National Republican., 1886-10-19
ADJUSTMENTS.
NEW NArinNAt. rmrArrn.


reIresentations. Desclea especially succeeded
In treading the most dangerous ground without
giving serious onGnso, and ofttimosS,
by force OF her innate good
ness, inculcated lessons OF whole
some social morality. Chaumont skatei on
ice which was even thinner, but she Careenel
gAlly iutO popular esteem on the strength OF
her unequaltd .viyncity and petite aud tctty.
OF all the brilliant artists who from time to
time played The principal role In these COM
promising dramas none equaled DescIe5
in her astonishing presentation OF the
leading character, and IL seemed TO most OF the
old first nighlers' as If she alone were caDa-
bic of Extracting from such dangerous sltuA.
tons the moral lessons sought to be I'M
pressed BY dramatlsts OF somewhh abnormal
moral position. 1t is n difficult matter in
France to deduce the catechism oreven the
ten commandments from any ordinary por-
traynl Of the suffering and shame which IN
eviably follow in the rack OF marital fbily
and crime. TT was, thcn,with more than usual
curiosity that the public awaited Nine.
Aimce's appearance last evening and IL must
be admitted that, Notwithstanding many
traces OF her opera bouile ASSOCIATIONS, the
PiitCd lndy's performance OF Cyprlenho Is
an admirable presentation OF Sardou's heroine,
At the end of the second act Nine, Aimee was
called before the curtain 10 receive hand
some floral ship from the Washington Lod 20
by apraceful address from Mr. Edward b. Hay,
who, on behalf Of the Elks, for whom Nine.
Aimee had appeared with others, at success
iul benefit upon her last visit to this city,
wished the fair actress bon voyage on the
ocean OF life The audience approving
heartily, appleuded the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
OF the Elks. Mr. Thomas II. Burns, as DIS
Prunellts and Mr. Lester Victor, as Adhcmhr
were all that could be desired in such hus-
bands and lovers. The general support was
credtable. and the young ladies all looked
| b,autiiul, which according TO Victor HugO's
| diCtum in the matter of Deruchcttc, Is all that
should ever he required from any young lady
We don't remember to have heard the orches'
tru in better FORM" and the gentleman who
engineers the tom-tom was dcscrveIly re-
warded with three vociferous encores.
ALnAuGI's GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
Miss Rosina .vokcs was received, as she
always will he received BY Washington
audiences, with the utmost cordiality. Several
handsome floral tributes were offered upon
the shrine of Old acquaintance and sincere
is very adequately described in the bills as u
farce IN three acts The first act is cullel "Tha
Mystery" and represents the reception o. n
Portland Place. and vary from school class
room to the library Of Admiral
,rah RanhiERg E Act twG Is made up OF party
ABSENCE of Miss Dyott miss Helena Daorcj,
who has been privately married TO Hon. We're
| Queckett tMr. Weldon Grossmith), and who Is
! honorable spouse by gaining regal honors in
| the arena oil opera bouilc. The young lniiei'
| festivities are ruiely broken up By
the advent of a fire brigade, with the a5-
| companying fire, which demolishes the cake
and lobster salad ami sends the party, with
canary, pug dog, and flower pots, flying
to the rho aG%iT@s 1Si5 home CrHis the
nightmare" aud might be carefully omitted
! without serious detriment TO the rest OF the
| comedy Miss RoSina vokes ms Peggy Hessle'
rigge, the articled pupil, Is attractive aud ami
! mated as usual, but has little opportunity TO
display her really fine talent. AS the gOol-
r0tured and ody.wiued pupil teacher her
Inrt IL interesting as being different from Miss
| SquCers, Becky sharp, the demons of Jane
| Eyre" and all the received models I boarding
! school lyrants, hut there Is not much TO ba
| done. and. until the farce has been remolele |,
Miss NokCs would do well to drop the "S,hoJl.
| mistress" from q repertoire which contains 81
! many well.constructed and amusing plays
Mr. GroSmith is an excellent actor, aud rs III
| honorable but impeouniOus husband makes
| really good inn during the first two acts. Miss
DGcfe is II beautiful English womln, with the
grace and dignity which will always render
her charming TO looking upon, no matter what
she may have to say or do. The lieutenant
admiral, and training school boy are, nc
doubt, Of home on the rolling deep. but they
evening, mostly kept their hands in Their
pockets, and one kept his foot on n chair while
speaking To- lady; This may BE- very Eng
10 SS'SHSds SGSd sansi sa Wqm o m
always bowildcring appondnges. Miss yOSes's
company, which deserves success, will be seer
70 much better advantage this evening in
RERzoG's OPERA HOUSE.
