New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-26
MISS LAURA KEENE'S THEATRE.
PEEP O'DAY BOYS.

ems ought hot to be ignorant of this subject, GER
tinly; Ireland is not 30 far distant from the Bow
bells, nor are there wanting within sound Of their
ring. 100000 OF the nation the majority of them in
the humble walks Of life which he loves to describe.
Yet he has Stunned Paddy in his portraitures, as
though lie thought brogue, shilleahs, whiskey peep
o'day boys, ro!lick and riot, already consumed ia
literature and he must find other fuel for Lis intel
lectual flames. Notwithstanding the tbread.l are
nature of these del.neations, two very successful
characteristic Irish dramas have been produced: one
Colleen Bswn," and the other " Peep o. Day
Boys'-the fret in this city and then transferred to
England, and the second the reverse, being
originally brought out in London and next-in
imtation-here;-at Miss Laura Keene's Theatre,
now being played to full and attentive audiences.
TIE original play Of Mccarthy or Peep O. day is an
adaptation by Edward Fslconer of the story by
Banim the Irish novelist, and is now performed at
the Lyceum Theatre. London. TIE piece to which
Miss Keene gives her name Is authorizes is derived
from this; and the two scenes, that Of the faction
fight, and the decent from the rock into the glen,
are the original invention Of Mr. Falconer, and are
copied withont any acknowledgment. We have
more than once had to expose the miserable shufles
Of men who translate French dramas and odd come
inferior matter, end then pass them off as original
What is there hoped to be gained by this, while there
are critics who will expose the fraud IL is useless
therefore, to try it. The foreigner and the stranger
sall be protected in bis reputation If not in his copy
right That business here must and shall be stopped.
We do not know any thing Of Mr.. Falcoper except
that he 10 making reputation in adapting or origin
HtinC snliiecfs for tho dror m
SEQ bis rights thoroughly asserted as il he were
present, ard Courts Of law ready TO establish bis ust
claim. So much for that an, now for the perform
auce Of the draus just offered at Mrs Keene's The
atre.
In he stage direction nothing appears TO have been
omitted necessary to present tue actual traditional
versimitude of Irish life. The beggsn and thieves
Of the Wild Irish are the perfection Of rage and dis
hcvelled eA,eriop, The costumes Of the gentry are
fairly copied. Tie brogue is either achieved or
lautably aimed at by each one OF the actors. The
s,agebusiness is lively and progressive throughout
y Tie sceues demanding numbers Of persons 70 pro-
duce effect, with varied costumes, COLOR, and poses,
are generously provided. The Irish dancing and
fighting work i. admirably done-wi,h exuberant ma
lional egr Tic plo. ia sufficiently roinantic-wihout
|Ociilr srStLiIslil utN-d boltu ny tuicHts
begya, moler finally finding the child-who 10 q
girl and, moreover, Miss Keene;-iatber, "left
banded" pareut-scknowledge her,-as she forms
se fual tableau with her sister, slegtimsey born
lady. Mrs Allen generally in very narrowing
buc and white dress, and IN sgoniziDg coqlettish
hat. Besides dancing fighting chatting, hedge
sloo praise Of whisky as though il we're material
aui eternal bread, there is apparently very brutal
murder Of Mary Kelly by a prime blackguard and
rufan, down q deep glen, rendered apparently in
accessible by the visible destruction Of sad bridge
by said ruliisn: the victim however left for dead
reiortd by her fond parent who catches hold Of
abranch overhaneing theatrical rock as lofty RI
tie stage allows and IN fact Of bre4k-neck altitude,
s,d gracefully and safely swings down to the feet Of
Iholnas Baker esq the leader of the orchestra, who
has been ably directing the TREMENDOUSLY moaning
dramatic strains Of the orchestra while the murder
intended Was fundamentally proceeding. Shake
sresrs y slightly ou.done in the g-s.vedigeing pro-
fesson; for tho gentleman engaged in the murder
transaction, s!so very thoughtiuy dug grave be-
iOrehand for the victim with the cruel pck-axe; but
was too much frightened after the deed, to add 70
his other accomplishments that Of undertaken. This
young person, along with bis I" Dad a venerable
brute, gets finally poet.o-heIpen -justice done
. him.
In consideration Of the rupture Of the entente
coyiiaIe between this country, and it being proved
,hs, the visit Of the heralparsnt here and the uec
! tomato interest shown in him was treated as the
unrest boeh serene ~ far as il soened the hereditary
di,lLe Of tho governing classes in England toward
this eountry, and their polite wishes to cut up
/ nationally into gible.s. with dissovng view OF
4 Kilkenny cats-in consideration Of THE, doubtless in
Il Q cool adaptation OF Mr.. Fsconers brains, without
owledgment, il WAS found necessary % intro
duce the American Eagle with scramble Eagle
4 being held by string, me,apbyscay speaking by
I The Mccarthy, aud the scream being directed over
I. de red coats on the stage at tho audience. Tie
aquiline sorority ran thus: that the vengeance due
England was not 10 be paid off by Ireland because
Of the British army etc. but that great free coun-
try over the wide Atlantic "thst's us'l would be
H. Nemesis, and 90 forth, and so-iorth, * so-iorh.
We respectfully submit that such trash AZ dramatic
benodction Just before the people and gas are put
out, had beter--very much better-be leit-out. we
sppreLend that there few subject TO the large
oosmopoliian catholic influences OF New-fork, so
authenticated us to he caught by 1t. A. for the
Irish themselves it is simply cruel to eul hasre sueh
delusiona.
We shsll not catalogue the names or describe par
ticularly tho action of the principals but cannot
omit 10 mention the credtsblo work Of Meseir. Bur
nett, s,oddart, RAYMOND, Peter, Mr.. Burke Mrs'
4 Marlowe etc. =,
Ar. Gon,chalk.-To night "wednesday Mr..
l co,t.chalk will give his 9Th concert at Nbo's Saloon
assisted by the opera artiss "A grand gala Golts-
chalk night "-whatever, in the name Of EnSlhh
and .enss. that may mean-will take place at the