The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-19

praise. Mr.. Prior's Carlos was o fine piece
acting, excepting that he too slow In
lyering the lines, and his delineation Of
various passions-reyenge, hope, fear despair, and
bolc mahce-in the Last act, truthfully repul
Mrs. Prior's representation of the heroine a fini
and correct performance itwoud be improved by
more vigor, especially in the fourth and hfth acts.
Fox, Barabas the faithful servant was very g
lie gave very humorous personation, without desc
ing to carcature. N. B. Clarke gave the Captains
with proper dignity and effect Mr.. Howe, who play
French gentleman, seemed but little like the part an
shouid be taught how to wear a sword how to dra,
now 70 hold 1t preparatory for thrust and how to
hver II up when requested so to do He seemed ais
be afraid that the audience would not see him and
tnuaiy placed himself in position to oblige them L
co. The piece is well got up, well dressed. and with
exceptions above noted well acted It il prodnced M
the direction of Mr.. James Anderson, and the seen
was painted by Mr.. Rogers. The play ia to be Of
again this evening.
AT WAIIAcKs THEATRE, last evening new Lon,
farce, "Number One Round the Corner" was present.
first time in America The idea of the plot is tail
from a little French vaudeville, entitled cen Man
des Chemises but it is differently treated that aim
much of the English piece belongs to the adapter
Brough, as to the French authors, of whom there
no less than three MT. NiDDler, (kr. NalcOt, one
those smart young gentlemen who live by their Wits
expecting at breakfast uncle who does not come
sends letter informing his nephew that he will
his usual allowance in the afternoon, and directing
to take in certain coat that will arrive from the ao
This little delay is annoying to Nibbler, who has
swered an advertisement of situation of f5 we,
and has appointed 10 meet the advertiser, to whom he
to pay EGO the consideration for the place. He is
only without the eco, but he has not got pair
boots sufficiently respectable to enable him to keep
appointment. coat is thrust into the room which
concludes is the article mentioned by the uncle, and
having penny in his pocket he takes it to q paw
broker, :" Number One Round the Corner" and wi
the sum raised it purchases the desiderat
air of boots The coat turns out not to be the uncle
ut the PROF erty of Mr. Nobbler mr. Brougham) anot
lodger who while Nbbler is in another apartment fl
bshing himself up for the appointment enters the
in his shirt sleeves and finds on the table dupcat
which reveals to him the fate of his coat. The boo
also strike his eye, and he carries them of rs law
prize to the accommodating Number One, " and obai
on them exactly equivalent to that raised on
coat Mutual explanations then take place, and Nobb
insists restitution of the additional charges of
ticket and interest amounting to the large of t.
pence without which the coat can't be redeemed. N
bier has not fraction in his pocket and good deal
the fun is produced by the lamentable picture which
presents in this fix. The plot reaches its climax by
discovery that the advertiser (Nobber and his corr
pondent have already met. The former wanted to che
somebody out of go and the latter hoped to get stu
ton under false pretences The farce well acted
Nessrs Walcot and Brougham. At the Lyceum, Londo
the parts were taken by Messrs c. Mathews and RoSt
1t was highly successful in London and bids fair to
equally popular in New York.