Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-07

SCENES AND INCIDENTS AT THE FULr-DRRss KKHRAR-
SAL LAST NIGHT.
All the house was a stage and all the men and
women either players or chaperones OF players at
Albaugh's last night. The costumer had his head
quarters in the foyer, where Harry Fisk stood
under the portrait OF Rip Van Wrinkle and
dealt out wigs with indiscrtmnate prodgality
alike to the hirsute and the bald Mr.. Samuel
Fort rushed around the big platform which
covers most OF the orchestra chairs with
so little regard for Queen El,zabeth and her
nat nor scruple to yell at the TOP Of his
voice. requesting Orlando to come forward II he
5nS the
the throne Of the Virgin que eH ' Was 0 so
beard, and in the presence of the whole court put
It on 10 cover up his bushes, doubtless as public
reouke to the e, agdacity Of Mr. Fort The latter
with cold contempt, proceeded to quarrel with the
stage hands, and TO have an animated alteration
regarding the Ssa up the the eurtae
But n Mr.. Fort was insolent to Queen Elizabeth
and her courtiers ne was even more SO to the King
came In shortly afterward. These he Informed
bluntly that they were entirely too slow, and
funeral. Hot-headed Prince Hdmiu seemed on the
point OF resenting this, but as usual allowed his
impulse to become sickled DER with the pale cast Of
thought, and contented himself by staring goomily
across the stage at the rival court OF England.
Meanwhile Jessicd, looking bewitchingly INTEL
IN.
tar-board and spectacles, was displaying her
pretty boots TO very youthful Roman senator,
while Camille, broke loose from his fixtures In "a
winters Tale" roamed around asking people II
they had seen anything OF his costume. Looking
very unlike the ardent Montague, In a cutaway
coat and striped trousers, Romeo wandered about
In similar perturbation and had not succeeded in
when the light through yonder window
scene M Julius Oleser and a senator who wore
his hair pompadour were In a similar TX. At least
they did not have their togas with them when
as5assinating the distinguished gentleman who
crossed the Rubicon, and If the rent which Gus
cas- dagger made had not been considerably
omitted, a fine black frOck coat would have been
spoiled.
In fact, ful-dress rehearsal, or as nearly full
ne any tooS
at Albaugh's last night 1t was called for 8
O'Clock sharp, and with commendable promptitude
Some time before this Queen Elisabeth had
massed her court about her throne on
the right hand side of the stage, with a supple
mentary retenue OF maids OF honoroppOsite. They
had come In preceded by heralds, and OF these in
brilliant livery also appeared before each scene,
bearing a silken banner announcing what It
would De. The scene was very pretty one,
even with the innumerable flag ends show
ing which always do show at the best OF rehearsals
with the solemn-visaged Hamlet bent on catching
the conscience or the king. This scene was very
well given, ans Homtefs accusing finger seemed
OF his wicked uncle. Another court scene followed
the snort "Romeo and Juliet" scene, and although
King Lear showed the lower end OF a pair OF con-
temporaneouS trousers beneath his royal robes he
gave away his kingdom with fair show OF dra-
matte effect. The assassination Of Cesar had
TO be gone through with three times before
IL was quite satisfactory. The trial OF An.
tonic was one OF the prettiest scenes OF the
evening, and ShylOck 8 blOOdthirstinesS was such
as TO cause the red-cheeked girl in the nurses
cap, who occupied seat in the orchestra to cover
ner race with her hands. so the fourteen scenes
OF the pantomlme were gone through WITH until
all had been pronounced good This was at a very
late hour There Is every TO believe that the
public performance will be successful and interest
Ing. The first one will be given this evening, and q
large and fashionable audience is assured seats
on the first floor So and s. according TO loca-
tiOn. The first three rows or the dress circle So:
the rest 81. The front row only OF the family cir
Gle, 81; the rest $3.50. General admission includ-
Ing participation In the ball, $50.