New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-24
PCPTON'S TREATER.
WALL STREET-A NEW COMEDY

WALL STREET-A NEW COMEDY.
The next rsrest thing after good tragedy god
comedy. Since Sheridan produced his School for
Scandal we cannot recall comedy IN fve scs IN he
EasEsh language in form al compact, with logged
propulsion and progress IN every sentence with rsdfs
W.T. and with rich outworkng. Is great comedy the
gu gle wonder of hundred years, in the same Way ths<
an epic is Of g Thousand We feel 80 poigosnty the
poverty Of such contributions 10 the stage. ths. ws
PROMISE ourselves any OF the deeper ss,isfac-
tons in a.;endir the theaer the sncemet Of
new comedy. We eok for nueh washness irreev sacy.
ireos,eauense esrieatsre, and evidence tfst though
dicticsaries chesp and words plerty, idess are
scarce Shall we say then tina, in attending Burcas
Thta,er last right were "a usual. absolutely.
thoruugtiy bored q; the performance of "tae new
comedy in five sets called Wsll Street, by the au-
"ther of Upper Ten and Lower Twenty the idea
" OF which was suggested by well known French
comedy but the management of the plot, the ar
rsreement of the characters. and the whole css-
strucsen Of the fAh act are sriyisslf Shall we cay
ssis BY no means BY judeiousy eu.'iss down five
sets into shout two not leaving Mr.. Buoa out Of
the play, we think this comedy would make very
pie asspt piece. Hat five sets-consider oh, consider,
that length of light is strength of wing. Iadubasby
the frst three acts could be rolled into one aud tho
last two INTO snOtnef, or ~ lcaet snOitcneus
The plot of the play the ups and downs Of the CITY
stockbsckers and country dabblers in stocks; and
Wsl street is the ekeNton in the closet. The lover.
Webster Livingston, from the country" Mr.. T..
Fisher becomes rh by stock gambling then very poor;
having Eed-or peIured himself outright-ia his
prom .e 10 his sweetheart, Emily Nsndsm Mrs. a.
Punkei by saying that he would speculate no more.
and not keeping his word But the extra speculation
and the lying were due to the fact that Lyngstoa de-
desired to mend the investments Of Enilys
father. Kniekerbocker Vsndsm, farmer in the
State of New-ymk" (ISurtonh Mr.. Vandsm, having
been "a fool" had repused Livingston ss lover for
bis daus liter in the country after her heart Vas
gained. Reporting Of his folly and finding that Law
ingston was better than certain travelled sutton al
luded to- he came to NewYoik with his daughter, sad
there found the sorrowng swain, Livingston, had ea-
tered into stock obbpg operations and turned $loos
into near $l0O 600 in the course OF month er
two. The old farmer became thereupon bttea
with the regusr.irdustry phoba, and Just merely
10 raise some more money, he lost S",o".
But a cousin of enjoys, Reynolds tMr. BARRETT.
a very good person-sightly Pupitish, hcwever--whs
breaches morals and sbstract commercial beauties ~
the frt scene, having served in Florida, and hsvng
fallen in love with Emily, plays the good Samaritan.
and gives some Western land to Livingston. This ter
ritory n company for the relief Of dramatic heroes,
we suppose run a railway through and improve, 20
that the empty Livingston is made comfortable, ana
msiries Emily-Emly even being, in tears and white
sa,n about to give her hand ostensby less her heart.
TO REYNOLDS but the fine fellow had written 10 Living
ston who arrived in time TO have her. We ON
mediaitd suicide, interrupted duel, and vasis az
characters nine of whom (sll of the masculine
we're all in the first scene talking Of stocks pr
and dialectically whet TO grand diane Eng,;sb
house of Mr. Jacob Corner allstreet broaau.nt
NJ. Smtb). .,fn...a,.
The life of the piece was Mr.. Burton. e"'n tsasht:
saw him play with inesse. MIS-. JulE "'' p''''
an inteIection-was well done b. Mr..
Abednego Hopeful, country lad in the
Livingston, was carefully executed by Mr.. b
Ofthe rest OF the characters we have nothing pa
lar to cay.
We are beholden, however, to the pay-bil for =
plantations Of characters which would not hsv
OWNED without such aid. For example, one Of the
nine in the fret act took by his getting up, for
Chatham street elthier; but found "per bill that he
was " NJ. BlgD,m, fashionable Editor for which
information we were duly thankful. Holding the mir
ror up 10 nature is the comedians art. The language
was emnenty dull for the most part in the first part
II improved aferwsrd and some Of the hits 7" drew
blood At times there was good deal Of laughter.
The audience was good and the piece as a whole
well received. But to retain its place on the stage
il needs compression.