Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-25
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ALBATGH's OPERA HUUSE-No claim was
made ON the house bills az AlhauGh's last night
thu the opera presented there WAS the work of
Gilbert and Sullivan This tJct admission that
thc performance might be- ca>scd az what the
profession calls a ''iake' WISE from both a
business and artistic point of view. The bust
ness REASONS are already well understood In
an artistic light, it formed sort o. Plea for an
arrest Of1uISmcnt until the acknowledged work
OF the composer and librettist may be presented
In an aut horiZcd manner. and In iorin at least
approx that in which il came from The
hands of t:Rr>e clever gentlemen. Regarding it
In the main q flake, then. and remember
Ing also that the summer Cp9ra season is
still on. the performance OF The Nikado- last
night was tnle:-. DlN interesting and amusing
1t would be InaEiie~tly unfair To pass Judgment
on the opera Itself from this version Of it,
as all know now much OF the success
OF The 'P1natOre| series has been Que To the
delightful orchestral arrangements of sullivan
OF the OrchesiTdtiun heard last nj. ht it NAV at
least be SAID II WAS anpo>ite. in that it was
japanese in lis crude simplicity. The Iibretto
Is, OF course. Gilbert'S original, a. nearly so
Is the Irresistible Pcnchant for Tagging which
affects some members OF this company would
allow them to employ. The bizarre hurnor of
u is not, perhaps, Is uuctuous and unmistaka-
Die as that which marked the gentleman's
Earlier work; but still the lines OF The
Mlkad0' contain an abundance OF that UNIQUE
Thimsicality which millions have learned to
laugh at rs Gilbertian fun. 1t might be argued
that the humOr OF THE MikadoH is entirely
consistent with the nature OF the opera. as il IS
of that dry, bambOo-lke quality. Outlandish
n style and automatic in movement, which
should at once stamp II as japanese. There are a
lumber of decidedly catchy airs in the work
THESE, when interpreted by good artists, should
md doubtless will become as popular aS any
hing sullivan has written. Some of them took
Well last night, though not given with especial
ARE or spirit, and repetition> were frequently
demanded. Miss Beebe made an Interesting
japanese maiden as Yum Yum, and George
Appieby as N0ltki-POO sang very well. The
RItiSh1 of Miss Rosa Cooke wa frightnIilv en-
yistent In makeup and Interpretation Louis
Deiange was entirely himself Ro-Ro. The
costuming and scenery were strikingly odd
and Japanese. The audience was large ssThe
Mikado' will run all the week
E4Rp,s 0rERA HoUsE--Mr. Robert L. Down.
Ing began last night his weeks engagement at
Ford's Opera house In Tally Ho.r There was
noticeable more spirit and rapidity in the ;.c-
ming last; and the participants all seemed to
have gained in ease and Confidence The an
dlence was of good proportions, and greeted
Mr.. Downing with much warmth. Tally Hu"
will remain at Ford's all the week
DINE MUsEUM--The new season was opened
at this house yesterday with a very entertain-
Ing bill, which will be continued through the
week. with the usual matinees.
CoAIQUE SUMNER GARDEN.-In spite of the
great heat, the habitues OF the CONTINUE garden
md il cool enough there To laugh at and ap-
Piand the entertainment which is provided for
them.
FEMALE WITNESS Too DRUNK To TESTIFY
Last Saturday Alice Way was charged by Jen-
ME Hall with having stolen "A pocket book GO :.
tanning two pawn tickets and she left $50 col,
taterai Tor her appearance in the Police Court
TINS morning. To-day the case was called and
bliss HalI Jailed TO answer, when, on att ach-
ment, she was brought in. She was. however
80 drunk that the case had TO be continued
again and Miss Hall WAS taken TO the seventh
precinct station where she VIII be held till the
case can be heard.
RECENT ROBBFR1Es RFpoRrrp U;n5sor
Robinson, 2l3J 9th street, reports stolen from
als room a silver watch worth S1-H Hoffa,
52S street northwest, reports stolen from q
bureau drawer in his house $40 in money
A. NJ Tanner, sol street northeast r,;ports
,to,en rom ms house a suit OF clothes. -Chas
A SgsnAAsl4r
dis vessel last night $50 in money.
A MARYLAND MAS LOOKING YoR HIS
DAUGHTER.-IeSterdty Mr. Walters OF Mont
gofnery county, Nd, notified the clerk OF the
court here that his daughter had left her home
As ne believed. with the intention of fnarrvine
o Mr.. AlOnZo Rice. OF that county and h.. he
sired 10 Forbid the bans, she nothing
Dut child OF sixteen years. Mr.. Walters was
at police head quarters this morning asking aid
70 md his daughter. lie stated that She LETT
home sunday and came here, hut that he was
mistaken To Rice. who WAS still al his honoe
attending 10 business.
PAYING For THEIR Frx-Georve Iae and
H - Thomas were playing crack loo yester-
day M the county, and an argument between
the crack ended in loud discussion which
was in progress when Officer " H. Cole came
along and took them in. Before Judge Mills to-
day the men told the judge OF their dispute over
the game OF "crack-loo,' and they were fined IS
each.
MARRIAGE LICEN>ES.-Narriage licenses
have been issued by Tie clerk OF the court TO
Samuel Hay Tor and sarah Jane Scott; Frederick
Mey cnbery, of Montgomery county. Md, and
Mary " jenkins, of Richmond, Va; Charles H.
Langley and Margaret stamp, both OF L. q.
Co., Md.
The REGATTA COMMfffEE.-Ata meeting OF
the Potomac Regatta committee last night il
Was sIssDUI cesi that the tUy committee had Sc
cured two bOals for the re-aita-One for the re-
feree and the reporters, and the other tor sub
scTibers 10 the REGATTA II is expected that about
$l,O0o viii be required To deir:ly the expenses
Oh the Te-.1tt.- The twelve members of the re-
gatSa co'dinittee were detailed 10 solicit sub
scriptions.
.bAsE BALI.-fhe Nationals defea ted the Viz.
Siiia, yesterday AZ the Capitol park by q score
y d Ga is.S CT lew here yesterst ~ resulted
as as -. ows: Stw York, 10; Providence 5. Phila-
SSa phla, y: Eoss "a. p Allegheny -; Louis
q; III tropoiitan, y - 'oAis ~