New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-15

NEW PLAYS At THE LfCEt liEN '''

xrw PLAYS AT THE LYCEUM THEAIhh'
THE WIFE or wIrAOUGiBY' AND mn nam
Mr. CASTILLO"
Dr,nouc renresentation OF unusual worm were |
.Ivep last night at the Lyceum Theatre ana the
strength OF Mr.. Frohmans stock COMPANY vas
copsp,cuouslv and agreeably displayed TWO pieces
,.oro ner,ormed:-one OF them called The WE ol
villouchby" by Helen Bogart and Theodore ID
sayre the other called tine Late MT. '"S''.
by sydney Grundy The former Is a Wildly 'o'"a'
hi; of ,ragIcal drama. the pictorial climax Oh 'o's
story: the other j. a rafting farce both are inc
stricay good and tho public VIII take pleasure !"
them The persons implicated Ia The Tragedy are
Sir Jasper Wonghhy. an elderly arilsl "e'"'"
Trevor a young OF fashion; captain berN'l'E' /
teacher OF fencing: Lady Isabel VIE oi H'r '"A-
nor and a servant named Humphrey. The story Is /
one OF highly respectable antiquity. but MISS l'osdr.
and Mr. sayre have told IT neatly ana quickly an"
I'm such a way a. to provide an effectiy" dramatic
situation: and that is all that could be wish'd
W.lloughby was an old man. VINO had a young
wife a coupl. Of false friends. ana tr"acherous
servant lie dearly loved his wife and entirely
trusted her and although he had lived with h.r
for four years he ignorant Of the TACT mat
sh. did no, love him. but had given her love 10 "
Younger man. That kind of ignorance exists III
stories but never In which i one reason why
stories are feasible The time was christmas Eve
In one OF the merry years OF Charles H. ana '"'
a.
The wife OF Wloughby had gone TO dance, win
voung Trevor and Wllloughby had returned home
from II coffee house. to work upon hiS picture OF
.Othello Accusing Desdemona or lnidehty lie
WAS w!shful TO impart 10 the countenance o' DeS-
dcmona an expression OF injured love ana ihho-
ccuce and he had been unable 10 SATISFY hlHs''
I'm ina, particular His friend Captain Berkeley.
howevrr-who had vainy tried to mislead Lady
Isabel and who was now malciously DESTROYS OF
making mischief came opportunely 10 MS aid ana
suggested that. upon the return OF his wife and
Trevor from the dance he should suddenly con-
front them and accuse them OF being guilty lovers.
and then note the expression Of his wlfes face
That suggestion adopted, and thereupon to
his unspeakable CONSERVATION and horror. Lady
Willoughby confessed that she had worn n mask
and lived a lie" acknowledged her love for
Trevor and invited punishment, declaring AT the
sam. time. Tr.vor's innocence and her own. VIII
loughby then perceived that Berkeley had been act
uated by "A malignant purpose. In proposing MS
plan and partly from despair and partly from
benevolence. he determined TO fight Il duel with the
fencing master. to rush upon death. at the hands
OF that foul enemy, and thus to leave Lady Isabel
in widow hood-w n prospect OF becoming Mrs
Trevor. IL Is not customary for husbands to take
such liberal views "a 20 the amatory propensities
of their wives: but Woughby plainly In favor
OF female suffrage and the new woman.-and he
prompty made the sacrifice. Captain Berkeley
was summoned: Trevor stood by. 10 see fair play;
IN. duel occurred: and the magnanimous artist
was slain. At the last he cut his Othello picture
into pieces. and exacted from Trevor an oath mat
he would marry Isabel
The irrational element In the conduct OF these
r.oni. ia obvtous but TO sentimental observers II
- .,.',' ,s,nn,,c,rt ,rr.vor-wbo could weak
~ eh''''S '"''s'''"N"''
Is and degradingly dange after friends wife,
,,,s , end. Lady Isabel "A shallow selfish radically
"'' " N"u' 49, . ,,,u,.,,,., 40 ,,,
unprncipled young "o'''"' ""io"s"'s al, '''h'"-
atcd old fool whose implous choice OF death rather
,h,r manly endurance was parlonab BILE only on the
IMAM mann ~ ,,.,.. - l,,r,,,. ,,,,,,.,,,,
score OF iuh'cy ne,Ne'y eu'ns. o,.'e su''"
whose scheme would have been glass To any man or
shns. Tbs Rerk.ley pan i'm actual life would
noxsr have been tried or being tried would not
ho, smccssd.d. the wife would have been under
IVA n oS confessing her preferences and the
ao nv .,,sS Womb has b.en settled by "A family
Mn WI, -, nxrorJ If is lightly assumed however
uiip ~ Who are In love ore aiwaVs Iunatics
ma pprcordn~lv that ANYTHING may happen In
anu uvCot usn go 'a,',saI ur ti,cLatt Nav
the situa,iom , INA, M xprelsed cd in,ans fpliH
ing i.o'n, "o,a .; byster,c.I anguish at The
anu u, xIfe's confession"with great force:
and he acted with superb IRE and formdable dash
haps have been convincing. with more ten
derness and more OF that strange. ominous, fate
81 IL, ,hlcb may he siiDposed would .nWraD