The Washington critic., 1885-11-10


Brief Comments on the rigge- NJ thn
Theatres.
A large audience assembled at Forl's
Orcra-Iuusc last night 10 witness the first
performance Of "Thc Tinted Venus" The
bin was @ triple one commencing with sin
Honor Bound, % one act comedy which
was nicely done. 10 was followed by "My
Mnliuer's Bnl, " In which Miss Rosiuo Nokcs
makes her first appearance She was as
claiming as ever, and in her song "But My
Heart was True to Poll" brought back
rccollcctious Of her former conqucsts. "rhc
Tinted Venus Is an extravaganza adopted
from Ausioy's novel Of that name. The
company Is good one, Mr.. Courtney
Thorpe being especially deserving of praise
for his fine rendition Of two very widely
different parts.
NATIONAL THEATRE.
The National Theatre was crowded last
night with an audience that came to be
amused, aud It was not disappointed If fire.
quent loud and long-contnued laughter Is
amy indication Of enjoyment. The "Rag
Baby was put ON, and, although II was
presented here last season, seems to have
lost none Of It's drawing capacity. II is one
OF those productions which is designed
solely to create a laugh, and in this II sue
cCcds. As presented last night, the "Rag
Baby is an improvement on that Of last
season. To be sure the "Baby' is year
older aud Is expected to show signs of i'm
proytment New md pretty songs have
feCu introduced, which are clcverly done.
The dancing of Miss Gilmore, the soubrette,
was quite a feature Of the performance
Mir. Craven as Oh NDDt and Mr. Riddle rs
Toup Jog did eNccllcntlyand kept the house
IN roar, while the rest OF the company
ally seconded them. The setting was APP
uiOpriatc and pretty. The "iag Baby Will
ic continued through the week, with a
matinee performance on Saturday
MuAuGm's orERA-norsE.
The Devils Auction" was put on at Al
laugb's OpcralIo last night with all the
settings aud stage accessories bc(tting Il
grand spectacular drama. The parts were
well taken, while the ballet was the chief
feature Of the performance. Mile. Elosc
aroused more enthusiasm ly her dancing
than any premiere who has been here for
years The dances are beautiful IN design
ard aItistically executed. They are not,
however, as elaborate as the ballots in ok
cesior" "Sieba'' aud "Clo," the spcctacles
most recently seen at this house The
specialists are exceptionally good and far
above the average Of the profession that
has been seen here The drama is bcauti
fully mounted. and presents q most be-
wilderiug and attractive spectacle. Many
Of The scenes were received with tumultu-
| Gus applause, willie the mechanical effects
! commanded Tie admiration Of all. The
Devils Auction will continue through
cut tie week with matinee performance
| Saturday.
uERzoG's orERA-uoUsE.
Nearly a thousand people were turned
away from lerZog's Opera-llOuse last
night on the occasion Of the presentation of
exit, the Arkansas Traveller by Mr.
! Henry Chaufrau. This fully attests the
popularity Of the play as well rs the actor.
! The play was well put on, carefully sci and
! cXcelcntly acted. 1t will, no doubt, prove
a powerful attraction for the rest Of the
! week, ard those who desire to witness it
| should lose no time in securing seats in ad-
! vance.
DIME MUSEUM.
Tho "PGyements Of Paris,n adapted from
| The French, served to draw large audience
to the Dime Museum last night. The play
| Is an exciting one. and Mr. Bcmcr who
takes the principal part, is known as an eX-
| cellcnt actor. The performance was salts
factory throughout, and elected frequent
| applause. II will be given at both perform
| ancos every day during the week. Messrs
Barton Il Logan have taken a forward step
| by engaging such an excellent company
and presenting this drama with such start
| ling mechanical effects and elegant scenery.
THEATRE CoMIQUE.
| As usual on Monday evenings, there was
| large attendance ut the Comique last night.
"Lurllue" struck the popular heart and
doubtless will be seen by many this week.
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