The Washington critic., 1888-01-07
AT THE THEATRES.


Everybody is reading AS in a Looking
Glass, and next week everybody will be
anxious to see Mrs. Langtry in the play,
opening at Albaugh's Monday night.
Mrs. Langtry takes the part Of Lena
Despdrd and of her work "Bob'' thus
writes "Nlrs. Langtry has given study to
the character and she never forgets the
fine points that may be made. In the
scene in Jacks room she is wonderfully
effective. She is the charming woman of
fashion in the drawing-room at Lady
Cages. She jests and laughs, Is perfectly
good form, even in her quarrel with Lady
Ddmdr. Mrs. Langtry, by her compre-
hension Of the many sides of the Charao-
ter by her faithful rendition of II, has
achieved q wonderful success proving
even to the doubters, her ability, the at
tontion she has given her art and the great
advance she has made in it.
The Boston Ideal Opera Company be-
gins n weeks engagement at the National
Monday night, with the following roper
tory for the week: Monday and Friday,
Daughter of the Regiment" Tuesday
and Thursday, Carmen Wednesday
and Saturday matinee, elixir of Loveh
Saturday, Era Diavolo." There are sew
enty people in every performance, thirty
members (all from Boston, in the chorus,
a picked orchestra of twenty pieces, and
the principals include Mile. Zelie de Lus-
san, Miss Ida Klein, Mr.. George Appleby,
Mr.. Frank Baxter, Miss Helen Campbell,
Miss Harriet Avery and Messrs. Clark,
Herbert, Saxon, Bainbridge and Miron.
The Boston Herald says: "The company
is better equipped to maintain its high
reputation than ever before
That wonderfully successful military
drama entitled "Her Atonement' begins
a weeks engagement at Harris Bijou
Theatre Monday. "Her Atonement" was
written by Anson Pond, and has probably
excited more genuine interest than any
play recently produced upon the Ameri-
can stage. The drama is based upon Incl
dents of the late war, and its merits, even
down to details, are perfectly familiar to
Manager Harris patrons. The scenery
includes many magnificent and startling
effects, and assists the interest of the plot.
Among the 200 people taking part in the
production the following actors of ao-
kDowledged merit deserve special men
ton: Gussie DcForrest, Frank Karring-
ton, Jean Delmar, ]. ii. Ryan, Bessie
Clifton. Viola Willis. Naieronf Mathews,
Teresina Travell5, Margaret Fletcher,
Helen BnriUh, Ray Stevens, and Victoria
Rainsiorth.
The sale of seats at Brentano's for the
Hoimann Concerts, at the Congregational
Church Monday night and Wednesday
afternoon, next week, has been enormous,
and those who desire to attend will do
well TO go at once and secure places, or
they will find themselves left This won
derful ten-year-old pianiste has created O
fyrpafer SONS satiOn In Npvy Xnrls aYd Roeto,,
than any musician since Jenny Linds
time, and he Is especially favorite with
the ladies. His playing, for one so young,
is simply phenomenal, and the most ex-
trayagant statements concerning his per-
formances do not exceed the truth.
Harry and John Kernells (these are not
chestnut Kernels either), Monarch Com
bination will be the card at Kernans next
week The bill is a rattling good one, and
includes Harry and John Kernell mil
lionaires of wit the four Luciers, French
musicians McAvoy and Hallen, come
dians; the RONALD Brothers, athletes; the
peerless Jennie Miaco, Miss Queen Vas
sar, and the whole concludes with the
tragic one-act comedy, "McFadden's
Elopement." There's fun in the air.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra will
give grand matinee concertat Albaugh's
0pera-House on Wednesday afternoon
next. This superb organization, under
the skillful baton of Mr.. VIM. Gericke, is
now recognized as one of the few great
orchestras in existence, and one that does
not suffer in comparison with the famous
orchestras of Europe. Its concert-meister,
Mr.. Franz Kneisel, is known among
musicians as a violinist of rare attain-
ments. Its Tyrolese horn-player, adds to
the charm of his notes picturesque ep-
out from Der FreischGtz ballad into the
flesh. No pianist of the present day has
| greater artistic powers than Miss Aus der
0he, who is to be the soloist of the occa-
sion.
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