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be has hated walk out with the widow
on his arm. II Is strange and star.
Ting situation. aud II will be interest.
ing 10 observe just what our audiences
viii Say about t.
The play has been adapted by
Charles Frederic NIrdllnger from the
spanish os Jose Echegaray. There are
three acts, al laid in Madrid. The
nrst and third acts are IN the home Of
Don Juliani the second 10 In the rooms
of Don Ernesto. who comes between
Julian and his wife. The unusual crops
out IN this play ID the opening scene.
There y no intrigue between Ernesto
and the woman, Teodora. Az no time
do they betray the husband, and thus
We tnd the whole structure OF the
drama Il raised on suspicion. This Is a
point which marks the play as radical
" different from others Of seemingly
similar nature There N no liason ia.
vcived here. yet the outcome "a none
the less terrible. Echegaray shows
coneluaively that all that h needed to
wreck happiness Il suspicion. and he
teaches wives what tragedies may lie
IN forgetfulneus Of the trust husbands
extend.
Erneato IL guest In 1ullan's house.
Julian h held IN his once, aud natu.
rally Ernesto entertains the wife. The
gossipa begin to talk. aud fnally the
flying rum0rs reach the husbands
ears. He cannot believe. but gradually
fear and terror grip him. Tho woman
really has admiration Tor Ernesto. aud
be admires her, hut she loves her hus-
band. she Is sure Of that. she Is 90
sure Of u that she thinks he never can
doubt her. ErnestO and the woman
have been silly enough 10 walk abroad
together. and the g0aaips seize upon
this TO drive the husband almost 10 dis.
traction In restaurant a scoundrel,
Alvarez scornfully shouts the wlfe's
name. and Ernesto slaps him In the
face. A duel IN arranged. The hus.
band hears about L ana goes himself
% defend his wlfe's name. Alvarez
wounds him, aud he Il assisted into
EFnesto's rooms. There the wife has
come 70 sec Erneat0 and to attempt 10
Htralghten cut the tanRle. The huS-
baud aees her. aud all hla fears are
realized. tie believes she Is there BE-
cause eli taas aas been said Of her IL
true.
Thla carries as 10 he casa u tha sec.
cad act. In the last act Ernant5 fvSees
bis way Into Jalian's house. he n ie
lermined truth shall prevail; that Il
shall be known be has not been an
enemy IN the house ofsthe man he has
called friend Julian staggers out OF
his room aud sees his wife aud Ernes.
to together Tie breaks lhto anRulshod
denunelation, staggers out aud dies.
Then bis brother orders Ernesto from
TIE house and steels bis heart agairEa
tie woman.
EFnesto makes an eloquent plea. de.
fendlng tho woman and himself. when
be fails. when the brother brands them
as wresched hetrayers. Julian sudden.
y pF0claims that be aud Teodora
vim SO together. why notg The
world thinks them guilty. and what
alternative h lrft TO themf They have
been driven by lies % each other. To
gelher they can face ealumny mere
bEavoly than II they stood apart. Tsls
= bow the dramattst reasons Il cat,
and with the husband lying dead h
The adjoining room the widow Of q
minute takes the arm % Ernesto. goes
out with hlm ana the play II over.
Il 4 q sltuatioa that h powerfully
dramatic. and Il takes a grip. even
though the impression may be held
that the couple are rushing heaalenR |
snto folly, ROBERT BUTLER