The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-21
MU S E M EN- rs.
ssMadelcin MoreP' at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre.

ssMadeIcin Morer, at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre.
The new play, "Madelein Morel,n produced last
night . t the Fifth Avenue Theatre, goes further
into the exposition OF those delicate questions OF
morals and society which have long been trouble
to certain class Of philosophers than any piece OF
its kind. We therefore give more space to re-
counting the plot than is generally necessary =
Fourteen years before the play opens old Count
Dalberg drove ANONYMOUSLY from his doors his
steward Jacques Morel and the latter's child
Madelein. then girl OF but four Summers. The
cause OF this expulsion was the discovery OF q
supposed defalcation BY the steward who, thus
branded as thief, wandered to Vienna, and
after every experience Of ill-fortune, died in
charity hospital, leaving his daughter
friendless in the world. This GIRL cursed with 1.-THE
fatal gift OF beauty" struggled for years at
laborious trades to earn living, stunning insult
and admiration for q time, but at last falling into
comprehensive which left her, at the opening or
the play, at eighteen years Of age, with heart
full OF dependency, q loneliness without blemish
and history over which veil Of mystery was
always dropped. Among the most respectable OF
the people to whom chance had introduced her
were several actresses of the principal German
theatres, one Of them Merope. being girl OF good
heart, fine talent laughing disposition, but strong
with several Others, are invited to a farewell
bachelor supper given by the Baron Won
Arnim, q young Alcibiades Of Vienna who is
soon to marry Lotte, the daughter OF the late
Count Daberg and, who gives his last supper "this
side the line." They go to his feast, but find the
host in strange predicament; his future brother
in.law, the young Count Julian of Dalberg, O
virtuous country youth, has just arrived in town
with the Able VamOnt, an old ecclesiastic and
friend OF the family. Not to shock these rural
anchorites the ladies' are made to pretend
themselves persons OF quality-the family OF Won
Reinwald, one OF the Bar0n's chums, and
so are introduced to Julian. He instantly
falls in love with Pervenche 1.-THE name borne by
Madeein Morel, who has never revealed her right
one) believing her to be Reinwalds niece Blanche.
and fresh from convent. But he Is soon unde-
ceived, for the young girl, unwilling to tribe with
what she sees to be an honest aYection, tells him
enough TO plunge him into the profoundest grief
and SO leaves him. Julian and the Able have come
Jacques UsH Morei and his little daughter After
who has always doubted the guilt OF the steward
employs herself and Julian in demonstrating the
has committed no crime, although his books, badly
kept seemed to prove he had, and, struck with re-
morse, both mother and son resolve to find and re-
store the M0rela to honor and happiness again.
But In spite OF his discovery, love- pity and sense
OF justice conquer every prejudice In the breast of
Julian. He resolves TO restore Madelein to his
mother's anxious arms, and, more, to make q
noble reparation for his father's injustice-to
marry her.
The aged Countess receives Madelin with Joy;
so does the fair Lotto, her daughter; and the
mother, who gathers from Madelin's broken
svowals some gimpses OF her sad history, resolves,
in spirit OF Christian charity to receive her as
daughter. But when she learns from Julian that
he loves the unhappy girl, pride and charity strug-
gle for the mastery. She asks time TO deib-
crate before determining on her course. Not
50, however, with the gay Baron Won Ar.
min, who Is TO marry Lotte Won DaIberg
and who win not permit his wifes family to be dis
graced BY mfsdutdnce-particuarly slnce BY Q
miscarriage Julian will be disnherited under the
terms OF the old Counts WILL and Won Amin, with
his wife, win take the whole estate. THE world
VIII say trapped you into thts-slnce ~ my house
you first met tins creature 70 so Won Amin speaks
to Julian But Julian Ii resolved, and AZ last re-
source Won Arnim seeks PervencH e--threatene,
coaxea, argues and menaces her unt the poor g1rl,
afrtghted at the consequences 70 Zulian Il sne On
courAges his love. dies rom hi9 presence and MS
mothers roof and hides herself $50 onectuauy tnAs
no trAcesU f her can be disc0vq %.
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