The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-26


chaIsoters At each theatre
Sir VIM Melville, Mr. a,s' Rossrs Mr. Ssoaasay m.s,ssg
| -. w. nsu'"'''. NJ Go2mplon Mr.. whiting.
J,cot Brown.... NV Fsnen, Jr. MT Lansrssn
| Mr. Duok~sed :. Mr. Chippsnaas M Ho..ss
teL t,i h rinW'an. Miss 9ouss elm.
Alice Le'ihe''.. Ais' Grey. Mrs NAsls.
| App~rred Is sksssh OF the plot
Er. Dokweed rsseally sid attorney Ia spsrus,.a -,
TIE care - son OF Sir william Melville whom tina n,,
tit do,s Eot wish own be being the result Of y.
fSly marriage Of which rhs mother Is dsoesssd ~
william lesrss for India and his p.ssd ~ 50 l,oi
but rot feeling inclined 20 submit TO The III ca en OK
D. psEfHn, sncer whose ehArgs h. s placsd Is sup.
pofsd 10 have I'm away end sons Nsws srriyee
feeo marriage and again ccconing wdower is a,yut
aruirs 10 rs ssnd with nieos, Intending 10 scAnow
Leslie The attorney he arpg tAis 10 ordr- "a And son
in place OF Sir williams, 6Dcs anrelf in sx but wish
Ing 10 gain good stake and keep honorable with
Sir William lie resosvea = strstsgen He finds in tho
psr.on OF Joe Wfdd, omaioos conducsor just the
youth hfei' 20 suit his purposes joe sgrass and Ia ct
okee iniiiE ed into Dpcv. eds Office where with
Penelope, humble restive OF Dneswssds who acts In
Tho double capacity o. msid of AL work and copying
clark The scene opsns -ith J.s aud Penelope ris "a
at The copying Gsk. spa dialogue pt most amurns
character ~ comm'rced. DnekSsei, feeling tatsHed
that he has found props. ysrson In Jos rdd 10 an ths
pac of SIR Williams op sends for Pesgan tho sonool-
mater, with vhom SIR William son was plassd o..
Penyuna arrvs Daekwesd IAJs oen To hin, hts t,tnrs
ptus 10 regard Sir William and after stropg thrsst, OF
ir importation spess he joins With him. 10 gain
Ing hia consent of aspslacs 1t il they
mAie Of Sir William, srd Joe himself By than ao-
tualy made TO Relieve that hs is tho bona s hsr to
crelcy. SIR william ard mia Alice waen
On thstg home~ard jlutHsy from India, create an
acquaintance wi Jacob Browp the mate of the
chip tor whom Alice feels tender psr.i.ity.
1hs Brown II the OF Sir William 5u. he does not
know hib father, and bis father u him.
hrown eemsnas from Pen suin soms information to his
psrCntase The schoelm.,ter uncer fsar of Duskwssd
Tells the ing nan tnat he tprngun) his f. her Hx
"ilsm So rnnlly rej"ots Bro xns suv ~ All aud
espth joe Wtdd as ha nom Brown, o' AhoA
again AND IA about to sks hual leave Of Joe
cners 10 rtsist them in sopns fore tfs g,od ntsn-
ton op he pat OF ice carried out he dndS hGs Ia
az awkward preclcsmert Penguin, seeing his folly In
ishsy acknowledging Jacob Br, son repsutx
I'd feeling that ma school and pams wi bs ruined b,
hs immortality bscomirg known, tells joe Of the mpos
ton and offers 10 kes, his secret In eouaiter,non Of
boad 20 be payable on sir Wisme dsAth At this pro
posiion Joe, who, haviI feAssd with Dachwesd aud
party o frs nda very drunA bat tas shosk great
=. 10 sober h'm At He eess Penelope and her
actice AID acts wk;cn is 10 bsnes md re
veal 70 Sir William all the ceit prnoissd him This
beirg done jacob Brown ebtaiDs bis rghtul position
Gig ,eeo and joe Wsad ob.ins "a. han, Of Psaslooa'
snd onoe nors reurns to tho honest profession OF omh
bus conductor
There is slight uuderpl,t Mr. Duck ~sod Is b.ohs
Tor and makss love to Miss per- (Hiss A. Gousea
h"m) supposins rer to b, rsh widow. She irn pro.
sssiona heart breaker and has already suit for breach
OF pronie against Mr. Pecxover, (iss The last named
gentleman calling TO Duck ~es1 othsr bu usinsss
tie ~hoe affair s exposed. Tlis piece is Ike many
others we have lately Ths au,ho gets up two or
three good fsrts and tho framework Of tbs plot 30 old
40 much worn and merge that whea these paris are
psced the hands Ct mediocre people, whole ediaes
tunbes to pieces. The part played by Mr.. DAvidzs Is
capital cne Joe Wadd, funny TittsbAt Ttmouss,
and has great deal Of good feeling which his prototype
laotei Joe is too sensible, however =. times aud too
foolish at others to be trus nature. Mr. DAvidrs
seemed to have pretty fair conception of ths characsr
but his mAnnerss Of voice and person made his sotin~
tresome In every si,u ,ton, he talked, wAlkei and
srimAced In precieIy the anne manner HIS last sosos
with Penny was better tia anything else ia the pisos
and the In which her Headings turned him from
the cowardly part he intended to play and made him
again an honest man, must convey excellent moral
lesson, the eject OF which however, ely BY the
forgive ness which Is extended to everybody By every
body directly afterwards vice Is not rewarded in the
"tag" It At least pardonsd, vinksd st. and shaksa
hands with. Miss J. Gougenheim plsyod Penny witt
taste and feeling II was altogether the bes pos OF ast
ing We have in the Broadway stock this see ~.
Minis Gougenheim can Co something better thsa
farce soubrete, II she Is = little more csrs.
ful, and pays less attention to the audispos
Miss A. GouseI helm ovsracted her psrt. The
lires are strong enough without egtra emphasis rha
willy lawyer would have suspected such Ms StAncishs ss
cnce. Mrs. Nagle and Mrs. Fisk had little parts and
spoke the lines ssnsibly. Mr. Howard and Mr. Whiting
failed in the eadsavor to assimls.e bring out ths
doy ncraces In the characters OF Psekwssd and Pensun
Mr. Howard was slow, sG and mystsrious as tho oily
cunning, gsntsmany attorney, while Mr.. Whiting was
quick agile, and ute As the GLOW, pedantic country
schoo!n aster Jacob Bro~n not In Mr.. Lsasrgans
lre though somewhat In his way. He looked like the
first mats of Indarnsu but not mush like romantic
iovtr His description Of Alice we given, however,
ard lis acrg atths point where Penguin him
self his father wssnAtura and effective 1t Is dcult
TO ASCERTAIN what sort OF Individual Mr. Peckover IL
and Mr. Fisk ought to have credit for Attempting 70
give him character although the attempt only par
italy successful Mr. Matthews did hing At al With Sir
VIM Keyile manifested emotion, and the only sgn a
Ere he displayed pair Of Napkin trousers which hs
tibited ct all taes-sven At dinner Ssver, ohsrs Of
the Broadway company need instruction in costume Ar
Davidges second dress very bad The bArsIes son
might have been trio In choice Of oolors but his
clothes would be OF good material and somewhere near
At
have before stated, the parts Of jos wadd And
Penny written up"so that they stand ont promf.
nen,ly. The dialogue put in their mouths ar and
s The Broadway every lins made TO tell audi
In this way the piece saved. We presume that
1t will be played every night this week.
nIcAsTRorrnAYs IN CATHOLIC cousns. 1T ID. pros.