New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-21
EACRA kEENE' . T'HEAT1R.
SPLENDID MSRRY-A y Ew COMEDY.

SPLENDID MSERf-A ~ cN VOnEui'
comedy, next after atrcyedy Is one OF the rsress
c,r,ributions to literature. This rev piece, though
led comedy is Dot one. iss Suecesson OF fsrc'-
ca. sceres. sone Of the, amusing, Ndgso'ps some OF
their points from the fact that the chief cbsacer are
"ltrd up" all the tm,, and talk ',f the uPpe'nost
inter ,s OF society at this momert, which is tbs want
ofirtsres' and credit generally.
Mr. cSter Je ferson) dt..rnlint,so 70 live on 81 900
year ia'a re house, and enser mto fashionable com
ps,y. To eject THE he oyvrwhelns BIS wife txiss
Keepej with superficial spenavrs while cesi, candles.
tee and meats, su6 the creatc-e comforts generally
are warning Tie fsn of the piece ocnssts IN his
spasmodio attempts tInske q show out Of emptnes'
There is "a false frie,d," Mr. Maps SILKY lJordsnl.
wi to open the doors Of fashion TO him, std would
borrow his nleney il he bad il, but doss borrow
pair of ia to make hmse preSsatabe at the opera
does make love 70 Mrs. GttJr, negro servanA
Of Glit,ers Ko-eisko (f'srrett) o' ute Amusing.
rich uncle lie Hon George PIindsG Stoddarth whom
Mrs Glitter mistakes for he butcher Ssith o' earns
the sbams of his rephe fen Kosc.usA o. and becomes
acquainted With the fact osshe blood affection which
as felt for hs fortune, and The hopes sutesinsd that
bis expected death would make ssid rel hew hs heir,
and ray off tbs debts of exravsgsncs ~ folly. The
urcle desires toplscc bis ward Julia tMh Thompson)
with his nephe bat the houcs with sixissa empty rooms
dtoFt thc uIdNNR' iOVnr, ono tne osbS y
Of the table do not Of coure, admit of surh hospitality;
and Glitter sufes to get rid of the iua ction. This
eseeeGirg poverty does not prevent himfs m gvings
fire supper after the opera, TO party o line friends,
and While the supper is going on the 3ss is cut Of
Glitter bavrg failed to pay the gas company. Finally.
he reads Of his ur es deaths mstsbe how ever for,
op going with Mrs. Glitter to tie counryb,use wbere
the aucle has been staying with his w,vd, they lind
fim slive and abost to msty the ward. The nephew
ber2 repertsnt the urcle does someth,sg" for hm,
and the piece concludes.
There are some subordinate interjectenal chsrac-
tero, Mrs. Crinoline Hoopey (nts Mary wells,, Hal
Hgbfyer (wheaeighl end so forth.
The setting of Mr Jefferson was exeelest as farce,
but like the other repre- sentatives of aspTapts for on
psrsbers Of fashionable life 10 the piess, with the
exception of Mis- Keene, was npdortoned. Mr. Jor-
dan draws on pair Of boots IN a drawing room, md
has borrowed shit collar sticking out of his hat, 90
Mrs. Glitter enters tbe same d,awipg-room. Hardly
fashionable THE even for " fact yourg man." Such
errors il in the comedy, shoull be alsvis.ed blythe
actor Otherwise Mr.. Jordan good. Mr.. Wheat
leigh, though so admirable sctor failed (, make
ar thing specially good out OF hs pant, that Of vul-
cor turlman who also tries TO get into society under
the auspices of Mr. Silly.
The piece, as a Lit at the times, IL plessant-the
moral is good bu. It is not a comedy Ae g frst at
tempt, it promises well. The author would DO well,
in subsequent efforts, 10 avoi such exploded ehsTAc
erisc "Gitier," SILKY" "HgbAyer,"
sc. That fashion has gore out Dickens moiiies
the old pOmnslsms by new spslings a. I" Lord veri-
sopbt," &c, which may answer ocoaf iopaly, but o
whole csslogue Of such names is Oppressive.
At the end Of the play there was great deal OF sp-
plause. The author modesly bowed his ackrowiedg-
from the stage box; but the audience would not
be satisfied until he appeared before the curtain in
company with Miss Keene. Like everything else On =
this stage the mise scene was excellent.