The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22
IN A FINE PRODUCTION
Amy Robsart" Given an Artistic
Presentation
BY THE NELL COMPANY
A Dramatization OF Sir Walter SCOTS
"Kenilworth" - The Star OF the
Caste Was Miss Edythe
Chapman

The Neill company, for the second
performance at the Grand produced
last night Edward Elsner's four-act ro-
mantle drama, amy Robsart," and
gave an artistic and finished produce
ton. The play is a dramatization of
Sir Walter SCOTS "Kenilworth," and
follows the book closely, although the
Countess Amy is not murdered, but
the villain, Richard Varney, meets the
death he had planned for her.
The scene opens in the tavern of old
Giles Goslin, where the adventurous
Lambourne, on a wager, proposes to
discover the secret of the house of the
ORA gon. The second scene is laid in
CONNER castle, where Tressilian, who
has accompanied Lambourne, finds
Amy RobSart, kept there in secret by
the Earl of Leicester, to whom she is
secretly married. Then comes the sud
den arrival of Richard Varney, his
quarrel and duel with Tressilan and
the flight of the latter. Leicester's ar
rival and interview with his wife, his
hasty departure when Varney warns
him of his danger, Varney's dastardly
attack on Amy and her rescue by
Lambourne, The close of the first act
finds Tressilan on his way to the home
| of Hugh Robsart, Amy's father, and
| Leicester fastening to the court of
Queen Elizabeth to parry the attack
which he knows is sure to come. The
second act opens in Queen Elizabeth's
| throne ROOM Tressilan, who believes
that Varney is the villain who has
| Wronged Amy, has made a charge to
this effect to the queen. Varney, to
! prevent the exposure of his masters
| marriage, pleads guilty. His cunning
| flattery wins his forgiveness by the
| queen, but places Leicester in the posi-
! ton of being favorite sutton for the
hand Of his sovereign. In this position
| the earl dares not avow his marriage
| to another; to avoid exposure Varney
| plots to poison Amy.
| The second scene shows the old inn
where Tressilian is planning to rescue
Amy. In the third scene Varney
| forces Amy to take the poison he has
tie of Kenilworth. Amy's life is saved
| by an antidote which Lambourne, dis
| guised as peddler, induces her to
| take. The fourth scene shows the pos
| tern gate by moonlight and Amy's flight
to Kenilworth. The third act shows
| the Earl of Leicester's castle of kenil-
worth, with Queen Elizabeth and all
her train on a royal visit to the earl
and he has arranged a royal reception
| for his sovereign.
The fourth act shows Amy in Var
ney's power at CONNER castle, his
| fiendish plot for her destruction, Lei
cester's timely arrival and Varney's
| terrible death. The play ends with
Amy safe in her husbands arms, her
trials at an end, acknowledged by all
| the world as the Countess of Leicester
| his lawful wife.
| James Neill played the part of the
| Earl of Leicester and gave it a grace
t full and faultless Interpretation, but
| the star Of the cast was Miss Edythe
| Chapman as Amy Robsart, in which
| she displayed the talent of a splendid
| actress. In several scenes she was
magnificent and she won from the au-
| dience great outbursts of applause. The
other parts of the play, without sin
Lyle exception, were most capably rem
| dered Benjamin Howard played the
part of Richard Varney and Robert
| Morris that of Wayland Lambourne.
| Grace Mae Lamkin played very eX-
cellent Queen Elizabeth and Julia Dean
| charming Janet Foster, though
| rather small part. The play was elab-
| orately staged and costumed. The Neill
| company has so we'll demonstrated its
| title to recognition as an organization
| of splendid players during its short
| Introductory engagement at the Grand
that the people will wait with antici-
pated pleasure for their return next
| week.
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engagement at the Grand Sunday with
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