New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-23

New York is AT this moment gifted with undounded
theatrical good fortone. Setting ahife the Opera
Houses, Of which there are two open aad in full
urogre.s we fud four first class thcgtcrs each aTch
teciur,ly more beautiful and iniin.iy more comfort
able than anything the European capitals can show
il the same way, and each presenting attractions Of
a better order than, rule, the London play
houses ever exhibit. In respect 20 the two that at
present devote themselves especially 10 tie regular
production of the higher drama, we may Say that tue
talent Of al England would be put 10 1t to make up
tie equal Of either Of them. The opening # one Of
these, Wallack's, was last week chroniced; the
other, Laura Keenes entered upon its season let
evening, with Boucicaults comedy, "O1 Head
aud Young Hearts, 70 a capital audiencs.
The particular honors Of this piece belong by night
of long aud well-dcscrved possession, 10 Mr. W. X.
Blake whose personation Of the part OF Jc'sc Rural
is ever green in charm and freshness IL 10 needless
70 speak Of the touching tenderness aud Gml liciiy
with which he endows this character. lie best
praise is in the recognition which Ncw-York audi
cDce always awards to IL. 1t is one Of the
landmarks Of the drama here, and TO disturb Il would
be sheer sacrilepe. II Mr. Blake should abale
a single buDder or smooth II single bewdonncui
the public would rise 10 indignant remonsrancc OF
the other characters, we fret speak 0! M.fs keene
who played Lady Alice with all the eeganc Of other
wears. IL s thorough 9a,isiacti0n 10 hear her bright
voice again in the pieces which best become her;
and she is unsurpassed in delicate comedy. Miss
Ada Clifton acted neatly as Miss Rocket III. &.
Wheatleigh exceedingly well, ne Tom Coke, and
Mesns. Marlowe, Daley and Stoddard sufficiently
well in their respective parts.
The necessity for serious criticism arises in precise
proportion to the general excellence Of entertain
Inent Upon proiessedly bad material, 1t would be
wasted. We look upon Mr. C.. Walco., jr., as adj
mirable material unfortunately misued, in the part
Of Litteton Coke. His performance was All unne-
cessary because Of the evident
latent cleyerness he possesses. II was 20
highly colored az to- DO wholly destitute Of
elegance. Extravagances of vice, manner,
and moment all beyond possibility in cul-
tiyated gentleman, utterly destroyed the identity
of the character. lie made love like wcll.dressed
sayape. The contrast 70 Miss Keenes perfect reosc
was very marked. We have good estimate Of Mr..
Walcot's abilities from bis performances IN other
tbesters but he missed his mark last night. new
comedian, Mr.. Stuart Robson, played Bob. lie wa
droI but was mainly conspicuous for keeping his hat
ON before his beters but las that appeared to be an
idosyncracy for which the gentlemen themselves
30. the example on every convenient occasion OF the
approach of a lady, we should not perhaps complain
too bitterly of tho special case. Other little
Oversights occasionally intruded themselves
such as the pronouncng folded sheet 10
be blank without opening 1t to Sec bu''
taken altogether the representation was
unusually careful in minor details. We
must not neglect to speak of tie stage appointments.
a drawing-room scone was filled w.h rare good
taste. II snug that the traditional bug IN the
tme-honoTod rug ceases w 30 Of value w respec'