New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-16
THE DRAMA.
JULIA MARLOwE AND ROBERT TABER
"roR BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE"

new play entitled For Bonnie Prince Chariie
was presented at Wallack's Theatre last "'s"''
with Julia Mdrlowe and Robert Taber In itS prln-
cipal characters IL comes from the frehch vi W.
FRANCOIS Coppee. and 1t has been adapten 10 our
stagt By M.. J. I. C. Clarke II aims to ILLUSTRATE
by n typIcal example the almost idolatrous deVo-
ton to Charles Edward. which existed among the
Scotch Highlanders, at the time OF the rls'hs III
l74j That feeling was passionate beyond "o''''
and II the Prince had fallen and died at Cu'ioueh'-
as for his own honor and dignity, he ought to nave
done-his name would have gone down 10 the
ties. postcr.ty as that Of a hero. lie hed Iro"
that field ana the memory OF him that now sur
wives T. sullied with the ignominy OF MS la'er yea
Coppee has Invented a fanciful story suggestive
alike of his personal alurements. HIS ga'ahtry' MS
treachery, n d his shame but the tale Is not stead
ily ingenious and II Is neither nationally nor rapidly
told: and TO- that reason the drama, thoush 'i'ai
with Scotch sentiment and halowed Win oco''"
music. car have permanent success.
The substance of the fable. not reached untH act
third Is a situation I'm which an innocent woman
who loves the Prince intervenes to screen su''s
woman whom the Prince dishonorably loves. and
thus to serve the Pretender and his cause AT the
temporary sacrifice of her reputation Intrihsicaiy
this posure OF circumstances. although IL IL iap-
rcated by improbabl means Is productive OF inter-
est and suspense. and 1t could be made Iarge' co"-
tributiye to dramatic action and elect me PrePd-
rations for It. however, are profuse ana 'euio"H
Alexander
reviewer running a mile that he may leap
YARD: and when at last 1t is reached the draWauSt
straightway spols 1t by the expedient OF taking
match between the two ladies. That SITUATION
with all its defects. carried the play ana "heh Ie
scene was ended Miss Marowe, Mr. Taber ana MT
J. l. G. Clarke were called before the CURTAIN VIII"
much and hearty reclamation.
The character of the intrepid heroine ac'ed WIN
SYMPATHETIC force and feeling by Miss Mariowe' Is
weighted with many words At the campfire she
is autobographical and In confronting her tenlaie
rival she rises the eminence or oratory. me
niece Is provided with blind old scotch oeeear-
impersonated with an incipient totter ana steI-
torian voice by Mr. Robert Taber-who ~ uhdeI
stood to have adopted vagrancy because OF ils
attachment TO the royal cause. ana VINO ,.iihs
without restraint mercy in every HlonleiI' VI
his existence and several occasions very near
lv bursts his boiler with vociferaton. ocotch
Highlanders feel deeply, but they are retGen'
people Mr. Coppee Is "A Frenchman. ms o' -
motist's idea OF Scotch morals may peIhdPSS pc
deduced from the fact that he causes the iltn.
land chiefs to proclaim their Prince 3 immunity
from ali moral reproach. unless j. snail turn GU.
thar his param our Is "a lady. lie seems he'tl
70 have heard either, that Lochiel wherever ne
wont was admired prince even among PIT n
The performers in general did not seem 10 n nav;
struck an average to Scottlsh pronuiI ,otI
Tho chiefs who fought at Culloden cerIalny nt.u
pnt learned to pronounce the name ne sonss
wora ali sweet but several OF them ala not exist
ar no time o Preston Pans.