New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-17
UfLLACKS THEATER.

Tie new comedy. eutitled Extreme or Tire
M,u G, the Day" which has been fer
some time underlined was last night plsyel
iur the 6r-t time u, this hoosc. IL WIS wr'ites
by Mr. T.. Falconer of London, who. we believe, wss
delig ted With lis own performance 20 engage
thosip nj lis own proper risk, and bring out bts
c,nGy at Lis pcrsoaa! expense, when to the astos-
hn.nr OF the managers, who had failed to perceive
It's merits IL ST secured tho attention aod appro-
ba;iou of the public, and achieved the almost
an pied run of li0 rights. That It will ever mcst
With similar here is 20 extremely problem
r;cS a. to be hsnly within the possibilities. for The
discriminating audiences Ul 4" Waacks" will hardly
be able perceive in this production the Transcend
eLt merits which seem TO have captiyaIed
tie l-a'ts Of the British public. IL 10, per-
hsrs, r't putting il too strongly. to mensoe
tie o1,u intensive bored in describing the I, ell
rgs OF the audience last nsht at certain stages Of
the peforn ce. aud wteu We mention that the play
slsugLtcrs time TO the ext Mt Of hour and quar-
hrun III average to an act, We trust WE shall opes
lie eyes Of the management to one reason Of the
ccoin, s. With which the play was received. Some
bojy has remarked. that "Brevity is the soul a
W.T.. but tie ssying is probably not oxtant il Mr..
Fnl,,ner's cho-en haunts.
Tie plsv 1t Extremes begins where many como
dies end with the reading Of wu which leaves large
nucuG's of properly, not to the persons who moss
e1ptctu. Tie bulk Of AZ immense estate il be-
9uea,htd to cer,ein young Lady, Lucy |aNasoar'
iMs. Hoeyl, and young gentleman. Mr.. Frank
Haw+hcrre" (Mr. Lester, on Condition that they
marry each oher or il either refuse TO contract
the msIisge within six months. the money goes TO
the other OF course the parties do not desire 70
many srd 1t becomes "A question with each how
to ottyin tie money lay forcing the other
party tu do cline the marriage. The lady rosorts to
y sten of frivolous affoctations in order to disguise
The gentleman with her, which sch'me thst prsca
ro only iathoms at once, but falls desperately in
love with her, and after yaious trials AMI trlblla-
tirrs she ycc,pucatcs his fond attachment
and they are nsnied. This is the key TO the plot.
which il curously complicated by the introduction OF
soio d,zru other characters who are asser-
bltd in ths irt inStar by expectations Of lands aud
Moneys that tire will is to confer on each, and wac
don't seem able to get away from each other again
lvi Elk months. Conspicuous among these are
u,other, son ard daughter. bearing the name u
"W.ldhriar" who are frsn lancashire and who
Lllug among fashionable society the broad dslecs
aud the uucuuth nannrrs of their country laoS of
education. ROBIN Wildsiar," the son. Is the bess
pa,t in the play, and acted by Mr.. WaIcOt in .
auditors, A. testified by their frequent applause.
Mr.. Lester plays a disagreesble, didaotic dunce d
f. uuw. and dacs II in his most objectionable style
IT, q. laru declanatory, aud therefore unnatural Mr.
Eroug On coed nature bss led him to undertake
pnrt Of which even he can make little. Mr. Young,
AN actor nho has been too much neglected. oi late,
psyea "Jeemes" in style that might have served
ms a model fti 1hockeray's immortal funkoy hero
Mr.. Hocy has an ungrateiul pat, but does neg
best with il, and especially good in the second act
Miss Gsbuon has little to do, and does II well; and
Mrs. Verb. ne Mrs. Wildbrar' is n most welcome
initlguiiou of the general drag.
The play is novel in construction, unconventonat
ard has some porto good that u cannot afford to
/, be ios,; but il sadly needs ourtaIlnent, or CON-
preston OF alteration # sort to bring within
iLe its of reasonable hours. Thai these obviously
uoeded changes will be made. thereby securing tho
s,.oess-oi lbe new play, wocSunot doubt
METEorELTAS THEATEr.-Mr. H1ct9ti appeared