National Republican., 1886-10-26
AMUSENi EN- rs.
ALDAuGn's GRAND OPERA HOUSE

ALBAUGHs GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
Bronson Howard's comedy, zone of Our
Girls" which was produced last night at
Albaugh's, after IL run of seven consecutive
months in New York city, is an emiuently
pleasing and high class performance. No play
has been presented In Washington this season,
and indeed for some years past, in which the
work is altogether so fairly distributed and
the conclusion made 10 depend almost
equally upon the conscientious acting of
each artist engaged. II is true that Miss
Helen Dauvray has rather more "liuCs"
to speak than anybody else, but though she
does full Justice to each sentence and plays a
difficult role with aplumb and well.suStaned
force her support is so excellent on all sides
that II is n difficult matter TO decide about the
relative importance of the different parts. Il.
ii. SOtheln, as the English onlcer, is a true son
Of his father, eye'glass and ali. J. q. SavllG,
as the wicked count, isqutc II splendid rulian,
and and the French duke is brai1les;'
lie reproduction of the Saxon Dundrcary.
Miss Ida Vernon makes Il strong presenta-
tion ofthe conventional Parisian matron, aud
the audience tell in love with Miss Enid Les.
lie, as the very graceful and sweet-vOiced
bride of the splendid rutlian" already men
toned. 1t is sufficient to say of Miss Dlu
in Partisan arstocratic society, or anywhere
else. She defends her social liberty, her
honor. and her love with the same verve and
dignity which, when required, she
brings to the assistance of her unhappy little
friend the countess; and in her letter; to her
father in New York city she embOdics an
honest and ailectionate loyalty which forms
indeed, the solid basis of ali her lisht.hearted
ness and general airy manner. zone of Our
Gills" Is a delightful comedy, and II study Of
French life which leaves no unpleasant taste
in the mouth.
AT THE NATIONAL.
To the regular theater.goer the changing
plays, under the present system of travelling
companies make the thCater itself seem but
of the shifting scenes Ofrn DluV. Inst
week the atmosphere of Paris and the environ
ment of the lie of the women aud men of
Ia belle France pervaded the National as the
very France accent Of the Euglispspoken py
Aimee lent vrasemblence to the play despite
|, the clumsy English words which did their
| best to obscure the Sparkling brightness Of
SardOus witty dialogue. Last night II was,
presto change" and the audience that
filled the house found themselves in
an English village following with pleased
and especially those of pretty, noble-hearted
Bessie Barton and her impulsiye workman-
| husband, John Tressider. The play Of woman
| Against Woman" is n well-wrtteu domestic
| drama of the class that finds in every day life
the results and possibilities of all tragedy aud
comedy. i is well acted and all the parts nrc
| satisfactorily filled. Lovers of the realls ic
| will have their most exacting demands salts.
fed The washing and the washtub are alike
| real, while Rachel WestwoOd and Phil Tres
| sider simulate only too closely the characters
HARRIs's BJoU THEATER.S
1.-THE Merry War was waged on the Bljou
| field last night, and resulted In n decided vie
tory. Marquis ,Tilipo sebaStiano. J; Il, Comfy,
| looked sweet" rs the ladies said, and sang
and moved, throughout as everybody said,
| admirably Gen. UmbertO SpnOla, Horace
| James, was military aud musical eXCelCntly.
| That exceedingly comiCal Dutch tulip planter,
Balthazar Groot All G. Wheelan, an old favor
lie, has even improved since last winter, whG2n
| we didn't think improvement possible His
| good wife Elsa Susie Klrwin, was Just what
| She should be, his good wife, n jolly aud 10y,
| ing woman, somewhat disposed, occasionally,
to annoy her Eosom's lord, but devoted to him
| for all that. NiOlctta found fitting represent
! alive in FHtmah Dard, with her wonderful
| versatility, and Artemsia, too, Juhe Chrstrn,
was charming. The soldiers generally women,
| and all OF them beautiful, were perfectly
| drilled and marched like machinery with n
| soul in II. Great pleasure was given by the
| rendition Of the opera, and Il reliable promise
| Tor the other operas announced to follow, A
| new, delightful, and grand march, composed
, by the leader Of the company, \. spencer,
| hogan the third act, y Is marching. chorus,
! dedicated to the BarthOldi statue of liberty
! about TO be inaugurated in New York, and
! viii be performed during the ceremonies OF
that glorious event.
KERNAN's WASHINGTON TIEATER.
In the height Of It's prosperity Kernan's has
| generously reduced It's prices, and the result of
| that act was, last night, most crowded cOndi-
| ton of Il house always crowded. The Inlorna-
| tiOnhl star Speciality Company gave entire snt-
| isiacton to the assembled multitude Those
| extraordinary "MusiCal PaveTs,' the PAWN
| Mills, produced Il great sensation, and the
| queen OF burcsaue, MaudG Beverly, proved
! her right to tho crown, which was Il claimed
1 by all her faithful subjects. Mcmahon gem
| orally entitled "everybDdy's flyOrte," had his
| claim enthusiastically allowed, So numerous
| Is the company that even mention may not IN
| cude each member, but certainly each mem