The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-04

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TROUBLE AMONG THE SMALL FRY.-The PICK,
avery smart Saturday journal Of the sauce and
sarcastic order, having been assailed by one Of
the Sunday journals the Mercury, we believe
walks into that concern, uncovers the pot, and
elbows that though it has circulation Of only
900, yet that its principal editor makes up thai
deficiency by having seventeen or twenty chill.
dren. The Pick is conducted by the private
secretary of the late John G. Calhoun, and is
death on niggers and small papers.
Burton's Theatre.
- MIDsUAMER-NiGHrs DREAM
The gAs event In the atrcal season Of New York;
took place 1T Burtons theatre, last evening. Aka2
peare's comedy "a Midsummer Nights Dream" wse
played for frat time this city for many sr With
the following csst =
Essssa. , nsss. e. s ss:ss
Rs@ss.in:: ~ toIssn sssrvsiins. PAU
nsi Bottom. Mr. burton h,rmis Mrs.. Ecush
Ounce. Mr. J'hns yisIs sisn'. Bu'ilAns
..ss Hss. E. H. x r. Led s .ss
Puck. p.;.i MAS; ~! 9 P:G.l0s .f Trevor.
,s Fss w.rs s G %sd,!
The piece was playsd from the original tsxt every
being retained, ~its few judieioss suriafnsa
Of scms cfhs long speeches OF Dsmstus Iysandsr Her
mia and Helena The scenery deserves the highest praise
particularly the frat the second ct and thu
arst scene Of the fourth scs. Ths were roh
and correct in every instance The properties and gsn.
s,al mble could hardly bs improved The whole q
Mendelssohns music played, and wen played. The
time perfect and Nths brass had bees
little suboued there would have been nothnR to Of.
ftnd the If the most fasdious The solo and quar-
tstte sYe Spotted snakes effectively given BY Mrs
Holm IN, Mr.. Holman, Mr. wsnslss, and Mr.. Trevor.
There were grsa. difficulties In the way of the procus
ton Of this play, and Mr. Burton deserves great a.
Of credit Tor the whica has attended his eort
sarmouDt them. Throughout the performance It WA
evident that great deal Of study, care, and 10
dustry had been expended Ia its production We hear
great eeal Of nonsense about tbs "pAlmy .ys OF the
DIANA but We do not believe that this play was ever %
well presented in this country the present osoasoa
There was not the slight st mshspi in the machinery and
the text was given perfectly and, generally read
rectly.
tSoduced Iew feature the He gives the part or
Puck, ("bich is generally played IS fairy BY pretty
woman TO boy, ana dresses BIN misohlsvous
spite Of lower order 10 supernatural society than tho
fairies, aad At thsir commend This will probably be
fruitful fubsst fer critics I, quarrel about; bet we In
cs to me- Borsons opaion for the that one 6s
the fairies Gays to Puck Farewell thou lob Of spirts
that is Thou mis-. sbs pea sprt-t hobxobla' an3
in ALo her place. You that shre vd and kpsyish
sprite," and again, "Toose thai hobgoblip call yeu'
The word fairy is used many tines but La never applied
to Puck i fair TO say here that the part Was cs4
bly, sustained by Master Parsloe.
or Mr. Burton's performances Of B1t.om, we Go not
purpose to go into analysis At this time there are
two ways CT rendering this ola scter Many OF
Shakespeare believe Bottom TO % dun muddied, hekvy
elownsaying sood things AsionaIy but only by aoo
dent. The words put Ia his month support this hypo
thesis to q certain extent Mr rton has oommingIsd
this conception with Anoher-that Bottom merry
jovial conceitei fellow, getting credit for . great
deal Of knoWlsdgs than he really possessed
By the torcs OF mpuoence. Mr. Burtons performance
abotpee With bits Of very pse acting His with
isnis sn6 o. l'sy tas attn Aot capital;
ut hls he did work up the part to his e,ncsp-
,ioB fer the very good hss he had ell the rspon
sibHy Of 6rst night his hsnis We thiak his per
Torrance OF Bottom was dsciied success and thss II
sin be one OF bis fsvorite characters.
The company dssesvs crsil Tor tue efforts they made TIC
have tae performance succssiul Msssrs Fisher Jordan
Norton, G. Barrett Johnssou Andrews Russell Moore,
Mrs Raymond and Miss walters excel ent ia their
es pectiye parts. Hernia given 10 Hrs HouEh, and
the did II vel all things considered She
ard a little awkward q. arst, bat read the
lires clearly and teusibiy though ntls toe
rapidly. IL shs will give littie more
FIRE In her dsnunoston Of Hsna the part will ys
dose any could wish Ms Bucklana was tie only
perten In the cast WHO seemed At all Indifferent She
could have played and read Hl.n, much BE- ter and
at any rate, say "Athens" inttsad OF "AthuSsn Mrs
Burton Locked prettiy TtaaiA but it was soms
times difficult 10 catch the hres she gave sbem 90 haF-
risdy.
one gr at feature abou, the production OF this pisct
that the Gdj1ncti arc 1s such ~ ,rc re ured 70 as
sist the piece The an3escs gts Shakespeare n m,gn
dssnt binding Thsy do not hsvo TO take up With the
binding without the shskspeae We trust that this SIX
nipple will be initiated
The corp De bald dsserys word o; prsse They were,
!, ae.ui au well Drilled rAs fdry dsucs in tas f,mth
act was received With graf pizdits Tre sAtyr lookoe
IKE sAyu, ana The fsrs, (aeArly all Of then pretty
little sIh) seemed arch nss-ef TO the ideal than the
'ui sovn wonsl gho generally fgnre in the b.s. on
suoh oosSsloas
Tbs house was ailsd 10 eyesy part Ths seats ~ss air
AIKEN before rsht f and hundreds won't aaly disap-
pointed fhs audience paid the mott profound atom
ton, aud their applause hearty o. IT va, dssr!.
mating A. the fall OF the curtain, Mr.. Barton being
called FOR, made few remarks, to the effect tina. tAs
'uccsss OF the performance all that he had hovsa
r. He should consider his well laid out II hs haa
A'ssinsd that end. la passing hs stated that psishg