The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-03-20
oLEANEp rRoM MANY souRoEs.

CLEANED FROM MANY SOURCES.
The era of cheap amusemeuts has cer-
tainly arrived. ten. cent show ia to be
established at the Academy Of Music, New
York, next Monday. On that night aud
thereafter, as long as audiences are obtain
able, youthful performer known as
Cornne, with troupe dubbed "The Merry
makers,n will disport themselves in "rho
Mascot" Seats in the parquette, for which
81 have not been thought on occasions an
unreasonable price, may be had for go cents.
Benjamin Northrop, the New York COR
respondent, says that the specialists of New
York are tho physicians who make tho
most money Of any professional men. The
practice Of medicine there is gradually
going into the hands of specialists alto
gether and very properly so. If a mau calls
in physician who discovers that ho has
any particular ailment, such as n diseased
nervous system, dsordered kidneys, bad
eyes, defective hearing or anything which
demands the need Of q surgeons knife, he
is promptly referred TO specialist in one
Of those particular branches. These mon
do nothing else and indeed they have littlo
time to do go, even if they should prefer an
other department of practice. They are
busy from morning until night, and the
| greater part of their practice is confined TO
their offices, where they have every appl-
| ance which the most advanced science can
| suggest and money can purchase. have
| no doubt that IN tho course of time the
medical profession will be divided as the
law business is in England, into two
classes The general practitioner will ex-
| amino cases and have charge Of them, but
the work will bo done by tho specialist.
Many specialists hero make from $25,000
| TO 100000 q year. And know of q surgeon
who will not perform certain operations for
less than $1,000. This seems like largo pay
for few hours work but it has cost the
| specialist years Of time and thousands Of
dollars to acquire the necessary skill to rem
der the operations absolutely successful and
after all what is money compared with
health2
When Howard Carrolrs American
| Countess" was produced in this city, THE
1 CRITIC was the only Washington paper
that had the courage to print an adverse
| criticism Of the play. Rhea Is now starring
| with IL in the West, and tho handling that
| the play receives from the press ont there
seems to justify THE CRITICS structures
upon the piece, which was really very
commonplace, weak and incomprehensible
production. The following are extracts
| from last Tuesdays criticism in tho Kansas
City Journal 1.-The American Countess
condeDses more misunderstanding within
its four acts than it wonld seem possible to
| accomplish. 90 Just when the in
telligent portion of the audience begins to
| wonder what is to be the ultimate fate of
American Countess who, in tho person of
| Rbca, is so womanly as to earn the cordial
liking of every one, tho climax is reached.
| There is an astonishing tableau,
| and tho curtain falls on what was decidedly
tame performance. Indeed, it would be
| quito impossible TO make much of anything
| out of The American Countess Rhea,
naturslly, should he the central figure, but
she is not. There is little literary
merit in the play"
| Some weeks ago the London Pail Nall
| Ga=eItc offered prize of ten guineas for the
| best list of the ten greatest Englishmon,
| Over 400 lists were sent in, and tho result
was that Lord Salisbury, George Augustus
Sala, ]. Il. NIillais, Lord Wolseley, Pro-
fessor Huxley, John RuslSin, Wilkie Col
lins, Canon Liddon, Henry Irving aud
"The Claimant" was the list decided upon,
36S persons having deemed Lord Sails
bury the greatest English statesman
(after Mr.. Gladstone) S85 persons thinking
Mr.. Sala the greatest journalist, Sl4 beiev-
Ing Mr.. Millais the greatest painter, 1,060
adjudging Wolseley the greatest soldier, 1856
declaring Professor Huxley to be the greatest
scientist, 56S calling John Ruskin to be the
greatest writer, 346 asserting Wilkie Col
4 iHb W bO tnC btcdttob nuNGilSb, ktuOu
| don ranking with $50 persons as the great
est preacher, 1887 holding that as an actor
Henry Irving has no equal in England,
| while 453 aver that "The Claimant is the
| greatest humbug.
"Polly" is new burlesque to be pro.
duced by L. L. Rice. The libretto was
written by James Mortimer, formerly the
editor Of tho London Figaro. MIR. Morti-
mer is an American. He has adapted a
number Of pieces of various kinds for the
London stage, and has otherwise made q
good position for himself in literary cir.
cles. Mr.. Mortimer was particularly
close personal friend of the late Emperor
Napoleon ILL.,. and he still keeps num-
ber of valuable watches and other costly
remembrances given him by Napoleon aud
Eugene. His libretto of "Polly" is not
written without purpose, and the mill
tary parsonage who is one OF the central
characters Is evidently created with the
design Of satirizing Lord Wolseley.
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