New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-02
TIE COMEDY Ar WALLACKS THEATER

"A sterling comedy us TO be considered title o.
much more attractive import in literary point o.
view than present THO maintenance through five acts
Of gossip nrgues and clip SOP Of fashionable knayes and
fools might time find such response in the actual
world as TO excite sympathetic admiration. With eveV
dspositiono admire Congreves Comedy, Lore for Lors
produced the peyb said Enormously bowevcrfr the
first time last night in this Cy-a wclacks Thsster for
the benefit OF Mr. Lester-we found it tedious Miserable
sneeksops demirepsand all so because having nothing
to do undr the sanctions Of old English society which g
noed trade and Sorkwh their cross purposes lies self
sLnes and moral putridty generally unreeved by the
massive darkness and sublime Of trsgedycertsny
did mirror formerly the audience and hence draw forth their
pGuds Bat in this age when somsbing real takes the place
of morals and manners false o. the wigs and buckran Of
Congreves time five act play supplied is entertain
usent to be taken with much allowance.
Az regards the mounting Of the piece the sage furniture
and the cOsumeeit quite study Of olien time, and
indeed Of late years the stage here has been nocalaed
with the French and ruhfuness ia those particulars
end 70 them than anything else is due tho revival OF
the drama People wtbou, Imagination were frmery
obliged to suppose the dirt and carcaures Of the stage
material were reality they told that such
was & drawing room OF q nObemans house OF the
tenth century when looked ike carpenters shop Of
the nineteenth that such another fairy land
when resembed Five Points tha. four uuyahei boobies
side we're respectively Rchards aud Rchm)nds anesi
end 50 throughout the chapter; but wanting the imags
ton to take the man for tie horse up both vines
wanting bese good peopledesered the theater and seed
going rapidly to decay Bat one bright morning Is struck
managers hat the theGter to be attractive ught TO h'
stage versmiludes and beauessuch the French ~
quire reforms came by degrees and now we have
stage which in point of costumes and properties woudns
discredit Paris
The play last night keeps two lovers apart up til WINE
about two minutes OF the falling Of the curtain Danss
the FIVE acts the whole hardly relieved by any sennnsa
and the world worsbips sentiment after al aud nrans
equals love scene if the hand that draws il can re o@
Of emotion into passion But ii takes shakspere ~
that ordinary love scones-whch the grea, posV
the drsmaare always to be taken sub 10 drawpssH
In oil the scenes last night there not enc to aaeAsa
the pulse mosten the eye to compensate sf m'
than three hour attention. father unnsurauy ofa'-
Sir SGmpsOa L1send, Blake q spendihrf, wefsn'
fon Valentine legend another son, Bss-a naval o.s"
Of the cd school, when roughness and good hesreas'
painted together. conjunction no. over nsu -.
we look at men as they traditional fashionss~
vegabonds called Scandal and Tate whose wit ana
alike obsolete and undressing Angelica IN w.
with Valentine, though looking anything else ana aN.s
anything else for tie most part not oae
Of tenderness or beauty being voaaasne' :.
lie author; couple Of ladies' enc the vile u s"''