The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-06
A M u S E M E N T S.

OPENING OF wALLAcK's THEATRE" THE OVER
LAND ROUTE"
The opening of waack's Theatre for the season Ia
always event of the greatest dramatic significance
and annually brings together oil that is distinguished D
literature In art and In politics Last night which was
the first of the present dramatic year,
was exception. The house was full in,
every part, aud when the doors opened
1t already impossible to places On every
hand the distinguished citizens and the leaders OF
society who for so many years have resorted to this
theatre and lent 1t their sanction the first in the
land. When the curtain a brilliant audience had
assembled to welcome the old favorites back to the
familiar boards and to offer the newcomers
a kindly greeting. The piece chosen to begin
the season was Tom Taylor's comedy drama, "The
Overland Route" which first produced in this
country at the old theatre at Broome street and
Broadway sixteen years ago Most OF the
theatre-goers Of to-day failed 10 witness those
representations, or have only dim recollection
Of them that its present production cannot be re-
garded any way in the light Of revival The drama
being to most of those who witness il the in
terest ia i Is new also Even the plot is fresh if
it was produced for the first time The action
takes place the Peninsular and Oriental steamship
Simeon during tho voyage nom Alden TO Suez The
story is very simple one, and the comedy upon
the mishaps Of Mrs. Seabrght, who has two lovers
in tho old beaux Sir Solomon Frazee and
Mr.. Colepepper, 70 whom the fact that she
is married woman has not been communicated
Tom Dexter, the adventurer OF the piece is aware OF
the existence Seabrigh and though always per-
forming acts which ente him TO respect no uses this
knowledge for his selfish and wicked pur-
poses. As counterplot Mr.. and Mrs Lovibond who
have been separated for years accidentally sail the
ship Mrs Lovibond s proposed to by Major
McTurk but is reooncod TO her husband who is com
PEELED TO discover himself having been ar
rested as Thomas Downey There other characters
and other love scenes all Of which reached their climax
with the burning OF the ship when the curtain falls
upon the second act The scene OF the third act is
island IN the Red Sea- where the tangled threads
OF the story ore all unravelled and everything ends
happily. IL will be perceived that the drama Is most
fectous one, and II presents many effective situations
as well as affords great scope for scenic display Tho
scenery the play presented is in every way
quarter deck Of the Simeon be regarded as
Of the most effective pieces OF scenic and stage
attraction which have been in this city in many
years We turn from these considerations 70 the rep
resentation Of the drama 1t presented at this
model theatre last night
The piece It acted at wallack's last night had
many points OF interest There the veteran OF the
Waiiackan stage, hr Jonn Giloert who played Sir
Solomon Frazer with that inmitable grace which
he infuses into all his parts and which
gives beauty and freshness even to those
things which would DO angularty and awKwariness in
another. His Sir Solomon q well rounded perform
ance aud its perfection illustrated and enhanced by
the Mr. Colepepper Of Mr. W. Herbert The latter was
a complete foil TO Mr. Gbert's tiiplomatist, and
the two foolish old beaux the centre OF the
attraction OF the in spe too OF the ire
sistibie humor OF Mr. Harry Beckett's Lovibond The
last named part is one which possesses so many ele
ments Of buriesque that Mr. Beckett could not fail
his first scene by the excellence OF his counterfeit mol
de mer In the more pathetic but scarcely less humor
Gus scenes OF tho second oct he almost equally e.
fective, and he has added new triumph 10 those
which went before The Major McTurk or Mr. j. W.
Shannon who made his first appearance at this the
piece OF careful and conscientious acting The
least satisfactory performances Of tho whole
was not sufficiently shaded or sufficiently subiued
Mr.. Montague acts the gentleman too we'll 10 able
10 act tho adventures perfectly ON his FIRST at,enpt
tha frat
whether the ships docsor philosopher or villain
and the doubs was all the moro OBJECTIONABLE because
Bot, for all his his performance an in
eerestlDg one, and as he always dose
his Tom Dexter Is ces,ain 20 grow in popua,
fYor he becomes zanzibar with the part The charm
q mss Ada Dyas' Mrs scabsghs was M its smps,cay
and artsssness and while We caDnos cafn uss part
among the best the absence Of my styainng allav
etIees gives greas excellence especially IN Of Abe
ss that presenss 30 many compositions for overriding
u Miss Elhe Gcrmon very acceptable as Mra
LoVIoond and Hiss Geraldine Mayo who ma9So hey |
ddbpt cpeaaed an exceedingly favorable hnpveesion and
earned recall on hor hrst ntgha as a reward Of her
dramatic pFomlan. Upon ths Whok tke performance |
was 81 ,he kind which have ths thsatse famous
isnd tho pieec can scasoey l 10 have very hong run
II s as fresh almosa ns FIRST production and pro-
daced as now IS upon sc Of greater splendor than
oesoso u ought 70 have oven greater success.
GrRNANIA NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hRBxnT"
Honest ba6or,s v1lscnS sapstai farce, was pro
duced ks evening at tho GeFmansa Theaase 90 an ovov
HU~iDg sadcnco Ns o. those sogfchnse pro<,uo-
tons q broad 0ormsn hnmor vnlch are 10 character
isAic q the merry Rafhertnd, garnishad with
many popular songs fnli OF political alba /
s,oas and Astounding win the most ludcrous !
and exsTavagani situations. The company entered
heartsy INTO this spirit % exnberans nrn md from ,he
raising OF he curtain TIL she eloss tho house Aalriy
rang with laughter The between Abe shodly
OF Germany-even she has shoddy-and her
honest simple fols In admirably drawn The
debuante, FTauleiD Mathiko Cottyey, carried
Of tho donors Of the evening Her en-
tbueiestic reception testified thaA sho had made
decided bit, and, no wonder for Fraulcin Cottrey
a vivacoue and graceful soubrotte who sings prcttiy
and has much rogush ndscet1 Herr Merten was "a