31 DECEMBER 1853, Page 12

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The great novelty of the day is a five-act play by MM. Emile Angier and Jules Bandeau, two well-known magnates of the literary drama.

The theatre of its production is the Francais; :its!ifs'fa Pierre d Touche. A matt-hating musician,; who gitinbla•while in 'palerty, and, through sudden wealth, becomes an arrant scoundrel, gives the title to the piece, from the fact that he does not stand the touchstone.