New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-01-18
UXLLACkS THEATER.

Al THE house last nj ht was produced, for tie fnaS
| tive, rev pay in ak acts, written by ME-. Jshw
! Let N Wallack, emitted "Thc Veteran, or Ffascs
ard Az >eia." II MT with uDeqaaed- Nth
a WELDON genis and hearty il each indiviiu 4
in the c,os ded auderce had personal interest," Ia is
,,iumub. I'd il richly deserted IT, for il Ia one cf tke
most il .sres,t z of those pecul dramas much h
taver of late. Of which "JeSse Brown ha, beeu By
many pronounced both the type and the porfostion.
Tie action of the f,st two acts of " The Veteran"
i. IN France after wlSch the ctsngcs to Agsra
a. the whole character Of the pay alters with tho
charg Of locslty Tie Grst tso acts simple
comedy, but no sooner is the scton transferred 30 .
tropical seefe then tho plsr Nelson's into bevfar-
ing luxuriancc Of rc lent cai acoides, quite In eeD
with the gorgeous Oriental surroundings. The pNEs
too, which before was of no con,plexity then
could he EASILY folosed by an ordinarily sisen'-
tive auditor suddenly takes on sach nam-
her of complicated involutions, that nsteasr
Of no more tbaa svSrsge comprohersivercss Ia ~
as.ray Bot s'l rhis is little matter the mind Of thes
observer is 90 diverted, the aathor intended L.
should be, by the mysterious appearance Of snsx-
pected persons and constant succession Of sSci'isg
situaors, thai he herdly tops to inquire into tho
relevancy Of tie various scenes but accepts whatever
presents ITSELF and enjoys It as il CONES along. Tho
play t ikes its rane from the character enacted by
Mr.. Waisck OF an old French Colonel In the PR
sonaticn Of which he treats tho public to many q
those delicious bits Of acting for which always looh
10 him.
OF coure there love plot tco love plots thcroiS
ore man Loving two womeD taert are two or three
women lov,rg one man. and there is one woman not -
all certain which Of two uen she loves most aud tbsa
engaging lerielf to the wrong man at last and only
getting TIE right by series Of blundersj and u
fact the love Implications Of the play are past all us-
rav,ing at the late hour at which wa write. Be-
who csre4 after AL how the gallant young officer gets
into an mpregnable dungeon just in Ee to rescue sa
yourg ma den Of his choice that he does get theso
and does rescue the maiden aiterSard 7 Who cares
bow the gallant Colore gets of with biz lie when hs
Is beset by hundred fees with particularly long mus
kets 10 say noth Of swords and daggers innuuier~
able co that tie isnt Colonel does got ont of thst
unpleasant predcamsLt with intsot epdermusv
Who stops to iaqu re why the disciplined soldiers dont
fire On and utterly annhiae the little band Of ptieon-
ers at tie order Of their chief So long thce coz
siderate troops don't pull the fatal triggers Of their
fsts, guns and send their fatal bullets with
fatal effect through the hearts Of those fatsd
men, also women What Jap srtiDent, mathematics
medJler is soh into elaborate calculation TO shos
how unlikely il IL that two ships hould be wrecked On
precisely the SPOT feve, years apart, and only
the very people he saved who necessary to con-
plete the play, msrry each Other and make happy
family partyi ard who q copper for such mans
opinion on the subject Of dramatic probebilites whn
asked him to give an opinion, or who Is he, or who
cores for him anyhow Whose business Is It how tho
right people at last to marry the right peop'e
afts unLpmbered ubuatopsl and the vicious peoPSs
90 off owing, attended by the dsrslon Of all right
minded persons in the audience they all do 1T IeG
Us accept the good feeding airing too closely
into the cookery Whose business is it where the cook
pets b., flour and eggs so tho pad ling Is goodi Say
grace and enjoy the dnner and reyer mind tie kitoheo
arrsne enc MIS- So, if We arc going 10 have the ro-
mantle drama, LET have tbs very romantcest scrs
tina may be, and let rejoice In it with initiate gusts.
wtht ut stopping TO pick flaws In II. And so we say
again, ard cay it boldly-and to use the pathetic
WORDS VI Mr. Loster in his own play, may donksys
dauce on the grave Of that mans unclc who dares 70
dispute us"-tl at The Veteran" is one Of tue very
best Of the modern school OF romantic dramas.
10 all seriousness say the play Is admirably sctsd
Delightfully."- cottumei, supsrby maintained, and 10 .
delight and rejoicing to the eye and ear to say nota-
ing Of the in the gunp,wder parts. Many OF ne
sceIes are excellent and the charge OF the Zoasvss @
the end Of the fifth &c. is Of the finest drsmass
tsbesux ever Witnessed in this city, and The scecs %
military maneuyers a. the end of the pccs Is perhsPs
equally good.
The play was frstrate succcss-an snssusissae
success 90 the whole Mr. Wa.ack called for, sn1
on coming forward was received with three kindly
cheers He announced the repetition OF the play, sol
On call for the author, led forward Mr. Lshsr, VIE
made short speech Of thanks, and gave wsy to NJ
Brous ham, who wss also vocifefously demanded. Ths
new piece Is to be given tonight.