The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-27
Total. $50, 600

IA two III entst snnents siven 1T of
ttsfe places during the day. the araoaut OF mopsy
pended viii not probably fall abort OF fifteen thousand
dollars The thou sands 81 disappointed 6nd
satisfaction In tie that at nearly AL the theatres the
fame bills arc 20 be repeated for this evening.
At Burton's Theatre last evening" ''new ,sty"
By Fl Punkett, called "Back and White, Abroad
at Home" vas produced The author has laid his
Londor. At about the time that the authcress Of
Uncs TOMS Cabin" expected to honor with her pre-
the salons Of the Duchess Of Sutherland and her
''set" he Intro ucss xr. Crab, (arrettj English
gentleman no thinks that his wife, who belonged to the
set would DO better 10 employ herself in relieving the
poor Of home than to medic In the affairs Of another
country He declares that the sootopists pretsncs Of
charity got for effect and 10 prove It he gets upa
set Of toer crdntsthe 81 st representing real misery
in Fneland-the second illustrating the ridiculous bug
hear stories about the South which circulated in the
northern States and abroad. In this he is assisted by
Percgriue BILL seeiy writer mr. But,n,) Who repre-
sspts the suthors MIRA skreechsr Grow, the drama
tist calls her The home distress falls eody upon tbs
artorstic ear but the Dachess OF Thundeslsnd (Mrs
Cooks falls violently in love with the dear negroes"
and in rushing forward to enbrscs . black boy, the
celorng ia rubbed Of the cheat discovered, and
the play ended. It is . more sketch, and win
not hear criticism The positions we'll put but not
well sustained, and the language is generally common
place. feAng In attempts at smart things but few Of
which new and fewer yet at all furry The idea is
good enc, ard might be made much more Of The hits
1T mock philanthropy ard abolit.onsm were received
with hs ary appIauts. Kr Burton and Mr. Barrett made
. great 6eal of the principal characters. Barton's
mailing up FOR the authoress capitsI-ths crsss,
sorkscrew curis and s faithfully reproduced lie
irreisbly funny, and people laughed st the bsd
joss in his part because he gave them out nicely
The other characters not OF much account bat
wen Bilea BY Mrs. Cooke, Mrs Hougs, snd Mr. Norton.
The sbIeapx were well arranged, and the play went OF
we'll Mr.. Burton called on. and announced that It
would be repeated every evening till fur her notice.
wALLAcK's THEATRE.
We we're disappointed with the ststch produced ct
wauack's theatre last evening" entitled "old Time and
Eeu Tnen The piece has plot, and little Wit to re-
commend It. nor was calculated either TO instruct
amuse the audience before which II was played. Tbs
opening represented the piimeval Forest through
which Nynheer Won Cowenhoven had cleared road sup
posed 70 be Broadway ~ II was In 1858 The Dutehpsn
III ries In his exerons and looks forward to the day
when town shall be built there containing - hundred
houfes" inhabited by Duchmsn. He Was doomed to DO
disappointed however, for while BY sshnapps,
Old Time, Middle Time. and Present Time SUCCESSFULLY
appear before him. Broad say "as it il" fits past hil
vision In his dream-tslesrapho manifest puzzle
him. and the Crystal Palace, With the host Of inventors
who besege him there nearly drive him mad. This Is
about all. The persc nication Of a Dutchman BY Mr..
Thor rson funny enough. Old Time Mf Chppendsle)
did not like the venerable beos had always taken
him FOR Mrs stephens rendered Mdcs Time and Present
Time very fairly Some such idea ~ the upon which
this pieces founded wrought mp with - much skill and
Wit are found annual reviews produced ct New
Year at the Paris ths.trs would be likely 70 suosssd
better than the bs played last evening ct Wslsck.
Such crowd ~ Metropolitan Hall has not contained
since the days Of Jenny Lind, perhaps the n Of A.
bon coscsr assembled last evening TO hear the greatest
work Of the greatest Of eonpossss- "Msssah
eslssons from this osatoro frequently psrforrsd
In the Church svtss On fast days ~ tAsy