The Washington critic., 1886-10-26
AT THE THEATRES.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS nArynAY.

at Alhaugh's Win MISS Helen DauVfay III
the title role. The presentation is what
might be called trinitarian, combining
play, stage settings and cast in eluu pro
portions to make a most agreeable unity
II Ia not a play of strength, but of grace
and beauty. Miss Dauvray's ko'e Sdp!eB
is taking, but uneven, and there Is au In
artistic combination Of sock and buskin
IN her conception OF the character. Mr..
Sothcrn made an excellent Captain Greg
orN touched with Dundreary and Prince
Karl anglicized. j. e.. (Jack) Saville's
COpio CrebWiOp, the villain, was q perfect
work Of Its kind, without shadow OF over
doneness, something unusual In villain
parts. The entire support was away above
average, and the stage settings are
revelation In scenic arrangements. The
audience was good, and 1t will be doubled
before the week is over. Again tonight.
THE NATIoNAL.--EFrtE ELIsLER.
Miss Ellie Ellsler and an unusually strong
company opened at the New National The
atro last evening in "Woman Against
Woman" The play has a somewhat con-
vontional but nevertheless very interesting,
plot. 1t was well put on, all Of the char
acters, with perhaps a single exception,
being In most capable hands. Miss Ellsler,
as the heroine, gave very fine exhibition
Of finished acting, Mr.. Frank Weston, as
the Northumberland OF the heroine, was
very strong. The under current of humor
In the play is neatly used as foil TO the
pathos. The house was crowded and the
audience delighted with the excellent enter
talnment given them. Again tonight.
nERzoG's-"A COLD DAY.
There wasn't even standing room at Her
zog's last night TO see "a Cold Day." and
some who didn't 90 early found that It was
q cold day for them Aud the show! Well,
criticism amt anywhere, 1t was a roar and
rush from beginning to end, aud there was
not laughless soul In the house. Wills
aud Fishcr swept everything, and Miss
Heath's songs carried the house away.
Every one of the cast Is up to the part as
signed, and the result is a performance that
Is indesclibablc In its effect. 1t Is very,
very funny, aud you had better get your
seats early II you want TO see it. Again to-
night aud matinee.
HARRIS BIJoU-wlLBuR OPERA COMPANY.
At the Bijou last night there was "a
Merry War" and merry audience, and the
entertainment was decided success. The
opera was well cast, and individual and
chorus brought out all the good points,
music and fun and dramatic effect. The
Bartboldi addition In the third act, though
not written by the original composer, Is
quite appropriate, and is a desirable inter
polation More merry War" tonight.
AS's-INTERSATIoNAL STAR co.
The International Star Company opened
| at this house last night to big audience,
attracted by the reduced prices and the bill
| presented by Messrs. Kelly, Murphy, Fos-
ter and Hughes. There was long list OF
specialties, some Of which were exceedingly
| good, and some not so good, but as an en-
| tirety the performance was very accept
able. New things and funny things make
| the life of the vaudeville, and these find q
| place in the ollo presented by the Star Com
pany. Go to see 1t, is the best way to dis
| cover what 1t is like. Again Tonight
THE DIME-LEoNzo BROTHERS.
An enormous crowd attended the Dime
last Light to see the Leonzo Brothers, Vie
tor and Harry, in their play, "Brothel
Against Brother" and everybody wa:
| pleased. The play is full of sensations, by
food and field, the cast is fully equal to It:
part, the dogs are thoroughly trained, and
the result is satisfaction to an audience
which is the first and greatest object with 9
manager. Again tonight.
| Gossip Of the Stage.
What has Herzog's Opera-lIouse beer
doing to our esteemed contemporary, tn
RcpuJtcdnP
1t looks as If Ed. sothern and Mis-
Helen Dauvray ought to fall in love witt
each Other II not, why notg
The Washington friends Of Jack Savill
will be glad to see him this week at Al
baugh's, especially as he does such excel
lent work as count CrebWiOA.
Some Of the house decorators In this cit
can get some excellent suggestions from tht
stage settings at Albaugh's this week
What an artistic housekseper Miss Dauyray
would make!
Ed. Thorne aud party occupied box al
the National last night. At long-rangt
profile Ed looks ever so much more like
President Cleveland than he does like
Black Flag.
n Wonderful Freak OF Nature
is sometimes exhibited IN cur public exhbi
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dulges In, our minds reverts back to thu
creation Of man, "who is so fearfully ani
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