New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-30
LAURA kEENES THEATER.

h olstertd in parts herwise no changes have oeea
NJ. he. We have shady given to our readers the
H., .f the company, which is good one, capsule o.
hain, lnost effectively worked. We could nav
wished for an sbatem Mt of the sctdrop and the sas
s,;tu.iou Of something rot quite So hldeous ana We
would 50 ygest that when it becomes desirao'e %
make an, further improvement in the hose,
orstsful bo tire could be speedily kinted with the
Objectionable canvas.
The psys Ia Vt night were q ne~ t~o-act drama ~
Tom T.,lor. c, titled 4" The House and The Home
and curiously ismal burletta called sour Clerks
Though Tom Ia, lor has written some Of the v~y
bes, of modern ps, -, and is capable OF prodsoss
bette of GER ala sort hsn any other man hvaS
ii cannot be dered ,at he is writing too much ana Toe
rapidly. Prouacaess beyond certain limit - o.
course fsta to merit vi the play that WAS Peror el
last evening is by no means 10 Dc oou"e.
among Mr.. Tsylors .reat successes wou'a
probably be Impossible 4 " him to produce anything
entirely bsdthe nearest approach to an u'ter s.fo
being his Kings Rival" in which he was aided and
abetted BY Charles Reade. The play Of House sn1
Home, however, s open to severe criticism, % tue
score Of an unsatisfactory ding, most fa.ai tsuk
The catastrophe is weak, t he action Of tho pssco
achieves nothing Of imports ce, and the Inevitable
result is disappointment Their, are IN the arss at
some original and brilliant situations, which give
promise Of good things that is not Venness y'n'
stale, flat, ard Improbable climax.
"Uorace Chetwood" George Joi dsn), Msn Der q
Parliament, is married TO "Lsdy Helen ChetS"oa
Miss Ada Chitopl, whom he sadly ucsleots fo' his
duties il the House. Frederick Morton lta r.
Dsly) presumee to love Z" Helen But "Fredenox
has sitter. the Hon. Mrs. Wardour' Miss heeae',
who discovers his folly and resolves to care h'm q
his love for ar other man wife. Bya c,mPhcsuor on
nge NOUS Incidents, the husband is made iastrhmooSA
in bringing about an interview between "srst'erio4
and bis own wife, which interview is intsnupted ~
the appearance of "Mrs. Wsrdour.' Bys h'ander
Of General Witheripgt,n' ~. G. Burnet). letter
from Frederick" to the Lady Helen fah 'sto
the hands Of her husband who thus discovsrfut' the
state of the case, insists upon separation MIS-
Wardour" lectures him upon his neglect OF ms Dome
dute, for those Of the Iiouse, convinces him his
wife = innocence and love for pim and "Chctwood
finally takes his wife to his heart again, 'rgfves
Frederick" and all ends ID tie serenest mannsr.
twill be observe ed tina, Ii, re il some sg ht Ancss
toward the late tragedy at Washington, and Trough
the play was written since that event. and hast eea
asserted to be based the disclosures then brasgh
TO light it is not 90 pointed and personal a. to Nske
the intention of the author anything more thM nss-
ter of surmise.
4
Keepe, who was received with storm of app hnse
and the customary floral compliments, never Psyed
better Her part is by no great ono, but she
personates the heroine with quiet, earnest CTsco
that is very effective. Mr.. George Jordan, who wss
also enthusiastically welcomed, enacted the ipprod
husband with muoh dignity and impressvsness.' He
hus much improved during his Southern season, asd
has lost much of the hard, stttudinziIg mAnacrism
that had begun to mar even his beet efforts. being
now more naturas and unaffected, be ismuch moro SET
isfactory. Mr. II. +. DAILY made the most OF the WI
lain of the piece which is thankless and uni ,rsesfai
character. Mr.. James q. Burnett dressed Q small
part admirably and played it well.
Bat the play had to contend with more dcutie ahsa
il own innate weakness for Of the leading char
acters was most inefectyely pcrs5f.osa Ny snstAds
Clifton This lady contrarJ io he' rr'A habit, was
very badly dressed for the pat go ihis h'om "ss
made the more garing from the -, thsi the richness
and elegance Of her costume ~ ns ne Gget OF
special comment by her husban1. In so"'s d tAs
serious scenes she exhibited frvolIty ute q Va
rance with the sorrow and repentance demanded ~
the character Smiles and simperiDg are not n cos
sonance with narrowing grief; and when ga actress
40 papaby conscious of the audience, her persuasion
! must fail. Cannot Miss Clifton learn thst
the true artist is ever unknowing Of every
| thing but the business Of the rninsc soens.
and that an assumption of dramatic ohnsctss can
oply simulate reality when the performer "a too much
absorbed in the esrnestness Of deneaon 30 be swsrs
svsn Of the presence Of observers. habit x soms-
tues speskpg 20 low that her words a,e totally lost
20 the greater portion Of the house last night req
a.red her acting dumbshow to those whose seats
we're not within twenty feet Of the staga Tho whole
Of her speecbes we're 80 inaudble TO the major p toa
| Of those who would have liked to 10 sudkoss thss
they appeared TO be rectsd very confdentAly 10 the
gentlemen of the trombone and Fresch-horn persus-
sion in the orchestra. Misc Clifton has raaks most
insuspicious beginning.
The play IL put or the stage with all the costy sni
approprAte accessisns that marx shs ,roductoa
Of pl.ys at this house The stage fu,pits re is new
and rich and the parlor scene 10 the nd oct hiss
never been surpassed at any thsaer in this city for
| tasteful elegance.
The last piece can he disposed Of in q very few
words 1t is ono Of the stupdest psees Of trash EVER
dishsd up to aggrieved pablo. Pointes', wt'sss,
and utterly dismal but fate con be reserved for
ar +. A. Vincent played the principal male pat, and
Miss Clifton esssyed the leading lady IL Is sssas 10
be funny but the CLEANS of fsR are 40 very fsw, and
and 20 particularly far between, that macy Of the
audience departed before the curtain came aswn, and
very few Of them stayed to the finish. woeid be
unfair to x5ge c: the abilities Of Mr. Vaoent BY the
character he performed in this piece. The rsoduc-
| ton WAS an utter and rredeemable falnfe
The popular leader, Mr.. Thomas BAker, sell lead
the orchestra, and his appearance ws JAILED With
hearty rounds Of Applause:
BE.rEs By Rowpirs.-About x O'Clock lsss aigh
oe;o.r HYATT Of the Ninth Ward found man % hi