New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-19

Wouock'e 1neoteIs
A brilliant audience welcomed, last evening, the
reopening of Mr.. Wallacks season. The general
aspect OF the assemblage familiar as the ap-
pearance of the house itself, and 1t needed but a
glance to show that few absolute strangers were
there to Join in the annual greeting. The past his
tory of Waacks Theaer has secured for II a conf
dence among those whose confidence is best worth
possessing and these are seldom absent when the
occasion calls for demonstration of their esteem and
goodwill. Mr.. Wallack's audience isqute bis own;
and it changes less from year to year-we might
almost say from night to night-than that Of any
other place Of entertainment in the city. His "open-
ngs % seem to serve his patrons mainly as op-
porunites for offering their personal encouragement
at the outset OF q new term of management. They
come to offer " the compliments OF the new season,
leaving the question OF regular amusement seeking
to future evenings. As regards tie futare however,
there is every faith in Mr. Waacks old gift Of pro-
viding a capital entertainment at all times-an
entertainment of sounder aud more Trustworthy
character than can be positively guaranteed else
where, and which, in All artistic view, is toleraby
sure to lead rather than to fall behind popular
taste.
The opening play was "The Love Chase Sc
leced, apparently, because Of its SUCCESSES Last
season. With the exception of single character,
no piece better shows the value of Mr. Wallack's
company It is a thoroughly effective comedy,
according to all stage laws OF situations, "points
and the ike. The language, TO be sure. is consis-
tently ridiculous throughout-Sh Sheridan Knowles
method being to scapc up skeleton platitudes OF all
sges. rig them out with flowers, houncos, and
rhetorical ribbons and pass them off for
poetry; which they about near resemble
IN Confederate rags resemble sound currency.
We have great respect for actors who can preserve
their intellectual liberties amid some Of the
conda-coils Of Mr.. Knowles's sentences. But his
plays are all effective spite Of this, aud they have
the quality of provoking the interest Of an audience
TO just the critical limit and then ladciously meeting
il halfway. II their author bad not ALEC been an
motor, it is doubtful if be would have written toll
cradle play. "Tbe Love Chase" 10 more than toll
cradle Ii is full Of attraction in every scene, and
we swallow the heightened badcrdash OF the Ian
gusce for the sake Of the incidents which shine
through it.
The tint donors of last evening were with AIr.
Ioey, who played with a vivaciiy beyond that
Henriques. Miss Cannon, and Mr. MARI Smith
newed for themselves the credit Of last Mr..
Smith was especially excellent ], is his best part
at this hea,er. The exception 10 the general clever
nors Of the representation falls upon Mr.. Lester
Wsllack, who-e error in turning The rough and sim
pie aw kwardness Of the country squire, when In the
pangs Of n city dress, into the minoing airs
Of an overhead exquisite s contrary to the entire
spirit OF the character that il needs demonstration.
Every prominent member Of the company was hand
somey received and the satisfaction OF the audience
was expressed with great warmth at every oppor-
tunnity.
We are bound 10 speak with particular attention
Of the orchestral pieces, partly because Of their being
nowly written for the occasion, and partly beoanse
the orchestra itself lie finer fuller and better admin
s,ered than any not only in this city, but, we say
with confidence, than any in London or Paris,
the capitals OF European taste. or course We
DO not include the lyric theaters. Alr.
stupels orchestra observe, contains some Of the
best musicians in the city, II has two or three emf.
nent violinists the beet voloncelst and other art
ists to match. The music that they play is worthy
of them. Mr.. S,1pel is master Of Instrumentation,
and the only into which he is likely TO all-if
II DO an error which we personally doubts that
Of guiding himself by more delicate, critical
Judgment than would satisfy the general sense.
But in the popular. as well as the artistic view the
orchestra at Waacks is of superior merit. The
new pieces last evening were a selection from Ros-
sini's Moses in Egypt qnadrille composed Of
hunting melodies, and n neat arrangement Of por-
tions of Mr. Gottschaks compositions, the peculiar
characteristics Of which are congenally reproduced.
These are to be repeated nightly.
A new "act-drop" was displayed, and was gen.
orally admired. 1t is unquestionably a vast i'm
proyemeut over the old ono. Mr.. A. Berger is the
painter.
This evening 90 London Assurance" will be repre-
sented and tomorrow evening "The Wonder
Sir. John Gilbert il announced to make his first ap-
pearance on Monday next.