Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-29
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TUESDAY EVENING. AUGUST %. ls5'
LOCAL MATTERS.

WEATHER PROBABILITIES, Aug. 90, 1882
For the Middle Atlantic States fail
weather. stationary or slight rise in temper
a,urc durim" tn 'srIIy. and coolor weather
during Wednesday afternoon or increasing
wind. mostly from north and east. falling
5l.nwch Ivy rising barometer.
OPENING OF TIE SEASON At ARMoRi
!ilIl-Thc theatrical season was open
I'll At Armory Hall in this city last night
III ,hc presentation in excellent style of the
flmors drama ''l.ucrclil Eorgia,' by the
claire Scott Combination. This is the first
lit of the company to Alexandria, and The
entertainment last night was highly apprc-
ralci by the audience present, which np-
p.cciainn w;,.; manifested 10y frequent APP
iilil-r Nj: Claire Scott is Il lady of fine
personal appearance. with L rich voice OF
powerful Volume and her didimpcrsO-
nation g.! the difficult character of Lucrctia
ior4j,.. considering the many disadvantages
Of mall Stage absence of tho proper seen
cry. &C.. proved her TO be one of the best
ACTRESSES ever visiting this city. Through
ont all The play she exhibited power for the
hi.hc>, style Of emotional acting, but at
times surpassed herself and cnthused her
audience tsy the "randurc of her cloquencc
=u!Ur irrniIr".
81. = h t"hnrn. WAS the leading sup
port -t;-;oj,.a. admirably the character Of
"',cmnar". sharing equally with Miss Scott.
lur ajI..3i!-y 81 the audience. Mr. \. r.
i'Mrlpa. - "Dum Alinnlo it'Estc," Duke of
irlg;,::. AID Mr. id. Clifford. lis ''Gubctla,"
the i", '"rr Ua'irr Ihca>>I!mrd name OF thc
'oUm! bcHc!tcraIa. Il ~paniarl. were also
rlihu- :a=iiCa.iy received. The other sup
port Wa fair IL follows: Harry +. Tesla,
Mailic Ur>r"j:" a. W. Rumble, 'Jrppo
i.iicrril": Mis-, Anna Rowan, don Apos-
t"lu G:lcIl": j. =. E"ice. "OScanio Pclruc-
ca Harry Hunter. "RustighcIo;' and
Marie I.cGros. "PrimrrsS Ncgroni," with
Monks. P%gr-. 81 The entertainment
throughout Ma good and there will no
doubt hc Il large turnout Tonight. when
"lhr Princess OF hl@iad. by Alex. Dumas.
i I" be- presented. Miss Scott and Mr.. Co
burn. with their company have been at
''rcrH :, Nan~!rn House in this city for 4
week past, ana have, with their gentleman
" manager. Mr. q. C. Brown. who is we'll
kauWM IA dramatic circles as the head of
the i.l@hj -lrccl and American Theatres and
Wool s. Museum. Philadelphia, made many
friends among thc CiliMn,. The Company
VIII leave Alexandria tomorrow morning
Tor Il Southern tour ana ii is hoped that
Miss scott aud Mr.. Coburm will meet with
iha' patronage their talents cntille them
10. Vii who attend the entertainments of
combination, which are of IL high order,
pilrc and di4nilicd, will be instructed and
pleased. la the absence of the souvenirs
promised. they failing to arrive in the citv
III time, each lady in attendance last night
was presented with Il large photograph
T" Miss scott. The souvenirs, which are
very hrautiiul reached here this morning
"m'I Will certainly hc distributed tonight.
roIn'M NEw..-Thc Mayor had before
hun 'hiz morning Dan. Washington, an old
"ilrndrr. lnr beating his wife GeOrgeanna
Day, alias \c'S"n for drunkenness and dsor-
derry ""ndu"l. and Henrietta Stanton. for
dI~"rjrrly cnmdurL towards Sarah Kelly. all
c"iurrd
Dan Washington vino has been frequently
complained Of hy the people living in the al
ley leading. from Fairfax street. between
Kin. AID Cameron. 10 Lee street. as 4 disor.
derby character WAS locked up in default of
the payment "f 50. # Dan does not pnv
the iiUr tIl~ Afternoon he will 90 to the
chain @H"@ :"r six months
',""r,oarin Hav. who undertook last
ni2hl linz I,,l. "l ccanin" out BllHzlrlS
En'~., NJ fined $50 and discharged.
ii~am"'l' Stanton WAS discharged rs Sur
an hri ? lid not sustain her complaint.
'"iuH,Il" having been made at police
h"II quarters OF the robbing Of Il hen roast
Last night, officer Julian Arnold recovered
'"--ln"rhinG one OF the chickens. which WAS
"NnG IL The possession of Horace Page. col
"rcd, the uNnrr OF the Virginia House.
Page cave The name OF the boy he purcha-
scd the chicken from and the officer is now
"n the lookout for the thief
bN 'fnE TESTAMENT George Ay-
r!S, SEWN" machine agent. formerly Of this
city. WAS pat un trial III the Police Court of
Washington yesterday afternoon charged
Wllha"sauilin@ an elderly lady named Maria
Dupont. who stated that she bought II ma
chine from the AGENT for 50 ON the install
m"ri plan. and had already paid SD on it,
aud last Saturday evening the defendant
cain" I" collect the instalmcnt due, and be-
cause she hil not the amount to pay him
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