The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03
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| w hdsuiuBtou. MISS Aunte flNlty Juetiutu Tue
| reputation which had preceded her OF being a very
joly as well as good-looking little actress, and by
the hearty applause and laughter which she won It
| Is evident that she Is sure OF a welcome whenever
she returns to Washington. Her singing Is quite
above the level OF that OF soubretes generally and
her dancing is neat and graceful. As to her plays,
she evidently has the usual difficulty OF getting any
that will be wholly satisfactory. The problem is to
nnd some new variation on the wel.worn theme
made familiar by number OF actresses-theu ntamed
but good-heared hoyden who develops In the later
scenes, like the butterfly from the chrysalis into the
"culchawed" young lady who defeats all the schemes
OF vlllsny and rewards the faithful hero with her
hand and fortune. II would require more than the
genius OF Shakespeare to get up anything original In
this line at this late date Bret Harte sets the story
in rather novel surroundings in "Mliss,n but there
his inspiration, or that OF his adaper, seems TO fail,
and the incidents, except possibly the melodramatic
escape "down the lume, are either trlte or trning
At Albaurh's Grand opera House the attraction
was "Caed Back" (by Hugh Conway and Comyns
CARR presented by Miss Kate Claxtou, with Mr..
Charles A. Stevenson as Gilbert Vaughan. The
leading roles wei adapted tothese accomplished
artists aud Miss CaXton has been fortunate In add
ding the play to her repertoire. II abounds In i'm
portant male parts, aud for these exceptionally
strong company has been brought together, nclud-
| ing Messrs. Ralph Delmore, "a powerful Ndcdrt,)
La htluN AhNTy ~ rs iINtNT hflNOll, IL. A.
Thomas, "a pathetic Dr. Cenert) Burr Il Mcintosh
| inthony March, L. Edward Hall as Petrol, and
| others. Miss Emma Sheridan Is bright and viva
cious as Mary, making the most Of the comedy ele
ment so much needed to tighten the tragedy.
| SO far from suffering by the change OF manage
| ment, the Boston Ideal opera Company comes, II
possible, under brighter auspices than ever before.
Mr.. W. II. Foster has Infused new life into every
detail, and has left nothing undone TO maintain the
proud eminence OF this organization as the most
| perfect exponent of American achievement In the
line of light ami popular opera. He has engaged the
\ new American prima donna, Miss Zelle tie Lussan.
| whose debut excited a sensation which her subse-
| quent appearances have only tended to increase.
She has rare combination OF youth, beauty, talent
for the stage, and the prime requisite, delightful
voice, mezzo-soprano Of remarkable range and
cultivation, which would have given her fame with
| out her other gifts. She may be regarded as the
bright particular star of the Ideal organization.
Special interest attaches to the present week at the
New National Theatre. nasmuch as 1t marks the
temperance here of Miss Agnes Huntington, who
made such profound impression by her singing in
concert last season, when she was greeted as the
successor OF Annie Louise Carey and Zelda Seguin
as.the leading American contralto, besides winning
many most devoted personal friends. Mr. Foster
| did great stroke OF business when he turned her
backfrom her threatened visit to Europe and secured
|
These with Mr.. W. II. Clark, basso, are .the new
| acquisitions. The established favorites need no
| mention where their names are household worde.
Among them are Marie Stone, whose brilliant So
prano said to he at Its very best this season. and
actresses; the comely and winning izzie Burton,
always so acceptable IN her line Of parts the favor
in whose career ali Washingtonians feel a pride:
| W. II. Macdonald, who possesses one Of the most
perfectly cultivated and agreeable voices on the
a. m nnrnot Hon
the jolly buffo and character actor, Mr. Frothing
ham, and others; The orchestra Is still under the
chorus with new costumes. The repertoire
also is varied by introducing two new
"The Musketeers," bohemian Girl and ERA
Dlavolo,' will be rendered during the week as only
erennS ioI ae @
Ideals have scored great success this season. The
Louisville courier-Jonna,, in a notice partially
is By Adam, the story being that Of the wei.known
comedy, Les Manteaux Nors.' which is closely fol-
know the plot and the very laughable situations OF
the other The second act s one of the drollest hits
Of the stage and the third act is almost as funny
a mere string of pretty French melodies, which,
however charming in themselves. scarcely rise to
the dignity OF even opera boue, though many of the
popular light operas Of the day are OF this character
In Girada the work is built on well-de1ned
enough; but ii does consist merely OF songs The
accompaniment is delicate and the Instrumentation
there are several members that give brilliant color
to the composition and make it as graceful as even
the airy Victor The first act contains number
OF good choruses and two charming duets, good
contralto solo and very fine solo for Giratdd. The
second act has two ine duets, one between Giralda
and Don Manuel. the other between Philip aud
Dron,ez. This IS bright and the movement is par
the best in the opera is the quintet in The third act.
