National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-03-13
DRAMATIC NOTES.

Aimee, who plays at the opera house next
week, introduces banjo solo, with darby
song and dance. This ia something new.
Niger. Irish, and even Dutch songs have
been accompanied by banjo, but II remained
for Aimee to give us the French dialect song
and dance TO the banjos thrum. Who says
the national instrument is not becoming uni
versally popular?
Edwin Booth and sgnor salvini will play
together this season. Three nights each in
NsT York KIN \, Phbi o and Boston
salyini's greatest part, while Booths lago is
his masterpiece. The cast will be exception
ally strong. The tickets will be S. for a re-
Baltimore and Washington for the Philadei-
phin nights, and for New York eight trains
nom different directions will BIO rum Boston
the same.
No idea can be formed Of the great demand
for pretty act resses with n magnificent ward
robe. The wardrobe Is the first consideration
nowadays; Davenport, Modjeska. Aimee,
Jude, and Dauyray are the most tasteful and
expensively dressed women on the stage.
Mary Anderson, Clara Morris. and Ada Rehan,
three Of the very best American products, are
the most tastelessly dressed among actresses
Anderson has improved since her return from
Europe, but before that her gowns were
J. Newton Got,hold, who in 1865 resigned
from the army and opened business in this
city in that year, and in 1866 went to England
TO study for the stage, and since then has been
Americas recognized leading man, will be
here during the week Of March % rehearsirg
m m.n IN Mas rs nl ps a S Go
holds first appearance was made in this city
in 1855 as Hamlet, he then being a member Of
the Washington Literary Association: Hon.
His play Of "a Maynard Woman" has been
accepted by Lester Walack and Is In active
rehearsal for early production.
Gen. Grant, who was fond of good acting,
yet never went to the play great deal In his
Adams, whom he admired very much. Both
hive Travelled to that bourne" from which
6a yet hg eop Of he gs9t
Adams, during the war, reoited many of the
then inspiring war poems, and was heard by
any quantity Of soldiers, who were enthused by
Grant attended n performance of "Enoch Ar
den," as given by Adams, and during the last
act, which was the most pathetic of the play.
Adams, dressed as Enoch, grown old and
gray ard Just returned from the desert island,
Tecited the simple "N1y Country It's OF Thee"
i was most appropriate to the play, and
the leader Of the orchestra. catching the
spirit OF the thing, soflly played the air as an
accompaniment. and never was such enthu-
siasm displayed by any song ever sung. At
| ing like children. Then there was q shout
such as was never heard before in any theater.
Gen. Grant was in the house. He was pre-
seDted to the actor, and thus q friendship was
| established that was never broken.
"How dye dor,
Tho person addressed was little short man
sitting in the twilight at the old Theatre
| Comique.
| Would you like TO go on the stage? Well, step
this way" and passing through a private box
| we reached the stage.
"This stage Is 20 by IS feet; the curtain was
| made twenty years ago, but has been repainted
| six or seven times. I don't know the artists
NAME"
"IIow long, have you been connected with
| this theater?" asked.
~ have been here for the last eleven years
| straight along, but have been about the place
| and employed off and on for twenty years." he
replied as we traced our way back into the au-
| ditorium.
"Yes, this is an old, historical building. The
| declaration of Perry's victory over Lake Erie
| was signed about here (which was six or seven
feet from the rear wall) The old stage still re-
| mains beneath this floor. The old cafe down
| stairs was at ono time a dancing school run by
| one Carusi, where the ancestors of many of our
| old citizens skipped the light fantastic"