The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-14

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last evening We do not think there is an actor on
any stage who could surpass Mr.. Burton as Poor Pill
coddy, Captain Cutie This rich and lively farce
was succeeded by "New York in Slices"a drama upon
which We have already passed a fattering encomium
and which, (haviDg seen it again last mighty we
daily repeat and redouble. This local piece is really
a very clever and amusing thing Some of he charac
ters- especially the bhoys and ghals-are quite strk
ing, and draw down great applause, The scenery is
moot beautiful and the scenes Of life it represents
most faithful and impressive. There is a moral and
lesson It, 1t was quite solemn and striking to see
the sudds change in the audience laughter and
Eerriment, 10 sympathy and pity, when tho terri
1c presentation CT dissi pation death. and ruin
came forward on the scene. Mr. Lynne here perform.
ed the part Of the ruined drunkard with heart nd
ing fidelity Mrs. knight was no less true in her de-
lineation Of the unhappy wife and mother II was a
most affecting scene. re fancy ball is admirably
Vel. up. There is quite an amusing character in
troduced here; piece Of Frenchihed foppery repre-
sebted full Of vanity folly and cupidty who makes
vagabond Pole pay tribute to his false pretences and
s m IN ie po,l ,as piece o. money We hope
quarrel in these represe atoms and make Il nation.
al affair The character Is too amusng to give offence
the eStortion t,o bsrefaced TO he the carca
ture too funny TO cause anything but hearty
NrLo's, AsToR PLscE.-The repetition Of "King
Lear, last evening drew together quite respectable
audience, botn in numbers and intelligence The
part has long been faverte with Mr. Macrcady, and,
five remember rightly, the be chose for his
farewell benefit, the occasion Of his last departure
from this country. II was then grand and sublime
piece Of acting, and has suffered nothing from time
One blsnish we did discover in the first ne the
third act the frenzy followed too quick up0n TIE
woIds-
"My wits begin 10 tsrn
The mad scenes were enacted with a most perfect
naturalness. and the grandeur Of the last agopring
scene, where be bears 10 the dead body Of Cordcia
was onfurpsfsed by anything hsv. ever messed
Thcfe who have once herd Nr. Macrs ady pronoun
III. Coneri vbs closes tn. nrst act need not
be tod that his snuneiaon Of 10 above all praise
The part wssv.ry evenly plsyed-every gesture and
n.eten Of voice was In keeping and with the single
exception we have named, nothing TO dnd
fault With We not that We would not prefer
to the pert Of the fool dspe with Instead Of
adding no the beauty 81 the piece but break
the nscton Of come Of the finest bursts Of passion
that occur In ~ and We really think on the whole,
the Absence Of the character you'd be an improve.
mept Mr. vaDdenbon's Edgar was most graceful aud
finished piece OF sctipg although In the first ne
tet~ssn him and the mad Hing, q little too much
elaborated. We bay. seldom him happy Ia HIS
gestures and general csrrsg. the Of ge even
ing HIS aiding was truthful and accurate TO degree
We feel constra ned TO award 20 Mr.. charles the
highest prni. for his very effective and graceful acting
In the part Of Albany The part generally given
somebody wholly without merit, aud ws were really
grained to PEE u made much ~ last EVENING" by Mr.
Chsrles MIR. Grip ss Oswald was the very perfsc
ton OF court coxcomb but ~ should like 20 this
grntlenans talent employed In something higher
On the stsge OF New York there 10 nobody who acts