The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-10

Wal1ack's Theatre-The Poor OF New York.
An extraordinary drama, called The Poor Of New
York." was produced here on Tuesday with much
to induce believe that will keep the bills
for time purports be local shouls therefore
be original but really has been taken from Of those
curious melodramas which delight the the
theatres the Boulevards It's production at this house
which has generally claimed to be the elegant and
dainty the city, Of the best jokes the whole play
and quite like the commander OF the forces engaged
transationMr. Bourccault The piece opens in this city
at the time Of the money panic Of 1887 Paul Farweaher
(Mr. Bake), old shipmastcr, has become frightened
about his United States Bank stock and has cold out
which curious, the bank stock long way above
par and Bddc his glory until years afterwards The
to Bloodgood (Norton), private banker
who the point Of running away, and makes special
deposit Of 800 600 No a witness the depoeit
but Badger (Mr. Leser) rascaly clerk Of Boodgoods
Soon after making the deposit the mariner returns 10
claim il, having heard some against the bank.
There n struggle the captain becomes dangerously ex
cited and dies Of apopexy dropping tho receipt the
money the floor. II appears that Badger Blood
good take his body into the street where found tho
next morning; the banker keeping the money and the
clerk the receipt This is the key Of the plot In the
next act in the of 1851 Puffy MIR sloan)
baker, reduced TO selling potatoes the Park
There is Mrs Putty Mrs. Cooke), young PUFFY, by
Dan, and person connected with the Depart
ment, having usual red Shirt good heart and con.
tempt for English grammar These good people lpoor
people always good the stage) have ken the
widow and children oi the shipmaster To lodge Puffy
Is the tenant OF Bloodgood Lucy Farweather Mrs Al
len) an angelic miner is beloved by Marx Livingstone
Nr. Sothcrn), fashionable young man ruined by thu,
crisis aud Paul Fairweaiher s nice young person wh ,se
principal business to lament the fact that he
nothing 10 do. Livingstone down the Park at
eight O'Clock in the morning TO his overcoat, and
hrcal fsts Ioaio Here he meets Puffy Paul and
Mrs. p ani dine with them in Division street.
but the party broken up by the appearance Of she
r7s officers, who come To go through some extraordinary
process, from which eed 10 believe that our authors
not well read In the Code. In the third
troduccd 10 the Boodgood mansion. Badger extradted
from California TO bully the banker about the Fair
weather matter Paul at tho same time 10 ask for
ssy o. % ss sa sS, IN y M ne ruy ns oascoa
rest he causes n0re new aw) expecting 70 find the
ceipt on his person. Badger, however, has lef at
home We are also introduced here a charming crca
ture Miss Aida, the bankers daughter Mrs Hocy, who
cannot get into society and who desires TO marry Living
stone ia order TO gain position and obges her father 10
loan him money. After this the plot gets misty. In the
fourth ind all the pys and farweathers reduced
begging la Union square, and Badger selling
The female Fsrweahers resolve suGocae themselves
with charcoal in their attic on the Points. They
badger who lives 10 the NEXT room IA rsr,aliy
asphy xiaed by the fumes but managesn n coDyulsye,
spasmodc wsyto hide The receipt under the ncor Here
the medical fraternity may Cad some hints tho
symptomae Developments uttered out upon the suspcn-
sion Of animation by this means II may correct Of
der TO burn the receipt, but " saved by Badger Paul
Fairweathcr then walks into the bankers mansion with
HOUdgnOI "
by Badger, now policeman; Lucy and Livingstone are
married, and virtue triumphs Miss Aida goes away o
great rage and says she only nt FOR fe u nfAmy"
Paul tear up the receipt which s maenaninous his
part Bloodgood had comm ted any crime connect
ed with payment of the deposit having never been de-
mandcd of him by any We have not mentioned half
The odd and absurd blunders in the play but presume
they must be intended asokes any who has lived
months would that the incidents belong
n locality other than this city.
Viewed purely theatrical way the play = we'll
struc,ed and effective beng Kept up through
The only really local character Dan, the re boy,
which very we'll done by Mr.. T. D. Johnston. The
banker IL great fool-our bankers clever enough
Mr. Lester has good part-a bet wcCn Uck Swi-
weller aud Robert Mscaire lie spoiled a. however by
being too fierce, grud and meo dramatic He should
know, too, that the lambs who driven of the
California fold by the wolves of the Vigilance Commttee
do dress In they are apparelled IN purple and
One linen and diamonds and patent leather boots and
fare sumptuousy every day. Mr.. Sothern and Mr.. Ia
vcnport played the two nice young men q1e well Mr.
Blake good as 10 make every wish there had
been of him. Mr. Sloan aud Mrs. Cooke were both
capital small partstheir performance being quite
most natural acting n the ray. Mrs Blake good,
Mrs. Allen looked interesting, bat little too
slow and iackadasics Mrs. Hoey was unfortunate IN
having part which must have been unpe TO act
twas dctcsahe 70 In other hands We believe u
N'uld not have come on without an expression . dsap-
probation from the audience but Mrs Hoey played ju
dcously and dressed superbly
The play abounds IN the extraordinary legal nedI
cal financial social and moral theories ana " nayc no,
been amused by any dramatic worknot excepting
two three Eve act tragcdies-for long time There
Bit in the third act that - quse pariu,o Tue rest
q the sentiment Is quite a. iunny - any y, soIpns
faro,s The local scenery well planned but not wcn
neintea ana n " iii do no 10 finish H. The play
received ln the most enthusiastic way by the audience
II Is well worth seng although according 20 NJ boarci
can't aeventeen days required In which 70 write,
dy .ns rresent IL In these times with Mr. Bourcs-
cauts enterprsne assstsntsa i've act play should be
gotten out between Saturday morning and Monday even
ing seventeen days long enough 70 prepare Presi-
rnes