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A Celebrated Case.

CHARACTERS IN THE PROLOGUE.
John Renand-A Soldier Of Kings
Own.
Lazare-A Camp Follower.
Denis O'Rourke-Sergeant, Kings
Own.
Senechal of Montague.
OMceI ........... ................8
Madeline Remand. Johns Wife. 1880.
Leading Lady.
marina. ............ Utility
Julie ................... Utility
Annette -. ............ Utility
Affirmative year old daughter OF
John and Madeline Remand.
CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY.
John Remand Condemned to the gal.
legs for life. ..... Leading Man
Count DeMornay-Returned from ex.
lie. ............Le Leading Heavy.
Duke D'Aubeterre-Governor of Prov.
ince. First Old Man.
Denis O'Rourke-In the service of the
Duke D'Aubeterre. Low Comedy.
The Sergeant Of the Guard. I. Utility
Joseph. ....... ...,.......U Utility
Soldiers, Convicts, etc ......
Addrienne-Duke D'Aubeterre's adop.
ted daughter. 80. Juvenile Lady.
Valentine De Mornay.. Juvenile
Duchess D'Aubeterre. First Old Lady
Chanoisse of the College of D'Hyeles.
Second Old Lady.
Julie-Adrienne' Maid. $50. Utility.
Time Prologue-The eve of the battle
of Fonteney.
The Play Twelve years Later.
Locality-All the Acts occur in France
SYNOPSIS.
Just prior to the battle of Fonteney
between the French and English a
soldier OF the French army, John Re-
nand by name, discovers Lazare,
camp follower, plunderlng the Count
De Norney prescribed French noble.
man, who, while fleeing from his ma.
tive country is caught between the
two armies and is seriously wounded.
John Remand drives off the robber and
there receives from the dying count a
sum Of money for himself, besides
some Jewels, and deeds of property
which lie lntrusts the soldier to give
over to the counts little daughter.
Ohm Remand accepts the trust, and
being but short distance from home,
takes the deeds and jewels there 10
leave i'll the custody of his wife, He
has been followed to the house by
Lazare, who enters it and compels
Madalene to give him the keys of the
dresser where the treasure is kept.
When little Adrienne, from the adjoin.
ing room asks, who is there? Lazare
compels Madallne at the point of his
dagger, to say, am with you father,
Then the murder of Madaline occurs,
aud Lazare escapes. The villagers
enter. and the child when asked who
had been there, says her father. Then
the father is sent TO the galleys for life
The above is shown in the prologue.
Twelve years elapse between the
prologue and the play. Adrlenne, the
soldiers little daughter. has been
adopted by the Duchess D'Aubeterre,
who is also the guardian of Valentine,
the daughter of the late count De
Mornay. In this act Lazare, assum-
ing the title of the count De Morney,
returns to France and lays claims to
the estate. John Remand also ap.
pears as convict and highly dram.
attic scene discovers his relationship T.
the Duke's adopted daughter. The
latter sets about proving her fathers
innocence. and is assisted by O'Rourke
comic but shrewd Irish servant, and
former comrade OF John Remand to
establish his Innocence by testlfylng
that the Count De Morney had gwen
him deeds and Jewels OH the battle
field, thus establishing the cause John
Remand had given for llis visit to his
house on the eve of the battle. The
bogus count denies that he ever gave
the deeds or Jewels to his rescuer
as they were now i'll his possession.
Then they must have been returned
to you says the convict. tell you no,
replies Lazare. Their tell you cries
the convict, that II no one ever re.
stored them to you, you tore them
from the hands OF my dying wife.
John Renahd's accusation is assisted
by the chanoiness of the college
D'tlyeres who knew the real and rec.
ognizes Lazare as an imposter.
The play ends by the arrest Of La.
care and the restoration of John Re.
nand to his liberty.
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