The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-06
Burton's Theatre Two New Plays,

Bufton's Theatre Two New Plays.
| Two new plays, drama and farce, produced
for the first time in America Burton's theatre last
evening The first is in two acts and is called Mar
red Unmarried" In its present form /. frsplayed
at the Princesss theatre London March 25th. 1t
been previously played the English stage under the
| Of " The Mason of Buda.n married Unmarried,
is adapted from the Frenah, by Morris Barnett Of
,ous Family notoriety. Appended is the of cha
rscters at the English and American tbea.res:--
/ Characters. Frinccsss Burton's
| Colonel de Malt ...... Mr., Ryder. Mr.. Fisher
| Juan de Vimain. .... Mr.. Cathcart Mr.. Holman
Colin Mr.. W. Lacy. Mr.. 7. Johnston
| Adele. ........... Miss Eeath Miss Raymond
| Ioinete. Miss Murray. Mrs Burton.
The is France-time lsse Colonel de Mala is an
Italian, who has been made colonel in the grand army
ard is married to Adele who hasa swain of her early
days" Juan de vman. The Colonel is Of the cast iron
order and the play opens with sharp combat at words
between him and Adele. Juan, retence that he is
ahorer in love with Toinste, Adeles maid is received
the Coones estate aEd thus gets interview with
Adele. The Colonel receives a letter with green seal
and this falling into Adeles hands, she acertans that
he has another wife in Italy He rides away TO answer
the letter, and she sends for Juan tell him the news
While she j. telling him her pan which is to run away
from the Colonel and meet him GUAM in Paris the hus
band returns Juan is locked up in closet ladder
at the window, together with other circumstances
raises the Cooneps suspicious. He calls Colin the
mason and orders him to wall up the closet where Juan
is Adele having refused to give up the key There is
series OF strange situations The gendarmes enter TO ar
rest the Colonel for bgamy Juan is released By Tonee
and Colin and everybody is happy except the Colonel
The Language is decdedly dull and common place and
the piece as heavy the masonwork 10 the second act
The parts all well played and Mr. Fishers perform
Of the Colonel was capital Mrs Burton was arch
and pquant in Toinette and Miss Raymond was accepa
bic Adele f except skght afrecta,ion in delivery
anda strong disposition 10 overac her part which Is
sufficiently melo dramatic already Mr.. Johnston was
clever as Colin and with the lines walled him up on
side and let him the other brought own the
only applause given to the piece Altogether he peo
PIE were not highly pleased with Married Unmarried
The second novelty farce, Away with Melancholy
adapted from the IL 'Homme de Deux Airs by John
Madison Morton, first played the Princess theatre
On the 18th 81 March ihe cast. si the rrncess anu
Burton's follows
Characters pripeess's 2aro,is
Windsor Brown. .......Nr. d. FISHER gr Jordan
MT trimmer ,,,.r, ). Mr.. Meadows. NJ. Johnston.
h''y ,s,,,.,.,......,M Miss DAILY. Mrs. Burton.
This is g very clever little farce with hardly any
plot, but mo ena'' of funny stuations NJ. Brown
is fast young gentleman, In love with Mrs Nav.
nsrd dashrs young widow, who ignorant of Browns
whereabouts, has made engagement with Mr. Trim
mer very slow individual Just as the marriage
Maynard meet; she agrees to eiope with him ooe
hour previous to the time that she is to make Trim
mer happy and the signal is TO be the singing of the air
"Away with Melancholy" under her window Brown
foeets the air and in the endeavor catch it sings
spatches Of various airs, while Trimmer hits upon the
correct tune The lady is inclined to favor Trimmer but
diversion is made in Browns favor by the appearance
Of Kitty, pastrycook between whom and Trimmer
there has been Irritation Kitty, melted By promises
Of ''no end Of bonnets by Brown, makes violent
love to Tmmer Mrs Maynard gets excessively inaig
nant 1T his rerfay and accepts Brown. Kitty Is re-
warded with Trimmer, who has all along had weakness
for her. and who only desired to marry Mrs Maynard
mercantile speculation
The language this farce Is in the usual happy vein
Of Norton /. is not positively witty, but II Is odd
enough and enough to provoke laugh at almost
every speech At Bur;ons fun effect given to them
by the ladies and gentlemen who played the several
parts designated above and the farce made hit.
Both pieces wiz be played again next Tuesday evening.