New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-28
" THE TlPTETTF2."

! ""e = Ht-A tsfceI ~ lhc lie tt-r was il.e Metro
loIfai 70 were tie actors al llstl Wsneok's, Bur
tons, B"aowsy or s0lneahe'e else. Indeel Miss
keer" hss cul!ed flower from almost every 5rsms'c
g''det IN he con- try-Burton's contributing tie
richest bunch and here is hardly s1y ihsater which
c.n comPa Of my absence Of her discriminating a.
tertors.
The House has un2eJgoie some slight altera ions,
tie piostenium boxes bepg raised, aad tie second
tier teUR divided into a dozen or 20 coy little dens.
which though they deprive it of that light airy lo3k
which woe 20 greet a charm, give q sensation of
snVeness very ccmior-cIealing night with he
thermometer about the neighborhood in which it last
night foa'ed
The went Of uniformly of attire somewhat marred
the hOusss beauty, the proscenium boxes being
clothed 10 crimson while those Of the second tier wore
dress Of white and amber. This wss variety ="
the first
The second was tie sing ng o. the national anthem,
an English innovation, and the parade of the CON-
psny, who bore Inspection remarkably well.
TIE third was the delivery Of an opening address,
which, as it most happily for itse Interrupted in
the center by ole Of those monentary weaknesse, to
which lao es in perods Of ficuty are ect AID ia
compliment to the author, we suppress. Whatever
little perfume il it caught from the lips of Miss
Keone, not rom II pen Of the author If the es,ab-
hbmeut intends to Keep poet, we nmend oh ause
OF muse. TIE present Jaid will never pluc. laule
hom PaTna3sus.
With the address the varieties" closed aud the
plsy be. ZEN. Some w.uId which h,d been inflicted
on the pDmtge tf IT,, B.Ue Bird Of Parsd,e NJ
ctsssted lis bei,g set t. ttep and compelled gen.
eIol charge in The programme. cod Heads AID
Young Heart" substitutes. We 60 moi consider
it hsrpy selection, ard fancy i: must have been
q O.tn b., the far dstcSs lees flOm is intrinsic st.
ttoous tipn from IL ,psbiiiy Of admitting stroug
cast be interest, o. in oil b.. B)llccsus dramas,
rot being grouped rourd one or two leading figures
hut eye,y character bsing brought out in strong and
distinct Individual outline. The scene being eXcu-
sivtly Eng eb and the character of par excellence
exclusive Erg i.h clsss, and even tbere Of most
6ggtIsed cOioIing, we cannot conceive how it could
scheTe or retain popularity Oh the American stage
1t the Ices cOsnOI o;on of any Of Mr. Bo1rcJaus
plays. We shall the-ef picture rsther the general
impression oOnyoytd by The personality Of the vsr-
acors without reference to the actog in this par
oylar play, which might perhsps be hard fair, uu.
der the circums 'snces OF haste in which it pro-
ducfd srd the difficulty Of the critic from the crash
of crowd to follow II cltsty.
Miss KesDe, who we are happy to say recovered so
speedily from The fsntnes which had Interrupted her
delivery of the opeIng address as 10 be abe to pay
with claiming animation hsr part Of Lady Alice, is a
lsdy Of very ossssing appearance. Without be-
ing person of high mental power she is one of very
agreeable preeence, and evidently of great buoy lncy
and elGs lefty Oftempe ame1t. Such pefaon as you
would retner call woman Of ceverness than wo
man of genius Yet although void Of thst peculiar
higher range Of beauty, which high intellect gives
there is suDry touch Of brightness about her which
- III, Cad
when i. addition to physicsl health, there is as in
Ess Ktere, certain vitality Of fancy and vividness
of impulse lowering around every word aud every
movement; not of sufficient strong light to lend
lasting impression to the ore deep sgnifc 10
the other yet aglow with a delis htfl although thin
radiance Of it's Own-tOo weak indeed for al higher
d. Porsonstioss, but strong enough =" D0"J
all lower ones. Hence, if Miss keene personates
Ie6v Of Questionable virtue the ghtness of her move
me Mt and grace'ucefs Of her appearance makes US
admire the sinner while we condemn the sin-she
seems to think so little and to ieel much Impus'
i've, ess rervades her whole beng-but light, thin
impulsivenes-rot capable of great tragic power but
lust such ali impurveness as would be required to IN
vest commonplace expression with some what of re-
fined grace and an everyday attitude with somewhaoi
oleonnt beauty Such is Laura Keere-a thing OF
liebt-a sensible graceful, sunny, cheerful, and ac-
ctmpsbed looking lady great feelings OF enthusiasm,
but sprtadipg around her ceItsin atmosphere oil
ess and brgh1 ess-as exquisitey agreeable
LADY as one could with to fad in the most eXclu-
sive dra,yipg.room, and as charming woman as you
could wish to behold en- the sage True, she msy
rover stise YOU by remark able trait of genius, but
III. will never be ubccDgeuis to You by any incon-
o,uitv of manner. Light and thin and airy as her
nature is. it is harmonous'y developed. This harmony
ia one fascinating and although the person who has
il. NAV not be highly sympathetic TO every one, she
Will never be sntpatbetic to any one. we ave
ALWAYS delighted TO see her, and t. hear her. her eyes
are eoftly sparkling with good tense and good ieehoe'
the movements are elastic ana graceful the whoie
ladv ia essentially womauy, blending mach of genial
brieLt tenderness with hearty unhinchiog energy IL
is ,s mixture of strength Of character WITH suaVy o.
continent which qualities her beautifully for the
ST, ee prominently for light, gay, brilliant parts ana
ne,bats still more for those when pathos is blended
with ne, fuluess AS Rosaind, in which We trust she
will soon Quake her Iearapce, and when Is cnarsc
ter so much more worthy OF Der genius than IN when
we sup:oie Reluctantly ste assumed last night we
fanny She would excel. Sac seems berseli-no -msl
NV, ntsce-fuly to understand her own nature, ana
to Lave taken the nght measure Of her powers
Mr. JORDAN is q man Of fns, maIly presence oil
dssLrg tealug and gallant altitude, 7sfieciy nee
from insipio.ty, bat b. no means ov.ri-arssa WIN
mental elec.1city He is sn agreesCie in'eiSen '-
lccsipe reison, and If be is favorte VIII the ladies
he is er,led to BE- as much for the tarsparenay oil
these qualities as for the galIant manire's OF MS
roovemep's. On The whole, NJ Jordan IS far suPe-
ror to the general class Of stage beauE an1 as e'
ccmplisbed pa inef as any st'gs oe'e oouli "e'"0
to have. He pl,5 cd Littoton Coie very well.
wr Hall III prove qte an soqli'on to his .nes
20, Nj taet he il a Gentleman f crest YER a'li'y'
but th4,a Is some thrg quis,ly ludieTous 10 his
-, and ba,t fsce hat le easily axes Others laugh,
- " =, 80. -. slf i6i.a'ous There Is msstar