Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-09
The Amu.emen,s rht. week.

NATIONAL THEATER.-Mr. Joseph Jefferson
pegan MS engagement at the National tnea'er
MONDAY night before the usual large audiences
OF lntelilgent and sympathetic people. both
PSaIeu. Cuae6 Ptnmmer and Mr. Gohgh.ty, Me-
IoiioWed with a delight which seems TO su .e,l
NO summation as the years go by, ana wn ,,th
anu genuine artistic beauty of these ereailons.
surely Dickens can never have a more NO mo
roughly sympathetic interpreter than MI;
Jefferson shows himself in the homely ana
patnetlc scenes of "The Cricket" from Whlch
tue, tne moral sunshine that comes OF sweet Oars
Iiau kinui1neSs and patience never Departs
even though the chill OF hopeless poverty often
! II to mere winter sunshine That excel ee
part of John PerrybingLe artisticaily effective,
as ne did that of Captain Phob6s, of an entirely
uinerSnt character, in LEND Me rive Snli-
1ngs. =. Carrie Jackson made the usual hit as
NY Sto,oboy, part which size gives with
wonderful realism. May Woolcet as Dot was
good good Miss Lillian Lee, very promising young
with quiet pathetic beauty that is very eftec-
tiYe, and shows the instinct Of the true artist.
OF those light, somewhat extravagant, but very
Iaughable farce-cOmedies which Mr.. Augustin
naly mas been SO successful in gathering rom ON
many sources and adapting to the tastes OF the
American public While the incidents In the
main are not on the lines OF probability,
tney are well calculated to excite great deal
OF mirth, and many foibles and follies OF cur
rent human nature are ceverly hit OFF In the
sentns N9h me at %nsh not Sy
any means develop to the fullest the possib1ii-
tieS OF elegant comedy acting in the piece.
SIiii' Wnlle falling short of this, they give q
lively performance, which keeps their audiences
IN pretty constant laughter and send them
away away In good humor. Miss Virginia Brooks as
vernon as Jack and Mr.. Harry Hottie as Prof.
Ba66M do good work in their respective roles.
week.
ALBAUGH's OPERA HoUsE.-While the man.
agement of SIBERIA which arrived at this
,fp,f 6Dnc mot ,nv,1y lot tn
carry the realism of the play SO far as to bring
the characteristic Siberian atmosphere along as
drama may have had something to do with the
cold wave which submerged us. The play,
however, does not have any chilling effect on
the enthusiasm OF the audience, which applaud
the fine scenery, sympathiZe with the woes of
Sara Miss Emma Valders) and Nicotai George
T.. Parksl, and laugh at the misery of poor
IrOtsky Charles Drew The company through
out is fairly good one, and invest the familiar
scenes of the drama with as much interest as
bauSh S all the week.
hERZOG'S OPERA HOUSE.-"The MikadO" en-
r rnr upon the second week OF It's successful ca
mas been marked improvement in the per-
iormance since the opening night, and it now
goes without hesitation and with considerable
spirit and smoOthness. Miss Earle, as Yam Yum,
has become decided favorite with the audi
e enc AR. Gerard Coventry as NGnkt-Poo, Mr..
wheeler as the Mikad0, and Mr.. Mack Charles
as roo Bah also give very meritorious per-
JOrmances.
house this week is the favOrite Ella Martyne's
metropolitan Burlesque company, made up
OF number of excellent artists, male and te-
male, who manage to give varied and inter.
estlng entertainment. The audiences give
abundant evidence of satisfaction. There are
matinees at the Comique Tuesday, Thursday
and saturday.
DIME MUsEUM.-Lang's comedy company, in
the highly laughable farce-comedy, '.Scnem-
ing, make sad work of the dignity of the
audiences at this house this week. The piece is
very funny and is given with breezy spirit
That carries everything before it. Miss Viola
Rose and Messrs. Lang and Grinnell are the
chief fun makers.
THE CRADLE SONGS of Many Nations is
the name of q novel musical entertainment to
be given at the National Rifles armory on Fri
day evening.
BURDErTE'S LECTURE.-NIr. Robert J. Bur-
dette, the well-knOwn humorist, will deliver
his lecture, THE Rise and Fall of the Mus
tache, in the Y. NJ c. y. course, at Congrega-
tional church Friday evening.
The STAR LECTURE COCKSE.-The next en-
tertainrnent of the South Washington Star
Lecture course will be Prot. r. l.. Cumnock's
readings, at the Tabernacle Thursday evening