New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-26
waiIecH)s Thcaser.

Mr. CEYTLrvREs Busy Body" was last
xtoa, evening revived Il, this theaer with good ei'
f.ct ,.f ID the satisfaction of numerous audience AS
. comede which infinitely Illustrates the light and livey
.nri, o. English society century and half ago. ana
ef who does not offend every sense Of modern oe'
csuoy il has an advantage over most OF the dramatic
,oroiuc.ilns OF its Tine AS il was one o. Tie
,srst OF Mrs. CESrIIvREs plays that obtHineu us
4irrui,hed success so Il wa also Of the INST thch-
ical pcfurus attempted o current life ana manners
which d not trust mainly for its eject 10 gross III
purity in speech and action, and 10 such As"S oi""
tricks o. conversational artihce as IN those Gays sup
s,lied ths place OF natural viii 20 thorough!
at variance wero It's tone and purpose viii those eA
7i,itsd H., authors who then commended popularity,
tLat the rons most directly interested In It's iae lore
told f4i.ue Its reception, however was suilcieHlF
cordial 90 encourage not long after other anu moIo uc
-ided Efforts in the direction. Inete IS 10 DC
sure lite enough Of dignity or depth OF feeling aDo"
She Characters Of "The Busy Body" aud the glmpses
Of domes 20 nature whohit reveals not calculated
co inspigc much faith in the homey English wines o.
the seye esnth and eighteenth centuries The plot Is
.nado W q! mutual suspicious. deeeits and minguos'
Tyeryb5iy labors to outwit everybody else and the
at,ateg, most complicated where the ties OF kindred
are the closest But II not especially noble IN idea
this coaciy is certainly clearly and wholesome
in expires cn beyond all its contemporaries. Excepting
An the O. Il, ion of few odorous epithets and meta
,hors OF old school il requires change to fit II for
represeu alton at tho present dayand that is more
than cor hs said of any other drama Of that period
We belize lat es WaiacAs Theater there were only
two b. lsi md unimportani scenes omitted.
The Oh saters OF Tie Busy Body belong to true
comedy 10y are living portrats from the society OF
their day The incidents end situations on the other
hsnd are mostly farcca-particuaIly those in which
she cent Il figure Marplot is most prominent. To
Ma-plo at his misdeeds. therefore, The interest o.
modern iicnces is principally attracted. Portraits,
even OF such admirable execness as Mr.. JOHN
CuBEeIs Sir Francis GTipe, are not likely 10
secure the attention Of the multitude. Mr. LESTER
WALLACE. however, gives 20 Marpiot the double
value OF a brisk. yiyaoious action, ana an ac'
cursts reproduction OF the lehthearted man OF
fashion In WILLIAMS Tina. The airs anG Graces Of
chat age eve represented ~ faithfully the dress,
which is vthoat flaw. MaIplot is the Paul Try OF
nigh lite and if he had beer AIrs CFNTLnBrs original
creation ,r4ld have brought her more circuit than al
her othei Characters combined. he is, however
mere resesng OF the bus!ling ntoImedoieI IL Love
in the D8.t" who in tuin dates back 10 ante'Eliza
bethsr phys. In every respect. this is one
Of M. IfsrER wALLaoK's best peTsoustions. Mr..
q. perfec "a its way. Great care and study seem to
have ben applied to its preparation. The dress is
model O. accuracy. Tie other gentlemen con-
cerned 81 last Mondays representation AessEs.
IIsHEe MARK SMITH and WHITING. showed
good, though perhaps not an equal degree Of
0dehty 4he ladies' acted char1ningly. Miss MADELINE
sagsEIQI - Miranda was flll OF spirit ard coqueTy
M~s JrH rsCs r-ettily simulated the restless tmdy
of Issbn6a and Miss ANyoy duly Lavish Of areh-
tmpudsncf o. Patch The waiting .woman. II. costumes
OF these ladies' were abundaltly radiant and pQuani
T. appears 70 be conceded point that any attempt 70
,epToducs feminine costume Of past generations upon
The STAG would be iIJudici0us and INEFFECTIVE, We
Certainly ;a5a.1 &C. se huch ,'5I'sicd WIN inc
"nothne - wear array OF the sixteenth century
-1be performance Monday va, injured y iaa'
which aol Usual at Walacks Ihealer lhe sos.U.
S,.s mol ,s3hpt and smooth There were requont ai'
IN the dia, que ard eani OF eoelee
between i.e characters often sstst!iiuc' - "a
comedy lbs tiis should 1ow ~ithou; impedimei" 80
aceneTy ed decorations were not pr ci'ey correct
Portions o. tie furniture were entirely mcleln Bat
ssosethe, 'hc peTioi extremely * veavie
one L. u be repeated on saturday. !