National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-27
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Preceded by their wonted fame and safe in the
AFFECTIONS of Washington audiences, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. W. Florence will greet their many friends to-
may begin 10 pail o little upon the general public
the interest in the same is kept alive through the
personal Vaccinations Of the two principal charac-
tiers III II, and more especially here In Washington,
where during the season the prototypes of Judge
Bdrdtccu SOte and Mrs. General GlROtp may be
found In great abundance, though far more stupid
aud vastly less amusing. The creation by the
genius of Mr.. Florence of Judge Slote is as much
OF an originality as Jefierson's RIP Van Wtnke, or
ReynoldS Colonel sellers and though not invested
with legendary halo like the former, nor with the
exuberant eccenrlcity of the latter presents fea-
lures so typical and so peculiarly observable IN the
tt1tHD cOMpOsttliB of our political character that
1t presses irresistbly upon our appreciation of the
weak spots in the makeup of u certain class of
politicians. Nrs Gtgtory, ainiable fashionable aud
blissfully ignorant is no less true portrait of
certain class Of females found in the lobby as well
as III the salon, but MS represented By Mrs. Flor
ence, Is not only great Improvement on the orig
inal morally but in the matter of tasteful attire.
greatly superior by large majority. On this latter
point we can assure our lady readers that tile cos
tunes worn by Mrs. Florence, designed and exc
cuted as they were by Worth and other celebrated
European artists, are marves of richness and taste
and have not been equaled by any ever seen here
or in any other city. Our favortcs are ably sup
ported, and Us during next week. the strangers in
our midst will count by the thousands, we say
Look out for your Seats
Ford'sOpera- -House-"Our German Senator"
Following in the footsteps of such "Dutch" spe-
cialists Joe Emmett and George Knight, the we'll
known and favorc comedian, Mr.. Gus Williams,
familiarly denOminated "Our Gus has construct.
ed for himself q play, "Our German Senator"
which bids fair to rival, If not excel, its prede-
cessors in that line. Wherever it has been per-
formed crowded houses have at!ested their appro-
baton, and the press is Unanimous i'll the praise 1t
accords. a Boston exchange speaks thus of play
aud players: "'Our German Senator is Il farcical
affair built around the character of retired Ger
man brewer whom his ambitious wife and avari-
cious friends have pushed into Senatorship pri-
marly against his will. This part affords Mr.. Gus
Williams ample opportunity for displaying his
amusing specialties in dialect, The speeches that
are put intO the Senator's mouth are very funny,
and the manner of their delivery is peculiar TO the
versatile principal in the cast. The Senator's mind
is ever wandering from the important matter his
friends have in hand. He even mistakes the con-
gratulatory cheers upon his election for the uproar
attending dog fight. During the waiting for cleo.
ton returns Mr.. Williams gives round of his en-.
tertainng speciaties The interest in the play
itself is keptcontinuous by the excellent support,
and two of the characters bear striking facial re-
| semblance 70 two very prominent citizens In semi
public life and many cOmical situations excite the
| risibilities of the audience. -.- ----..'