Notwithatanding the cold, a larger audience was gathered at the Lyceum on Friday evening, than on the occasion of the first performance; but the cold was great that it required all the attraction of acting to retain the spectators throughout the evening. Ulsiers and fur clanks, and all the wraps presided for the walk or drive home were called int requisition, but all wore unavailing; and not a few ladies did leave at the and of the first piece.
cold thatthe first piece pa It was probably very much owing to the An audience must be to appreciate, and cepecially to induce it to express appreciation; but on Friday evening the spectators? frozen up.
Phe acone of "Nut a Bad Judge" is laid in Switzerland, and the plot tung on the detection by Lavater, of an Italian brigand (Mario Mariani), ho, under the false name of Marquin de oval, has imposed, himself on the Count de Sternberg, and about to marry the latter's only daught Lavater comes as a guest to the wedding, 4s so struck by the bad physiognomy of the bridegroom thst he emphatically opposes ft, and ends by detecting the impustur 'The opening scone is at a village inn, where we are at once introduced to most of the principal characters, besides 4 number of men and women' who help to make up a very bretly tableau, but afterwards disappear from the piece.—Lavater arrives just as the burgomaster, new comer, is excited by the disappear -aneo of an infant whom murdered, and is on the poi ting for trial a gid who was its disappe: ice. But Lavater intersuceveds in enxbli Steinberg's mansion to recognise daughter the girl of the village inn, explanation follows that the child wax her ister's, now dead; and that abe-is marry-the Marquis de Treval because hw too knows the secret, and has promised to keep it and share with her the duty of caring for the chiid.
The part of Lavater was ye successfully filled by Sir. Parkins. conviction of the ph of adverse ey intense mist in face enol observa nustanices, were well uceeeded in enlisting for his proceedings, among the fence, the interested curiosity with h they are regarded by the actors. Nest to Lavater, the Burgomaster (Afr. Giveanelli) and Louise de Sternberg (Afiss Neweome) have the chief parts, and both deserve great credit, The fussy incom-potence of the former was exceedingly well sustained; and whether in her awkward situation at the inn, or through the trying scene in her father's drawing room, the difficult part of Loui fairly rendered. Mr. Thorne, wat de Tre i quired on his first "appearance. His role is comparatively short one, but it is important, and gives room for considerable bye-play, ix which the wote happy. Ht At quick start and pr recovery when his real name is mentioned, and the dash of anger cowardice amed of Mariani, were naturally and well rendered; and the bold with which he indi Hist of Ue beigand's cleverness am Mr. Doolittle, ws the Count berg, was infamed the little tov severd greater dispel itt Lavater's disclosures and his dan esexpe, would have been natur.
Carelits, us Christian, the Ca on the other haud, was more successful in his acting than in hie get up. 'The emotion shown in the scenes preceding Louise' marriage, was natural and ingenuous, and if the audience laughed at the moment when Louise, freed from Mariani, is able to admit her love for Christian—it was ug much from the sense of comicality which such scenes will times excite, as from any fai neters 10 render a very difficult situation, Mr. Will Honeycomb performed the part of Zug, the village landlord, with his accustomed thoroughness; and' Mr. Mou-tresser a8 Sergeant Rutly sustained little dictation with Mise Fleming, Burgomaster's wife, amusingly. Mr. Buf= tale looked " very imposing notary, and the soldiers were models of rigid discipline, The great drawback was the cold, and we repeat that, on warmer evening, we think the audience would have been more enthusiastic. 'The mise en scene was exgly good, and the opening scene at the village inn, exceptionally pretty. It waa perlimps the cold which made. the interval' between the first and last acts appear too long; but that impression certainly was conveyed to the audience, and waa the more unfortunate as the discomfort of the theatre rendered them leas tolerant of delay.
The comedietta which followed the more serious piece is fairly light and sparkling. he part of Frederick Why"-per assigned to Mr. Thomas Hawk, and it would be difficult fo find one more suited to his powers, Me 4 remarkably well, and scan' snecee putting the ite lo humour. ontnnately; lose ground about the middle of the jlay, and never succeeded inreceveting isimsel'." The breakfast scone wns.dente t perfection, ian ghoul von caught in of his quiet and attentions of his wife, could torgonated with more fish and humour than Dfr. Hawk displayed. Bat when his; jealousy is aroused, when he detects his wit in correspondence with a third party, Captain Cameron (who afterwards turi out to be his wife's brother), Mr. Hawk was not equal to the occasion; and when he should have been all lire and passion he remained comparatively tame and cold. We cannot explain this sudden collapse on the part of an nder of such power, and who knows better than we cen tell him, what such s situation demands. We are tempted to hazard the surmise, that the weakness which marked the latter part of the representation was partly attributable perhaps toa want of familiarity with the words of his part. Miss Castor was, of course, good us Mrs, Whymper. The ladies in the first piece have much to learn before they can rival Miss Castor, and we could not offer them a better model for their imitation, Mfr. Raven made his firat appearance on these boards as Captain Cameron. His performance was very uuequal—sometimes excellent, but at timer rather wooden, He resembled those re" volving lights familiar to mariners on rock-bound coasts, which flash once in so many minutes, Like Brutus he sometimes emitted a hasty spark, and straight was cold again." That. showed gloat of promise is unquestionable, and pos sibly in a part more congenial to his powers, he would be found the right mau la place. he Bailiff was done with force by Mr. Waffles, who has surely cient stamina to undertake more important parts. We must suggest him, however, that the way to preven' a gentleman from calling his servants through a door at the bottom of the stage, is not ta walk up to the foot-lights, an this is precisely what Mr. Wagiles did. If Frederick was restrained at all by Mr. Waffles from summoning his valetaille, it must have been by the emanation considerable amount of odic force from Moleye's person, nud as this was not soon by the audience, or mentioned in the programme, the point was missed, and th nequicecence of Frederick in Moloye's prohibition remained inexplicable. The minor part of Groper was done with auch realistic fidelity as to evoke the enthusiasm of the freezing audience, who rewarded the representative of the character with exceedingly wan plaudits, considering the temperature of the theatre, We must not omit our tribute of thanks to the orchestra, nor to the artists who contributed an appropriate glimpse of the Swiss Alps, to tle scenery of the first piece.
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