The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-24
Hurton,s Theatre.


decided which mainly owing to the spirited
dialogue and the clever bon mots distributed throughout
the piece. The plot is neither striking original
laura st. Leger, romantic young lady, daughter OF
Loncon Cesus fresh edition OF Dombey falls in 1--we
with actor named Naughty. The father anxious to
break of an alta chment CALLING to his pride, visits
Naughty conesses his design and throws himself his
mercy The actor happens to be married and separated
from his wife, he has, therefore, but few objections to
offer and consents to visit St. Lsger and try cure the
lady of her passion He is further strengthened in this
purpose the knowledge that intimate friend of his
Capt Reckless of the drsgoons-is really In love with
laura. Scarcely has he entered st. Leger's drawing
room when he meets-his wife-Mrs. Naughty;
and rather embarrassing between the two.
Mean while Laura has two other lovers hand One
sort of Chab lndand very fair copy 10 some respects
hypocritical Tartue who has committed all sorts or
Grim es under the of slas Croker and seeks
competency with the hand of Mss Laura, under the
spectacle cognomen of Twinng The ether Is tho famous
Captain Reckless who to use his own words has not
guinea in the world-never out Of debt in his eis
going to the devil fast the fair carry him,
and altogether the last in the world that Miss Laura
should think off, Strange to say both are pursued BY
the shsrrs oficers-the latter for debt, tcersby
clear Of former for divers crimes but
unfortunately with evidence calculated to
victon William Link, Junior, Of the Bow street police,
has, however, to trap" him; though may be
seen from the following extract he is BY conf
dent OF success
doquur)Trap silas Croi err You dos't know him,
was aawyers clerk in Oxford lis frat step in life was % run
Of with his masters wife taking with him way
Bow sTs ON him in Afr sss months
onnney says hs land I've come home first e make
5 Sss s he. % sss 81
feelings ana I've got fond or him tina. must
IS heart was pasd trohsr s. took
bis sn Of he %;s srsy h s
a. g kss Wi W hss
Il link Senior Of sw .
G%Ury WI We'll wiped away VA t tear and opened the
left me for legacy-silas Croker.
1t happens, however, that Croker alias Twning
this moment keeper of wild Indian whom he exhibits
by way of stimulating the charity of the bensvolen. and
pressing upon them the necessity of exertons for the
version Of the heathen By MEANS Link contrives
to the and take the place Of the Indian
and hus nsinuaes himself into the confidence Of Croker
The latter hearing that St. Leger has $4,000 in his
study sets FIRE to the house. and makes away with the
money, which he tncloses in pocketbooS, and he
fancies. drops in WELL tied to stick We are totally at
loss to explain how why Link happens 1t that iden
teal moment to be In the well. But he is there the
pockebook falls on his nose, and he secures it.
Meanwhile the love threads satisfaction lily unwound
Naughty and his wife have become reconciled Lauras
romantic heart has been touched by the heroic sacrifices
of Captain Reckless who the disguise of ackey
to be her. Old Mr. St. Legsr is utterly Disguised at
his daughters pecha for this second adventurer when
the fire takes place. His house is destroyed and worse
than all all his fortune--s50 ot0-dsappears or is con-
suped in the fire. He is . ruined man. Mabel Naughty
tries to console him. Naughty profers aid: his
petulent daughter Laura flies to his knees and promises
duty and affection but st. Leger, after quoting
Dombey without acknowledgment, for few instants is
about to relapse into dependency when Link pops his
head out of the we'll He has the joint and will remedy
all, when Croker returns for his pocket book Link
sezes him. But 1artufe Chatband il not SO easily
caught He Link of being the thief and calls
on him to produce the pocketbook evidence Strange
to however clerical friend, in his agitation
mistaken enc pockebook for another and dropped the
wrong into the we'll He is thus caught in his own
trap and carried off by the trium plant Link Captain
Reckless mairies Laura and the play ends all such
plays should.
the resemblance between Of the characters and the
heroes Of well known novels. But we have yet
glazing plagiarism to notice The story of Naughty and
Laura is taken from tee life OF well known Eng lish
actor, whore name i. is perhaps unnecessary to
Non penre1 N ny r Trench %
comedy, which produced at Paris eiyhteea
months ago under the title of Sullivan The conci
dencs is unfortunate Mr. BourcicauS would have
the impression it is calculated to produce
readily had lie taken prevent his being
mentioned the play bills the author of Don Cesar
de Pasan,' Used Up &c., which everyone k,
wrteo BY French author We are grateful to Mr..
uicicaut for coming here to produce his plays
entreat Of him not to remind too painful ~ Of
Ignorance by allowing such statements TO be printed on
the bills OF his piece
do better than reproduce the following
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