New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-05
cred csuse of charity 1t encourages pauperi.ui, and

cred cause Of charity Il encourages pauperisn, and
supports dlene-s wastefulness, crime and begglry,
and derriyes le real truly worthy industrious, but
unfortunate sufferers, from any participation in the
benefit Of funds set apart for the outdoor poor. "
OF all the rottenness of City Government, this is
the most rotten most outrageous most abused, though
rot most peculsted upon 1t needs reform.
LAURA KEESE's vARIErIEs.-Miss Keene hiss been
Iersonsing certain individual of very questionable
reputation at this Thester the last few nights Satan
in Paris was produced at the Vaudeville, in that
enchanting capital some ten years since. with that
mot fascinating Of actresses and charming OF
women Madame DOche, as the heroine. NOtwith-
standing the perfection Of her dress and spiritual
beauty-enough to cover q multitude of defects-the
piece was signal failure. 1t was afterward however
played by Doche with singular success at the ST.
James, Theater, in London, and was produced by
Madame Celeste TO afiuent audiences at the Adelph
The part is persOnated with much truth and beauty,
the whole, by Miss Keene, and in the scene in the
thieves den, where she appears as GamfH de PARIS
che il particularly happy both in dress and action
In the rst scene however, she makes the mistake Of
supposing that she is really to represent Satan and in
deadress, and even dscomposure of dress and horrd
beard and bleak complexion, is most repulsive.
Doche, in the same scene, was perfectly exquisite
in attire, as We fancy even Satan, who is
rather fascinating wretch, would be if he visited
for a time this lower earth. Mr. Jordan was admra-
bic, and Mr.. Chandler, we are happy TO record
spoke less gratngly through his teeth than usual
We trust that this piece may, with such plays "a
" Much Ado about Nothing" and " Still Water runs
" Deep" hold somewhat of longer and merrer life
than those which have proceeded Even the circum-
stances of difficulty in which the management was
placed and the just ground for apology they Offer
hardly excuse the utter barrenness of surrounding
with which the plays brought forth, and the mex
cusable ignorance of the text in which the manageress
herself is specially remarkable. AT some moments it
is absolutely painful Miss Keene will make sad mis-
take in attempting more than she is equal to, and i'm
agning she is necessity to every part, be it
melodrama, comedy, or farce. The costuming
too, is remarkably defective In the King of
the Court and Queen of the Market, Louis the Four
teenth and his courtiers appeared in powdered head
dress though the style poudre did not come in until
Louis the Fifteenth. Again in the Lady of Lyons Colo
mel Dumas dressed precisely as a French beadle.
No French officer ever wore such hat, or cloak or
military belt and to the French hsbitues such gauch
cries make much amusement Then the gems d armes
III Satan in Paris is in perfect fancy dress Nothing
of the kind was ever seen in Paris. little more care
and preparation are essential to success and we trust
will be exhibited. The public can lnger for the week
with much delight over such pieces I'VE have named
and the model locomotives and fresh gushing streams
of sound of Miss Resale Durand in preference to i'll
digesed and ill-prepared varieties. The houses have
been full and fashionable and Miss Keene has only to
deserve to win.