The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-04-04
AMUSE NJ ENTS.

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way s'''''" !" S"h ieucMcu yum oiiuss w u H"vu
ncer Of Rr,iish hn,,csouc mo, ,.tatc.or" in more
senses than one on every subieci. esneclally the
fer1alc form divine. How dellch,fulIy yen,ure,omc
Ii seemed In that primitive time. since then i'm
ported comic opera has given ia n roini or two he
yond burcsoue in tho matter ,arnu costumes and
accessories and exempllncd fully tho great
French maxim that "wha, cannot be said can
he sung, what canno, he sung can he acted
and what cannot he acted can he danced, -
The familiar "Oxygenr in It's revised form
at Albaugh's last week seemed very innocent
and was attended NV bIc audiences az iarseiv com
said also entitled to credit for the discovery how
charming the British bar-mald and other damsels,
"noH 1noiG sea dngel,r would look upon the stage
where now are Pauline Markham, Alice Anterior.
Eliza weathersby, the iuneful Beaumont, and
the rest? Ii Is not necessary TO repy with
villon, "wnere are the SHOWS Of yes,er YEAR
They ar. all doing very we'll ana ,nost NJ nom bavs
since become stars Are Misses Lon, Farrell
Ruth Ste'son, Lncy Escott, Daisy Ramsden, Annie
Sutherland, and the rest, as lovely and promising.
No oub, thew are and /, ia on,v onr eves ,ha, bays
-, 49,, - 80 a , 10 uu,y o"i eyos '""' .sNo
SUM deeper IN our heads' lSulas success mas been
very marked, and II seems likely that she will long
continue at the presen, rate to keen apht h
iomn n, hr,,osnno, 4, ,na Tn,,aa So. -,
, -, 80, ., ~ VI. :, 49, , ,'"'es. nioio
oiev.. "ofA 'nah oxygen "ou'u oet'er repay her
1900.
that Improve on acquaintance though tho nublIc i,a
not seem to realize ii during its second vis, IN tho
National Theatre last week In literary ouat,,v 4, %
UNNECESSARILY superior TO concociions Of Tho pam,
and sims school, and although Rober, Ruchanon ia
rather over fond of the tragic and sombre. ,h,s min,
Is enliyened by considerable hpmor and nanny
ending Neither IA IT A drama a. the snm. and no
motive mans vengeance frustrated INV tho r,,,
inc nower q, ,,od IA sro, as i"u,. s .as .
,,,s, Iea - suua as enus ui9u"y 10 'he
pIot' Inc company, Win rev exceptions, are well
fitted to their parts.
......
we mad been so long without seeing first class
minstrel troupe that the advent OF Thatcher,
Primrose and Vests excellent company will be
~. m orro,v n,,n, ne" s,,o "ue'e 'ney open
w. n,sn. ne ine'ns Vi 'nese incompara-
Die comedians are too well known to need recliing.
There Ia no combination on the road which has near
as much talent. Four such end men as Thatcher.
Primrose, Edwards, and Billy Rice are not 10 be
seen elsewhere. Both muslcaily and comically ali
the people In the troupe are first class and the
speciaes are the best OF their kind The iokes and
business of the company are new and fresh and the
fun In every part is Irresistible Billy Rice as BdJna
Gle Ben Is greater than ever Barney Farans dancing
Is unequaed, Grifin and Marks are very good in.
deed In their specially, Slgnor Dell Oro's per.
Torrance on two musical instruments is smply Won
derfu the educated dogs beat anything of their kind
ever seen, and the burlesones Of WIawn Tennis J,
s.The Black IIussars,s and sT6e BlacI Miva5o" are
excessively comical N
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sas.etoh' VIII occupy inc boards OF Albaughs
erahu opera House LOT one week, commencing to.
MORROW evening. she made a worldwide reputa-
ZION III sucn companies as Pop "Fun on the
BRISTOL anu plays oil that calibre thatwere popular,
anu she Will he seen to equal advantage In "Crazy
Patch" She Is surrounded by companv of arti stic
sur.,no,ars N,,. IA, r,n,,a,. H,,,. -, ,,,,,'
John d. Gilbert. a. r. StocrwaIi Il N,r onu ua ans
others We onna tho toirown, 49,, ~. ~ ohs, nuu
mia Joo,,frer .,Miss Ko.n ,sv uhe rhiauei
Patch was created last naS, ~ me W, ~ ,y
rhcatre wi,S honsa ornss.,a5 ~ III -suee'
'is constructed for laughing purposes ONLY A
iun , m, WMat Sh.tn, escapes from the asylum
MI ~ r. storyxe,i lHe any I'I ia vi , oaps' aagos
Arthur Suliirdn, {Mr. j. n. Long, q popular
young physician, who Is also on the medical stan
o. tne asylum. Inc iunaiic MT. John GiberD tries
arrangnr 10 S him when he ,s scovsre anu ,n
trua 100 som as a., 80. Stn E,,i 10 'nc
lii w. cJn q 80, 49,, r. huuie eira,u, as
Iobn CiIbap, in ME ,anan,, p s, anu Mr
mirth IN tho andencs hutthais 'a,,ni s %
rerita,ions anu, snsnU' S Ti, @ p t!iuns,
Wi,i;an,sN Z. an %, ~ inDps MISS fstnel
s's,ar ~ ,h Is an Isl od mad
st with nrhfn,nI detesta,an ,ar " I,,s nj rt
varn,n t,noa,ha .h MIL iol uuss anu kihureu
renresents tsne n,cnre vbin an hn ,h, t ,,
sina. and acts Win her one,oa ~ ,gO'm tuyUS
snpnoried nv the entire comnanv Tha a an nnn
three nnd ara han1aJ .I,.'s'., so.'
