Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-01

against the British. Monsieur dc Naiette a
proud old French!nan. with whom the
| honor of his family was far III advance
of any other sentiment. had betrothcd
| his young daughter. Madeleine. to NJ.
| Raoul dc Valette. his cousin. coid-
| blooded roue whom she had never seen
before Obedience being the law of her
home, she accepted the circumstance Will
out realizing what it meant Later she
awakens from "a nap. on couch IN ner
fathers drawing room to find slannlhs
at it's foot young American, Gilbert
Steele, Wrapt in admiration.
His father, a wealthy planter. had grad
ually absorbed acre after acre of Mon
sieur de Valette's plantation. and the
young man has come to receive Monsieur
de Valette's answer to proposal TOT
the purchase of his last remnant ms
home When she realizes she is not
dreaming Madelene's soul goes out to
the young man with her first ioHe-a
something which Raoul has Just oeiore
described to her i'm picturesque and ardeht
language. After as pretty and unusual
love scene as has ever been depicted the
father enters. Indignant at the young
mans audacity and still further angered
when he learns the object of his visit
he orders the son from his house. In her
childish innocence Madeleine has just
told Gilbert of her betrothal to Raoul,
but she asks why that should make any
difference? When he leaves, after resent
ing the manner of his treatment, Made
through the woods. 1t is the eve of the
battle which Jackson fought at New Or
leans and in which he soundly whipped
the British Gilbert has volunteered to go
into the fight with Capt. VOLTS sharp
shooters. While in search of the rem
devious he comes upon Madeleine. They
plight their troth. but she will not leaNe
him, and so accompanies him until turn
ed back at the river by the officers, "hen
she returns to her fathers home, only
to be suspected, denounced and cast OF.
At this time deserter from the Alneri-
can army arrives and spreads false re
port of its humiliation and of Gilberts
death The two misfortunes combined
unsette the reason of the girl, and it Is
thus Gilbert finds her on his return.
| Through the offices of "A good priest Mon
sieur de Nalettes love for his child is
made to surmount his pride of family.
| leine and endeavor to recall her reason:
| The right thing happens, of course, aud
the last curtain falls upon happy end
| in~ to the little play.
Mabel Taliaferro as Madeleine gives an
exquisite portrayal of pure, frank. in
nocent and lovable girl at the dawn OF
womanhood. In the more serious sftua-
tions she displays marked emotionable
ability and power. William B. Mack, as
Medicines father, was dignified, forceful
and appealing. William Harrigan, as
Gilbert. was virile. attractive lover. and
Samuel Forrest, as Raoul. thoroughly
effective In appearance, manner ana the
delivery of HIS lines. The same may be
said of Joseph Brennan, as Father O'Ma-
IA, and Francis D. McGinn, as Capt.
Wolf, the backwoods captain. Miss Mary
Faber was quite acceptable as l. Acadl-
enne, RaouI's cast-off sweetheart, as was
Miss Alice Parks Warren, as Aunt Mar
guerite. Indeed. the entire cast was
commendable. The stage settings in the
second and fourth acts merit special
mention.