IN which the DuchesS-the contrato-has the lead
ing part. 1t Is musical conversation, and is DIM
" gfv md fhn
movement Ia quick and enficing. In this act
both Gird,dd and the Duchess have a song, aud the
ing sung with great feeling and much beauty Of
execution, to all of which Miss Huntington did full
one Of her
powers, and as GFdldd she gave the utmost salts
and sn It Wa Year as ni nee Sx
notes are now given with great volume, and are as
certain and true as any In her register. Her duet
with Mr. Karl In the second act receivedan encore,
and the amount OF applause II elected was remarka-
BILE in matinee audience. Miss stones solo in the
facility of her execution even fully than the
: duet Sir. Tom Karl made his first appearance of
bly, adapted 10 this romantic tenor, who is still the
greatest soloist among the men of the Ideals. He
was received with great applause Yesterday, and his
beautiful tenor was as rich and pure and emotional
: as ever In the duets with Gtrd,dd, the duet with
Dromet, the quintet spoken Of above and in fact,
whenever he sang note, he had the audience with
him. Mr.. Herndon Morsell has made the hit of his
! stage career as DroDies. 4 low comedy part His
/, he sang the music admirably. Mr.. Macdonald was
as ne always Is, charming as Philip, the naughty
ap'e making decided hit In the third ac is When e
his comic powers were all brought out The chorus
was good and the opera was warmly received
vctor, the Blue Stocking" in which Miss zelie de
,nssan makes her first appearance here. 1.-THE
Bohemian Girl" Wednesday evening; "vlctor,"
second time, Thursday; "Fra Diavolo," on Friday
the too Brief cosby with Vcor he same evening"
Signor Salvini Ii now universally recognized al
the greatest living exponent Of the dramatic art tina
1t seems superiuous to dwell upon the fact, to try
to rehearse the magnificent praise which he has wor
from the greatest critics OF the world. II should b
sufficient to call attention to the fast that he appear
at Ahaugh's Grand Opera House this week for brie
season OF i've performances which give good idei
of the range OF his art and not one Of which AM
person Of taste and culture can afford TO miss vol
unfairly. Very wisely signor salvlni refuses to fet
ter his superb eloquence by putting il the straight
J Jacket Of language not native to him, but thost
who have any difficulty in following the Italian
words have none whatever In following the meaning
; OF his tones and gestures. which speak more thar
, words can. The performance for Monday evening
: Is sonmets Gladiator" of which q writer In the
: Century says: "The abundant and elaborate ges
emf consciousness Of his physical superiority and
his desperate, enslayed condition, leave nothing
lacking 70 complete the illusion Of the Roman sladi
be excelled piece of eOcution. Who can fail Il
c appreciate the anguish Of the words
q 'They bound me to pillar,
. Which In my struggles fell upon my head,
y But did not break my chain?
= The spontaneous burst OF applause which inter
II rupted MIN at this point sufficiently proved the i'm
/, | possibility OF nisconceivlng or remaining deaf Il
:, that superhuman despair. And after apparently ex
y haus,ing every information and expression Of morta
~ suffering, he concludes with an indescribable iron
:, which forms the most astonishing and thrilin
!, climax. 'The heavens did not fall, they did not fall
y and yOn tan 10 me OF GOdn The scene In tn
arena gives full scope to Sayinis most extraordnar
y powers-tenderness. ferocty, anguish, and despair
" eliminating In reckless and almost pathetic Joy, al
- ternate without an lnsants pause, and carry the
% dience from mood 10 mood with the force OF abso
y lutte reality" Tuesday evening will be signalized b.
10 "Otheo," part with which Sign0r salvni ID pecu
- LARRY identified by his earliest trumphs IN thi
~ country. Thursday evening will he given the ates
addition TO his repertoire, for the first time here
AZ Shakespeares Immortal tragedy OF "COrOlanus,
from which actors OF lower rank than savini or
a. own Forrest shrink In natural dindence, but whic
Al grandly suits The greatest The only danger proba
" bly, Is that interest In this production may absor
that which ought TO be felt In all the renditioDs
the week. Friday evening will be given "The Out
law" (N0rte cfrie,) OF which NJ silveetre,a Frenc
ic critic, says "salvini IL here simply sublime"
III the Saturday matinee "Oihello ~ will be repeate,
u Wednesday and Saturday evenings the salyinl con
pany, Including young Mr.. SaYln, Will give the eye
popular drama, "The Dukes Motlo," at the regula
dramatic prices.