New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-26
THEATRICAL AND MUSICAL.

INV PLAY AT BURTON S-A new tnree-hct 'oulouy
was produced last night at Burtons Thea:cr. 1t is
from the French, Of French character and loca-
ton, dramatzed by Mr.. Durvage and entitled
Nee Ioung Man The story runs thus: Vlscount DE
la Ruse, Miss Raymond while at school, falls in
love with Herminee, Annie Lee ward OF the Prn-
cess De Soubsse, (Mrs. Hough The Viscount poor,
but there property Of two millions in the law, which
must 20 to his cousin, the Baron DIlugeon, John
s,on) or 70 himself. Having run away from school
with his tutor. Virgil Moore he is first seen in attic
lodgings with q tailor's wife dunning him for 400
francs. The young Viscount faters her that che is
very handsome and, by plentiful use of compliments
and kisses, makes friend instead of an enemy of
her. and gets rid Of the debt for the present Mean
tine Hermiuee, who has been sent to nunnery,
runs away from her home, and of runs
after the Viscount and comes to his lodgings. Just
th'n the Baron, who is the dissgreeable man of
the piece appears and says he has orders to arrest
the viscouni intending by that means to get him out
of The way and get hold of the property, which he
has already almost secured by bribng the referees
who are to decide the matter. The Viscount shows
resistance but soon changes his tone, pretends to
submit gets hold Of the order for his arrest induces
tie Baron TO step into side room to write note,
locks him in, lberaes Herminee, calls in the so1iers,
who do not know bin shows them the order, opens
the door, and turns the tables the Baron by sending
that worthy gentleman to prison in his place. Next
we have lawyers study, with M. de Bonhomme,
counselor, (Burton and his sister Veronique, MR..
Hughes both pretending to be proper per-
sons, models of indutry sobriety and virtue-bureay
quite the contrary The sly old lawyer has library
of cassical books apparently, but Cicero is for
flask of ara Tacitus contains bottle of Schapps,
Y C,llo f Mad norflv
volumes are his evening study and the tsilors wife,
who dups the Viscount for the 400 francs is his daily
visitor while his frgid sister is in the category,
but with whom it does not appear This model law
yer is the chief of the referees who hold the disputed
property The Viscoun finds out his weak spot-the
spirited volumes convert him to his side by large
doses of fattery, and gets him very drunk, when
in come the other parties, row ensues the
Viscount challenges the Baron, who refuses to
fight, when the former slsps his face, upon
which lie can refuse no longer, and of
they 20 TO bleed each other The last act finds the
viscoxnt wounded in the arm, and taken care Of by
the Princess, whose husband, Prince de Soubisse.
RUSSELL is the Commissioner of Police. Herminee.
too has got back here. The Baron, to get rid of
the Viscount and secure the property tries to have
him imprisoned for fighting duel and gets the Prin-
high Office to decide in the Barons favor. The ys
count, however, ntercepts the letter, hatters the
Princess even to making Herminee jealous. and the
letter is torn up He aso atters the Prince so that
be gets him on his side in the duel scrspe; thsn GO
ing into the street, he finds several men trying to
subdue restive horse, leaps upon the ami
mails back does the work in twink
ling. and unknowingly gets others Of his judges
hnc. a. ~ tha NJ
the lawyer comes in and to the utter astonhment of
the Baron reads the referees decision in favor Of the
viscoun.-ard so, by the attractions Of handsome
person the free use Of sosoap, promiscuous love-
making, and interruptions lying and drinking, the
Nee Young Man at last gets his property and his
wife, the Baron gets off with broken nose none of
the property, and prison the honest lawyer has the
promise Of lots of liquor; the tailors wife is still to
be his paramour and he s TO be the Viscounts coach
man poor old Virgil to be overeer and the others
go back to obscurity.
The acting was very good for first time Miss
Raymond made pretty and vivacious Nice Young
Man; Mr.. Burton was, of course excellent, as the
sober lawyer, and particularly funny when drunk;
Mr. Johnston made a fair Baron, and played with
spirit; Ms. Hough, the Princess had but little to
do, but did that very well; Mr.. Moore was a capital
old tutor; Kate Saxon good as the tailor vixen,
and Miss Lee lacked nothing but spirit to fill her part
with credit. The costumes were very fine. As
to the moral Of the play, it is hard to say what it is
The intention is good enough and the ends commend
sble but the means used are not exactly the right
sort Of teaching Bribery is ncgstived by bribery,
points gained by getting drunk with the party, and
the whole road toward justice Is paved with lies and
promscuous love promises, made only to be broken
Still, in language and in action the piece Is pretty
nearly unobectioasble, and viii do very well to pas
away a leisure hour. 1t viii be performed every
night this week.