Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-08
THE sHAKESPEARE PANroMsNE.
The Opening Perfernsanes civsn Win
Gratifying Sno0eh0oso 0AA Conss
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Grasifying sMssshasss aaA Gem.
the nrst pubic pefformancs o. the shaksspeare
pantomime took place &C Aibaughs iast nieht
ana f went OF m q manner that
was most gratifying 70 al Concerned From
nrst to last Everything moved Win smooshnsss
and prompenesa, the only exception 10 IL COM
pletenes Of the anair being ne omission q the
scene from sotheiior The curtain hell on
the last scene, that fron ''Henry w." before 10
O'Clock, and then all who had participated
In the various tableaus Joined in the
grand march, which was led b. Qsees 4Iisobeth
and her court This over. the me large platform
was cleared and tbs orchestra striking upa waltz,
Roman Roman senator whirsa sxay sracsfoy xtts n.
court clssped with mailed hands the slender waists
o. lair Danish Or Italian maidens e they gytsd to
very beautiful and animated one. All In all the
Management Of the AFFAIR was most efacent and
Many Of the cussomes were strtkingly bsanuful
queen Elizabeth, Mrs Thomls RigYs wore 50
peru princesse drs9 Of garnet velvet; the train
Of =, sns xs sod sH
we're banded with sod ana tie psns held + pacs
rose at the back. She wore 1 necklacs Of ala
monas ana many jewels In the eodices and
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gloves and carried Jullette tan. he iadiSsof the
court were MIA Lee, In white SATIN: MIA Daber,
in pale 5rocade; MIA Maynard IL plni ATTN and
Sis1cSsrd y pink sssn sa = M.' a.,d. q
MIss ps wers Miss Leasy Miss Tyler Miss Atn
avote tns ss 81 SsstsS snd
sne Earl OF Essex, and the other geatls:
men Of the court were stationed, regardless Of
yuet wore white satin and Ssidai VEIL Tie COS.
tunes In king Lear" were IN suodued tones q
fSE0 S the .m Is wivss and fe.sag or p
night The "Julius Cesar" scene was ptcturesQue,
although the throne looked nks an Old. fashionsd
Mss SCOTS Iasy Masses WAS eecaSs .Sa =:
Iaoleaa one OF the nnest OF the evening. Mis-
0rlgs6y's Rosotind was q sweet Improvisation,
beholder. Miss Paddock's Marte was sprtehtly
soubrette; Miss Harrison as the statue Of Hermit.
one, In the statue scene Of "a Winter Tale" "
stage. She looked the marble % perfectly thai
few knew she was living woman u1tu she moved
The taDiesuI from .4othellor was omitted ON &C
count OF the non-arrival Of Miss Manypenny, who
is cast for Emilia. The disappointment OF the au-
spraSue This scene VIII Be- given tonight asd %:
MIS- senator sab,n IL III, combined 70 her room,
Judge and Mrs. A. Leo Knott the Countess Il.
tsrnazy, Miss We Danigren and M Pierre CnaIerHn
and the Chinese minister and suite had the uppo-
site boxes The lower boxes are sacrificed 10 The
permanent seating OF the court upon the stage ex-
tension. Among those In the audience were Mr.. J.
w. Thompson, Miss Ida Thompson, Miss waite,
Misss Alice Waite, Mra Russ, MA u. II. Painter,
Mrs. s. n. Kaufman, Mrs. E W. Fox, Miss
Beaulah Fox, Count FOrestA, Mrs. WILCOX, MIA
sara A. Spencer, Mrs Cannon, Mrs J: b. Edmonds,
Miss Perry, Miss Lucy Corkhiil MISS Louise Forbes
Nj. Zachry, Mrs E. B. Youmans and Mrs and Miss
Butterworth.
Apopular demand for seats has caused the man
ayers 10 lower prices to SO cents for gallery and 81
for balcony chairR