New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-27
TIE BUSY BODYAT WALLACK' s.

A: ihi, house was produced last evening NJ
Centliyre's fvesc, comedy entitled TIE Bus
Body" Tie piece, which has been eKceeiiogiy
popular in is DAY, srd 10 the yreseuta, Of Shcl
GaIriCk Old lot dsdeiE to assist depercs for It's
cess rather upon s Pc cul4r and striking situations
and tie ,maik ed bodn, OF the characters, thai
upon sny utt fulness and probability Of plot or ele-
gsnce Of diction. There srs' tao pairs Of lover-
whore matrimor sl desires are 1stsnty interrupted
BY a series Of tho,e adverse cir, uns;snces which
ever seem 10 cross the course Of tue love. The
guardian of Of the ladies il anxious to marry her
bins elf and thereby her inheritan ce and the
father OF the other desires to wed her Spani4ri
who Will take hs y lie 10 hs country and put her
der lock and key these proposed alliances are of
objected TO by the heroines, who are both
provided With cavaliers more % their Tx
ing The interest Of the play hangs upon
the various stratsgeus resorted TO, for the
purpose Of consumma,irg their several marriages,
without forfeDg their fortunes And here is intro
duced the person on whom the drama chiefly depends
for lie comic Incidents he is fellow.wsrd OF the
first lady, and would be assistant Of all the lovers
medcliDg, curious, inpertinent individual whose
itimed, ofhoous endeavors TO serve his friends in
yariably make mischief, and bis efforts to render
them come fancied assistance only defeats all their
plans at the very moment of success, and greatly
complcate TIER difficulties. Impeled by his med
ding spirit Of amabliiy, he is al ways present where
be ought Lot to be- and perpelualy contrives TO tell
what ought TO be kept silent and when he is in
trusted with mission, he most adroity does every
thing wrong and totally defeats the sanguine antci-
patoDs Of bis friends in the most good-nstured msn-
ner imaginable.
The lovers are ingeniously involved 10 numerous
dfculties which give rise TO some effective stus-
tons; but at length matters happily adjusted in
spite Of ,he exertions of the busy Marpot who has
unconscously, and with the very best intentions,
dore all in his power to prevent satisfactory termi-
Iaton.
Tie ps ce is good test Of the powers Of the per-
former, az the dialogue possesses no brlancy and
little wit, and popularity can only result from good
acting. II capitay put upon the stage, the new
seer es being very fair and the costumes correct and
very rich.
Az Marplot, Mr.. Lester did not achieve a very
brilliant success-his meddling was too palpabe, his
impertinonce too Enthusiastically evident, and his
acting Throughout too much characterized by exrava-
gsnce and exsggerstion; instead OF being lively and
vivacous, be was fussy Marpot, though busy
body and therefore a social nuisance is the chosen
companion and constant associate Of gentlemen, and
should consequently have the bearing of wel-bred
man, and not the manners Of the clown
Mr. Blake a. Sir Francis GRIPPE barring his forget.
fulness Of the author was capital; be, oFever was
not the only Obvious Of the text the entire per-
Torrance showed marks Of careless study, and the
need Of more thorough rehearsal, which IS not often
the Gaze at this establishment
As Sir Jealous Traffic, Mr. Broughsm had little OPP
portunity to display his powers. Miranda was eS-
ceLenty done by Mrs. Hoey, and Isabinds sstisfac-
torily rendered by Mrs. Cenover. Mrs. stephe az
was clever as Patch, the chamber mail and the 9th
er parts we're all respectfully filed. The audience
wac large and received the play wi much favor ap-
Ilsucirg generally with discrimination. The piece
nay be set down a success, but will hardly hsve
run. 1t is announced for repetition this evening