The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-04

who desires q word with Seior Ortez, ono of the
reveals the that Ortez secret agent OF SPAIN
A copy OF the HERALD is brought ill., and when the
list OF the slain is read brother OF Luis. boy or
fifteen, is found to be of them. business man
Temple is, he is little affected by the Vrginius ca
lamity. Ortez. under the plea that the mail has
closed. conhdes letter to Temple which contains
forged dispatches to the Cuban insurgents, and by
means of which, as an aspirant to Bianches hand,
he hopes to place the American iconunead0 forever.
Luis and Ortez leave tor the insursent lines and
Temple tor Havana. We now see the motives or the
action which follows clearly indicated. The thread
of the story resumed on the Cespedes plantation
in Cuba. and here the daughter of the planter.
Maria falls in love with Temple thereby gaining for
him another enemy in Mendoza. who loves her.
Spanish troops surround the house. ana Temple,
confident of proving his nationality by other means
gives Luis Cespedes his passport. with which he
escapes. Mendoza declares Temple to be Cespedes..
and the letter which Ortez had given him to
fronts him. Meanwhile Mr. Grey, who cruises
about the West Indies in his YACHT during the win
ter months, has put into Santiago de Cuba to reft
Here very pretty scene occurs on the deck of the
yacht and accurate is the effect that any traveller
familiar with the little andlocked port picks out at
sight the hotel OF Nine Adea the fort and tho Custom
House. Temple supposed to be Cespedes. is con-
demned to oe shot, but Ortez. having visited her,
promises Blanche to his escape ut the same
time. however. treacherously arranging that the
guard shall shoot Temple as he runs. Temple
leaves the prison at night. but as he approaches
the boat the shore he is fired and falls. Ortez
goes board tho yacht alone and in it returns to
New York. Blanche has learned from Maria that
Temple was murdered, and al attack OF brain fever
folio wing she is delirous for long time. The eli
max and finale are produced with much ingenuity.
The scene is the same the opening OF the play
and the invalid Blanche is SO much better that she
has been carried to the drawing room. party OF
friends congratulating her on her recovery when
Orez enters to receive her thanks for his vain
efforts to save her lovers life. She becomes in
tensey excited in his presence, and accuses him OF
Temples death. 1t is the same wild tale which she
has repeated Often and is contrary to the facts
known to the family that all present think her mad.
At this moment she thinks herself insane, indeed.
because, turning toward the conservatory, she be-
holds Temple. her lover. standing aghas at the scene
before him-alive
Cespedes, with band Of Cubans had arrived in
time to Temple, his wounded friend. and to
dispense the firing party. Having nursed him back
to life he had sent him to his home. There also
an intense scene between Blanche and Maria at
Santiago regarding letter which Cespedes has sent
to his sister, Offering to surrender himself to save
Temple In this brief synopsis of the main incl
dents Of q complicated drama it is impossible to
give its many dramatic effects that 60 to make the
blot logical, sequential and probable.
It is an American play Of much moro than ordinary
Mr. Hardy and Mr.. Lee appeared acceptably. The
best character allotted to Mr.. Lee, and as the
villain OF the play he achieved the height Of success.
Mr. George Hoey, as Cespedes, was disappointing
after the first act and he made failure OF the
rescue at the close OF the sixth tablcau.
Much be said in praise OF Miss Rogers
acting and especially was she strong i'll the letter
scene at the end of the fifth tableau The
of the HERALD IRE equal to almost anything that is
wonderful. but the appearance Of second edition
within two minutes Of the first was calculated to
make a newspaper man marvel. Mr.. Hardy was
really good in the prison scene. although he exag
gerated the distress OF his servitude in the incident
of the escape. This play. however, is in his line.
and the whole he filled his part. The effect left
the audience by the entire play is very satisfactory
and there good reasons tor believing that 1t will
prove hit. The play was elegantly mounted. all
the scenery having been painted EXPIRE SLY for the
occasion. Tho audience was large and the actors
called before the curtain several times. Mr..
Gunter has succeeded in giving the American public
q thoroughly good American drama, which little
cutting may improve.