The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-13
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The Nntional-..Hole in One Ground.O

The National-'HoIe in the Ground"
That Hoyt-ti-toity hodge podge, "a Hole
in the Ground,n drew large audience at the
National last night, aud succeeded in making
itself quite satisfactory to the majority The
scene Of the play is laid at railway station
and continues through three acts, and the
stage settings are eminently realistic. There
is no plot. There is a good deal of funny
business some funnier than some that isn't so
funny. George Richards leads the list, and at
times was very good indeed. Frank Lawton,
as a whistler, won SO many recalls as to para
lyze his pucker. Julian Mitchells baseball
umpire was great game.
Miss Nettie Lyford, the lunch counter girl,
was pretty enough to soften the heart OF
railroad sandwich. Fanny Stevens was
cute telegraph operator, and all the other
young ladies In the cast were charmingly at
tractive Some of the music was good, and
some OF It wasn't. Taking II by and large,
"a Hole in the Grouud'' is play that will
catch on with all kinds of audiences and
make people laugh without exactly knowing
or caring why. Again tonight.
Albaugh's-"A Dark Secret"
OF course every one at Albaugh's last night
was impatient to see Hosmer, the oarsman,
and the famous Henley scene. Expectation
was more than realized. When the Ameri-
cans she'll dashed across the finish line easily,
winner by length from his only competitor
| the entire audience arose and cheered until
HOsmer was forced TO bow his thanks repeat
| edy In the Henley Regatta scene $50 feet
| of the stage is flooded with 5000 cubic feet of
water, ranging In depth from two to eight feet
| Along the banks are the many small craft, in
which the English delight to sit while they
| view these most remarkable races. Prof.
| Smith and his trained dogs give clever eX-
| hibiton on the shore just before the race.
Groups of gaiy dressed young men and ladies
are seen here and there, and the scene Is quite
| picturesque. "The Dark Secrep has won
| pronounced favor
| Kernan's-London Speciality Co.
A good house and an enthusiastic one
greeted the London Speciality Company at
Kernan's last night, and took in the attractive
| features Of the olio with gusto and kindly nc.
cepted those not so attractive. There Is the
usual combination of songs, dances, comedy,
serio-comic, musical specialties and all th'
| rich and varied concomtants OF a vaudeville
entertainment A number Of popular favor
ites appear, and those not quite 50 well know
do work that will soon give them hold OF
the public. Every night and matinees.
Biiou-oIio Redpnth.
'Pertn was the play last night at Harris
Biiou. and Ollie Redpath, charmingy de
lightful kid OF II years, was .be star and
star che Is Of the first magnitude, considering
her years. "Pcrtn is built for her cspecla
benefit, ana ut the same time IL does not cX
clude possibilities for action IN the cast, al
Of which are made the most Of II Is con
tiuuation Of scene and incident, sharp talk an,
interesting situations. The songs and dance
were quite up 70 the standard. Again to-nigh
aud matinees Thursday and Saturday
Amusement Notes,
The sale Of season tickets for the CoqueIlu
Iiudiug engagement az Abaughs next weel
began yesterday and Is making most crafty
ing progress. sale OF single seats begin
Thursday morning at u. m, at the box OA.cD
Prices $50, $500 ~ 80, Sl.OO, according L
location.
II was Miss May Joyce aud not the gypF
girl rs stated iu this mornings edition of Tn
Post, vino won the yociicrOus paudilh Oi tll
audience at Albaugh's last night by the res
istir manner .l which She fell into the chill
wafer aud sank beneath the waves.