New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
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night. though four openings occur on that even
ing. The French dramatists viii be represented
this week by two plays-their first showing OF
the season. Fitch play will be seen, and
new musical comedy There will also be that rare
thing a performance Of king Lear.
Possibly. from dramatic standpoint, the new
Napoleonic play by Pierre Berton. author OF
..zaza" called La Belle Marseillaise." viii at
tract the most attention, though 1t Is py no
means certain. This drama. with Virginia
Harmed in the title part, will be shown at the
Knickerbocker Theatre tomorrow night Ihe
production is q heavy one. and a large company
&c en,pIoved The author will be present tn view
the performance.
The royal attempt on the life Of the First Con-
sui while he was his way to the opera on
Christmas eve 1900, is the starting point OF lhe
plays story Napoleon viii be at the corner OF
the Rue St Nicaise at o'clock His assassl-
nation has been perfectly planned The cart thar
is TO block the way Of his carriage is IN read
,ness BERNARD and Little Francois the lat
Ter with the internal machine in his water par
rel report to the Marquis that no hitch can be
posstble To facilitate Bernard's departure
from the restaurant Tallemont gives him his
coat and hat To Jeanne who knows nothing
Of the plot is intrusted the work of cajolng
Colonel Roger Lorraine Of Napoleons staff into
linzerfng over his dinner so that he will be too
late To ioin the First Consul Lorraine is in love
With Jeanne and she pretends to encourage him.
while she is playing her pretty tricks on him.
q terrific explosion occurs and the restaurant IS
shattered Napoleon has escaped, but Bernard
wearing Tallemonts clothes has been killed. his
shattered remains are identified as Ta1ernonrs s
and are buried as such In the midst OF the
ruin and turmoil, however. Tallemont appears TO
Jeanne and exacts her promise that she VIII
never reveal the fact that he is alive
The remainder of the story is told in Jo-
sephsne's reception room in the TuiIleries, Colo
uel Isorraine's apartments in the same palace
and finally on the lawn at Castle st. Cloud
Lorraine rediscovers La Belle Marseillaise,
- three years after the attempted assassination
HNsving quietly as a needle woman in the Rue st
3IIonore He was about to marry another woman
friend OF Josephine, but Jeanne's reappear-
,4noe stops that When Napoleon learns that
Lorraine Is in love with Jeanne. and that she
was connected with Tallemont he sends for her
ana tries TO wiring from her an admission that
the MARQUIS still lives. His minister of police,
Regnier and his ex-minister. the celebrated
Fouche. have been hunting down the conspira-
tors Fouche insists that TaIemont is alive and
back in France Regnier says no and to prove
his point brings in a messenger from London
who is no other than Tallemont He and Jeanne
recognize each other, but are not discovered Ma
poleon, after testing Eer in various ways as a
final resort, demands that she be married at
once TO Lorraine She hesitates, but finally yleIos
and the wedding ceremonies, both lay and cIer-
fcaI take place. In their apartments Jeanne re
beIs and while Lorraine is upbraidng her Ma
poleon bursts IN and asks an explanation Al
though Lorraine now knows that Tallemont
lives he swerves from duty to love- and tells
Napoleon nothing He is placed under arrest
Jeanne and Lorraine both keep their secret, and
Il is not until Tallemont tries to poison Ma
poleon by substituting a prepared snuff box for
the First Consuls jewelled receptacle, ana
is afterward killed in a duel by Colonel Rapp'
that the great Bonaparte learns the true 1acts,
and Jeanne and Lorraine are free to i've the
happy life together for which both have yearned
all the time
Viola Allen viii present Clyde Fitchs play.
'sThe Toast of the Town. at Days Theatre to-
morrow evening. The play is in four acts and
has been entirely rewritten since Modjeska
,,sed it years ago. The story relates the career
of Betty Singleton, a famous actress, supposed
20 have lived In the reign Of George III. She
is wooed ana won by the Duke of Malmsbury.
and retires from the stage. As might be ex-
pected from such an alliance, Betty has not
her hearts desire. She discovers that the dukes
mother and friends have expected him to marry
the Lady Charlotte, who loved him and believed
that he loved her. Malmsbury, in his tickle heart,
really cares more for Charlotte than he does
for Betty He does not appreciate his charming
wife who loves the young lord intensely. The
glamour Of the romantic match fades away.
MaImsbury becomes tired of the relations which
Betty had looked forward TO with such joyous
authorization He neglects her and turns to Lady
Charlotte She has reason 10 think that there
IS some secret pact between them. and so leaves
his house. Malmsburys a year intervening, dis
covers her Wherea bouts and comes to take her
back to his heart and home Learning that
Malnsbury still loves Charlotte. so great is her
love for her husband and her desire that he be
happy that she pretends she has been living
with Lord Phillips, and so goes out of his world.
Two years eIapse, and Betty is discovered In a
lowly lodging house within sight of the mansion
where she had reigned as mistress Tor one Drlef,
unhappy year. When she is about to end the
struggle, Maimsbury, realizing at last his errors.
learning Of his wifes great sacrifice and toucned
by the tragedy Of it, comes TO her this time 10
take her into his heart well SIS his nome,
and Betty finally finds the love that TO her is
the supremest thing in the world.
Miss Olga Nethersole. who has been absent
from America several seasons viii make her
reappearance in New-York Tomorrow night at
The Herald Square Theatre In 'eThe Iabyrtntl
adapted by W. L. Courtney from Paul Her
vieu's Comedie Francais sYccess lie Dedale /"
Miss Nethersole brings her entire London com
pany and production for this drama The play
is described as Natures own argument against
divorce" Miss Netherseie appears as Aarsanns