New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-24
WALLACK'S THEATER.
OR. LOVER AND HUSBAND.

CAfRlCE; OR, LOVER AND HUSBAND.
in addition to the new and successful drama pre-
duced at this thesser there has been given tbrss-
act comedy With the above tille by o. S Leland esq
Of this city The plot rurs thus:
s.. Edward Mordsunt Mr. Lester marries bio
cousin Mrs Hoey,, daughter of Lord Douipgton (Mr.
Norton for pride and property reasons and DO siec-
ton on either side. At the time Of his marriage Sir
Edwsrd is in love with arother woman, person OF
tmjIent beauty aud fashion, as we learn, aud his
rewy-nade vile is enamored Of Colonel Viiers. .
friend Of his own Mr. A. II. Dsveuport). The bride
tells the bridegroom Of all her faults in order TO
prepare him for sctualifies, and be MATCHES
each one Of ber shortcomings by hsnkly re-
lairg his own. She then recites how Of board
ipg.school, she fell m love with a colonel. who
na6e eqreIt visits cstersbly to h sister, fsi-
iow.sctoomate ard friend Of her own, and Improved
bis opportunities as every gentleman should. To this
Sir Edwsd replies that he is in love with the hes
wousn Aforesaid and the parties understand each
other This scene is elegant ard spi'itse). The Coz
ouel in question, On making visit to Sir Edward
(bavng ahe sdy loverlike, been desperately poa,a-
iUg On bis domars mentions, In conversation with the
bsroret, that he probably knew Lady Mordaunt, -
there was young peron at school with s~
sister answering to her description. Accord
But the barorets fashionable insoucance, and his
a, ction for the other woman him to leave the
field open to the colonel, whom he tells that he be-
lievts viii behave Ike man Of honor, while be To-
ims his wife that be relies on her prudence The wife,
though size far cies the colonel finds cause OF Jealousy
at the mktown beauty who has fascinated her hus-
band ri under the guidance of her maid Lucy tMiss
Carrop 6ete mres to play the coquet to reclaim Sir
Chaa en far to
the colonel TO accompany her to q masquerade, ID
order to see tie beauty in question, and hcr
ieslousy is doubly infamed into love for her hus-
band in bebodirg the ssd syren hanging on his arm.
Meanwhile the wfes love for the Colonel had been
cooling for some reasops of moral nature connected
with longing for four horses and cherry liveries,
resembling those of the fashionable woman OF whom
| Sir Edward was ensmored. This equipage and tsrD
out the wife had asked of her husband in pursussoe
of her coquetish idea. Thereupon the latter told The
Colonel to supply them to his wife, compsns:tos
for the privilege he the Colonel had in paying sttsa-
tions to her. bu. which the Colonel prudenty did sse
supply, telling Lady Mordaunt that her husbsne
could not sfiord such gift as he (Sr Edwardl hse
Just lost 600 at playa ruse, which Increased IL
crescent affection Of the wife for her husbeu4p
as she sympsthized with bis losses. Finally,
duel was to come of between husband and lover; bet
that was lost sight of if remember aright by ssne
adj jlstmert), ard duel did come off between Cape
Dashmore and Sir Edward, be cause the Captain ha4
nsulted Lady Mor6aupt when at the masquerade bal
with the Colonel, whom Sir Edward would not sl0u
to fight for his wife, prefe rng to do il himself. II
deadly danger in which her husband was placed In Tho
duel 10y which Dashmore was wounded,) completed
the love of the wife for him; and her father L0n
Dorrpgton tears upa petition for divorce whDh q
Edward and she had signed, and the couple are rsa
dered tappy-and the lover becomes moral
The play Is very well within as to language, but n
Efficient in construction. The world justly l6ve4I
"tentn est" and acco,dipg its interest was with t
discerded lover sacrificed beforehand, notSithstanq
ug his young and generous passion. There was -
he ang morality in the third, eny more than In W.
flsi act of the marriage relation poetical ioesde
was core the Coorel and nothing could compsnssfq
fcr that The subsecuert ethics OF the wife went fo
title or nothipg the original prostitution OF the mars
risge tie consceed ard the eeventhhour ecstaciee
of The husbend were dramatically exenuated - hD
radically uprghteoua success was snothers loss.
Nr. Lester, ws think, never acted so wsllso ffs6
rom selfiusIaon ar 80 thoroughly nteper strstsd
with the character he represented. He was admire
be, reminding ps of the best French first yousg
man." Mr. Davenport has talents but needs study
He irtOnaes often badly singtoDging it from oas On
heme Of the scale 10 the other, without reason. He
vas badly dressed, too. Black trowsers not wosu
With frork coats in society IN Engand. His dshcisa-
cies Of elocuton and costume are easily corugibae.
Mrs. Hoey less her over-pronunciation or ovsr-sey
eentuation w,s gos d. and she neatly dressed ss4
locked charmilgIy. Tie maid was safely ntrusted -
Mrs Cannon and hr. Norton did ocey the litsle -
mad tc enact.
At TIE close Of the piece, the author was loudly
called for but Gid not appear. The comedy gives svl-
dence, we tbink of ability to DO better things viii
more experience in writing for the stage. It wW vel
Iccsivso, and will be repeated. y 4.