New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-30
THE DRAMA.
RuRTON'S THEATER.

Burton's ever blooming with freshness and variety,
has added this week two additional flowers 10 its
theatrical boquet Of attraction.
Mr.. W. H. Perry, the comedian engaged to replace
Mr. Jordan, is gentleman of pleasing presence, and,
as far as we could Judge from the light textile charac-
ter in which we saw him. of much gay vivacity and
quickness and mobility Of parts His success as far
as the good opinion of his audience was concerned,
was decisive and complete. He was called before the
curtain more than once and rewarded with most
generous applause We closer analysis OF his
artistic merit to opportunity in which his capacity
will be more severely tested and permitted freer held
Mrs. A. Parker the farer aspirant for New-fork
favor. is lady Of handsome and dgnifed person,
what cold and scholastic, but correct, and we
should think judicious and reliable actress. Ii cast
for such n character as Hermione in the approaching
nroduction of the 90 Winters Tale we should con
slider the character specially suited, and anticipate
an excellent personation.
BROADWAY.
A transpanted piece, produced for the hrst tune
here was presented at this Theater on Monday night
1t is entitled The Iron Mask, and may be cassed "a
Of the strong melo-drams school-being full Of love,
horrors mprisonments escapes, and all those terrific
things on which the der.loyng multitude delight
TO dwell The plot is too complicated and thick with
incident to be dsentangled and wove into small COM
pess 80 az to be distinct and clear. Mr.. Waack, who
represents the hero, though from the little we nave
seen Of him he appears not to have the natural en-
dowrents for the personaton of characters requiring
grasp of conception, mobility OF expression ana those
other attributes which constitute the artist of the
highest school, is represented as powerful meo-
dramatic performer, and assumed the various phases
and threw himself into the various poses OF the part
with much power of physique and gynnastic effect.
wALLACKs.
At this pleasant theater the good old comedy OF
.speed the Plough wends its kind and genial way
And those who, ike Mr. Hardcsste, love old ale, old
wine old wives, old plays and fine old actors to play
them. Ike Mr. Henry Pacide, may here take their NIL
to their hearts delight.
LAURA KERNE'S VARIETIES
Last evening wi nc sscd he production at this thea1er
Of much Ado About Nothing" enc Of those delicious
comedies in which the airy imHginings and merry
foncies Of Shakespeare took shape, and tnan "nch
none of bis productions are more rsmerkane iot
feIicitous intaningnsof sensirnent aud raify' oVe
and irth and smpls unfolding OF the tale the serious
interest being jus; dep enough to set on vac co'c
Hohtness Of the plst On previous performance we
tracked those two creatures whom SHAKESPEARE oe7
LIGHTED 10 .hroy together TO that land rom whose
poet he caugh. the Inspiration OF their eeaoh' ana ~
that spot, now full Of beautiful sadness over WHOSE
desslation their memory still sheds sweet pleasant
| ness to tbsse who journey there.
Last evening Beatrice, that most delightful OF tor
ments. was sent to tantalize those lonely spirit
doo,oed to walk the baeheloris shore, found IN Ms
L.urs Keene, as far one and the leading phase o
me character was concerned, most charming repre-
sentative In all those moods in which Beatrice e1
hibits the elastic, fantastic, buoysnt graceful. ca
PRECIOUS nature of the woman, Mis- keene 'ouche
perfection. Sweetly at such moments did ne poetr
Of Shakespeare TOW from asr 9-i and Ire arch fsus