National Republican., 1876-02-29
ADJUSTMENTS.
Ths National Thactre-"isas.

Nr, Augustin Daily, manager of the Fifth Ave.
Lue theatre, New York, was fortunate enough In
his salad days to marry daughter Of John Duff,
ESQ., orce manager of tho Olympic theatre, and
prosperous sutler during tho lats unhappy diff
ferences between the North and the South. That
connection suggests to US a grammatical estimate
of "Piqusn last night, which may be expressed
thus: Positive DAILY, comparative Duff, super
Iative Dutfer. or all the dire trash which DAILY
has given 10 the country under the sugared guise
Of "cotemporaueous drama" and ''plays Of to-
day." "Pique" takes the palm. Washingtonians
tEeir provincial obscurity that the author
Of 'Pique" may be -Augustin DAILY in
nightly in Washington. Manager Ford has
stGEed his money on the wrong color for once.
Even the houses that Jack lSsvllle) built were
John Mccullough and Kellogg with "Plque"
sGd George Parkes, not to mention bald-faced
bad iudsment, and a very thin house last night,
which assembled TO see Daly's last sensation,
proved tEat mere horn blowing and block -lottsr
fences won't entrap even Democratic Congress.
Try 'em On "gargling Oll' or cheap overcoats,
MIR. DAILY, but, as long as an Intelligent and 1nds
pendent press lives. you can't fool 'em on theatrl
calls. After seeing "PIque" last night we can
only surmise that the author and manager has
personal popularity Of Miss Sara Jeweit in
Washington by casting her In the leading part
Of his corn starch pudding attempt at high
dan Knowles Goldsmith and those minor play
wrights as we cid last night in witnessing
Mr.; Daly's attempt 70 write comedy. Tne
dialogue was slangy, stupid and ioconsequen-
tial. The loudly advertised "Neu York Oom-
pany" was about up to tho dialogue. Trans
parent trickery was visible In billing Miss
May Nunes, who has large Southern acquaiat-
aDce here, and who did not appear. This was
done in the street bills, whils tne name was
HztatE serious criticism. The dfsIcgue souods ike
Stephen Fiske, formerly OF the New York Herald,
Duf's son-in-law, talking witty slang and cpl.
grams 10 o coterie Of amateur BOhemIIns. The
story is mixture of the newsnsper police reports
and the New York Ledger. The situations are
nothing-so bad as to be unworthy OF DIsraelI's
'sSir FOTcIble Feeble" The company Is worthy
OF the play, and both are unnecessarily bad. The
time he gene by for experimenting on Washing
ton. Mr. Daly, try your untempered steel on
Peoria ana Salt Lake; then If New York stands
your seILlaudatory hOrn-blOwing. But from
. long experiences with OOnpressmen, dip.
lomats, and other superior ere ItureS, we
tell you frankly, We think yo-r head tspers the
wrong way Tor intellectual success In VI aShlas-
gorgeous @ @ hybrid as George ParSes to V evoke
laughter from. man who wears i nun Der nIne
boot and number tive hat can't write plays even
struggling with all her beauty and genius to glve
LIE and interest to the drsary part intrustsd to
her care. With curiosity not unmIxed w.th hops,
we await the ver.popular FIorenoes and their
great success. "The Mighty Dollar," watch Is to
follow Mr.; Days jolly and Manager FOrd's
greatest mistake.
shakspsars Club.
The complimentary entertainment (the third
of the present season. given by the Shakespeare
club last evening at Ford's opera-house was a
great success. The house was crowded from pit
to dome with the elite Of the city and the pro-
gramme was, as usual with the Shakespeare club,
admirably rendered throughout. The recitation
by Mrs. Hort Of "Lost and Found" was capital
and received the heartiest applause. Mr.. Jetfsr-
sons reading Of the Launch, (" by Artemus Ward
was most laughable and in response TO a loud
encore he recited another most amusing piece by
the same author. Mr.. Tweedale's selection from
'Tbe Iron Chest" by Colman. was exceedingly
DIr. THeedale to such advantage as in this scene;
1t was dramatic and powerful. He was also en-.
cored; and then recited most laughabIe parody
The three.a act comedy, by II. ]. Byron, entitled
"War to tie knife; or, The Widows Victory,n
was then performed with the following cast: Mr.
Hareourt. Mr. Hugo; Captain Thistleton, Mr..
Csrusi; Mr.. Nubbly, Mr.. Leach; Mrs. Delscour,
Miss Mcconnell; Mrs. Harcourt, Mrs. Pilling;
MIs. PeDsop, Mrs. Mcconnell; Jane Trimmer,
The parts were all admirably rendered. Mr..
Leaeh's eccentricties were most thoroughly en-.
respond to an enthusiastic encore during tic tSIri
act. The audience was delighted with the entire
performance, and We congratulate the club on its
entertainments as we have had the present ssa.
son. We win look forward with pleasant antici.
Datlons for the next Shakespeare entertainment
We had almost forgotten to say that Mr. Hay,
who locked and acted bis part to perfection
was we'll up in his lines. We wish this to be re.
corded.
The Buell. Family Concert.
Ju6girg from the great amount of comment
the Bntlis viii draw crowd to hear them at
Foundry Ct urch tomorrow night. We clip the
following from the York (Ps.) Daily Of yester.
day, which, referring to the Saturday night con.
cert in that place, pays fine compliment TO them.
1t sayt: "The great popularity watch Mr. Buell.
and his family have won foc themselves In YORK
is truly remarkable. For five successive nights
they were greeted with large aud enthusiastic
audiences-two nights the room was crowded. 10
its utmost capacity This, stated before Is very
remarkable, and we can1ot reco!lect that ever
terest In airy entertainment whatever to Justify
a repetition OF It, even two to three, much less
five nights. This fact certainly is hig cJmpiI-
nent to the Buell. Family
Fensft 10 Rich. J. Clarke.
This tvsnir there wilt be an excslleut enter
tainnent .. Odd Fellows hell complimentary to
and for the beaefiE OF Rica. J. Clarke, the popu.
lar variety man. Mr.. Clarke has won as his
friends great numb:r Of tie members Of the
prof. ssiop, and among those who viii take part
In the entertainment tonight are q number
of the actors best knowa and most popular in
Washington. TIE programme is well varied.
and includes literary, musical and Dramatic ex.
ercises. @. L. Park khurst, r. L. Downing, Prof.
Frank II. Nelson, 9eerRs ID. Scott the Rseha.
Bite dramatic club William panssIn, All
nsr, Mr 1glsrke and others, VIII confributs to
the enjoyment OF the evening BIZ atll,ea rJns In
their different speeialties.
Avalnabls Discovery.
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