On the fifth night of his engagement (September 12, 1834) he played _Timothy Quaint_, in "The Soldier's Daughter," and _Tristam Sappy_, in the afterpiece of "Deaf as a Post," and so on through a round of characters in comedy and farce--_Daffodil Twod_, among the latter, in "The Ladies' Man"--written by himself--was a great favorite. And it may here be said, in passing, that the farce, which previous to Burton's advent had sunk into lethargy, revived under his touch and became a vital point of attraction. He made a great hit as _Guy Goodluck_, in "John Jones," in which part he sang a comic song--"A Chapter of Accidents"--and the fact leads us to remark that very few of those who saw the comedian in his ripe prime were aware of the musical talent he exhibited in earlier years, and that he made a specialty of introducing humorous ballads in his pieces, and sang them with marked effect. A collection of such songs, entitled "Burton's Comic Songster," was published in Philadelphia in 1850; and we were surprised, on looking it over, at the quantity of mirthful verse he had written and sung. The well-known ditty of "The Cork Leg," it may be mentioned, was written expressly for him. [Illustration: Arch Street Theatre Poster] The engagement of Burton with Maywood & Co. lasted two years, and was renewed for two more, during which period the comedian's powers greatly developed, and displayed remarkable versatility and dramatic resource. He widely extended his repertory, and was seen at the Arch and Chestnut Street theatres in a variety of comedy rôles and in innumerable farces. Among the many noted parts performed by him at various times we may name: _Ollapod_, in "The Poor Gentleman"; _Doctor Pangloss_, in "The Heir at Law"; _Farmer Ashfield_, in "Speed the Plough"; _Goldfinch_, in "The Road to Ruin"; _Billy Lackaday_, in "Sweethearts and Wives"; _Tony Lumpkin_, in "She Stoops to Conquer"; _Maw-worm_, in "The Hypocrite"; _Sir Peter Teazle_ and _Sir Oliver Surface_, in "The School for Scandal"; _Mr. Dove_ and _Mr. Coddle_, in "Married Life"; _Dogberry_ and _Verges_, in "Much Ado About Nothing"; _Launcelot Gobbo_, in "The Merchant of Venice"; _Bob Acres_, in "The Rivals";--the last-named character he played on one occasion with the conjunction of the elder Wallack as _Capt. Absolute_, Tyrone Power as _Sir Lucius O'Trigger_, and Mr. Abbot (an actor celebrated in his day) as _Falkland_; truly a striking distribution. A few of the farces out of the many were "The Lottery Ticket," "Sketches in India," "The Mummy" (so famous in Chambers Street), "No Song No Supper," "John Jones," "Deaf as a Post," "The Ladies' Man," and a piece called "Cupid," which had won renown in England through the acting of the famous John Reeve.