The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-11-03
THE EVENING CRITIC,
ADJUSTMENTS.
Enua Abbott.
ESTABLISHED ANGUISH. 1868

Emma Abbott.
One of the grandest tributes to an operate
artist was rendered "honest little Emma
last night by the magnificent and refined
audience which congregated to witness the
rendition of the new and exquisite opera
of "The Two Cavaliers" The entire troupe
was represented, and the opera passed off rs
complete success. The music isby Usigleo,
and the opera has long been q success in
Italy. 1t was adapted for the American
stage by Mr.. William Castle, and really
largely improved in the adaptation. There
Is no doubt but that it will soon take place
side by side with paul and Virginia" in
popularity. Owing to tho unavoidable
necessity of rchearsing this opera the usual
Wednesday matinee was postponed until
to-day, Thursday, when, at 2 o'clock p. m,
"The Bohemian Girl will be given.
The TOURISTS
At both the matinee and night perform
ances Of yesterday "The Tourists" attracted
fine audiences, and y sc who SEQ this ex-
cellent play once are apt to go second
time. The company harmonizes perfectly
and all of the artists are first.class. The
selections from "Mignon," "Olivette,'
''Trovatore' and other operas are produced
with perfect effect. The second matinee OF
the week will be given on Saturday at 2
p. IN.
The Great Hermann.
The only Hermann and his European
Speciality Company will be the attraction at
the National Theatre the ensuing week
Hermann, who has no equal in this country
as a prestdigitateur, does the most astonish-
ing tricks with ease and nonchalance, dis
playing perfect disdain for natural laws
and defying detection. Hermann holds an
audience as much by his witty and humor-
Gus talk as by his magic. This season the
entertainment will be entirely new, the
prestidigitateur being assisted by Mile
Addieand Kalsnoshin, the Japanese juggler
The Theatre COmique,
as usual, presents its bright, effervescent
bill of varied specialties, and is largely
patronized, as its popularity warrants. The
usual Friday matinee will take place
tomorrow Mt $3.50 p. m.
Mrs. Christiancy Creates n Sensation
The examination of Mr.. Stephen Chester
was continued before the examiner in the
Christiancy divorce suit yesterday after
noon. He testified to Mr.. George L. Haight
stating that he met Mrs. Christiancy on the
steamer Colon two days after the boat left
New York for Aspinwall also to Haight
exhibiting Mrs. Christiancy's photograph
in Lima publicly, aud telling of the init
uliCy cNlStluR DclWttu bnCul. nC CTOSS
examination was confined to where the wit
ness had resided and by whom he had beer
employed.
The next witness called was Dcnni!
Bland, the colored hackman. At tho time
the man was called Mrs Christancy
was comfortably seated in a rocking chair
apparently in most excellent humOr will
her counsel, with whom she was convers
ing. AS Bland entered by the side-door
Mrs. Christiancy glanced up, gave him ont
look, saw who was coming, bounced out o
the chair and shot with remarkable hast,
into an adjoining room, opposite from tn,
lady's quick departure attracted attention
and at first could not be understood, bu
when it was recollected that the hackmai
was in tho room, considerable method coult
be seen in getting out of the room as ex
peditiously as possible The examination
of Bland proceeded. He testified that ht
had seen Miss Mary Chambcrlaine; did no
know the party, and she was not the lady
that he took in his carriage to the st. Jane
Hotel on Christmas Day, 1879. Tho coun
sci for the ex-senator requested that Mrs
Christiancy be brought into the room tt
confront the witness and sec whether O
not he could identify her as the party h
carried to the hotel on that OCCASION
Capt. Cole declined to introduce his client
and maintained that the other side wer
not entitled to the evidence, and it was in
admissible now. 1t should properly hav
been brought out in the direct examination
of the witness He had been examined
cross-examined, and discharged. Now h
was recalled and the effort made to work il
testimony that should have been presente'
in chief
The counsel for the plaintiff, ipsistin
that they were entitled to have tho dc
fendant face the witness, and the counse
on the other side declining to concedc tina
such was the case, the examiner certifie,
the matter to the Equity Court for q dc
cision aH