The New York herald., 1845-03-25


But sir tut, gentlemen you, sir. who think
No comedy can flow from nafius lax
Are we such perfect monsters: or such duL
That wit no traits for ridicule can Gull
Have we no fol!ies here to be redrsssed2
No vices gbbetted crimes confessed tx Applause
" But then, female hand can't lay the lash on!n
How know you that sir, when the theme is Fashion ~
And now come forth, thou man of ssnctity
l How shall venture reply to thee
The srAcA-what is it, though beneath thy ban,
But DAGuERREoTYPE Of life and man
Arrsign poor human nature il you will,
But let the Drama have her mission still CApplause)
! Let her with honest purpose, siill reflect
| The faults which keen 81 ed satire may detect;
| For there be men, who dread not an hereafter /!
Yettremble at the He'll Of pnblic laughter!
Friends! from these scofers we appeal to you
Condemn the false but o applaud the true.
Grant that son: some & wit may grow on native soil
| While we exhibit, but to rtprehend-
The social vices s for you mend loud Applause)
The first act opens with scene in the drawing
room of Mrs. Tiffany, an uptown fashionable lady,
and the first personages introduced are Mill
nette" (Mrs Dyot) an accomplished lady's maid,
Just arrived from Paris, and "ZeAe" (Skerret) a
scarlet livery, and is now instructed by Mllinette
as to the duties OF fOotman in fashionable family
Mrs. Tiffany" (Mrs. Barry herself then enters,
dressed in the extreme Of fashion, and RECEIVES 10
her turn some lessons In " fashionable French. -
| She asks the French for armchair, and on being
| told 1t, exclaims-
| Fnuchoo fou-choo! Dear me- how very fine Oh .
our American words are decidedly vulgar. GaughterJ
Millinette.-Ah! Madame, what wonderful pronuncia-
| ton!
Mrs. 7yfany.-oh a woman Of refinement can easily
study and that invaluable work" French without u
made Z, me at home in all the Languages of
"Mrs. Tiffany" then discovers that "Zeke,"
the name of the new tootman, is I, decidedly vul-
gar" and on the suggestion OF "Milnette, - il is
changed to "Adolphe." Prudence" (Mrs.
| thirty, and who has obstinately refused to follow
the lead of her relative, Mrs Tiffany, in fashion,
then enters, and after surveying the splendid apart
/ ment, exclaims-
ferent from the time you stood behind the little mahoga
| ny couater in William street.
Mrs. Tiffany Minette, leave the roem.
PudenceBut always said you were destined to rice
| above your station. (Laughter) Don't you recolect
any store and you used TO stand staggering and talk
and said something would grow out Of it, and didn't
Mrs. 7iGany-Millnette, leave the room instantly, and
tell seraphina to come to me Immediately.
Mllnene@Ah! dis is one great country. Gaughter)
I'll send for oil mine relations Immediately. (Erit)
Mrs Iyfanyal beg that you will always remember
that We Of the upper ten and that these
'.Count de Jomaitre," (Crsp,) is then announ-
ced, and on his appearance is received with pro-
fusion OF smiles by Mrs. Tiffany. He has just in
formed Mrs; Tiffany and her daughter, .'.seraphi.
ne courts poss hs son ns o 5.s
"Mr. Trueman," (Chippendaie,) blunt, honest
farmer, fro. IN Cataraugus county, is announced to
the horror Of Mrs: Tiffany, and the annoyance of
the Count. Mr.. Trueman regards the Count with
| coed deal of suspicion, and asks, "Do you call
that fellow, with shoe-brush across his mouth, a
count?" This provokes some imPertinences on
is about to chastise by soundly foggng the Connt,
when Mrs. Tiffany affects to faint away-''Milli-
nette" rushes into the room with glass of water,
and recognition takes place between her and the
| Count, which the latter manages to conceal-and
here The first act closes
The second act opens with scene in the count.
ing.house of "Mr Tiffany Barry. His clerk,
"Mr; s1obson." tFishetl threatens to make Ger. E
becoming his son-in law, and finally ne is invited
by Mr.. Tiffany to the grand ball which Mrs. Tifa.
ny is TO give in day or two. Mr.: Trueman then
enters and salutes MIR. Tiffany, telling him that he
had been told that he was "making money on the
| regular American high.pressure principle" but
adding his opinion, that was "better to go slower
plies, that although he was "perfectly SOLVENT
yet he desirous to obtain the assistance Of his
old friend. The sceue then changes to the "con-
servetory," where "Gertrude," miss Elis) poor
watering the flowers. The "Count' makes his
appearance, and treats her with great insoence.
Old Trueman comes to the protection OF Gertrude,
| and drives off the "Count"
the Battery-"Colonel Howard" (Dyott.) "Mr
Augustus Fog" lBridges,) and "Mr. T. Tennison
Twinkle" (Oe Waldea.l poet who has written
| their appearance. The Colonel is In love with
Gertrude, but cannot think OF marrying her, for he
has lost his fortune by endorsing notes for friend
He goes of very melancholy, and Twinkle latter in
vain trying to get stenerto his "sonnet,' makes
| very speedy exit on percelving the approach of
"Davis the militia fine collector" The scene
again changes TO the drawing room, where there is
| an interesting tete-a-tete between Mr.. and Mrs.
Tiffany
Mr. TIT will ruin me-
Mrs. T;.There is certain degree ofdisplsy which a
| woman Of faihion-
Mr. T.-Who made you woman of fashion For
fashions sake you into debt at every opportunity
For fashions sake you compelled me to take this house,
and furnish in this STYLE For fashions sake you built
| that ruinous conservatory-hired more servants than
there to wait and dressed your footman
Mrs. T-You NEST decidedly vulgar, and invaria
bly, American in your observations All this because
asked the palry OF $50 to purchase headdress
| which has just been introduced in Frence
M T-Tims was, Mrs Tiffany, when you made your
own headdresses took the first gloss of them a. Tammany
balls and then sold them to your customers loud ap
plause and laughter)
the counting house. but they not to be borne here
beg you will purchase "Count dOrsays Science OF Eth
quete and learn how to conduct yourself before my
M T-Bali! Why am on the verge Of bankruptcy
Mrs T-The very time TO give bali You know you
must keep up appearances Mrs. Dash
M TYes, and the night after her husband shot him.
| selt-io you wish ms to follow his example,
| Mrs. T-No. Oh dear no-black is very unbec ON
ing color -U.aughter)
Gertrude then oyerhears conversation between
the Count and Millinette, and thus discovers that
the former is a gross imposIer.
The fourth act opens with the "grapd ball" and
the Polka" by the characters. After the COM
rany have gone 10 supper, Gertrude, by means OF
"Adolphe," obtains interview with the Count,
and by personating Mlllinette obtains from him
| aa account OF The infamous manner in which
he intends to effect his scheme for eloping with
Seraphina. In the midst OF this interview, how.
ever, which takes place in dark anteroom, Ger
trude and the Count interrupted by Pru-
deoce, who had overheard the former insructing
Adolphe how to brins the latter from the supper
table. and who is accompanied by Mr.. Tiffany,
Mr.. Tueman, Col. Howard, and others of the
company. The Count escapes to a closet but il
sson discovered by Prudence, and poor Gertrude
is overwhelmed with confusion and regarded with
suspicion by all, as the Count asserts that ehc had
sought the interview.
In the last act the full denouemcnt of takes
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