The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-09
The arpcx Inst NIGHT.

BUBTON's TnEATnL-NR. AND MIRA. FLORENCE.
Notwithstanding The Indictment weather there q
large audience nj Buroos theatre last night 10 welco no
the temperance Of Mr.. and Mrs W. Florence on tho
American boards. These promising youog arsises have
bad mered success the water and their recep
ton last night proves that New York audiences a
pecstive well critical when genuine merit backs
the candidates for public favor.
Nh Florence began his dramatic career on our New
York stage; but his wife a face with u.s. although
she well known to rural audiences an exquisite DELI
neaior Of eccertric female parts She Dance sing as
sumo fankee or Irish oh uacters, and do them all not
only well but IN superior In all her persona
TONS there is rr7s, grace abandon which though
veve OF The Old fashion sd stage propriees exceeding
y effective, and vi'l no doubt make her great
favore in New York as she IL In the rural theatres.
Mr. Florence shows a marked imp novemeut since last
he arpeard in Now York His conception of the part of
Tim Bryan In the play Of the Emgrant "a poor oisce)
original, INGENIOUS relshed By the audience
stamps this artist among the very first personators
o. hse Parts low In The country, and by far the most
promising as he has dispeDaed with all the stage gags
usual in plays representing rsb character. The Yankee
Wrsonaton cannot be deemed much Of success for the
rea'on that the stage Yankees great humbugs. and
have no existence save in stage traditions. Life In New
England affords mary ustra lons Of marked and ecsan
the chasa1ter but they hfve yet found truthful
representative upon the American stage The stage Yam
kee II tradition, my tn, ana he found
ne MT and Mrs Florence were repeatedly called
before the curtain last night ard their engage prom
ees to be O most successfui one
LAURA KEKNE's.
Anew play, entitled "Iires Troubled rYdes,u was pro
duoed here last evening and likely prove
mort successful a. it Is ef the interesting pieces
brought out al this house, II Is in three acts and
adapted from French romance by gentleman wh is
DESTROYS of al present keeping his from the public
The plot Is folio Es:-Artbur Morton wealthy mer
chant has become involved TO considerable ex emit 70
save his name from dshouor he spproprates a
legacy Of 100000 left by friend as a dowry
to bis banker, Thornton. The latter is an old ad.
mrer OF Lucy Morton, and has been using the opooru
hy which biz continued wits W her husbands house
Afforded, to plot her ruin At the proper moment he pro-
crs receipt for the aforesaid $500 600 given by
to his dec aed friend and found by Thornton among the
atter and which he has preserved In order to
force 1ncy into comply ing with his wishes TO her
bu haDd from the charge o embczzemeu she surrenders
bereT 70 Thornton Morton di ,covers ALL and exacts
peculiar revenge. which drives Thornton to
suicide and bis wife to insanity. Learning uni-
mately the cause Ct Lucys fall he fogives the
motbe' Of hs child, ard resolves 10 his lie to the
restoration OF her This In but scant 6utine Of
piece full o. ncds nt and situation Laura Keene Lucy
Morton gave us one Of th0e peculiar impersonations
admirably eupported by Mr.. Wheatcigh. Mr. Iugham az
the william Thovnton, realized all that needed In the
character OF also Mr. Johnston in subordinate role The
Interest OF the piece ell sustained aud the audience,
VIM e the .weansr frequently
al the Conclusion. "lifes Troubled Sides c,
be repestse this evening
wALLAcK's.
Brs j. ". wsllack Jr made her first appearance here
last evening, Mrs Beverly, in the "Gamester" This
Indy has been stranger 10 city Tor several years
pact but tho audience which greeted her return last
ing evidenced that she net Forgotten Her perform
of the character Of Mrs Beverly success, and
she ,era times called OFT during the evening" Ms
Waliack appears this evening a. Blanca.