New-York tribune., 1869-03-16
DRAMA.
SCHOOL AT wALLAcK's.

A vile day ended in n far evening, and
School" was produced under starlight and clear sky
IL Is beautiful play aid IL welcomed not alone into
the good 81 but into the affections Of the public There
was present q very large audience and 1t remained I'll
the curtain fell at II O'Clock Interested lamusod gently
excited in heart as well as mind by charming pictures
Of the real life Of that period in human experience which
is the sweetest. the most delicious and 10 most persons
the holies School" shows delicate poetic genius COM
ned with dramatic faculty OF very high order The at
mosphere OF the work spcricctypurcandt the mechanism
OF IA superb The substance OF School Is actual life,
but actua fo l. dcalzcd with just the truihfuucss aud
discretion requisite 20 a work OF ant The form Of the
work charms by s symmetry. Three scenes are SET Tor
the four acts Light principal characters and fourteen
subsidiary pcrsOuagcs conduct tho action. Tie charac
ters sre typical OF the Engludand to some extent tho
America-of today aud each Is distinctly drawn. The
style brilliant In the representation last night there
WAS almost unfaggug movement. In the fourth act
there may have been just sentiment OF snggishness
but this, VIC fancy, viii disappear or absolute faults
there were none worth mention. II was luxury 10 meet
with piece that actually depended upon It's language
that language being harmonious with is characters aud
suitably expressive Of is thought, w.t. ScHtlmcnt pas
SION and poetry The several performers were equal 20
their several parts Mr. Walack born 20 play sach
parts as Jack P0yn Mr MarowC illustrated the moral
OF the piece ana gave a complete pcrsonaion Of true
gentleman. Mr5 Jennings was the Cinderella oI the
stOry-aud the story, by tie way, illustrates
GiuderelluB experience - anu hoAAlNateN "'"'''''h
gentlenoss Of nature and that dignity OF goodness
which is 90 charming In a sweet woman. Mss Germon
performed Naomi and pleased alo By her Eslish arch
ness her mischief ana her earnest goolhoaHedncss.
These performers appeared before The curtain ct
the end of the piece In response to the vigorous applause
Of delighted audience TO the acting Of the other char
acers aud to many thoughts inspired by this superb
piece Of its work. shall refer hereafter Mr. Walack
will find occasion, for weeks to come, to remove the
comedy Of " School"
VARIOUS NEWS.
Mr.. James T.. Hayes, the manager of tho
Olympic, expected to arrive home in the next Cunard
steamer, ,due hero Thursday-Bryants Mlnstrcls
propose to travel and their Hall Will be offered for
next May.PantOmime, burlesque ballet DC. to pre-
vail at Wnllacks Theatcr. during the summer season.
under the management Of Mr.. Alexander henderson,
Last night, at the Circus, Me Carotta Dc Berg reap
peared after absence OF twelve months. Mr.. James
T. Cooke also returned to this The Rizarcl
Brothers, OF course, remain. The trick horse AieJaR
der and Conrads performing dogs were introduced,
aud battoute leaps performed by the whole COM
pauy.-At Woods MutCuns this week, the afternoon,
performance viii consist OF Aladdin, the Wonderful
Scamp" with Miss Ada Harland Aladdin. and the bal
let Of "Esmeralda" with Mile. Morlacchi and her asso
clate dancers. Mr. and Mrs. Florence remain ut this
theater two weeks longer performing in The Ilcketo
Leave Man" On Friday evening next Mrs Florence Will
havo benefit Various short pieces VIII be repesented-
Mr Brougham has revived "a Gentleman from Ireland,
much Ado About A Merchant OF Venice" These two
pieces make particularly strong bill-The San Fran
cisco Minstres prosper abundanty With their comcal
Siege of the Bondes-It Is probable that the BrOnd
way Theater viii be converted into shops after tho LIST OF
May.-Miss MarriOtrs engagement at Woods Museum,
10 begin on Easter Monday, viii last four weeks 1t is
prol able that she will play in meodrnma.-The Greg
ory Family with performing dogs, ponies, and Monkeys,
is the newest OF the miscellaneous entertainment
given at Tammany Mile BOnfanti goes to Buffalo this
week and is succeeded at Tammany by 10 Petite
schlager-Ar Browne. OF The clipper is about TO pub
Iish in large volumes, Chronology OF the Amer
can Stage" from 17Is TO sC9Ihe Davenport Brothers
are about 10 give exhibitions of their peculiar art at
stenway Ha.-Burlesque prevails Without change at
the Theater Comique where Mr. Lngard is playing; at
N,lo's, where the Lydia Thompson Troupe appears in
tThe Forty Thieves" and at the waverey where the
Holt Troupe Is playing In "Lucreta Borgia, NJ. d.
Mr. Grau announces that he will bIing ont
..Ia Vie Parlsienne," 40 the French Theatcr on
Easter Monday-Mr De C0rdoya, desrous Of aholdiug
aid Tor Cuba" will deliver lecture, entitled The Sol
dier t Irving Hail. the 10th Inst concert VIII also
be given" Humpty Dumpty" will be represented as
usnaI at the Olympic. Manees on Wednesday and sa-
ON Easter Monday, Mr.. and Mrs Florence will
begin an engagement IN Newark, and during thai and
the following week. they viii perform in hew'Haven,
Hartford springhed, Worcester ana froNluehce-JeI
,on viii nov n April at the Boston Theater, which Is
good news for Boston, the RP va" b"hs Va INC sI'at
comedian never having been seen In that city-The
MANAGER Of Wood,s Museum designs learn. To dis
nense onnreIV with uonstrosities No more living skee
tons siaese TN,ns or other hldeous nbomnations OF
that orler will he presented So much the better The
moro and beautiful the collection tho greater
will be its value 10 the people and the anpler It's pecuni
ary succcss-Mr ". s. Adams has projected a eaoital