New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-17
niral solely in consequence Of his we'll known
kill and success in the management Of opera.
THE DRAMA.
OPENING NIGHT AT wALLAcx's.

touches OF redecoraton here and there In the auditorium
and by general, though not wholly unbsmshed atmos
phere freshness and cleanliness Tho orchestra por
ton Of the theater has besn reseated and
larged The gliding the fronts Of the galleries has
been renewed The aisles have been carpeted anew.
These changes though not very considerable, improve
the appearance Of the house. and make II comora
bio for the audiences II the familiar OF dust had
been taken of Of the green curtain and the actdrop the
effect would have been still better These appendices.
however serve to contrast the old with the and
remind us that antiquity has claims to respect For the
opening piece Mr.. wallack presented 1.-THE School for
Scandal IL was a wise choice. No community eau
possibly need than this one does the lesson con
veyed In that comedy. What the hero OF Maud 70
marks on the state OF modern society ~
especially true at this place aud time Esch
man walks with his head In cloud OF
poisonous fies" The OF scandalous lying that
is done here exceeds al and only eqused ~
the evlmnded sredulity which accepts all lies as trutu
Possibly the people who see The School for Scandal
"a now acted at walack's, will profit By its moral
There are many. have no manner OF doubt who
might do so with benefit to themselves ana others
Upon the merits sherdaus master piece We shall not
pause 20 diate The topic s tempting, but hackneyed
one remark, though, 1t ia worth while 20 make III In
delicate topics treated In this play, they are 40
treated be made tributary 70 the enforcement OF
wholesome and much needed lesson Sheridan does not
hold up filth a. an allurement. That money making en-
pedient has been left 10 the great ssgecsrpenter
dramatists OF more modern period. IN sherdans time
1t required brains and culture wtand goodbreedng !"
attract the admiration OF the public What requires
the public best testify THE School Tot scan
da" very we'll acted at waliacks on the open
ing night OF the season. notwithstanding the promise OF
the cast Mr. GIbsrts SIR Peter Tsazk was the best
piece Of acting that characterized the representation
This comedian has precisely the Formally OF mind
and man1ers and precisely the innate goodness ana
serious sen,leness. which mark sw Peter Tedse HIS
dry humor Also is in keeping with the temperament OF
the old knight lie looked the part and acted H. to the
life Mr. Gilbert very cordially welcomed by The
audience which likewise extended its greeting in enthu
siastc plaudts TO Mr. Fisher Miss Madeline Henrques.
Mr. j. W. Wallack Mr. stoddart, Mr. Msrlowe. and Miss
Mestayer In fact almost every member OF the company
was greeted with reclamation. Mr.. Charles Wyndhsm.
who made his debut here. this OCCASION Ia the chat
acter Of Ciaries Surface. was in particular most kindly
received His Charles Surface, however lacked almost
every quality which makes the part distinctive brilliant
and delightful Thatis IL had no grace no ease. no
sp.rkle NO DASH and very little sentiment MI Rock
well who acted Careless looked better and played bet
ter than Mr. wyndham. and would make. we CONJECTURE
trner representative Of Charles surface Nevertheless
! Mr. wyndham showed that he possesses that accom-
pIishmeut-so dear and tremendous In the eyes OF
payer-a proficient familiarity with stagebusness; the
technical nuods operand that s 81 presenting stage
picture And dare say he is man OF talent Only-he
he did not show great deal OF IT, In this particular part
Miss HenrQues still more inefcienta as Lady Tear.
more yapid and lieless PRESERVATION OF the gtterns
woman OF fashion, newborn into the whir OF town NE
has never this stage. Lady Tedse' costume
how ever was rich and handsome Raa feat OF color 10
the eyes Miss HenriQues has always Impressed u.s. Oh
the stage, engaging end interesting young lady
An OF youthful ingenuousness. which Is always pleas
ant notice. always peryaded her acting That quaJ
was visible once in her Lady Tedst-and That was
ALL OF richness DASH glitter and VIM the performances
| 4 several
points sherdans text to take the house II It be
but intelligibly spoken. Mrs Phillips, who made her
first appearance Har,o. made pleasing impres
sion though she somewhat fettered by nervous ap
prehensveness Her Maria would be truer TO the orig
na though less the fine lady aud more the art
less unconventional girl Mr.. Wallacks Joseph'Sfass.
correct without being particularly brilliant. nevertheless
satisfied the OF and 1t great pleasure to
see this excellent actorso hearty and kindly ia the IN
nuence OF his temperament-once more upon the stage
Mr. Fishers SIR Orer Surface would DO the better for
more hesrtiness and vigor but h picturesque Der
formance manly in sentiment and skillful In method
Mr. Marlowe's Sir Benj0min well known for crisp
| and bright dellueation Mr. f. NJ Holland played Trip.
aud was accurate and effective. Mr.. Wliamsons hoses
was finely costumed, but indefinite. Some
tunes It suggested Irish jew, sometimes a
German Jew, and sometimes no jew at all
| Mr.. stoddart Crdbtree, Miss heetayer
| As Mr., Candour, and Mrs Seton. Lady SnserceH.
pleased by the homey virtue Of correctness Mr. Arthur
Matthson who has good and we'll cultivated baritone
voice appeared S Harry Bumper, and sang the song
at Charess table. As have intimated however tho
general performance did not rise far above mediocrity
that Il can rightly be considered brilliant Doubtless u
will be improved upon the nights by for this fine
old comedy Is to enjoy Mr. sohonberg. tile stage
manager has exercised his experienced skill and taste
mounting the piece and several Of the interiors
markably bright cheerful and handsome. Two trinng
bemshes though attracted our notice something that
resembled q statuette Of the elder Wallack as ShyoeE
appeared In the background Of the opening scene and
there was particularly modern afr about the maps on
the Josephs apartment Ornaments OF the pc
Rod OF the comedy should OF course have the prefer
| ence At the end of act third, Monday night Mr..
Lester waack was called before the curtain 10 receive
the greetings OF his public and 20 bid them welcome
He spoke with his customary grace OF manner and I'M
shed precision OF remarkthankng the audience on be-
half OF his theatrical company. and on his own behalf
and pledgng himself endeavor 10 deserve the friend
ship and sympathetic appreciation Of this community
We do not doubt that the pledge will be fulfilled Mr.
Waack has assembled capital stock company and has
several new plays IN preparation 20 be interpreted
among the old comedies, rs the season advances
| HERMANN.
| Mr. Hermann is one of the ceverest and
| most amusing Of magcians, who contrves by ektraor
binary dexterty OF hand and highly comica and fssc
mating manner 10 invest the most familiar tricks with
an appearance Of absolute freshness, and please old
| people with the marvels they wondered and
| laughed at when they were children. On "Wednesday
evening after an absence from NewYork of five years
he reappeared az the Academy OF Music with his old
tricks renovated and many new added and large
audi ence gave him cordial greeting The proceeds OF
the first performance to be for the benefit OF the
| AyOndAle sufferers.