New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-01
" THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL,
SOME REMARKS ON IT'S HISTORY.
From Mr.. Daly,s Edition.

t.lDS that IL cXcorates. The school for Scandals
rebuAes vice by depicting it, and males the rebnso
punsent by depicting it in brilliant and entertaining
way yet there is no considerable comedy iD our ans
authors whose influence was naturally and coeentIv
operative upon the kindred mind OF sheridan~tl,st
stands further of from the simplicity OF nature, moves
in a gsrish light. requires for its intelIieibIs
and effective Interpretation more studied msnniact'
uIcd, fantastic manner. IL contains person ups
whom the imagination dwell with delight or -
whom the heart can become devoted; no person who
either Ores the mind by example, arouscs the mac
instiOn by romantic nobility. especially wins esteem
whether for worth Of character or excellence condc
once or twice indeed-as IN Charless impusve expss
sion OF grateful sentiment toward the bOunteous IN,
whom he snpposes 10 be absent from the scene Of ~,
Auction and in Sir Peter Teazles disclosure 10 Jos-H,
OF his considerable intentions toward his volatile vile
In the scene OF the screen-t imparts transient thrill
of feeling. But it strlles-and indeed it nevas
aims 10 strlkethc note OF pathOs in its portraurs
of human lfc hat In the MAN, II contains sosrcsiy
a single trait of simple humanity And yet its faseI
nation Is universal, ndomitable irresistible, aSa
tho fascination Of bu0yant Intellectual character lnvln
c.bc gayety, pungent satire, gorgeous aiucnce 81
polished wit. II succeeded when it first produced
and now, after the lapse Of hundred and thirteen
acted and when it is read. There is moral in this
when ought to carry comfort u those voares OF ar
WHO believe in symbol rather than In fact the ideal
picture OF life. IN order that IL may be made Universal
in is applicability and nccssant its influence must
be made to present aggregate and comprshen
and particular portraits and must be paited IN c1Io o
that are not simply true but deIcateiy exasgeSted
THIS IS the great artthe art which has made Shake.
Of genial emoiionof the glow Of expansive humanity
and OF pathosln the school for Scandal is, perhaps
to be regretted but in This case deficiency Of the
melting heart Is cOunterbalanced by prOdigaty Of the
opulent mind The piece transcends locality and
epoch. The resident not only Of Bath and OF London
but Of New York and san Francisco. the denizen moi
only of great capitals but of provincial villages thu
lnhabltant of yesterday to-day, and tomorrow, can
perceive the meaning feel the power, and rejoice In
the sparkling gayety Of The school for scandal"
his twenty seventh ycarwaS written slowly painfully,
and with patient labor. Moore devotes about thirty
sketches
when rearing the fabric OF the piece and dllates with
particular admiration upon the scrupulous study tho
astdlons care and the anxious severity Of revision
with which he selected his language. moulded his ma
terals and blended and fused the many scattered thread
of his fancy and inventive thought into one symmetrical
exclams the delighted biographer (and Moore was
beautiful faculty in literature has eyer been pro;
all the lasting wonders Of this world. whether verse
or stone, whether poetry or pyramlds me original
MoOres discerning eye certain glare and coar'eness
showing the effect Of recent study OF Wycherley and
Vanbrgll: but also they revealed the steady pressure
Of delicate taste and the incessant operation Of
strenuous refinement alike IN the improvement o.
and arrangement Of the sentences, and the choice Of
epthets. one OF sheridans pecuarites. indeed was
light graceful. istolent manner OF elegant leisure
lie preferred that people should suppose that hii
work was always done spontaneously and with carces
ease. In reality lie accomplished nothing without
effort During considerable part OF bis lfe-certaln.
ly TIL he vas thirty six, when he Joined Edmund
Burkc's sentimental crusade against Warren Hastings,
and fortified the rancorous rhetoric Of that statesman
by refuleent burst Of verbal nrcworis concerning
the Begun Prncesscs of Oude-hs Industry minute,
ass!duous and vigilant No man
pernacious worker, and no man ever seemed TO have
less occupation less need OF endeavor for the accom-
plishment Of splendid things. lie did not, as %
many fussy people do-who cannot endure to be EN-.
over the virtue OF their fol-intrlde his
fsor upon the attention ;1H ,o Of #, a' ends
chips and dust that were made in the cutting Of il:
He gave results he did not proclaim the process q
briilancy Of talents SAYS Moore ever employed more
art and crcumspecton in their display But sher!.
