The Evening critic., 1881-09-29
THE EVENING CRITIC.
ESTA BLISHED AUGUST 1893
AMuSEM ENTS,
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crowded last night, and the audience de-
parted at the close of the opera Patience -
with varied sentiments. Those who ex-
.pectcd to hear music and listen to satire on
the style of the former operas of Gilbert and
Sullivan were disappointed. The pruricnt
public was more than amply satisfied.
There is very little to the piece other than
dozen or 30 dancing women, whose attire
begins too late and ends too early, and whose
posing In many, indeed, In pretty much
every feature of the opera Is excessively in
decent
The music is only fair. There are no
catching airs In IL and nothing new. The
plan of the opera Is better suited to Eng
land than to the United States, as the fash
lon which 1t holds up to ridicule is foreign
to us, ut least our aesthetics arc so few In
number and so subdued as to DO unnotice-
able. The acting was good enough last
evening, that is, what there was of it. Mr..
Fitzgcrald's aesthetic" was excellent. He
does not sing very well, but is finished rs an
artist The other gentlemen are poor
singers and worse actors. Miss Lucette as
Patience is quite u pretty, neat little actress,
but Miss Tillie McHenry's Lady Jane Is by
odds the leading character in the OPERA and
she renders it most excellcntly WELL In
deed Miss McHcnry and Mr.. Fitzgerald give
the piece about all the life there Is in It, 1t
VIII never nc success.
'BnrOn Rudolph"
We were pleased that larger audience
gathered at the Nationa! Theatre last night
than on the preceding evening to witness
the brilliant comedy hit of the season,
Baron Rudolph" with Mr.. Knight in the
title role. 1t is not ovcrpraise to say that
there is scarcely play on the boards moro
interesting, or put upon the stage in finer
style than is this. There will be the usual
matinee on Saturday.
Theatre COmique.
The Theatre Comique presented last even
ing as usual, its array of varied talent to
an interested house. The speciality artists
and the concluding drama are of tho high
est character of variety merit. Matinee
tomorrow.
Abner's Garden.
Abner's summer gardens, with the re-
markably. fine Vienna ladies' orchestra,
attract their usually large and delighted
audiences nightly.
Drivers Garden.
In the present weather no resort is more
charming than Drivers grotto gardens,
where beautiful music Vocal and instru-
mcntaD induces rest and quiet enjoyment.
COup's Four Ring Circus and Paris
HfppOdrOmc.
AS Col. Coup, the circus king, passed
through Denver recently the entire section
turned out to bid him farewell, and three
1usty cheers were given for Coup, the
greatest circus man in the world" and it
was well merited.
Coup comes to us tomorrow and next day
with this same grand combination and ex.
hibits. There is no nonsense about his
show, and no exaggeration there is no
necessity for exaggeration, as in general
and in detail it is the largest and most COM
prchensive exhibition ever given at the
National Capital Its proprietor has spared
neither. time, trouble, care nor expense in
perfecting his mammoth enterprise, and
his arduous labor and cash have been fully
rewarded by the results.
The entire combination sums up ten large
shows in one exclusive of the Paris Hippo.
drome), and exhibits under perfect sky
of acres of canvas, in four immense circus
rings. The Hippodromc track is forty feet
wide and several hundred yards around.
The character of the performance is re.
fined, and in addition, perfectly novel, diff.
fcring from the old-time stale order of ar
rangements. Not only do they have the
circus amuscments, but also thrilling char
lot contests, exciting steeple chascs and
hurdle races. Then there is the wonderful
European sensation in one act where the
remarkable Lulu is hurleda hundred feet
through the air from an immense catapplt
and lights upon q trapeze.
In addition to the extensive menagerie,
among other attractions are genuine Zulus,
and in the number is Princess Arpuzulu,
the daughter of King Cetewayo tribe of
Indians, and automatic wonders.