New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-01
TILE DRAMA.

WAIIACK'S THEATER-REvIYAL OF SCHOOL
The wild flowers are due in the woods, ana
that delicious wild flower of comedy the late MT
Robertson's "schoo" springs up again in WallacRs
Theaer good time. No play, surely, could he more
harmonious with the ideals, the ancles, the ongngs,
and the tender cheeruness that possess the hearts
OF the young-and OF all who have kept and fresh
the memory OF youth and love. It's pure story so deli
catey told its universal types OF character are 80 bril-
anty contrasted its threads Of playuness and deep
emotion smoothly tangled. its crisp text SO mer
ry sparkles and rippes along and Its noble spirit ana
most sweet influence SO deeply touch the heart ana
lift MP the mind, that he who really feels
its beauty looks at It through gentle laughter
and gentler tears, and thinks OF 1t afterward
with gratitude aud proud JOY. There are few works
of dramatic art that match 1t in symmetry, and thus
faculty OF tase and there are fewer works
that match It in the use OF that delicate artprccess sug
geston-which, applied to the su6ter shades OF eX-
perience and sentiment, first used In our literature
with splendid effect by Thackeray, whose intellectual
pupil and loving disciple Mr.. Robertson certainly was
It's reproduction at Wallacks Thoater last night accord
In gly-having been effected under peculiarly brilliant
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS within reach OF play-goers a
source of rare pleasure and lasting benefit and deserves
record In words OF warmth. The theater was crowded
and the performance was greatly enjoyed Such per-
Torrance nowhere else in this city, ana no
where else at this time, excepting In Booths
theater, will tho play-goer find that tone OF
beautiful purity which ID the golden crown OF
dramatic power, making 1t benehcent as well as fas-
cinatng aud wholesome as well as brilliant In all re-
specs the spirit OF tho comedy caught aud reflected
last night by the chief players Sweeter voices among
the women might be wished, il man were more valiant
than courteous; but that excellent thing in woman
seems mostly to have left the stage, and we must be
with memories OF the music that has died away
The cast was exceptionally fine. Mr.. Walack, Mr. Gill
bert, and Miss Germon played their accustomed parts
OF which they the originals In this country. Mr.
Brougham as FarintosA, Mr.. Beckett as Krur, Mr..
Arnot as Beauf0y, Miss Jefreys-Lewis as Bella, and
persons hitherto unseen among the pupils were
new in the cast and they all exceptionally good.
Such delicate and finished piece Of acting as Mr..
Broughams old beaun which the interior spirit that
of the born gentleman who never go amiss aud the
outward garb Is the veneer Of artificial and elaborate
manners-will not often be found and can only be sup
piled by an artist of the sweetest temperament the
finest intuons the most thoroughly trained powers
Miss JefreysLewis If she would only train her voice,
would be most delightful actress in the parts that
blend innocence with passion and aress grace with tau
TALKING beauty. Her Bella in this comedy as is, must
be accepted as gem OF native refinement and one
OF the very best works she has yet offered to this public
OF tho bland benignity and tender simplicity OF Mr..
Gilbert, Dr. Sutege there is no need to remind the
play goer. The performance Is perfect one and not
Blake, In his best days, could have touched It, Mr.
wallack long ago found, in Poynt, q type OF that
indifferent, freeandeasy half cynical half trivial and
wholly light characer-a peculiar outgrowth OF English
civilization to-day and possible only where society has
long been settled In its grooyes-which be can depict
better than any actor that has walked our STAGE Tho
observer who will take the trouble 10 examine into his
action the close OF the first act OF SCHOOL, will come
upon more than hint OF what we mean. and will see
the art of the elegant farceu In perfection. Mr. Beck
EFT made brilliant hit last night, as Kr. trying that
grim hunor which is side of his richly endowed ma
ture and which he employed spontaneously to very fine
effect The scenery-particularly in landscape portions
was bewitchngly bright; and with Mr. Bakers well
selected music and Mr.. Foyds perfectly competent
management Of the stage, the piece passed on with
sparkling rapidity and without flaw or drag There
has been no pessanter at any theaer in New
York during whole Of the and we shall so far
yield TO the Of rather unusual feeling OF enhu-
siasm say that the educated public Will he unjust
TO itself as well blind TO very great merit In art
II It do not make Mr.. wallacks revival Of School"
great aud continuous success