New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-16

4 nciatosr's Formerly Lynch & Clukay ~ Vol -
1853. AM Noon SPIN 5PM
February I5..........S 50 81 81
u The weather for the past two days has
been cool and fine. The slight covering of snow has
disappeared and the streets are in very good order
ENTERThINMESTs.-Re X. :. SrORRs, of
Brooklyn, will deliver lecture in the Popular Course
tonight, the subject being The Past Beneactor"
Rev. DR.. FIrcH will this evening commence a
RES of lectures upon California.
The WoMENs TEMPERANCE MEETING in Brook
Ign takes place to night Mrs Boomer, Miss Anoinee
Brown and Miss Anthony are TO speak
Mr.. L. WILKINS will speak upon Temperance this
evening at No 6s East Broadway.
AT NIBLo's the Opera Of Lucia Iii Lammermoor'
VII be repeated by Madame sontsg and Company.
AT the BROADWAY, est Cupid" the Dancers, and
Shocking Events
-AwAILAcx's, Money" and High Life Below
Stairs
AT Burrows, St. Cupid" and "Pars and Lon.
don"
AT the MUSEUM "The Old Folks at Home" after.
noon and evening.
-Atthe Circus st George and the Dragon" and
other entertainments.
AT WOODS, Ethiopian varieties burlesque lectures
dances &C.
AT BRYANs, well filed gallery of Christian Art.
AT BANvARDs, the great Panorama of the Holy
Land day and evening
AT RIsIEYs the scenery of the renowned River
Thames.
AT METROPOLITAN HALL, the mammoth Panorama
Of the Mlssissippi River
AT HELLER's, the Wonders OF Witchcrait, Magic
Second Sight, &c.
JERRoLD's NEW PLAY" ST. Cupid, or
Dorotbys Fortune" sthree.sct comedy by Douglass
Jerrold, was brought out at two theaters Brosdway
and Bgrtons) Monday night, and Il underlined
at 4 third, CwaIlaeks) II was fairly reeeyed we
believe In both houses. Az really new play /,
novelty In our City, give outline OF this one
which was hrst enacted before Queen Victoria, at
Windsor Castle on the 2lst ult and IL now running
at the Princess Theater with Mrs C. Kean as Dorothy
The action Is located at the period Of the Jacobite
rising when the agents Of the Hanoverian Govern
ment were supposed to be searching every nook
OF England for conspiators. Mr.. Under Secretary
Zero 10 one Of the most jealous OF these huutsnen
looking upon every thing which he does not fully
understand a. REASONABLE. In looking over letters
from the posrOtce he finds written by Dorothy
Rudd,' resident at some place called The Llacs."
He SHUTS treason, and forthwith resolves 70 in
speot The Lilacs," and so does his nephew. Sir
Valentine May, although from very different purpose
namely, hiking for Dorothy merely because Of her
name and the name Of her residence. Valentine fret
arrives a The Lscs which proves to be boarding.
school kept by DR.. Budd. He becomes charmed with
Dorothy and resolves ODER himself as usher 70 the
school thus Disappointing DR.. Budd who hoped he had
anew pupil Putting aside bis fine clothes. V.en.
tine takes the humble garb of an usher a. q
salary Of ten pounds per year for which all ssrts of
learning are expected. He soon becomes really in
love with Dorothy and she with him they have
s,aked their happiness upon one another, aud the
schoolmas,er boasts how fine a couple they will
make. But Dorothy il beloved by her cousin
Ensign Bele4eur, who viii not easily yield Belle.
feuT Is soon found cut BY Valentine 70 be real Jaco.
bite traitor and Valentine Is mistaken by Beledeur for
aspy In the meantime real spy in the employ Of
the Undersecretery eppesrs gets clue 70 the truth
about Bellefeur, and, under promise TO send his
boys TO Dr. BUdds school, goes OF 10 get soldiers 30
arrest the Ensign. Valentine ard Dorothy being now
left alone, fne love dialogue ensues in which he
swesrs by e. Cupid" che shall have rare Christmas
sport. The second act finds the pretended usher In
stalled and introduces new character Queen Bee an
old Gipsey woman, who alarms the Doctor staunch
oysst by telling hun there's traitor in the house
Ike true woman, il only the more delighted at find
ing her lover 10 be hero in disguise and vows to saye
him at all hszards Another fine dialogue folovs he.
tween her and Valentine full Of dark hints on the one
aide, bewderment On the other, and succes.,on Of
cross purposes on both. She vows she would die 10
save her lover in such situation aud be Think she
means Belleaeur Is rendered savage by the inoopor
tune approach Of that parsonage He sns.ches No a
voiin and plays minuet requesting Dorothy TO dance
In order that the serious nature Of their conversation
may not be discovered, and, for Bellefeurs peculiar
DEDICATION, he changes it suddenly to well known
'aeooiie tune, which he plays with such yigor as to
Oring IN the old Doctor perspirng with loyal horror
AZ the sound Of the treasonable air Hot words again
ensue, followed BY challenge and blow after which
al the parties leave the stage except Valentine who
soon disturbed by the entrance Of The Gpsey, seek
ing the beet market for her treachery. The comic
strength ct the piece is in the ensuing scene between
ihese two Valentine fehtsns her by turning fortune
tener himself, and predicting dreadful serie. o.
bfne"eh, oskum pickin. and whipping, Of which
conscience strengthens the probability. The Queer
Zee IL atou. in Iirisb!e perturbation to "tel all she
J Aho"f, wien Dorothy enters ard follows the two