New-York tribune., 1867-03-12
The DRAMA

Attracted by the announcemensof new loca
DRAMA large audience was assembled. yesterds
| afternoon at Bamum's Museum. when the new Local
drama was duly revealed. Il is cilled Our TcW
ment Houses" and it has been cor Instructed after h'
| fashion of those remarkable buildings: that Isl
consists of bad materials hastily md carelessly p
together II opens with chorus" OF pasSenge gens-
from California, or from LysrPp9ouSI laIuSu thao "a
sents in almost wholly accidental sequence, nuina
ous Incidents which are supposed 70 be llustrsstn
Of city life Much occurs. but aOthing occurs rlu@
sily individuals who, at first, assume great y,
inence are suddenly observed 70 dlsappea sbs
are heard of no more foreyeE One 9uS
act. Another yanishes in virtuous mlly
ON conscience and it is afterward darkly int ated
that he becomes permanent issldent o ms
Branch. A very dIrty young man who oiici "a
assassin in act first, attracts atte aion for =
but he is speedily eclpsed by young phllaI ~
with hi Oh forehead and dark lartein. Events '
lanthropist accompanied by his as ID mothor, shedf
the uster Of his dark lantern upon the face OF dead
pauper; and presently the same youf. radiant under
The sudden splender of calclur-light, defies q
boated aristOcrat in gitterlng ball room III Il un'
dersOod TO be the opinion OF this heroic personags
that NewYork tenement-houses are unflt Tor any
body 10 live in and So for the most part they are
But the drama fOrbds long brooding upon that orig
inal thought 1t hastens 10 WOO us with the spectacs
of a German dance-celiar; with bit OF Elmo
pian minstrelsy; with an Irish ug; with an
attempted burglary; with another tableau; and WITH
moro calcium light. Our young friend with the hgh
forehead suddenly reappeals, IN mart Al array, ana
again defies his arisOcratic foe. Sufftrlng woman
also comes in for share of illumination, az thus
point The police assist The dirty young man comes
on with bag. We perceive that grand climax
cannot be far off. That climax comes in q harrow
ing tenement-house death-bed scene. But for this.
and one other scene. we should not know that the
drama had ANYTHING whatever to do with tenement.
houses 1t s in this single respect, like one OF poos
Artemus Wards lectures; 1t touches upon every
topic except the particular one which IT assumes 70
treat II reminds YOU Of Sketches in India" Oh
"Alose p"The Tioket-of-Leave Man., OF The Streets
of NewYork." of the Ethiopian MnStrels OF the late
BarrOonl." of The London journal. OF everything
that is hackneyed and commonplace. Ii lisa thing OF
shTes ana Pa,ne ana e are hd 1 GGnd a I
libeatey put such n medley of trash together must
be a curiosity well worthy of place in Mr. BEnumt
collection. The players did the best they could With
the drama. Mr.. Levick, in particular, merits CONS
mendaton for the very earnest effort that he made ~
give an air of reality, and warmth OF feeling =
artificial emotions and barren Incidents Mr. +. Ml )
ton tan entirely, new name, TO nsl acted with
neatness and fidelity the thapkless part of .
greenhorn in tho hands of sharpers That
Van Amburgh's Menagerie was not far off
during the performance was eyldmt BY
the odor that gracefully curled from the unseen
lairs of the savage beasts Mr. iiauums store OF GU
riosites by the way, has, in the tsas nara depNt.
ment, been rendered more than commonly offens,ys
of late by the addition thereto of leopard child
-One of the most repulsive objects we have ever
chanced TO behold. Our old friend. the advertising
drop-curtain still remains. and exhibits signs OF
managerial prosperity. twill, after all beretained
We would suggest tho expedency of covering ths
walls of the theator in the same way. Thrift
thrift, Horatom Our Tenement Houses" wa
rather placidly received by the audience Yesterday
but We presume il win have at least short career
The shorter tho better.
Madame De Lcsdenier. one of the best read
ors now before the public and after Fanny Komble
the best OF her before public announces
reading this evening. at the Geographical
Room, Clinton Hall. Having said that the highest
American criticism applauds her il ought not 10 bo
much larger praise that London criticism assists bus
since it ~ we mention it. Ii is good thing when
woman has the capacity and the will To make lilo
for herself and not t0 accept the which she fnds
made to her hand, when she is old enough TO think
about il at all. So we thank Madame 1esderner,
any other brave woman who uses to the uttermost
the gift she has: In the of this lady her talent
is largo, and her success decided that the good
people who 20 to profit her will find the seryiceA
shining instance Of that virtue which is its own rs-
ward.
The Southern Relief Fund will hnve a benefit ~
the New-fork Theater Wednesday afternoon
London Assurance" for which tho company of this
ttheater have generously volunteered. will be per
FORMED, Lady Don acting the spirited part OF Lddr
Gay Spanker. The object of the entertanment s
very pralseworthy. and will command hOerai cn'
courag, ment.