New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-11
IS THE SLAVE ACTRESS" AT BURTON s
THE4TER.


thing in excited the ire aroused the fear of the
Russian ambassador, who caused its suppression aad
the seizure of the manuscript by the Government.
How literary pro iuction of such immense value was
rescued from the clutches of the interchangeable police
is as yet an unexplained mystery. That it could not
be performed to European audiences we can well be-
heve, ard is not presun puous to predict that Mr.
Burton will speedily follow the example of the con-
servative authorities Of Berlin, and withdraw the
Slave Actress from the democratic gaze of republican
America As literary effort it is trashy; as a dr..
uatc production it is iusrnstic, conventional, and
wooden to the last degree; reelection Of the man.
ueis of Russian Court it is charity to believe wlful
buresque The piece takes its name from the heroine
who is an actress of celebrity aud who is the serf Of
some prince with six-inch name, who consider
a,ely dies before we know anything abOut him. He
has made out free papers for the actress, but has
not delivered them TO her. that she and they pass
with the rest Of the effects to the heir, who is also
p,ince~ and whose name il shorter BY dozen or so
svllabes. Then comes the old melo-dramstic story
the heroine is in the power of the powerful villain,
who loves her and whom she won't have while she
loves the virtuous poor man. whom she can't get;
the rich rascal tries to compel her to have him; she
herocely tells him to go to grass, words 10 that
not my vengeance or when this love of mine is turned
to hate, ILL.," &c.-or words TO that effect she flies
to the poverty stricken hero with her trouble and tells
him that she fears the rich rascal will crush this
quiverng heart" and that they must both fly in
staItly 10 tanhs utmost verge, or words to that
effect while the heroic swain clasps one arm around
her waist raises the other hand in sangunary atti-
tude and swears to protect thee ever from the de-
stroyers fangs by the strength of this good right
ann" or words to that effect; then the pow
erful rascal gets possession of the lady, who makes
some dental remarks about defying him to his teeth,
which operation we have always been anxious 10 see,
ard Addresses him by the endearing term Of Monster
and says, Il never will be thine, with variations,
perhaps but certainly-words to that effect and the
heroic poor devil is deliberately seized by several inef
cent looking soldiers according to the polite order of
rich rascal. who orders somebody to "load him with
"chairs, ard throw him into the deepest dungeon of
"the castle This is the sentiment and il not ex-
pressed in precisely this manner it is in words to that
effect; and the yiTtuous lover struggles his way off
with the customary number of squrms pausing at the
wig long enough to utter this original sentiment
Thou may st load these hands with bonds, but thou
scepst not etter the free Affections words to that
ef. ct.
Then the true flowers escape together, as true lovers
always do. They are Immediately pursued as true
lovers eways ae they get into the variety of scrapes
which true lovers always uiH get into, and they get
ont sgan by those original and ingenious mean, known
OIL, to melo-dramatic true lovers They pursued
into various tight places by the powerful rival, who is
unccmmonly vindctve and they invariably squeeze out
through the smallest of little holes. They finally all
"ltch up" in the Court of the Emperor who dis
trll ues the usual allowance Of Justice in the Gus
orary impartial manner. He gives the "Saye
Actress to the young heroic lover, and tells them,
Bless you, my children; go-be hcppy," o. words to
that effect. Then the vindctive lover the yindctve
loyer-the vindic-well we really beg the vim
dictve lovers pardon, but We forget what does be-
come Of him-we think LIE repents and gives some
body lot of money, but not quite positive about
this financial ransaction; rather Of the opinion
ON the whole that he marIies somebody with six
incbier PANE than his own, and goes and lives in
castle
That is al--no it cant be either, for Mr.. Burton Is
in the piece somewhere-Mr. Burton and Miss Polly
Marshall, and a variety of other people. Let's see
Mr. Burton il a German comedian strayed away from
home, and Miss Polly Marshall appears occasionally
in some mysterious capacity; neither of them have
anything to do with the play and Only seem TO step 10
occasionally to how the other people get along.
Mr.. Burton is very ugubrious, and would be funny
Of the surrounding circumstances were not 40 dreary.
These are our impressions OF the play Of The Slave
Actress. II is a melo-drama, stereotyped meo-
DRAMA whose incidents have been the stock property
Of psyvrghts for fifty yea's, whose situations have
srresred in five out Of six of al the bloodand.tbunder
plays that have been produced since our fathers were
boys and whose very phrases have been so long COM
place that they are familiar in our mouths M
words" We look in vain for something
that we have not before, and we listen 70 the
speech of each character with melancholy certainty
that know exactly what is coming next. Were we
called upon suddenly 10 condense ouropnon OF " The
Slave Actress into YsI6 kkssntenee, that SEN
tence would be, @hs.f-bosb,r or words to that
effect.
Tie particular star Of the evening was Mss Jane
Coombes, who has before appeared in this city, She
is a fne-lookDg sefpossessed lady, with thorough
ne stnes in her acting which shows the innate fire
of The true atist. With good voice. graceful pres
nee aId evident appreciation OF tie character she
I.nopatDg she eertaiIy thus far the re-
qusites for an actress. Fault, perceptlbe TO the
nudienee and very excusable 10 novice, che has,
hu, study and training will do much Last night she
did vel, and wss deservedly applauded and called
before the curtain. The desire to perform IN new
dramas rather than n the more hsckneyed heiroorns
If the stage is very au6able but is to be hoped that
= may hereafter be fortunate in her set ctons'
Mr Charles Fisher play ed admirably and did all he
c. uId TO nfuse some pew life into the dead old con-
ventionalities Of the play.
Mr. Burton seems 10 have been wei aware OF the
Deficiencies Of the Slave Actress, and indisP"sed to
disburse many shekels upon scenery and wardrobe
TIE former IT, for the most part ngeniousy bad ana
it'll few exceptions, the latter ia incongrp u.s. map
proprate and shabby
Pun N,r1n.1roS.-After tedious pa.ssge Of q