New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-29
UALLACKS THEATER.

On Wednesday Eight were brought on the tage for
the forty-,hird and last time this Winter if may
believe those accurate media Of important intelligence,
the theacr bills "The Poor of New-lork, and those
estimabe paupers have now gone back to private life.
For fottvthree nights were fires discovered in New
York from the flights Of Brcoky n by invaluable tele-
scopes. and reached by enterprsing iremen from that
sister CITY before the New.York Fire Department had
an mixing thsther professional services were required
ANYWHERE for forty three nights did the hardy Brook
lyuites take their evening meals in their bloom
inc bsch gardens in the middle of the VIM
ter: for forty-three nights did MIR. Blake die
nm carly death. in the first scene for the
length of time was Mr. Davenport hungering
inc unto perishing under the window Of harheared
5ruoei.t in Unon-sausre and for twoscore evenings
did that famished youth miraculousy receive timely
aid and escape starvation for seven weeks was tine
baked sweet potato business prosecuted with eminent
success in the streets of this metropolis; for seven
weeks did the undauntod Mr.. Lester dash up that i'm
20 sible ladder into those irs-rae flames, SINCE HIM
self in the devourng element, and come out to be
coolt 4 II bv the quick. Mr.. Johnston with
stream Of Croton delivered down his thirsty
throat through & length OF hose and
two-inoh nozzle For iorythree nights vas
was that charcoal suicide attempted with such poor
success and for that long series Of evenings were Mrs.
Hoey and Mrs Allen in great trbulaton through six
acts of the play and made correspondmgly happy in
the seventh in company with all the rest OF the Jov
little party. In fact for seven weeks and hall, dur
ing the most precarous part Of the whole Winters
season was the theater filed by this consistent pro-
drction of the -Four Star Club, and the treasury
repleDishcd with many shekes by this brilliant effort
Of that very respectable literary constellation If
the quality OF play be decided by the numbers OF
persons il will attract to the thestcr and who shall
deny that this managerial test II the true one then is
"The Poor Of New-York, beyond question, entitled
TO high place in the modern standard drama. II la.
certainly answered its purpose admirably; but we
tire an humble hope that the management may not
speedily be put to such straits decide upon its
reproduction.
The novelty that has succeeded il Is the dramatled
version of "Ihe Vicar Of Wakefield, before alluded
to in these columns. II il stated the bills to be the
work of Mr. Tom Taylor hut it accords line for line,
and word for word, with the printed play by Stirling
COVE, save that some intelligent dramatic surgeon has,
for the convenience Of the stage carpenters
p.hed dissection OF both the second and third acts,
% that It becomes iiveact instead Of Il threc-act
play.
II has been put M the stare with more Than usual
especially beautiful.
The old-'ashioned. rOmpu,g game Of %" Hunt the
Slipper" is played with such spirit and e-like vigor
that the ,pectaOr feels an almost irresistible incins-
ton TO Join the ring and that saltatory antiquity
Roger de Covery, i most hilarious and pleasant
thing to see. TIE costume. ore picturesque and be.
cone the ladies vel.
Mr.. I. b. Johnston plays Nose with quaint
siIDctv aud nstura uess that the refreshing
by contrast with the parts lately enacted by that
gentleman. Mr.. Norton As "Ephraim JenkiDson,' IL
excellent, and makes the several rapid change. Of
dr,,. ard manner tell very effectively. Hi sudden
transformation from the bury suspicious ccdhopper
10 the feeble totternz old man Is well done ard fairly
earns it. need Of applause. 'Dr. Primrose Is one OF
those peculiar part,-the genial unaffected old msn
in which Mr. Blake Is inimitabe. The other chsrsc-
ters ar acceptsby rendered. Although We have
before remarked upon tLs play it was with much
brcyity and upon the occasion of ts st Performance,
when many beauties in the acting since developed by
more thorough rehearsal, were not palpable.