The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-04
GRADUATING CLASS.
A M U s E M E N is.
Opening or the Summer Season mt Wal
lack's-eMora; or, The Golden Fetters.o

Opening or the Summer Season mt Wal
lack's-"M0ra; or, The Golden Fetters.o
The Summer season at Wallack's opened last
evening very auspiciousy, the assemblage being a
large one and the audience comprising many OF
the most prominent people OF New York. The play
was Mr.. Boucicault's new drama OF metropolitan
life entitled "M0ra; or, The Golden Fettersn Mr..
Boucicault's work will not add to his reputation az
q dramatic author, the development OF the plot
being often weak and sometimes puerile. The
leading character in the play Is Mora Vaneycke, a
young and beautiful actress, who is as good and
virtuous as she Is young and beautiful. Paul
Schuyler, scion OF an old New York family has
secretly married Mora, but is at the same time
making love to Bella Guppy, the daughter OF a
newly -made millionaire. AS Schuyler Is to marry
Bella, her father places several million dollars
worth OF bonds in the keeping OF Paul's business
firm. These Paul '1endsr to ring OF operators on
wall street. by whom the money Is lost and the
murder him. The first act closes with musical
matinee at Guppy's house on Murray Hill, at which
Paul's marriage with Mora Is avowed. The second
Llckold's Office In Broad street Then
come scenes at the Tombs,. at the Special
Sessions, and In the low dens OF the city, the Wall
street operators being handsomely punished in the
end through the intervention OF the golden letters
and the repentant Paul Is .savedn by his vile.
There is, Of course, an underplot in which Bella
Guppy Is happy with her true love Lisha Boyd.
Lisha fortunately has mother Ophelia Boyd, at
one time an actress at the Bowery Theatre thus
making another part for the play and Miss Mary
Wells. Lickold must have coniederates, and thus
Mr.. Grififths, as Larry Suydam, and Mr.. Fawcett
as Judge Cults, find places. There are, besides,
number OF minor Characters. Out OF such ma
terial and with situations like these Mr..
Boucicault might, we think, have made a
mucn better play, but as 1t Is, its success depends
more upon the stage mountings and the acting
than upon the skill OF the dramatist Fortunately
the scenery Is excellent and the cast as strong as
any we have seen In q local drama. MISS Rogers,
as Mora, plays a thoroughly devoted and unsefsh
woman. Indeed, we might go much further, and
say that she TO be playing her ideal Tor the
people before the iootghts OF the actual women
behind them, teaching the world how true and
good and pure actresses often are Miss Enle
Germon, as Bella Guppy, gives another example OF
the strong and impeu0us women she delights TO
portray. Miss Mary Wells. as Opheia Boyd, Is also
characteristic. With the exception OF the young
gentleman who plays Paul Schuyler the male parts
are well represented. Mr.. Wheelock as Llsha
Boyd shows many sweet and exquisite touches OF
natural simplicity and earnestness, and only errs
In being little too tine and poetic Tor fireman.
Mr.. Bradley, as Phiio Guppy, plays very good
part. and, though man suddenly rich, he does
no violence to his part m being the real gentleman
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