clubs and classes of
young ladies present who follow every
note of Cavalleria Rusticana in the scores
they bring with them, and occasionally
jot down the stage business. No doubt
there will be many representations of
ter. There will be a change in the cast
of "The Tyrolean" next week.
Mr.. Edwin Stevens has been
recalled from the travelling
company and will assume the role of
Triple, the Professor, formerly played by
goes to Philadelphia to appear in the
leading comedy role in Franz Won
Suppe's one act opera comique. "rhe
Jolly Students" the first perform
ance of which in English will be given
in that city next week. The fiftieth per-
Torrance of ''The Tyrolean' and 'Cavel-
leria Rusticana" will be be duly cele-
brated on Monday evening, November 90.
At the Hoboken Theatre.
The attractions for the week at Ross
Hoboken Theatre this week are un-
usually excellent. For the first three
nights, and Wednesdays matinee,
Miss Eva Mountford, an emotional
actress of acknowledged ability
and pleasing stage presence. She will
appear in East Lynne" and Is said to be
the best representative OF the dual h
actef since Lucille Western made her
great hit as Isabel and Madame Vine.
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