The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-16

gaiea~s, end YEA The absvs talented xiuuvirats
an. wasting their swsesnsss O The desert cir.
IDENTIFY dsareus u htiaging sut ell Ne cid naaa-
scripts they have On hand, in order 10 wsrk out the
fag end Of their management Of The Hsynsrtss
theatre. On Saturday evening they produced
new (csrtainly not Originally drama. in two elonga
ted acts: which net with that peculiar success which
friepds- isjudicicas friends The title IL Masks
and Faces" and the purpose Is to sse!ss. thea
oal profession in the optics and consideration
OF, sss ahs attempted, many tim. ''s and Of.
and ID . subject new running the gauntlet
on various ParisiAa boards That oonssumate artist,
Frederick Lsmatre, Is now enacting Taoonet,
French actor Of unquestionable morals 10 tho
reign Of Louis XIV whose good parts are sot out in
bold relief, and whose bad ones arc placed in the
sbade in . piece that bears his nams. Then We
have had recently Sullivan, at the Theatre Franc ais,
and " Les Foyers dos Theatres Parisisnae," at the
Funambules, all working up to tho same point. The
Albionio ssmpe Of the dramatic profession in this
novelty is tho notorious Peg Wofingtsn. lady IS
well known about town . hundred and score years
ago ~ Laura Bell or any other lady Of equally I'M
eavisble notoriety Hessrs Tom Taylor aud R,ads,
the adaptsto, to be sure, have done their best to
make her appear - invineibly good hunsred aud
instnotively generous as can be desired. Indeed,
her fair reputation il most generously treated by
those gentlemen, who, truth to admit, cannot be toe
highly commended for their brilliant dialogue.
Thus runs the plot When in . very lo~y posi-.
ton, Peg has received great kindness from poor,
half starved and miserable individual named Trip.
let-so named doubtless because he combines in his
own person the three vocations OF poet painter and
actor-And she accordingly does AL in her power to
better his forlorn condition. She patronixss him,
clothes and feeds his children, and il the
guardian angel Of his poverty stricken nsausarde
She even succeeds in influencing Rich, the mansger,
to accept one Of hs tragedies In facts he does
power of COED to this unfortunate artist, and oil
without ostentatous sentinentality, but with ctity
nd cd hrvp hat Dorv M uI~ Ir,H knar
but excites the rsibls muscles OF those whs are
icved BY her goodness. Her visits to Triplet ars
even turned to coed account, being rendered
Vehicles to tho furthsrance Of trick the critics
AAd wits Of the day. Tripet, who has to paint her
portrait despairs Of rendering it beautiful ~ the
original, and, whom just completed. stabs the face
with knife; AID the sprlghtly Peg, ssizAg on the
ides' cuts tho f,ce out entirely, and popping her
choice party, including Colley Cibber, Quin, Kitty
Give, and the critics SsAil and Soaper, dnd every
imaginable fault and swear that it is not bit like
the ohArninE And courteous Peggy Wellington.
Hen kindness to the posr artist forms pss Of the
drama; and the other is not Of an over moral
tendency, being replete with those intrigues
50 peculiar to the period in which the scene
is laid. In fact, Peggy is the mistres. OF an
individual who is Benedict, and the wife and
courtezan meet ct the apartments Of tho latter.
An attempt is made to raise Peggy in the estims-
tion Of the audience by her saving the honor of the
wife from the willy intrigues Of foppsh villain, and
by her restoring the wife to the husband and vtce
c1sG. The plot and situations are very hackneysd,
and seem a pot ponrri Of "Pauvre jacques" "firi-
date, ''The Mummy" and LA Bonns Actrce -
1t is not at all the piece calculated to elevate the
profession, and these talented authors have bsen
most unfortunate in their selection of heroine.
Albert Smith, in very clearly written advertise
ment, in this day papers, announces that his ascent
OF Msnt Blanc will reopen for the winter season,
with several additions and improvements, ON Mon.
day evening the 10th inst, in the large room Of
the Egyptian Hall.
Mr.. James An terson, as sHerculo," in "Civili-
xatior, continues to earn his Gl00 per week ut the
City Of London Theatre, crowds being nightly
turned from the doors. Mr. Mexican Buchanan has
just concluded asuccessful engagement ct the Mary
lebene theatre, and takes a benefit next Friday
evening, previous to his departure for Liverpool,
Manchester, and northern provinces.
Tilny next, believe me faithfully yours,
DoN CB5AR.