Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-27
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Protestant. j. A. WALTER.
Amusements.
FoRD's OPERA HoUsE.-In constructing "a
Moral Crtme," which was produced at this
house last night, Messrs. Barron and Bates evil
models of dramatic workmanship, the plays of
victorien Sardou and Dumas. To the intensely
dramatic scene in the third act of "a Moral
crime all else leads up and is subordinate, and
On this act, in great measure, the effect and the
fate Of the play depend. In the first and second
t actS mere er Is not much of moving nature,
the audience for the exceptionally powerful
passages In the succeeding act. Here Miss
Marie Prescott and Mr.. Joseph Haworth have
opportunities tor work of the first quality. and
these opportunities they last night improved to
the utmost: Miss Prescott's unusual emotional
powers and fine artistic attachments were dis
played In manner that stirred the feelings and
compelled the admiration of the audience Mr..
haworth was no less deserving OF praise for his
restrained but forceful enactment Of the role OF
Count a. Albert, part which would inevitably
nave offered to q less intelligent and finished
actor irresistible temptations to rant. At the
end OF the act Miss Prescott and Mr.. Haworth
We're called out again and again. So much
genuine enthusiasm has not been displayed by
washington audience for a long time as fol-
lowed the fall of the curtain on the third act
The death of Mdthitoie at the end was also ad-
mirably done by Miss Prescott The remainder
the performance throughout was smooth and
spirited. The play was put upon the stage
nd rich ayd Of fine
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The sets for the first, second and third
acts were very beautiful, every detail OF the
with care Morpi cr9e "es Wi l' remain a' at
FOrd's throughout the week.
NATIONAL THEArER.-There was an audience
of good proportions at this house last might 10
discover ii Messrs. Harrison and Gourlay could
excite them afresh to laughter as they "SkiDped
by the Light of the Moon" These gentlemen
pleasing in the homogeneous and slap-dash sur
rOundings of this Ose:jointed farce and their
grotesque goings-On, dancing and singing drew
out last night quite as much laughter and hand
clapping as when the skit was seen here last
year. The fun of skipped by the Light of the
Moon" is not Of high order, nor is it spontane-
Gus. For the most part it is of the madc-tO-
order sort, and no incOnsiderabie portion of it
consists of noise and nothing more. Louis Iar-
rison made the usual hit with his songs. Miss
Schultz did some very neat dancing. The piece
remains at the, National all the week.
ALBAUGHs OPERA HoUsE.-An audience OF
medium size witnessed, with frequent signs
Of appreciation, the first production OF alone
in London in this city last night. The elabO-
rate set scenes of the play provoked two enthu-
the first act, where Westminster bridge and the
houses of parliament at night are shown, and
the second, the startlingly realistic representa-
ton in the third act OF the old suice-houSe on the
river, with a great flood of water rushing in and
about the unhappy heroine, whom her fiendish
husband is endeavoring to drown. "Aione in
London deals with characters and events
which have been made very familiar by per-
haps score Of melOdramas within the decade.
1ucTc Is lltlc tIlttL Is mover, nothing
that Is original In either the story or its treat
ment. 1.-The Lights O. London" with which
there seems disposition to compare Mr. Bu-
chanan's production, is a better and stronger
play in every way. The company engaged in
presenting "AlOne in London" is q fairly good
one. Miss Cora Tanner, the wretched wife.
by careful and intelligent efforts, saved the
part from being hopelessly tiresome. Mr. Her
bert Archer played the incredibly bad villain
acceptably. Miss Belle Archer's Tom a ,yaif
was made as interesting such an empty role
could well be. The other ladies and gentlemen
of the cast were up to the average Of melo-
dramatic organizations. There will be no
change of bill during the week.
HERzOGS OPERA HOUSE.-Miss Claire Scott
an English actress OF considerable power and
evident experience, appeared at Herzog's last
night in the leading role of the old time drama
''The Woman in Red. She was well received
by the large audience present At tie matt
nees Miss Scott appears In East Lynne" 1.-THE
Woman in Red" will be repeated this and to-
morrow evenings.
DIME MUSEUM.-Mr. Frank /. Frayne still
exercises drawing powers of the first-class as
was proved by the crowded house which greeted
his appearance on the stage at this popular re-
sort last night. His play, 'The New 81 Slocum.',
evoked great enthusiasm by it's thrilling situa-
tons. MI. Frayne remains at the Dime Mu-
scum all this week.
THEATEK CoMIoUE:-Underthe management
OF Mr.. Edward Snelbaker, there was an en-
trely fresh array of talent at the Theater
Comique last night. An the people were new
and they gave lively show.