New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-26

AMERICAS MusEUM.-Tbe propneton OF the
Museum have recently put upon the stage very
clever and agreeable comedy entitled Double Fsce4
People" 1t has been played in England, having beea
adapted from the French for the London stage 1t u
f unded upon the assumption what rather seems to
be the undepiabe fact that all people have two char
scers the tue one of which is Known only 10 them
s<yee while the false and superficial is constantly
dcpned for everyday wear Advantage has been tsksa
Of the idea of this quality of nature by the autAor
and actirg upon hint he has written most amusing
as wen as instructive comedy. number Of persoss
are thrown together. and by constant and skolful
charging of their relative positions to each Other sad
the showing up alternately ofthe assumed and the real
characters Of the persons othe drama, number Of BOW
and effective situations produced, and On opporu-
Lity is siven for the introduction of much smart aud
telling dialogue. The idea, webeUeve, has not beea
Dramatically expressed before, and the novelty In
modem comedy Of an unhackpeyed situation, the re-
eshngness OF series of incidents that have not been
already and revaDped until threadbare and seedy,
il grateful. The play is in three acts, and was re-
tailored and put in its English dress by Mr.. Buck
stone The peculiar comic effects Of the
piece must necessarily depend much more upon the
lang uage than upon the story inssmuch the double
fdCeCDtts VI pciucs " s"0 ~ - sA>A
wi,Ls the asides. and the soloques, which tell the
true thoughts of each individual, while he ID at tho
zane time engaged in playing off, for q purpose, his
superficial character upon those around him. Never
ibess sketch of the plot may not be uniuterestng,
and We give it thur:
Mr.. Jonathan Vacie is rich old widower who has
scIaped together his fortune, aud who lives with
his two daughters, Emily and Fanny 10 retirement. at
Ia, Ha bss f,roo INV In Ma.
the one to secure wealthy husbands for his daughter;
aud the other to increase his already large fortune to
accomplish which latter object he specu.tes largely in
bubble railway stocks being induced go to do BY enc
Scrip, whose business il is TO manufacture swadlng
stock con pc pies ard make Of with the cash at the "a
vorab'e moment. Two young artist' named Medley
ano Sorummel, are staying at Vacies house, and the
former has the mpetnt to fall in love with Lilly,
the eldest daughter of the millionaire, and she
returns bis love, although her father has already
promised her hand TO a Mr.. Augustus Pike, richer
sutton Vacile resolved that his daughter sbsn
not mary poor painter at orders the two artists
out of bis house, and they prepare to CO. Before their
del artuIe, however, they have an explanation with
the old gentleman, in the Of which it comes out
that Medley is the nephew Of MoDeybee, cbildle~
millionaire. On leaning this interesting fact, old Vacle
ley. At this uncure old Moneybee enters, and again
changes the face of affairs by declaring that he dsin.
berits bis nephew becsuse he prefers painting to the
Stock Exchange and that the young artist shall never
have cent of his money. vscile now changes his
mird once more, Medley is again thrown over, and
Pike is reinstated as the accepted sutton for Em-
ilys hand. Medley accordingly leaves the house,
and thus ends the first act. In the second act
N edley appears in q new character. He has aban-
dtned bis att and seems only 10 think Of making
money. Having been commercially successful,
and tavirg acquired the fame Of being immensely
ricb Vacile is again exceedingly DESTROYS of securing
him for a soL-n law. Medley calls upon him in
greet hurry to settle about rail way sharee and
dIops hint that he would still ike 10 marry Emily;
Vacile is oveoyed to hear this; jumps at the offer,
and Emily is once more made TO Medley. In the
third act Medley appears again in his true colos he
has married Emily and resumed the practice of his
art, his money making rage having been all assumed.
Pike who meantime has acquired fortune OF f30, OOO,
finding that he could not get Emily, and not being
very particular about the matter, has become
the accepted lover Of Fanny, the other dsugh-
ter. And nov occurs the grand catastrophe.
Scrip, who has induced Vacile 10 invest
all his means in bogus railway stocks, has run away
with the money, leaving vscile ruined man. Pike,
who rever has been purely dsinterested lover, a.
once breaks of bis ENGAGEMENT with Fanny she mean
time has taken liking to Dick Scrummel, VINO now
steps in, and they are happily paired of. George
Medley uncle, old Moneybee, now reIents and mskes
George whose merit as painter has won for him the
position Of Royal AcademicisD hs heir; George be-
slows IS coo upon each, vacle and Fanny, and thus
the piece erds Scrip the defsuDg villain being no
more heard of.
1t is truly ingenious and clever play, and fully
as interesting ss any importation that has been pro-
ducedhere this Winter. The principal parts are aus
tanned by Miss Mestayer and Mrs. Radin'n ana
Messrs. c. w. Clarke, Hsdawsy, Taylor ana inc
two Lipeards, all Of whom do themselves mocn c'eo"'