The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-01
LAST THREE DAys.-Thc Tuxedo Club.
"The Power Behind the Throne.

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"Ihe ROVER behind the Ahroho'
A romantic drama, '"rhc Power l'ehnd the
Throne" ADAPTED from Scl,illcr's 'i.ovc and In
trigue" by Theodore krcn,cr. was presented NJ
the Iyccu,n last nicht. The audience was large
and received the drama with every evidence OF
favor The star, Mildred Holland received en-
th,,sastic recalls at tho close of the third and
fourth acts. The latter concludes tho play. bnt
the greater part of those present remained in
their seats and applaudcd until the curtain was
raised and the little woman who invested the
role of Aria with such true realism was revealed
bowing her acknowledgements.
The story OF the play is as follows: Aria is a
daughter of a music teacher and Baron Won
IJohcnlohe falls in love with her. To he near
her he takes music lessons from her father. The
engagement is announced and the father Of the
baron becomes furious, as the young mans en-.
gagcmcnt 10 the Duchess OF Waldham had been
arranged for The baron refuses TO leave his
sweetheart and rejects the arrangements OF the
marriage to the duchess, who is favoritc and
rather tainted member Of the rcigning prince s
rctinuc of court followers.
The father of the Young lover threatens the
life of the music teacher and his wife for allow.
ing their daughter to become betrothcd to their
son, and to save her father and mother Aria is
compelled to write letter to Count Won Obcr.
tenor of the letter lie is made to believe Ari,
has bcen nm, ,,c TO him and to further carry out
the scheme the duchess has insisted on the at.
tendance OF Aria at a ball given at her palace.
Aria il forced nv circumstances to sppear to be
A person OF loose morals and the baron in 30
cIacrined that he announces the fact OF his he.
trotlml to the duchess and leaves the palace.
Then comes the most dramatic scene of the play,
where Aria, stung passed endurance, denounces
thc duchess for what she is and leaves.
The last act shows Aria at her home suffering
all the torturcs of pure maiden with her good
name gone. The baron comes and dcnounces her
act ions towards him and prepares a deadly poison
by slipping some powders in glass of water.
lie drinks some of it and accuses Aria of having
poisoned him. She denies IL and drinks what is
left in the glass lie then tells her that she
is soon to die, and believing herself free from
the VOW she made to save her father and mother.
she tells him she has always been true to him and
relates the circumstances that led to the part
she played
The drug begins to take effect and the bodies
Of the lovers are found by the duchess when she
enters the room. Believing them dead. she with
draws, but the orderly of the count comes in and
informs the father of the baron that he sen,
to buy arsenic, and. being suspicious, he bought
instead some drug that produced stupor instead
Of death. and the curtain falls.
As Aria. Miss Holland has a role which Offers
her splendid opportunities and none OF them 90
hcgging. In the first and second acts she is the
tender. trusting maiden, devoted TO her parent Is
who has attracted the love OF a man from a
higher social scale. TO save the life oi her
father and to rescue her mother from torture Sic