The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-10-13

s.st. Marc" at the Opera House.


A good play, produced by an excellent
company, with beautiful scenery, was the
attraction at the pretty Opera House last
night. In E. L. D%avenport's romantic
drama. 'tSt. Marc, the Soldier of For
tune" under the direction of Allan J..
Shedden, Joseph Ha worth has ample
opportunity to prove his ability rs a
strong emotional actor. He will be re-
Mackaye's paul K~auvar," which had SO
successful a run in New York.
st. Marc is a romantic drama. 1t is an
Italian love story Of the sixteenth CEN
fury, the scene being laid in Modetta.
The Prince OF Modena, Lorenza, and the
heroine, Dianora, had been openly in love
with each other, Out through pique Dia-
nora marries st. Maic, u soldier, famous
in battle, but Of low birth. She honors
and estcems her husband but loves the
Prince. He determines to make her his
wife, and orders his attendants 70 imprls-
on her at q masked bail. when lie in
tends to compel her to sign a pa
per which would divorce her from
st. Marc. Her husband, however, had
been warned to protect her by Gismonde,
who has threatened to be revenged on
the Prince, who had without cause, or
uered his father to be killed. St. Marc,
through intrigue, appears MASKED in u
costume corresponding with thar of the
Prince, and just as the attendants are
threatening Dianora he appears and
hears her protestations of innocence and
rescues her. Dianora then writes to the
Prince bidding him farewell, confessinx
that she loves him, but adding firmly
that size will never leave her husband.
she asks his protection, as subject, from
her Prince. Lorenza, angereu by his
failure to capture her, uses this letter
against her. He knows that If st. Marc
finds that she loves another that he, in
his nobility Of character, will tree her
in spite of her determination not TO leave
him Theresa, a friend of his, shows the
letter to st. Marc and his eyes are opened.
He writes her a letter, freeing her. Just
and sy mpathizes with him. pronouncing
Dianora a falthless wife. He says that he,
too, had been deceived in her; hat, his
courtier. Count Rosario, Is her lover.
st. Marc is convinced, but just as he is
ABOUT to leave his home, he hears the
Prince make love to Dianora, and learns
that it is all a plot to win her. He attacks
L~orenza. and for the insult is bauished
from Mo lena. He returns after six wears,
is recognized by the Prince and impris-
oned, but rescued by friends. who are in
revolt ag inst their despotic ruler. and are
anxious 10 get st. Marc to lead the fight.
Dianora, who has been urged by the
people to soften the Princes hard heart
by wedding him, has, after six years
waiting, consented. st. Marc has had an
interview with her. In which, although
she does not recognize him, she confesses
to loving her husband. Knowing this,
he determines, with his renewed liberty,
to brave all. He PUSHES into the palace
as the wedding procession Is entering 1t.
and claims his wife. He challenges the
prince and wounds him. Thus he regains
his wife and gains her love.
1t would BIO hard TO imagine q more
graceful, womanly Dianora than Miss
Kathl YIN Kidder. Her princess costumes,
too, suit her style of beauty to perfection.
and make her look q veritable heroine OF
the sixteenth century. Iu the ball room
scene she is in happy contrast to Dearest
Lord Fauntleroy," and shows herself
equally capable in bright happy roles.
AS St. Mare, Joseph Hawsrth is every
incn a man and a soldier. In the climax
Atkins Laurence as Gismonde was very
fine. In fact. there Is not a weak spot in
the whole performance.
This and tomorrow evenings and Satur-
day matinee, Joseph II. Haworth aud his
excellent company will produce the law
romance, Anna Katherine Green's, "The
Leavenworth Case" st. Maze will be
repeated Friday and s tturday nights aud
at the matinee tomorrow, and on Thurs
day evening, Edwin Bootu's version Of
Victor Hugo's masterpiece. 'sRuy Bias
will be given.
"Worik and Wages"
The play presented at the Academy OF
Music last night seems to have bean built
upon the principle that ~spiaLitudes and
fustian can always be relied upon to catch
the working people. Inei dramatic con-
struction, however, Is much better than
he dialogue, for the autho1 has grouped
several incidents and sit~uttlons which.
properly clothed, would be \much more