The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-15
Laura Kcene's Theatre.
"rBE LOVE OF A PRIsCB."

drama In three scts called "rne Love OF Prince
adapted from French pieos, Sergeant FREDERICK"
Produced here Monday night. The chief peronsxs'
In the play King Frederick Of Prussia, (Barnet.)
whose boots leather brseches asd snuff have figured
many phys, and his son Frederick, (Niss LAur'
Keens) who 10 rather . last young Tho Prince
sergeant In he army and under arrest q Sans souc
whore he nlls In love viii Fl sabssh, (xiss xanners
Who detained in shs village BY the breaking OF her car
rage Frederick and the lad, stand - sponsors for u.
child Of Jean, (Kent) miller, and Christine hs wife
(hks Q. Jsnsrsep) Tho Prince u attended BY fooht
old chamberlain, Koppsn Nioksp, Ct. Johnstoa,) thu
old chamberlain who in every play slm ut from "Ham
let" down 70 BON Casar" The usual festivities ~,
suspended by the arrival Of We King who
approaching marriage Of Frederick with The Princess
BrunsvnS, vheh alliance the Prince declines. Il.
makes escspsde with his friend, Lieutenant Gusssvc
(Lipgbsm who eesres 10 bid .oug fare cell" 10 h,
love, Louise, Mss A Cl1son) who has been ain.
fporgh 70 marry IN old General, ssurner, (stsddAn }
Frederick keeps watch while Platopc Irritation gcc.
on; but they discovered by steibsoh, (HcD %
ALL old soldier, and Frederick, TO save The lazy.
reputation, eenoupces bp friend . deserer. Gustav.
10 duly arrested Frederick alto nptf 10 make his psrd
III condition Of tho marriage with toe Prinoess,
be has discovered 10 be his Eliza beth but KSs
rsfrses and the Prin gives h .se up dessrser
Oe usd before court msrtsl which cosvicu eas,svs
and leaves the Of the Prince 70 General ssurAsr
Who, believing that Frederick The lover OF Lo,ss
refuses 10 condemn him . dese'tsr. The Queen,
Prince, Jean and Christine plot 10 save Gustave by
old method Of passing him ont Of praou the Prince
Susavs escapes but the palace fear for
life Of Frederick, who remains In his place. GussA,
uu In time 70 oorreos the Of In relation
the Prince and Louise. Frederick, In The meantime, 10
70 the parade ground 10 be shot, but asosrsloiss
thai eustavs y sale, makes known his idenusy and 10
saved. Gus,ave promoted, Frederick married, a,c
everything ends happily.
The Situations In this play Gro very good. Thsy are
however, somewhat overloaded with commonplace dia
osue FREQ erick has good lines but they n
sufficiently pointed 70 be telling. Al for ths ohwsossrs
not Of them ID new, and tue author nails into com
error of having Vie half Of two plots nsse,d Of
good one II drsssusss would learn by the sxperseuc.
Of others, they would tbss suooessful pieces
hose vh,eh have the straightforward ssory vhiob
moves u gradually 10 Q deRescuses<, vNhou, en- um
ssnoss 70 ftigse NE aadiesos. t~o stories
bsy should be nioely bendod 70 appear be onB
End when sbe sorry told send M audience home
yus aasuass them ~ sxp,ans,ios whoa they have
sksnea Tor themselves. BseBeaas Frsderok 10 v ak
he fbtstson q 6usAve snd Louise bore In syss o.
ell MS, the sxosiien mite soe~s and capital sosang
Miss Kssns sno Mr. Barnett have made the play success
iul. rbs susc vss vretchsdly done, soosshng Ne,
90 have no, been obliged 70 say II thh theatre on AZ
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