National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-18
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CLARA MORRIS TONIGHT
Tonight the great actress, Clara Morris, be-
gins her engagement at the New National
Thcater, presenting her wonderful creation Of
Sarah Mutton. Miss Morris reached the city
yesterday from New York, and is guest at the
Arlington. OF n recent performance of"Mlss
Mutton" in Chicago, the Inter Oc1oH, Of that
city, writes "a fruitful contrast to her acting
of the part Of Cora IS Miss Morris's soulful per.
iormnncc Of the character of Miss Mutton
beautifully and effectively defined last night In
spite of the personal physical suffering she en-
durcd. IL was the recent misfortune Of this
actress to fall the victim Of q carriage accident,
and her lamcness last evening was painfully
illconccaled. In one sense this infrmty
heightened her success with the audience, as
few, perhaps, were aware how genuine were
the symptoms of distress. Miss Mutton Is a
iavoritc character with the actress as i Is with
the public and 10 Is one that happily blends
the pure and the crring qualities and dispose
tons Of human nature, anording n wide scope
for emotional expression, while entirely and
worlhily absorbing the sympathies of the be.
holder. To the Interpretation of this character,
which Is not more ideal than practical In TEN.
pCrnmcnt, Miss Morris brings the best elements
Of her rare dramatic forces, touching tendorly
Its dellCnCies of sentiment, sounding fully
its notes of pRthos and passion, and flooding
through the work a wonderful tulncss Of the
most exquisite sorrow and heartfelt Contri.
tion. II Is n strange, moving portraiturc OF as.
pirng pcntcnCc, humility looking toward the
coveted plane of forgiveness aud restoration.
one can not view II without tender sOlicitude
that Is nn acknowledgment unconsclously of
the power of the actress TO reveal adequately
and truthiully the closest emotions ofthe heart.
The WORK of fsome actresses we admire and COM
mend, because we perceive that the methods
are right, that the Intelligence Is correct; the
work Of Clara Morris We applaud and weep
over because we feel the thrill, the pulsatiOu
Of genuine impression unmindful OF the arti.
flee or method inseparable from the profession
of acting, Her Miss Mutton Is an integer for
IL. tail g,.,
siStently admirable as n whole each phase an
excellence In ITSELF but each carefully regu-
lated TO the excellence of all. There may be
degrees OF merit, as there are varying condi-
tiOns Of intensity, but we hardly remember
her performance for It's features, since we arc
unable to forget It's entirety II Is a beautiful
blending Of emotions, rich In tho variety OF
mingled colors, changeful, shifting, yet always
harmonious; sometimes tranquil, serene, pn-
| tent, often nervous, ycarning, eager, hystcrt-
| cal, imperative, but always wonderfully hu-
| man, graphically true. There was much en-
| thusinsm In the applause and calls Of the audi
| cnce last evening, an audience the size of
which testified elo9uently to the popular re.
| gard Of the Hr, -css"
joHs 7. RAYMOSD IN THE MAGISTRATE"
Mr.. John I. Raymond in Mr.. A. w. Pineros
| comedy, Tho, Magistrate" is tho attraction
| this week at Alpaugh's Grand Opera House.
| "The Magistrate" received eighteen represen-
| tations in Philadelphia, where 1t was aspresented
for the first time BY Mr.. Raymond and the
imous in declaring II 'cntltled TO rank with the
best productions Of the modern comedy stage,
| The opportunity for creating fun "fast and
| furious Will be seen by the following brief
| sketch Of the play: A London magistrate
marres widow, who dates her age back five
years, and consequently has to perform the
making him q lad Of only II years. The boy is
naturally very precocious and forward for his
supposed years. He takes his stepfather-the
| representative of the LAYOUT on little lark,
and they wind up Mt hotel, where his mother
and her younger sister have gone to meet two
army officers, one Of whom is betrothed TO the
| magistrates sister-in-law and the other know
| in order that she may ask him to keep tia Sc
| cret from her husband The hotel is kept open
| after hours and rnided by the police. The
magistrate and his stepson escape after some
I very funny business with the whole party in n
dark ROOM but the rest are captured, and the
! next morning brought TO the magistrate court,
and he sentences his WIFE, his sistor-in law, and
their two companions 10 seven days imprlson-
ment before he clearly recognizes who the la
| dies are. They arc subsequently released
through brother magistrate, and all Is made
happy,
HEROES OPERA HOUSE.
Matte Vickers tonight and through the
week nt Ierzogs. Beautiful in face ana form,
| merry by nature a fine vocalis, dancer, and
| play perfectly adapted to all her accomplish
ments. The play Is 'Jacquine."
THE DINE MUSEUM.
Tonight begins weeks engagement OF
Pauline Markham, presenting Led Astray,n
THE Two Orphans" and the "I.ady of Lyons
| TO follow. Thisbeautiiul and emotional actress
| will be supported by Randolph Murray. an
actor of distinction, and carefully selected
company.