New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-08
LdCPH hEENE'S PdRIEIIES.

Last evening play was presented OF tls tie''ter
entitled THE King of the Court and the Queen OF
the Market" We happy TO recognize in tins
new acquaintance on old friend with slight alter
ations Of dress and situation but canno, think that
in this rechauffe serve he improves upon the palate.
Ihe first act wore most dull and weary To the second
the picturesque brightness 0t the scene the gay group
ings and the nteudes Ct dance end song gave pleas
antness, and we trust liz joyous ncinmeht may
cary il through 30Ine weeks as evidently no expense
has been spared in dress decoration 70 surround
with attraction The piece affords but little scope or
acting the only feature of the evening being Mr. Hall
personation Of thcMOther Of the Market In amplitude
of proportion rich shnees of look and riot Of slang.
he was the character to perfection. The house was,
a. Il has been every evening, Notwithstanding the ua
prJptious state Of the weather, most fully and FASH
iouably attended, and recognized among The au-
dieDce many Of the Opera hahitufs.
Still such rieces M that Of last night are not the
ones which bring out the legtmae beauties Of such
theater or TO which Miss Reeve must chiefly look for
auccess The "Varieties" would appear to have been
started much on the principle as were the
OIyupic CoVent Garden and Lyceum Ia London under
the brilliant management Of Madame testrs and
which was modelled after the French There s all that
air Of elegance surrounding the stage that grace OF
design and decacy Of artistic arrangement which
distinguish the French above all other nations.
II would appear. indeed, to rest chiefly it,
attraction upon light brilliant pieces, surrounding an
occasional spo. Of pahOs with glitter OF gay Hacl'
IT, and the memory OF which L. at the close IN song
and dance laughed pleasantly away In The selections
Miss Keene has up 10 thie time made she has adhered
TO this dee with taste deserving OF every encourage
| uent and commentator. The few pieces abe has
| already produced, though not altogether new, are
brilliant full Of fresh Incident animated dialogue and
| simplicity and genuine development OF plot, and at
the came time are wholly relieved from faint, either
IN sentiment or expression Of what u o1ecuonaole or
maudlin.
| We presume her repertoire Will include " As You
! Ike It." Midsummer Nights Dream, and such
other creations Of Shakespeare so fun of swee, pathos
! ard wild, cunning fancy. And some OF the light
| operattas Of Auber would We fancy csrrya charm
II can at once be that this theaer has refined
graceful character Of s own, and without interfering
with any other establishment will offer In the re1t few
months while the Italian opera Is closed, most
charming substitute for those who reside uptown
| The amusemerts hitherto have certainly never
degeueraed even for instant into bore-s rare at
| t4inment-and have been kept within moderate limits
another advana ge-the performance closing AZ vi
O'Clock.
| lie arrangements are, TOO, Bit'eNAu
Indeed, on the whole the ways of Laura heene
Varieties are pleasant ways, and VT trust her pain
ma, be a path OF fOwers Her part Is to smuse ana
| not Instruct NnstruCtion comes OF its own accord
we'll but we doubt whether that great enai!zer
| Of rtture. Fielding not wise IN his phuosophS
when he -aid: Nay, will appeal to common op'e'
| 'va,ion whether the came company are mol loui'
more full Of good humor and beneyolence ater they
have been swcetened for two OF three hours WIKI
entertainments Of thi- kind than whea soured oy
tragedy or dull lecture.
She viii best carry out this purpose by adhefihS 70
such pieces a. We have pointed out The Dream Oh
Delsions" come. quite within this sphere Mr. Jor-
dan. personation Of his Bernard Hareigh WAS marked
by singular truth md bess'y, while Miss keeneS pc,
ture Of the wife WA fi Of that graceful unahe,''
ease and sunny charm which makes her 10 US "he"
the does not wander out OF the sphere OF her own na
ture decidedly the Js, actress OF her school "h ''
English Or Amer can stage. Las, evening SAe WIZ
GU, Of her na,ur dominion. The piece wa'' However
received With applause and crowned win The "'""
honors-