The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-06
"A Courier of Fortune"

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| One Of the most beautiful of romantic
plays, with the setting in sunny France
/ in the days of the Bourbons, 400 years
| ago, and hero, a prince in disguise,
/ is "A Courier of Fortune" by Arthur
/ w Marchmont, which Ralph Stuart will
present during the coming week, open
| ing at the Colonial Sunday, and the
! balance Of the week at the Bungalow.
/ The company will close the successful
run OF THE Christian" at the Colonial
with the Saturday evening performance,
and will open at the Bungalow on the
/ following Monday evening. For the
| piece special scenery has been built, and
| 1t will be given a beautiful stage in
vestiture.
/ The play was dramatized from Mr..
/ MarchmOnt's novel. of the same name,
which was originally dedicated to Mr..
Stuart, d warm friend of the author.
/ Mr.. MarchmOnt also wrote by Right
/ of Sword" in which Bungalow audi
ences first saw Mr.. Stuart, and in which
/ they liked him exceedingly. Both PLAYS
are spirited, but many who have seen
them, believe "A Courier of Fortune.
/ the more beautiful of the two.
1t is the story of prince of the Bour-
/ bOns, Gerard, who is sent by his father
4 to inquire into the expressions of the
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/ Tiger by the people. The prince as
sumes the name Of Gerald de Cobalt,
not knowing that there is a person of
/ low character of the name. When he
arrives at MoTvaiX he is taken for the
/ real De Cobalt. who is engaged in a dis
/ graceful intrigue with the governor and
Baron de Probable, affecting the honor
/ of the latter's niece, on whom the gov
ernor has designs. It has been ar
ranged that De Cobalt, whom none of
! the parties have ever seen, shall receive
/ a pardon for a murder I'm return for
/ marrying the beautiful Gabrielle, whom
/ ne is to at once leave to the tender meT-
cies Of the Duke de Rochelle, the gov
! eTnOr Geralds arrival plunges him
/ into the midst of intrigue. He is of
! service to Gabrielle in the market place,
saving her from some brutal soldiers.
/ and later from the insult of minions of
I the governor. Then he learns of the
! plot against her and determines to
Illustrate il. To do so he pretends, as
! De Cobalt, to enter eagerly into the
plan. Gabrielle, who has dreaded the
marriage which she has been led to be
! lieve was planned by her parents, has
| found the husband provided so agree
able that she falls in love. and he re-
turns her affection. This is observed by
/ the jealous duke, who cuts everything
short by clapping Gerald into prison.
! from which Gabrielle plans his escape.
( He has brought with him to Morvaix
LOO men disguised as monks, who have
| been scattered over the city. These
also begin to plan his release. The
/ hero, however, manages to turn the ia
bles on The Tiger and escapes, leav-
! ing the tyTant shut up in his own dun
geOn. He takes Gabrielle with him.
city is closed and exit is impossible
Several attempts fail and the two have
innumera bic adventures Gerard is
again captured and taken before the
duke Then he discloses his real rank
The duke receives the announcement
with jeers and, to humiliate him, or
ders a mock pageant at which he pre-
tends TO pay him the homage due him
as suZeTain. Gerard, cool under every
difficulty, accepts the homage as real
and 1t is turned into reality by the ar