The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-05


Avery neat translation, (by Mr.. T. nsafsurd, AZ r.
Mais me font tosjos Rre, played ham last night
The French piece ia by NM. Deacsur and Jacins His
and was produced last November at tine Theatre du
Vaudeville Paris. The play has been very well Angii-
cised, but in sentiment it is still yer. Ffenehy Tbs
plot is only thread Of ITSELF but ths situations are
very odd and very funny. Mr.. Thcrnby u an elegant
young man. who has great propensity for flirting with
married women chiefly to torment husbands in general
He has friend named Franklsnd, and this friend has
partner sowerby who is the particular object of
Thornby's aggrayatng talent. Mrs. Frankland ana
Mrs. sowerby both younger than trie hege lords,
and there is third lady in the family in the person OF
Franklands niece, Rose. Assisting VI these beau
ties in her Bern wool" another In her isic, and the
third in her drawing and getting up pleasant parties for
whole trio Mr. Tbornby carries agreeable sort
of existence, without much thought Of mischief, till
sowerby takes 1t into his head to be jealous, and
cordngy draws down upon his head all ths
which, as Thornby sonceives, dns to suspicious
husbands. Thornby is ordered out Of the house by
sowerby but, he happens to be his lodgsr well
his acquaintance, he takes occasion to call again,
merely LOGGER" and psrsecutes him with COM
plants about rats and smoky chimneys He alse
rives to be more than usually ardent 70 Mns Sowerby
and when Mrs Frarknnd to save her friend from the
wrath of Sowerby suddenly takes her pre 10 the very
midst of aSaecara,ion he continues in ,he same anna.
tory strain to the conner, deligh with the ago
MES of Sowerby whom he observes vanly endeavorlng
conceal himself behind curtain Who, far from
delighted to find that Mrs. FARMLAND, not Mrs. Sower
by the object Of the scspegraces dev0ons, Is only
esgusted by the anestation Of universal proagacy
He is by convinced that Thornby Is not the
admirer Of Mrs Sowerby well Of Mrs. Fraukland,
and his doubts furnish his evil genius with new means
OF tormeptng him As we have said, he is half con-
cealed behind curtain while Mrs Franeland receives
the addresses Of Thornby. The malicious roe promises
the laughing fair that by sort Of logerdemain he
will convey the listener from the curtain to the interior
of cabinet and fu6s his promise at ODce, by pretend
ing to slip letter into the article Of furniture for this
operation is performed than the husband darts
have some means of vengeance, S0werby attempts to
make FARMLAND suspicious Of his wife but and Mrs
FARMLAND perfectly understand each other aud the end
Of the Vaccinations Of the jealous merely lead to
marriage between Thornby and Rose, whom FARMLAND
considers to have been the real object OF his young
friends attention.
In the second act We find the tables turned upon
hornby who receives the Sowerbys and Franklands at
bis country house. Thornby being . married man.
Soweby has resolved that he shall feel all the pangs OF
jealousy and conseq uently Minute number of
This expedient is not successful for Rose
wing to complain of any jealousy the part Of
Thornby annoyed by his growing Indifference and his
neglect OF those details OF dress that distinguished his
bachelor days. However, Sowerby has a bold move in
re.erve He has invited from London . notorious lady
killer who is to employ the whole of his marvellous at
fractions in fascinating Rose and destroying the conuga
happiness OF ThoTnby. The L0thariO canpOt me- but
sends instead Mr. Easy Bolton, vulgar habius of
the turf who has very lax notions respecting the proper
aspiration of words and the last person to
the heart Of lady Of reanement Nevertheless, the
desire of Rose to awaken her husbands jealousy for
the purpose OF ccnquerng his Indifference aids sowerby
in his plan, and Jhornby with the fear of Mr.. Easy
Bolton before his through all the absurd stu
act OF course all ends with renewed protsstaans OF
fondness exchanged bet ween Mr.. and Mrs. Thornby.
"Tit for Tat' translated for and played at the
Olympic, London. We give the cast there and at WAL