New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-25
q YOUNG NEV-YORK'' At LAURA KEENE 5
THEATER.

new play with the above tai ing title WAS last nigh
resented being the inaugural novelty Of the season a.
Miss Keene's Theatsr. New-York fashionable life l.
again the subject of the drama, and this time without
tie osteDtatious vEgariiy which Stler play.SnIers
would bay believe is It's leading characteristic For
cree the sufficiently correct, and the reflected
image il not gotesque fF once We recognize the PIC
ture aid thank lucky stars that we are brought
face to face with real persoos and rot confronted with
cgres dwarfs ard other diagreeable monstrosities.
II is 20 iefreshing TO deal with higl-ife'
play in which there are human men and women
that We have to thank the author for new SEN
saiiop and express ourselves under great obligations
70 him for king Lis characters walk on their feet
ard condVet themselves in other respects Ike
rational nsiyGuas. We miss our conventional f1ends
ia hon we have been iutsDduced every former oc
crsop tie woman who atres herself in satias, speaks
la, English tan through her and takes snuff is
le&pe,nt; the stereoyped ladies who scandaaze each
fer II civ and then kiss and make friends before
folks are omitted from the programme; and we have
but i cht ard .ha6Owy glimpse OF the merchant who
il Oh the brink ofrun The merchant is there and on
the brink. but be don't 90 over-he regents Tetires,
and achieves ultimate rospect4bility.
Tie pot is slight and soon told. young lady in
society" Sarat "a belle, falls DESPERATELY in love
with her music teacher whom she marres'despte The
opposition of her parents The swain is poor, all APP
pes to the bard-heaited parents for forgiveness are
futile, and TIE heroioe is finally reduced to the sad
necessity Of earning her own living by sewing, which
she does with great deal Of readiness She possesses
musical genius, which fact is discovered by some
friends who persuade her to appesr in the Opera
House, where che wins splendid success. The par
ties are reconcled and all ends happily, various other
II IL, ssosa 10 cd of
The story has its parallel ii mistake no., in the
real-lfe history of a lady who has lately made sensd
ton in the musical world.
There are 10 this pleasant little drama no characters
which are improbable and their conduct is never ia-
conite, with the crcumstaic es with which they
| surrounded None of them have any very strongly
marked individuaiiies, they are all rather common
place than otherwise, but their conversation, manners
and action are always natural and lfelike. The men
talk and act ike gentlemen and the ladies at home
in the paror For its naualness and the easy every
day manrer which pervades it, wee commend this
rlay az the best stteypt yet to plesent upon the
| stsae something Of view Of American respectable
| life The opening scene at Saratoga is particularly
Efelke ard pleasing. The whole play abounds in locAl
| hits which produce telling effect.
Mis- KeeDe rendered the part of the heroine grace
fully and effectively; there was 10 opportunity for
| great effects.
Miss Manners gave her little part with lady like
| discretion. Of the gentlemen, Mr.. Wheatlegh, NJ.
johnston, and Mr.. Jordan the most noticeable.
The play is success and we pleased to chronicle
| the fact.
Mr.. wilkins was called for and appeared before the
cur ain; be made speech, which we take for granted
was what was desired, but which was inaudlble to
| many of the audience.
Thee are some def, cts in the management OF the
otter louise Which SHOULD be Immediately attended to.
Tickets were sold last evening to many more people
than could be accommodated in the house. and num-
Der Of ladies were compelled to stand during the entire
perform ance, and very many other persons left the
Tbeater The ushers seem to be utterly valueless and
Inefficient and rather impede than aid visitors in the
search for their seats.