New-York daily tribune., 1856-02-26
BURTON'S.

Mrs Charles Howard well-knOwn favorite in the
West and South was added last evening to the list of
Mr. Burton's attractions. Young, handsome and grace
full she possesses all the attributes the comic muse is
supposed to require, and was more than once called
before the curtain 10 receive the Acknowledgements of
a well.flled and much gratifed house Her debut was
followed by farce, just imported, full OF fun and
merriment. The mirth reyolyes round Mr. Dentatus
Dott a dentist, who has entered the militia service,
much to bis discomfort but greatly to the delight
Of his wife, who in her enthusiasm for martial glory IS
50 anxious to enforce regularity in his military duties,
that he suspects che has sinister objects in getting him
away lie accordingly returns one evening soonerthan
expected when whole host Of contretemps occur,
with the usual happy clearing up at the close. We
left Burton in high feather with his constituents
shouting as usual at his fund of humor and exhausess
whim.
We are glad to find that we are still allowed 10
lnger on the Offeyenings over The Winters Tale"
Though the houses have been for the last fortnight
well attended still the public have not thronged in
such crowds az the beauty Of the piece and the de-
voted attention and care bestowed on its production
so richly merited. The ungenial weather may have
had much to do with this and that we have come
on airer time we trust il will be shown that there
are enough in New York to appreciate and reward lib
eral and artistic effort to produce play OF Shakespeare
in style and form worthy Of the play For ourselves
each time have gazed on this Shaksperean, we have
but felt our appetite increased by what 1t fed on
We can hardly say we are so much surprised at tue
completeness Of detail which characterized this last
and other Shakesperean revivab Of Mr.. Burton
sitce we have been permitted TO view the valuable
adjuncts he possesses to his industry He has collected
the largest and most valuable private library we have
seeui this country-especayr rich in Shakespeareana
His copy Of the original edition OF 1923 Is one oi the
rest in existence and bis authorities in the way of
costume, present array Of illustrated volumes de-
Bcbtful TO the antiquary and artist. With every su-
hor.y that can be adduced either in the way OF pic
toral or historical Illustration, in his possession Such
a man ought 20 be certain 70 present Shakesperean
plsv in correct and classic manner. We desire TO
offer here tribute Of commentator Of the persona
tons of Messrs Moore and Setche az Shepherd and
Clown They were effective in the highest degree Dy
being that which the perfection Of acting-H0tHrA
OF Mr.. Bristow's overture and the music which ac-
companies the piece we are perhaps not competent "
sneak We can however, feel effects, and we cannot
think i expresses music can DO ana shouiu uo' 'e
Gene and time aud thought, almost indeed, every
phase Of light and shadow. The music should De
somett ing like the play-romething 10 call up Snake
.peare. 1t il not by adapting music TO the words-a'
Purcell has done with such sweetness-that his inen-
,ors az to it, agency be carried out HIS idea az
10 the extent to which it could be carried out was evI-
denty poetic and prospective; and when his stage d.
rectons point TO instrumental efects-sueh a. soft
music" strange, hollow and confused noise
.. solemn music, end the Hke-he lett work to a
future age He never meant few common chords
from wind-nstruments after the fasion OF - The Cas-
tie specter," when the ghost rises to Jomels Choro-
mini Have we got in America musical Shakespeare :