National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-02-19
ANUSEAENTS
THE NATIONAL.


"Cndine" has, a. We predicted, proved the drs-
matte sensation Of the season. Messrs. jarrett d
Palmer have provided the citizens Of Nsshhgton
with . treat such - he's never before been offered
them, and that the public Is duly eosdisant ofths
fact 10 evident from the large audience nightly In
attendance It the Nstionsl
"Undine" is onsof those deliciously indsscriba-
Ole entertainments that pass like dream. There
tsre bseatflal fstrtes, In the scantiest and most
tsi!ylk eoee1mss Imaginable; sweet md intoxi-
,es s: @ d. md DO other
ses1 tslsrS gsfKsoas- eostumea such - the INA.
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nsss fsisr mEsnssalsef Sh,shis Esndsrsd ;aai
inthess lovely costumes psss Fairies ait 70 and
fso. mernaidi noat in an imaginary golden lake,
,issn: lure timid youth to coral eav:a away down
tssioss %. suf but tSs QUEEN .sd S.r
Changes; The sorsi Caves give pi.es e sssasS
- sdsasniy ss.nsis1Ssd into Ss.asiiai Being,
senses q tho bewiidered looiers-on, md Just a.
1ssa rub %. es :: u. soa:a
sstttnE Cd sons 81 lis fSr.f q joSss.
nsns tsiss tho plsce of the departed dreamy lei.
~ 4s.s ssssilins ssss s;sf s ssas
raptured upon the daring Of the little visds chill.
dren - they turn and twist themsslves away up |
in the air, as 4 they we're bird. and had wings
Then Karl Lind piles chair upon chair until they
reach dizzy height, when be, too, deiee all the
ar: Of e. snS Sr';m in
head where few men would daretc stand upon
their feet; Then again there ismolsnystery. The
dependent, and in words 90 mysteriously uttered
the brave knight swear: "by heaven, mutters
the guards 70 ..at en- which the guards DO ae.
eordingly. when, presto, in rush 9 platoon Of the
watery queen at their head, Ill dressed in gor
geous submarine costumes. Imnsdiately the |
knight and the queen have . mysterious under |
70 be ssiisfastory 70 them, Ind no isuit With.
Then there 10 another myssesio1s meeting, the |
hnsn and d., bis iaSYS.s q: forget msno1
omission must have becn supplied BY the reader) |
take their departure, when tie bs1ildered look, |
Neptune TO the very heart Of bleeding Paris in |
scenes there and then enacted are nads to pass
and and While 4 %y..,as: VIZ e 90 sf.ngss
for delicious music, and for the Ingenuity OF
French costnmers and stage carpenters, who and |
which combined 90 to make up the most brilliant |
see 1t.
FoRD's OPERA HOUSE L
Mrs. Oates and her company Of sweet vocslists |
and brilliant dramatic artists are meeting with
hattering appreciation 1t Fords. At NO time
during the present season has The theatre pre- |
ssntsd % brilliant IN appssEanes, for nearly |
every seat In the house 10 taken nightly, and the
audience ID largely made mp Of tie most intelli-
gent critical and fashionable people in tho city.
The most eager interest 10 exseted from the o..
lists BY the audience; fact that proves the excel
lence Of thoss who provide the entertainment.
appears upon the stage her beauty, her natvete,
nss Issss ~ and
enjoy her fun nd singing, and who feel II they
could never BE- drowsy or ill-natured &c such :
sss CsaS Ss y .ss:s TO the
The secret Of Mrs. Oates' personal success isthe
possession Of faculty without which no actor can
Thels y nothing forced In Whatever shsdoee. She
laughs romps, skips, firts herself sbouk pouts or
looks pleased, just e people do in real ii, while
such as Is possessed BY "iivsly' peopIe-by people
who are good company and whom everybody likes
70 know, because they somehow inbrusthem With
to be lonely or ill-natured in their presence. No
one can sit an hour under the pleastng influence
The beat Of Win M ':H II shs
Of those happy little mortals that dispel LIES
clouds Of sorrow and all It With joy and gladness
In the "ChIld Of the Regiment, which Is to DO
produced this evening. the little lady and her fine
company VIII be seen to the best advantage, and
those bordering upon the good manner Of obtain.
Ing an evening Of rare enjoyment cannot make o
wiser choice than to intfust themselves to Mrs
Oates. ,l Il.
Next week the people Of Washington are to
have the pleasure Of seeing, for the FIRST time in
this city, Mr.. wybert Reeve, an artist who has
become famous In the world, and who has won
among those who are at the head OF tina profess
sion. He 10 member OF the Dramatic Authors
Club, and man Of rare and brilliant talent. We
clip the following from tho Baltimore Amcriean
acter Of Count Fosco in Wilkis Collins dramatisa-
lion Of his own story Of The Woman in White
has proved himself an actor Of great ability. In
lion Mr.. Reeve acts with the freedom and easy
grace Of one who from habit OF natural develop
ment had acquired them. There 10 no studied ef-
Tort in anything he does. and each pase Of HIS Pc
satlike movement Of the Count 10 rspresented;l
the voice Is modalated, and there 10 musical in.
lection in his caresses In striking contrast with
! hem maiignl,y Of his passion whsn noment:riiy
more than usual care, and tho support given 10
very effective. Miss brookes, NIL Wyndham,
Mrs.. Germon. Messrs. Southern, Pree and Stan.
he matinee and the Performance tonight The
Woman in White will be given-n Is
THE ORGAN CONCERT. |
The concert at the Congregational church last
evening proved one Of the most enjoyable Of the
IerIes. The chief attraction was Mr. J. w. Bisch.
VI, the blind organist, whose rendering Of the
,verture to "Fra Diavolon and tie sMook1ngt !
Bird, with variations OF his own was artistic "a
he extreme, The audience seemed quite enrap-t ,