The Evening critic., 1882-01-17
AMuSEMENTS.
Enr.I,s Oncrn.hnusc.

dt IOlu Vptlt- nOubt luob nikiii III iNt-
initza" to large audience. The opera was
excellcntly performed. Bohemian Grip
tonight, Olivettc" matinee tomorrow.
National Theatre.
Lawrence Barrett and his splendid COM
pany met hearty reception last night at
the National Theatre. Julius Cesar was
performed with excellent effect. "Yorick's
Love" tonight " Harebelle or, The Man o
Airle,' matinee tomorrow.
oscar wilde.
"That peripatetic, quite pathetic, lily.in-
his-coat young man." Oscar Wilde, will pay
Washington a visit next week. He will
deliver n Characteristic lecture on Gsthet-
icism at Lincoln Hall next Monday night.
Sale of seats begins at Metzerott's next
Thursday.
Theatre Comique.
The new comers at this theatre were
greeted by large and enthusiastic aud
fence last night. The bill replctc with
new and novel features, was highly enter
tanning. Matinee Friday.
The QuecnIy Janauschcls.
The annual engagement in Washington
of this artistic, who has probably no living
equal in heroic assumptions, Janauschek,
begins at Ford's Opera-house on Monday
evening next, when she will appear in her
renowned impeisonation of MdFy Qaeea of
Scots, in Schiller's historical masterpiece,
Mary Queen of Scots" With this role
Janauschek has become so closely identified
that 1t can almost be called her own, as Ear
as the American stage is concerned. Jan
auschek and her company have been meet
ing with unexampled prosperity in the
large cities on route toward Washington
and this prosperity is guarantee that her
support is good and her own efforts are on
their usual high plane ofexcelence During
the week she will appear in "Bleak
House" Mother and Son." The Winters
Tale " and Deborah u wide range of ad-
mirable productions.
'.The rld''--Mechanicas Eaects.tEe.
The great sensational and spectacular
drama, "The World" will be brought out
for weeks run at the National Theatre
next Monday evening. We have before
| spoken of the wonderful mechanical effects
in the play, some description of which will
| be interesting, as taken from an exchange
The raft is probably the most realistic
| and ably conceived effort Of stage art which
| has been presented before the theatre-goers
| of this city. A vast marine painting is
| spread over the entire stage, with fore
| ground extension scenes ut either wing. In
the centre of this cxpanse the raft comes
into view, and is adjusted, with singuarly
| perfect and mechanical mounting from be-
| meath the stage, although of the most SIM
| pie description and character. The heav-
ing of the raft and the motion of the waves
surrounding it on all sides, as a scenic rep
resentation, has never before been equaled,
| if attempted, in this city. The rising of
the early morning sun in the distance is
one of the most striking and effective feat
ures of this scene.
A very remarkable scene is presented in
the fourth act, where the entire represen-
tation Of the lunatic asylum disappeared
from view and exhibited by sl1illfully ar
ranged metamorphosis the escape of the
real Sir Clement Huntingford from the asy-
lum by a boat on the river outside the asy-
lum walls.
The elevator scene met with scarcely less
applause. The apartment of the fraudu.
lent Sir Harry Huntingford. brother Of the
rightiul heir, was approached by several
visitors in full view of the audience, by
the means Of an elevator as fully equipped
as those in the finest hotels. A maguifi.
cent four-light chandelier was mounted
and lighted in the interior of the velvet.
lined and richly curtained elevator car and
electric bells and all appurtenances Il
match were complete in every detail. NJ
more pretty and effective illusion than thi,
has ever been presented on any stage.
There will be an extra Wednesday mat
inee for ladies, as well as the regular Sat
urday matinee. "The World will run al
the week, and will no doubt draw the SAM
enthusiastic audience it did at Wallack'
Theatre, New York. Harry Crisp, VIII
was leading support to Salvini, enacts tn
wronged brother. Roland Reed, Georg
Morton, VIM. Jordan, ]. w. Leonard, Grac
Roth and Hetty Tracy are in the cast
Sale of seats Thursday morning.