The dramatic company Of phosa McAlllste
last night at HerZog's proved worthy of thcl
drama, We can give no higher praise, TheI
| drama Is excellent. "TukCn from Life" is
beautifully written play. The authors wlrl
Is mastcr.wOrk. In the very frs of the frs
scene the audience is interested, AMI on and o.
goes that interest, never ceasing. but ever IN
crCasing, to the curGln's final fall. Nothin
in the acting was careless. Everything in tn
acting was evidently matter of close study
not alone Of the text. but of each peculia
| Those a NJ
| They fully appreciate their duty. ana do 4
lh!sis only Justice 10 each member of III
comrnDy st'l the author has given promi
ncnce. Of course, to certain parts, which ar
lofty In their demands Their demands ar
worthily met, Walter Lee, an artist, Mr.. II S
Duhcld moved, looked. and spoke as genlu
should and always does. Kate DENLY, Mis-
Phosa McAllistor, was the grand woman, mad
PrHndCr by the mobility Of her love: Joh
Denby; her brother, Mr.. Harry Driscola; per
Rndley, Mr. w. II. Stuart, so perfectly prl
sentCd the manner. aud conduct of a yillai
that, for the time, he obtained liberal slar
Of contempt ana hate. We are not surprise
at the unusual success of this play.
KERNAN's wAsHINGToN THEATER,
Tony PASTORS week began gloriously la
night at KcrnGn's before II house crowded. /
oleTiiowing. He and his entire most accom-
rlishCd company at once bounded into th
have been? No one before had wltneSsl
equal gymnastic feats to thnse of the Dlr
hro,hets bad ,SGS heard sTestST ,asd yooGisnT th9
cannot repeat the long list of pleasures. Ii
this suffice: The multitude In attendance, Sc
ing and hearing, were happy in the seelncan
thunder testified emphatically to their enjoy
ment. Nothing could be desired beyond u
, exquisite entertainment. And so say all.
HARRIs's BiJoU TnEATEI.
"Dnvy Crockett was, last night at the Bic
-jr 81 as he nscd to be IN reality long agD-su
! rounded byfrlends, as many as the house coll
hold. Our recollection of the verltable vii
western hero is so clear that the appearance
! his representative, Edwin i. Mayo, startlC
, us-so like in form. in manner In tone
sJeech. in popularity Of expressions, aud. 4
deed, III all things. In circumstances sinil!
, to those Of the. drama, the, real man wonl
Lave acted precisely as did the hctltilu NJ
NlnSo is highly talented artist. With fl
person. chaugefu face, obadient to eve
emotion, voice under perfect management
whether low or loud of tlne. aud u grace
movement through all Impulses, lie possess
important and extraordinary powers. Ce
tainly he satisfied his audience, an auden
without good reason for being so. Miss /.
dusEi Young, as Eleanor Vaughn, was al
iully. aCceptaele, performing admirably h
beautiful and difficult part, Lit.l le Lonlie IIa.
ilon, as Bob Crockett, exhibited great dc
of dramatic ability. So well, so young, pror
ises iaItering things for the future. Fac
member Of the company was decidedly 81
Cessiul in the performance. "DRvy CrOGkct
come n stay with us during this week
would, we are sure, be welcome much lOngl
THE DIME MUSEUM
. The drama ol the Dime last night, "COI
d dCmuCd TO Death" Is worthy of any thentt
how ever high the price Of tickets aud hOwav
wealthy the audience. lis construction
Q artistic, Language elegant and fOrclble, p
: quick in changes, and every change prJluo,
by means simple and natural. Each perform
= was fully competent for his or her part In /,
play Great Interest attended from scene
scene, and hcartCSt laughter and applause f.
} quently expressed IT, Ablundng in mob
sentiments, The drama found cordial aud pow
. crflll appreciation throughout, the CrOwdI
Z hOuiCa inl erTupting at times and delaying Il
= utCTauccs Of the stage, II Is easy to predict
I triumphant progress along the week