The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-29

0e0a4Wuy 1hcotfe-~ Th0 Lien Man.
Mr.. j. ". WAlIsct, Jr., commenced IN snsae,usat q
this heuss ss night s.d bsough. out avs sct drama
written for hin, called 'Leon tho Iron Msskp The
subject Of this plsy n the story n myserious sss
prisoner who died ~ ehe Bssls In 17o0 alter long IN
prisonment He snroa mnak ana a. no one eyv
his aee end Of were de to has idsa-
y Ore Of these stories tint hs tho twin bro
fher Of Louis XIV. thst hts birth scncesied and
tnas his necensary to the qaist of TINT
great king on account Of strong personal rsssmtsnce
rnis the foundation Of Mr. Beruards Day and the plot
runs thus
a. nfst Leon Is exhibited in Burgundy wissys hs q
eagerly sought BY Rocherort . Huguenot Leader. vhs
promises 70 reveal the secret Of his birth hoping thus to
eccn OF his hand by old BurgurdiAu no6ss. vhoss
daughter HorteIse be in ma5ri see snd vAe r.
alliance with the Hugusnot conspirasor Who prossss
his power to remove the sigma from his name s,,d r.
the smustments Of the metropolis Is to ite Sr tS
conspiracy and he Is just the point Of bee ,ip~ =
esss has become the KsSs mistress ass that hat aSs
The Louvre whore he Is taken Sbr his brother ocis XIV
BY the attendant He discovers that Hortense indss&
nc tie LonvIe but merely In attsndan the Queen
mother and that his rival st. Mars who told him the
story Of bar dishono. has merely deceived hi@. Bow
and Leon vim not leave the palace, although -
situation situation III Is pssilous whils his beloved Is =
the Louvre, finding that there l. no other way Of mov
ing him, reveals tho secret Of his royal birth and III
legitimate title to the French thIone He u intoxicated
with joy ut the revelA ion and quArrelng with St.
kne authority snd orders b rysi 70 knssl bsioe han.
St. Mars arrests him by order Of the CARDINAL not know
III the meaLipg of the summons but he knesls In good
earnest when Leon expresses himself dsAni ely,
and declares that he Is the ightfui monarch. Tsu ysa
elapss and when the next bssns poor Leon has bss
prisoner for ter years. cAsed I'm the hiisou iron mas
bis present residence being the inland Of Sante Mar
gueste Here he has N afeconate interview with hs
beloved H0rtense who has come to visit her tsthsr (s
wse cspttve and ia shocked TO hud that the masked
prisoner s her own Leon, Of whose fate ahe igAo
rant. Still important is Q visit he receives ffou
the Minister LOuvois, who the mask he
face and cfera him liberty II he will sign formal
Dunciation of the throne. he refuses whom sudAen
change seems at hand. letter received ~ Luvols
XIV. Is cead, and Leor availing himself OF tbs op-
portunity, ut declares that he will make Luvols
his Prime Minister, asd that he pardons st. Mars,
who is now tho governor Of the fortress, and
to guard. However, the intelligence Of he Kings
ceath proves to DO false, and Leon ID again enclosed In
his horrible case Years again eapse the prisoner b
MS way from Sainte Marguerite to the Bssie and steps
present lives In retirement The faithful Rochefort u
ever ~ hsnc During the IL rcarcsraton Of Leon S.
Marguerite he has ever watched him. the disguise o
man, hus taking tie place Of the real dsneemaa
who appesrs in the veiisbe history OF the ron Mask y
and the fste news Of Louis death the result Of h
contIivance Feeling now that the Huguenot cause Il
desperate that he has object in lie desire anA
that he owes repsraon to Leon for drawn him awaV
tom the peaceful retreat of his YOUTH Rochefot rescv
upon noble sacrifice Putting ths gars Of consr-
sor he conrives % be alone with the psoner VII, b n
sicky state and by change OF habit takes his place
SO that Leon is let behind By his guards, aad, IN ths
company Of his beloved Hor.ense sails to AmecA win
party OF enigratirg French Hugueno
So