Of teatIc. Kind IDS lie held the ' most St e Of human
achievement 10 be what certainly they arc) Of slight
grace and humiliation Of being bore and he possessed
In extraordinary fncss, and therefore he abundantly
doubt that as wore the character Of sheridan
weakened and degraded by misfortune, embarass.
and his shameless set, and most Of all by nemper-
Of his splendid prOduetiveness and prospe1y d,
was noble gentleman and a most individual mental
acter should be set down to its weakness.
The School for scandal was produced under ausn:
1t excellent Garrick. moreover, had assisted at It's
hearsal, and had written prologue TO introduce It.
the staee-sdys that Garrick never known on any
former OCCASION TO be more anxious for fayorte piece
Lane Theatre. which We're opened at haifpast s. had
not been opened hour when the house wa crowded
prologue which is in Garrioks more whimsical and
sprIghtly manner Coman furnished an epogne
dam who was manager well rs author. had taken
great pains. Every part, was well acted The in.
nation. Mrs. Arlington, King and smth-who PLAYED
respectively Lady reaze sir Peter Teazle and Charles
seph surface. was superb. The only defect noticed
was susgi'hness Of movement in act second, incident
moncers. Garrck observed that the characters upon
before they spoke. 1t the close Of the scene
tremcndon5 Frederick REYNOLDS. the dramatlst hap.
non fpO hfQu Ia =
Yard t to B rydses st." about O'clock that night
heard such noise all at once 9 ct he e., hSg gs n.
public enthusiasm after the final descent Of the ba1e
% SSad Unlimited Tiac got drunk made row in tie
street and was knocked down and put into the watch
Of the comedy not only on the next day but on many
days thereafter. Horace wapole. who speedily went
Hn: TO my great surprise there wore more parts per-
formed admirably in This comedy than almost eve,
and and Palmer all shone' Boadcn the bographer In
fady Teagc said they we're 50 suited to each other
that they lost half their soul in separation For years
great In London that It clouded the success Of the
new pieces that were brought forward in is wake
dublin and other large towns Of the Kingdom Moons
records that the scenes Of the Auction and the screen
were presented upon the Paris stage in lis, IN a
story soon found Ms way to the Theatre Francois.
under the name OF "TArtufc de Noeurs.'
Every Old comedy which has survived in actual
representation has gathered To itself. the OF
wears a considerable number of clt raneous passages
which may collccvcly though perhaps not quite ac'
curatcy. be described gags" These the con-
tribuonS. mainly ~ actors and stage managers. Tiev
arr either pigments of fancy, or readily appreciate
Jokes or local and particular au,Ons. which. in actual
performance OF the piece found TO be effective.
in some casHS they have become sOdly ncOrp rated
Into the org lna text that they have "a ned Acceptance
actually parts Il the orig nal structure. ana TIL oms
sion Il them has s'een known 70 prompt righteous
gcmonstraAce agavst The niqulty Of tampeiing with
the author. .\s rule they are both spoken ard
heard under the impression thar they belong 10 me
play. The "pickled elephant" that figures in Naen.
tno's mad scene I'm Love for Love- might he cited
example of th, sort Of establishment. The pas
Il not In C0ngrevcs text but Il l. generally used
10 introduced by the elder Wallack-then young
man ON the London stage-0n a night when H. was
acting Valentine I'm place Cf Elli>ton who disabled
with govt That day an elephant had gone mad ani
been Shot by the guards. and this incident had causd
much popular excitement Val milne, who Is preten-