New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-07
THE DRAMA-MUSIC.
NEW PLAY AT THE GARDEN THEATRE
"THE LAST. CHATTER

new play called THE Last Chapter" ,.,.
By Mr George H. Broadhurst. and first prosn.'..
on January 30. at Baltimore. was presented IN 49,,
city last night al the Garden Theatre ana 4, -
pleasantly received by considerable audience W
Broadhurst IS the author Of THE Speculate.
"Why Smith Loft Home" and VIVA, Hapns,.,
10 Jones" and in those plays he has manlfsst.1
good practical faculty for construction. n Iy..
perception Of the contrasts Of character. dec,a.s
vein Of sportlvc humOr and useful facility IN :.
writing II dialogue His play, OF The Las, Cha.
ter" cOmmlnglos serious with comic Ingredient, .
persoralliy and incident and 70 aims 10 presen,
picture Of American character, NE and mannsr
In Southern California. Its plot, which anNs
easily in the beaten track Of convention opo..
A good young man. who IL vrtuously occupied |.
paying his dead father debts and IN woonr
prcpltious school-teacher and a bad man. vho,
striving 70 thwart him. equally In the procedr.
Of honor and the prosperity OF love. The gos
man Is named Stanley. the bad man Is nans
Boyden: and the charming schooi-toacher Is nana
Miss Blake. The story relates 20 tho comple,r
Of ong-contlnued labors In tho field q hh
duty. Stanley IS provided with YOUTH
sister who supposcs herself 70 be enamouret /.
a vapid English swell: the experience Of n..
two persons Is made tributary 20 an u,
derplot. while certain establishment 0, conlcar,
e. derived from an exchange Of blandlshments n.
tween a clerk and a female stenogra pher. Alto
gcther q pleasant picture is afforded q trancvg
life in a lovely country. and afte- being tsmra
rarilv held I'm a state OF mild suspense the sps,
tator IS encouraged by that display % ylcs A.
cornatod and virtue triumphant Tor which the ger
eral experience OF mankind IL remarkable ar
which f. always satisfactory 20 a wol.-regula,.t
mind The principal parts were acted by Mr. "a
car Davenport Mr. Edwin Holt Miss Grace FL
kins and Miss Ellie Wilton. Miss Wilton VI,
formerly played Juvenile heroine and great
favorlfe IN the California theafes. reappears here
after a long absence. IN the character Of the Sc
rene ana noble mother. and therein affords an In
pressive spectacle.
THEATRICAL INCIDENTS
A revival OF the well-knoVn play ~ The Sen
ator'' was agreeably accomplished as' Night al Ia,
Murray HI Theatre
Mrs F.ske. AZ the Fifth Avenue Theatre. WI
continue 70 present "Magda" throughout ne pres
en-, week. but on March % she w act IN Low.
Finds the way" and a 1871 ~ Oi Chelsea"
Mr. sydney Grundys version ~ The Tire,
Musketcers' Will he displayed before ms plhls
next Monday night. 40 the Broadway Theatre
The career Of "Trcawry Of Tho Wells" ., IA,
Iycoum Theatre viii close next Saturday rE.
new play called Americans 40 Home" De-
scrIbed ms "a four-act modern comedy by Ns
Furniss and Mrs Richardson. s announced ir
March %.
Tho farce entitled THAT Nan" which lately 0.
cupied tho stage 81 tho Herald square Theatre ~,
which has been on Is travels came back 70 ,rr
last night. and emerged at tho BJou.
The mei0drama Of The Great Ruby" has y
with prod.glous success 40 Daly's Taeatre-u
house being crowded ar every performance.