New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-27

Winfrr Garden.
In "Thc School Of Reform" Mr.. J. S. CLARKE

In 1.-THE School Of Reform, MI. j . 'LAhhh
has ohevcd ~ ths thcsier aremarkabe success. The
niece was ur duccd Tuesdag and repeated last oyca
ING. and vas on 10th occasions received With The NJ
most favor Perhaps should say that the rps.anse
WIS chiefly II not exclusively. bestowed upon Ny.
CLAEKE the general performance bring 90 Indifferent
ns 20 barely cacnpc consurc. Tho School q Reform,
Ike most Of Morions comedies. requires great
Ain aud intelligence In The netting 10 save
10 from riGcuic. As in "srrcd the Plough
md - Cnle TO- tho Hsmt Ache" by the same author
tie language Of The parts Is iutocraby lofty
and pedantc that unless unusual istc and
eFrised, Il. uitennce proyotes only laughter The
comic scenes. however. highly ingenious and di.
,ernR. The version n.ed Of the Winter Garden Is IN
threo acts sih good share Of the heavy business er
plunged. It might probably be SIN farther reduced.
leaving only such fragments ofte ponderous dia-
oge necessary 20 preserve the continuity OF the
story.
The character OF Tyke is probably the most robust
and earnest that MORTON ever drew. il is ne con-
trasi to the limsy cacaturcs IN which his numerous
PLAYS abound. lie was himself so wei pleased with it,
that IN dedication he called tho attention Of the Phi
anthrope School to IL lesson Of humanity. There can
be no question az to the difficulty Of III representation
We believe that IL ranks among the most arduous Of
dramatic lmItlHNltHouF AZ ttfl W 81 4n Al A
CLARKEs case tie difficulty must be vastly augmented
This gentcmun's reputation in Ncw-Yogk has nth
erto been measured by his successes in broad
comedy His audiences have been accustomed 10 asso
cia,o him with the most !udorous and aughabe effects
OF the stage lis rcpertory las been limited TO the
widest frces. and the most grotesqne OF ex,rnyagan
zas lie hes not even attempted the intervening step
Of pure comedy to prepare tho why for this extreme
a -. 81. 40, 10 .t,.. - Ia
ihentcr going community The idea of his appearing in
character the chief elements OF which are strictly
nous was moro novel than natural. Some close
observers may have caught glimpses in Ger.
tain scenes Of "Evepbodys Friend" and oc.
caSionaIy in other pieces, Of the promise
Of power Tar beyond tho cxigenccs OF thoso light and
mnciful parts to which be has devoted himself. but
there could have been ANY very general faith in his
capacity for graver things. The effect Of his splendid
success last Tuesday evening was therefore all tho
moro complete and Irresistible. 1t suddenly but
thoroughly established for him reputation. which
though IL may no. prove 80 valuable in popular sense
has isr higher arstc Importance than that which he
before enjoyed.
Mr.. CLAREEs pes formhnco OF Tyke Eives ample evil
dence OF hssiduous cad thoughtful stsdy II is sp
parent thai ho he's carefully matured H. AID that he DC
yelopcs i with abeoI1tc fidelity TO his own ideal that
the spectator is compelled 10 accept altogether the
appropriate realization Of the character hat could
be given. There be no doubt 10 ts esrne,tness
and sincerity The powerful effect at the close Of the
FIRST act swept away the first night, all recollection
OF Mr. CLARKE as comedian. Throughout. the per
foTmaEce indeed there disposition On the part
OF the audience to satisfy Its humorous sense OF his posi-
ton. ROBSON, in London, conld never play John
Probity without exciting the houghtles laughter Of tho
Olympic pit blind TO the purest pahos. Secause 1t came
from a comedian WILLIAM WARRES, immeasurably
greater than RoBsoS, cannot. Tripet, always tx the
serious attention Of his audience. Mr.. CLARKE Oh
Tuesday evening Was more fortunate From 'egnning
10 end tho house WIS his own and he moved iswiIh
new aud strange spirit.
As we have said. the general representation on Tues.
day was not good. No character. excepting Mr. /
CL,RKEs, was thoroughly wen interpreted. There
were strange aDachronisms in the dresses The scene
was not good--s Doni vkct nss b eyorlookad nm