The New York herald., 1862-02-07

wA;IAcx's TnEArRR.-The production Of standard co.
medies at this house apparently encouraging to tho
manager, If may Judge from the nightly attendance
Of vs,ers. Last evening Mor,ons comedy OF " Speed
the Plough" p ,duced before very good audience
considering the state Of the weather. and may be
plete piece pronounced success although tho first
hung little heavily. The second act made up for this
but slight annoyance, especially at the conclusion
lively country dance performed by tn, whole com
pany which Bob Handy Mr lester wallack) performs
brilliant pas de deur with the handle Of broken plough
the curtain falling with him in front of it, still uncon.
sciously dancing the lively apparent gno-
rance Of his mistake or course his manifestation OF
surprise when he discovers IL, worthy OF him. Tho
dance last evening with q rapturous encore which
was granted but Bob Handy took good on the
right side whom the fell the second time Blakes
SIR Abel Handy, old gentleman run of impraccable
inventions always good tempered although married TO
shrsw of wife (lirs j. seton) is very fne and Ho
lands Farmer Ashfcd is good representation OF tho
true hearted tllcr on the soil Fishers Henry and Nor
TOM Sir Philip Bandford each well acted and the
art of Sir Philips daughter not injured by being
in the care Mrs Sloan Miss Henrqncs portrayed the
character Of the farmers daughter With good elect
mus, the farmers dame (Nrs vernon) be forgotten else
what will Mrs Grundy say that lady being evcrast-
npy in the poor dame thoughts The Of the cha
fairly represented by the company, which
on this occasion was unusually strong
That pleasing comedy ''Town and Tountry,' by
Morton, also attracted. Wednesday night, full
end fashionable house. notwithstanding the outside fasci
nations of the tcntra Park skatLS pohu anu tohuWHy
aud lis sleghs and sleigh bellies he pot o. "Town and
CounIry Is natural, easy, consistent, and agreeaby
worked 20 its happy and desired denoucment There
two families at puresestbe Gcnfoys aud the
Pasticscn o some vi3nies ana little Villain"
among tho Pastcs. The plasti,s are prccntious
and scheming people, who flourish good deal IN town
the Glenroys honest people hid away IN q nook
among the mountains OF Wales. The Reuben Glcn
roy (ester Wallack, the rustic Cbeyaler Bayard of
the mountains his brother Captain Glcnroy (Fshcr) is
spoiled fast young OF the town, gone prcmatureiy
seed, and going rapidly to ruin Cosey (Blake) Is
feurishing, happy and benevolent London fnancier,
| the guardian Of Miss Rosslie Somers Miss
Henri lues) verv important Character and absolutely
Indispensable to Rcnben. Plastic mr. Floyd tho es
soni rascal Of the plot The Hon Mrs. Glcnroy Nirs
Iocy) il tho fashionable ndolcnt, foolish and useless
wife Of Captain enroy and thorc varo1s other cha.
racters Now, how the villain Plastic, after having his
life saved by Reuben kidnars Ro allie; and how, alter
various desperate adventures she is rescued and re.
stored 10 Reuben all right; and how Cosey and Reuben
coptrive TO rescue the apparently rrcdcemabe Cap
lain and his wie I'd to make everything comfortable
last except 10 the Psstcs, have no timo to dctai
suffice IL that the play very agreeable one, and by
each Of the characters named was represented to the