r nsr anu are heaned III fespectey Funny Fun
tnGaaI '''ea'' al" 'e programme Is adequately
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The Stojilard lectures will come to a very SUCCESS
full close this week. MIR. stod1ard has heen
w.,.o,no1 n, rn,nraaa,,ona, c,,.s",, or, n.s oeel
"eicoiheu NJ congregational Church each evening by
CROWDS OF Enthusiastic hearers. Tomorrow evening
the lecture Is TO be on Mary Queen OF scots, and
most Interesting story MIR. St0ddard will Doubtless
make, whatever may be the opinion held by his
hearers as to this Inflated character "Wednesday
evening will close the series, and the lecturer viii
recall memories OF his own experiences of travel in
ennp' nnoh $500 ,. 1.onat" may Always
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A, ,,h,u,h,s mi, o,,o,,,, ,,,
,iver hIs Iac,n,a IN ,hn ,,f.a.,, p'a,n WI. w.
The cl,.;s,,oa ode. -, rnnn., ". ""' ~.
,sso s,,n az, oo,,n,, ,.,,', ny, sose,"e, 90
,red hv Tho oon,, ,a nc, ~, sa,,,.,a Wv "u
ence that ief nnon M Io,t mo-, 49, a. 81, ~ ,ta
en.e 'ha e'. upon "H "oun' ho' Upon an Oh inc
saliie COMPANY lneHaceabie marx. That any
presentation OF pictures, win any explanatory re-
ct couu nave heiu thousands OF people TO the sol
einn stiffness OF the tomb, while many were moved
to tears, Is thing we could hardly have believed
upon ORDINARY testimony; but we have now seen and
Ilrectly Know. we nave heard lectures upon the
haSs,om Ray, 50 caed, anu nave real sketches IN
lhe hewspapers, anu we supposed that we knew
something 9uite DEFINITE In regard to Its character
anu me skl OF us presentation let so much OF It
ascoalu DC tnrown upon screen Win adisnct and
re'erentla description by the lecturer, had TO us
a profound surprise. The entrance OF Jesus
inlo Jtrusaen, Inc betrayal, Inc sc0urge by cords
III Tue nands OF roman soldiers, the bearing of the
cross, Tue cruclnxlon--these VIII have 20 US new
meaning. IL seems 10 us that OF those awful spec
taGles we nave Deen spectator. Truly II was
reiet 10 the heart 10 escape to the world without
anu navc ,he sure ,eslihohy that we mad witnessed,
'H'N''t ~ ~. t"u Iucrul hiihlnH
we thought il not unlikely that we sbnnId havss
occaion TO pen q line or two OF Mr.. stoddard's
presenii n oi me oher-nmmeraan tragedy We
ribuie ~ the snccess win which ha h p
lied the most important events In the hiatorv of
mankind"
Messr5 SOusa and Taber are .gain In be front will,
a now onare,,a enti,,oI ,,Tho nnoan ~, 49,,
-. -, ,' sA ~. tu.eno VI "ea''S' Vi,
hoya!ty anu hoRnery, whlch Is TO be produced at
Aloaugh's Grand Opera House April ~, 10, and II,
with strong professional cast and chorus M sxtv
five we'll trained Z, auh voIcos ,yn,,h ho,,o - 49,.
,,,,.-, - ' "".'" "",u "eonca'
'u''! Se'ec'eu Hom tue TANKS OF tue Warrington
Operaic Association. This latest effort of our local
composer and libretlst Will be presented will every
accessory Of new and brilliant costumes and prOpcr-
Ties and grand orchestra, and after the results
reached by eight weeks OF earnest rehearsal Is safe
TO predict that II Will prove complete and decided
success striking feature Ofthe "Queen OF fiearts"
IL the crisp, sparkling, concerted numbers that are
remarkable for drOll and novel Effects Among these
are the frog chorus the "Ammonan aoln ami