The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-09-27
THE EVENING CRITIC.
ESTABLISHED AUGUST, ises.
AMUSEM ENTS.
Ford's Opcra-housc

The production Of Gilbert and Sullivan's
latest comic opera, Patience at For,l's
Opera. house during the present week, will
bo an event In tho musical and dramatic
history of this city. This opera is one of
keencst satire and genuine humor, Its OBJ.
jettivo point being to show Zip with most
delisate riditdlc and catching Wit the
ridiculous usthetlcism" affected BY tod
large class Of the society people Of England
and which Is also growing largely prevalent
among the culchawcd" people In our own
country. Its hits arc quite rs apparent
here as in England.
The company is Charles L. Ford's Comic
Opera Troupe, with principals, chorus and
orchestra, and is highly commended by the
press throughout the country as being rs
nearly perfect as Is possible for q company
to DO. The opera is delightfully."- interest.
ing and the preface of the authors can be
summed up in the line from Byron: "Fools
are my theme; let satire be my song"
National Theatre.
The bill of the National for this week
the theatre reopens to.night-is peculiarly
attractive, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. s. Knight ap.
Hedrlng In their new drdmd, "Baron Ru-
dolph, Supported by a fine company. The
critic of the New York Star, speaking of
this drama and the actors in recent arti-
Cic, hHyS W.T.. anu NlTS. 0cO. .. hn1gnt
enter upon their second week Mt the Grand
Opera House with Baron Rudolph to-
morrow evening have been amused ut
the statements in the Herald and other
papers that this n star play built by Mr..
Bronson Howard around Mr. Knight. The
fact is that the play is one Of Towards
earlier works, written years ago rs play
not for star, and called only Tramp, ;
better namo, by tho way, than Baron
Rudolph. 1t is because he has taken such
play that Mr.. Knight has demonstrated
at last what l have always maintained,
that he was the only German dialect actor
who was an actor and not buffoon. Knight
has wonderful pathos ut times, keen intel
ligence and strong, manly methods which
will soon raise him far above his competi.
tors"
Coup's Grand Circus.
A great sensation of the early fall will
occur here on Friday and Saturday next in
the appearance on these days of w. w.
Coup's new united monster shows. This
grand megatherium combination is now
three times as large as it was previously
Those in New York who visited this circus
at Madison Square pronounce 1t the grandest
and most extensive in the world. In adj
ditiOn to three circus companies, Mr.. Coup
has the great Paris HippodIome, forty feet
wide and nearly a-half mile in extent. In
addition to the menageric and myriad per.
formers he gives the public an oppor.
tunity to sec Zula, the erial king, and
Geraldine, the fearless lady who dives
seventy-five feet through mid air. Tickets
are for sale Mt Ellis and Metzerotts. ~.
Abner's Garden.
Abners famous summer garden reopens to-
night in renewed beauty The concerts of the
Vienna Ladies' Orchestra are the leading at.
traction ofthis popular resort, supplemented
by charming music and pleasant society.
Admission, 10 cents.
Drivers Garden.
Drivers grotto gardens open tonight
with delightful music by the Marine band,
wit, humor and songs by the character
vocalists, Mas and Drew, and the fine
baritone, Mr.. George w. French. Mr..
Driver merits the commentator and praise
of our city for giving us such perfect and
delightful place of evening amusement.
Theatre COmiquc.
The Theatre Comique continues to attract
interested throngs nightly, and presents a
most excellent bill. The wonderful dogs,
Romeo, Rip and Hero, are marvels of the
canine race. The drama of "Swift and
Sure" by Langdon & Allison's Combination,
is the variety sensational drama of the sea-
son. The programme is varied and extern
sive, with speciality artists, and is one of
the finest vet presented in Washington