The evening world., 1894-09-08
THE LONDON STAGE.
New Nslsdrana, with Opening
Scene in Colorado, 9 Success.
n Lillian Russell Succeeds In Lon
don She Will Return in '95.
aThs Theatrical stores, Limited"
Now British Enterprise.

,copvrlshted. 1894. by the Associated Press)
LONDON, Sept. S.-The first of the
notabilities who arrived at the Comedy
on Saturday evening last. the date OF
the first performance of THE New
Woman," were the Kendals. They were
received with loud applause from the
nit and gallery. Clement Scott, the dra
matte critic, was the next person recog-
nized by the audience; his appearance
VAS the signal for a storm of Kisses.
',me time later the Duke and Duchess
York appeared in the royal box, and
icy were welcomed with cheers and
.,d cries of, "How's the baby?" Glad
see you." &C.
,his peculiar demonstration on the
IT OF the Londoners was mildly repeat
on Thursday last at the Adelphi,
,ere the new melodrama by Haddon
gamblers and b. c. Stephenson, the
.herican rights of which belong TO
,arles Frohman, was produced for the
tst time before brilliant first-night
idience. 1t is called The Fatal Card, "
ter being advertised as Life" "A
lie for Life" and THE Game of Life"
The first act of THE Fatal Card"
axes place in Colorado, where George
FORESTER and Jim Dixon are the lead
.rs Of a gang Of robbers and card
,harpers, who have been warned by the
Vigilance Committee to leave Rising
Star within twenty-four hours. All es-
cape but Forester. who Is about to be
lynched when Gerald Austin, at the in
stigation Of Mercedes, who loves For
roster, contrives his escape. The cur
tain comes down on the situation,
SHOULD we ever meet again take this
card" &c.
In Act II. the scene changes to the
Thames, where Forester, now called
Marrable, is living in affluence with his
daughter Margaret, in love with Austin.
Austin's father, a wealthy stock broker
in the city, is expecting the arrival
from New York OF 100000 in bonds
which Marrable and Dixon decide to
steal
Some particular melodramatic value
is supposed to attach to act ILL.,, from
the fact that the bonds used are not
the degenerate bonds of a property man,
but Of absolute value, specially brought
each evening from Safe Deposit Com
pany and thither returned every night
under guard. Whether or no this is
expected to lead to real robbery, and,
to advertisement, has not
yet been disclosed.
The scene opens at the offices, where
and Dixon are awaiting the
arrival Of the clerk with the bonds.
Gerald Austin enters, has a strong in
terview with his father about his be-
trothal. and exits leaving his father to
be chloroformed by Dixon. The victim
partly RECEIVERS and is thereupon muir
dered by Dixon, who escapes with the
bonds. while Marrable is discovered by
Of Austin,
Act ~. is given up to the troubles Of
Gerald Austin. who is accused OF the
arrested and escapes.
The last act Of the traditional five Is
at the rendezvous Of the gang, whittier
Gerald Austin has, somehow or other,
to go, and has been bound and
gagged. The villains are seen drawing
lots rs to who shall kill him. Marrable
and Dixon quarrel over the booty, and
Tin hears the truth. Then, when
able, who has drawn the lot, is
II to murder Austin. Gerald gives
rable a miniature to be conveyed to
mother as dying wish. Therein
'rrable finds the card given to Austin
Act l. OF course, Austin is set free,
aries the girl OF his heart, and the
illains are promptly disposed OF by the
inoriginal device of dynamite explosion.
THE Fatal Card" was received with
terrific enthusiasm, and it is now. be-
yond doubt, the greatest Gatti success
for some years past, to which result the
acting of William Terriss, w. L. Ahing-