National Republican., 1886-10-02
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Nrw NAr1nNAL TEEArEn.


The dramatic version OF cur old frleuds,
THE Three Musquetccrs," as prescnt9d last
night, proves one Thug concluslgely, namely,
that the energy Of Mr Frank Mayo Is sun.
tiently strong and abundantto carry any play.
As D'Artagnan, the master mind ofDumis's
immortal quartelts, Mr. Mayo kept a large
audience on the tip-too of expectation. The
incidents press head oyer heels uD)i elch
other, and D'Artagnan, With the help Of Boh'
bic, Is more than a match ior any emergency.
Athos, rorho4, aud Atames have been
cullcd with close reference to sili,
In incb,s and CHARACTER, ald are
less trio. Mr.. L.. JOhnstnne, rs Louis NllI, AID
Mr. james Taylor, as Cardinal kicholiGu, did
enact their parts with Intelligence, AMI MIR
II. Thompson made an impressive. althJu ~
tic Van SicRels did her duty as Gu en- nn1 got
to wiDdwgrd of the cardinal In the dia nuud
an excellent lady.in waiting aud loyer OF tho
Gascon. Miss Alice Fl cher ami Miss Alice
lorimer were pleasing IN the parts OF LLiy
De Winter and CJnstnnGi re'peruyeiy., "rhe
this evening ana Mt the matinee Mr.. Mayo
will appear az NOrdcck.
ALnAuaH's GRAND opgRA HOUSE.
Mfr. Richard Mansfield will appear as Prince
Kali at the matinee to-day aud also In tbs
evcuing This is n comedy that should be seen
acting means.
At This thtater next week the play or"Fa1st
and Marguerite" VIII be presented. OF wnioh
people muy in the actual existence OF a persO.
nal devil II Is easier, ~ least, to conceive OF
the spirit Of evil thus matetializcd than { cpl-
ccive Of the snme spirit without such embodt-
mcnt Modern ideas demand also that thiS
devil shall he insidious rather than repulsivc,
plausible instead OF ptiemp.9ry: MS nine
display of horns and hoOfs. G0cthos ME
phistopheles," rs adapted by Dr.. Augustus
Huas and played by MIR. Lewis Morrison n. the
Lee Avenue Academy of Music last night, real
| lied this modern inception. Asa piece Of SUI
| perb character development to- much can
| hardly be said in its favor. MephstopheleS,
| courteous, atTdblc. and business-like, h1vlng
| barganed Tor the soul of Dr. FamstuS, fhlfills
| his contract, all the while gloatlng with equal
| guttO over his victims absurd ambition. his
| zeal In making love, and his final rcmorse Just
as he revels in the yielding innocence Of Mar
| R'lcrite, her misery, and her moaning insanity;
| yet in suavc and inevitably genilenanly
fashion, The role of Faust is taken by Mr..
| George Vessels He was not at his best last
| night but IL capable OF firsi-class acting. Mr..
| w. II. Thompson rs Valentine, Marguorlte's
| brother who Is murdered by Faust, was Justly
applauded, and Mr.. Wm. A. Brady (Kreut2nerl,
as well as Mr. Albert Hosmer (S,raleml,
| did good work. Mr.. James Il. Fox, Mr.. J.
SOmbrook. and Mir Van zandt Bosworth played
audience. Miss Celia Alsberg the young ALI.
fOrnia actress, who takes the role OF Marguerite,
| fully justified her reputation before the play
was over, although In the first act she was
| panlfestly furried. In the ilnal dungc N
scene she portrays the ophela phase Of femi-
| nine insanity in n way that even Miss X ate
| Claxton never equaled, Miss ROsabel Morri-
sop, In Anselma, the jnllors daughter, makes
| decided hit in dOublet and hose when tho
| rescue is attempted in the last act, MIS-
| Blanche Weaver D ays Martha with goo Il effect
| Altogether the company is Il very even Que; the
| play is intensely dramatic without being
| tedious in the ramiRcations of It's plot. aud
| Goethe himself would be delighted IL he could
| rise from the grave to witness the performance
| nom proscenium box. The large audience
| was very enthusiastic. Mr. Morrison wa.
| forced to make speech ut the end OF the third
| act"
THE MINsTRELs ARE COMING.
The celebrated Thatcher. Primrose and West
| company Of consolidated minstrClS Will occupy
the National Theater on the evenings OF mex
week and during the matuees oil Wednesday
and Saturday. Tho comedians are George
Thatcher. George II. Primrose, william II
West, Billy Rice, George II. Edwards G3orgt
W. Powers. I'D Marble, ii. G. Talbot Grlnir
and Marks, Burt Shepard, and Crawford ant
| McKisson. The vocnlists are Burt Shepard
Banks Winter, Fred w. Oakland. J. =. o. Keoie
Lem Dewitt. j. Il. Martin, Edgar Wilson
Charles j. Sammls, William Il. Moore. anC
Thomas G. Carter. Such list OF names is su :
ficient guarantee of the excellence OF per
formance which concludes each evening will
'The Cackling Hen," said to be the funnles
aiterpiece ever produced on the minstrel stage