The Sunday herald., 1881-02-06
ADJUSTMENTS.

In no city is that clever comedian and
buresque actor, Willie Edouin moro enthusiastically
applauded and laughed over than Washington. The
announcement OF his return with Miss Alice Ather-
ton and n company aud play OF his own selection
titillatcs the rsibcs Of the piay-gocr by the
anticipation. MIR. Edoun Is not merely onduei with
the genius OF fun, he is an extraordinary and un
sparing hard worker, who earns his successes and
capable stage manager whom the perfection OF the
troupes with which he was previously associated was
largely due. At Ford's opera House this week he
and his 'SparksN produce nDreains or Fun In n
Photograph Gallery The plot Is hight triHe, q
mere nothing, save arording an idyic episode In
intensity. h,er family reunion ' and cbr"tmss ~ d,ns
ner, in which he makes speech That Is really danger
ous to weak sides o,d Btnss fans asleep by the irc
rs young fellow OF twenty goes to have his pic
ture taken Thus discharged from all ground OF prob
ability or fact, the fantasy goes ahead at amazing
pace. Mr.. Jacques Kruger as the poor seedy artist
seen In the dream, Is said to he inmitable In all
Miss Atherton assumes Mdrv tbs Chfid or fsfortuac
and other characters, Miss Annetta du Mare rs Hor
a%a s s Sa and Miss IS "s
Belton. who has phenomenal tenor voice, furnish
the sparkling music with which the piece abcunds and
about slain the audience with mirth, the scene
changes back TO the tst act and he Is seen awaking
as old Bipks In time for pretty nnale. "Dreams ~
has been great success everywhere, and Is sure to
be so here.
II should be sufficient merely to call at
tenton again to the announcement OF the Bernhard
Listcman Concert Company, which win appear at
Lincoln Han Tuesday evening. Such combination
Of exquisite instrunentasts with two nne solo voices
tenor and Soprano Is treat not TO be enjoyed every
day, every year for that matter. The speciality OF
the Sextette OF performers wood and strings Is the
rendition Of classical music from Beethoven to the
most modern masters solos for one. two three
vions, flute, viola, violoncelio, s,xophone, and
double bass and orchestral music as specially ar
ranged by Mr.. Bernhard Listemann for this organza
ton; Miss Amy sherwin, who appears with them
During the short time she has been In tho United
States she has appeared With nnvaying applause and
| cinnai. The New York Tribune strongly said:
"God has g'veh her precious efts.-a delicious
It., highly musical organization, and, we should
Judge, Intelligence and strong feeling MIR.
robust yet delicaely trained tenor singer before
lighted audiences In this city too often to need added
ensominm. Ihe programme announced embraces ten
| g. Schubert Weber, Ernst, Paganni Haydn,
| Demersseman. Schumann. Beethoven, and other
| composers. Reserved seats are for sale at Els's.
The attendance upon Needles and Pins ~
at Ford's opera House last week scarcely did Justice
to the merits OF theproducton the taste
of washingtonians. 1t is to be hoped they VIII
| respond better this week, when something equally
funny and equally excellent In Its way Will hold the
boards Doubtless the severe weather kept many at
home VINO would otherwise have filled the house. as
1t should have been at every performance Mr.. DAILY
stage craft has been vehemently criticised, but ad-
m lifting its cardinal purpose, TO raise hearty and
innocent laugh ITS little artices and improbabilities
| may well be partoned. Better acting could scarcely
Is the model pfre noble of the New York stage and
| Miss Fanny Morant and Mrs. u. II. Gbeit have no
as s the ga ,s Ladies of the modern drama, To
John Drew, with his expressive and vvacous fea-
lures two agreeable young ladies In the persons OF
Miss Josie Bailey and the handsome Miss Isabel
Evesson, Mr.. Ralnforth. MIR. Eytinge. and host of
subordinates and surernumeraiies at the ''Tiiton
ball. -
The attraction for the following week at
Ford's opera House will be the New York success,
Olive.te. The story may be interesting. olirett.
is the daughter OF the scneschal of Perpignnp, be.
trothed to old sea captain, but secretly In love
with his nephew. who is In turn beloved by the
ereigu Countess Of RousfioB. The ne, ,,hew betray:
, the state of his affections by climbing the latte,
ladys balcony In mistake for that Of Olirette, and
the marriage is accordingly so hurried on that he Is
driven to personae Ills uncle In the ceremony. When
his uncle really arrives and claims the BRIDE there II
no resource left but TO on conspiracy which drive
the Countess temporarily out of the country. In the
last act after some rapid mutations of fortune, OH
rette able to render the Countess such signal
that she resigns the young man. accepts the Due de,
IFS, and the old mariner Is advised to follow the ex-
ample of the Dcge of Venice and 'marry the sea- -
Miss Mary Anderson is, like the English
universities some time ago, satisfied with her owr
majestic rate of progress and rs 1t seems penalty
our nature that those who not advancing shuuli
be falling back, we hesitate to say where she will b,
after few years more OF wholly impulsive, undis
ciplined work-probably more In the rank of Iuo III,
! Western, or possibly Matilda Heron, than that o.
Cushman or Janauschek. However, Miss Ander
son has been carefully tutored to care nothing
newspaper criticism, and other people have prob
ably made up their minds about her one way or thu
other, 1t seems useless to pursue the theme an,
further.
Last Friday "The Pirates of Penzance :
was kindly rendered for the entertainment of the In
mates Of the hospital at St. Elizabeth by the SAINT
company that will appear next Friday evening a
odd Fellows Hall for the beneht Of st. Johns Nit
Association, a Masonic charity. 1t proved a mos
agreeable augury for the OF the second per
formance. In appearance and singing Miss Berti
Crawford as Mabel, and Misses Minnie Crawford
Annie Dieterch, and Marie Bregazzi the sisters
were all that could lie desired In winsonieness an,
beauty. Mr.. James G. Duffy as Major Genera
Stanley was pronounced Immense, and the Ruth o
Miss Bette Hurdle, Pirdie CHIEF of Mr. Wills Ma
gruder and the chorus and subordinates general
@ | confirmed the favorable impression made.
The concert for the benefit of the churcl
Of the Incarnation at Lincoln Hail. Thursday even
u ing, was well attended and rendered complete sue
u cess by the fine singing Of the Apollo club, Mis-
Minnie Evan, Mrs. Powell, Mrs ID. c. Morrison
| Mr. +. H. Mcguire, and Mr.. Frank Pearsoif and tn
recitations Of Mr. f. B. Hay.
i Mr.. Joseph Jefferson returns to the Ma
!. divided between sheridan's ''Rvals - and ri
d | Van Wtnkle ~ with Mrs. John Drew, Mr.. Barry
more, and others In the cast.