The Washington critic., 1888-01-24
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Emmett, with his reconstructed "Fritz,
Our Cousin German" though why that
title, when the actor is q Hungarian
gypsy, bearing the typical German name
of Eritgrwith the opening scene laid in
Holland, is not exactly plain. But what's
in name Frits is the same winning,
attractive actor, with the same pretty
teeth and the same sweet, magnetic voice.
and he catches human hearts as a pretty
girl in June catches apple blossoms In her
apron. The people he has with him are
not the strongest, possibly, that might be
found but they serve we'll as foil to the
player himself, and the ensemble is good.
There is love and adventure, and accident
and design and plot and situation and all
IN such relation that an audience never
slacks in its interest and never grows
weary. Fritz will be with us all the week,
and his receptions will be largely attended
and thoroughly enjoyed.
THE NAT1oNAr--THE OLD HOMESTEAD.
There was good, big house at the
National last night, with Mrs. Cleveland
and party and ex-Secretary McCulloch
and party in the boxes TO hear Denman
Thompson and his excellent company in
"The Old Homestead breath of pure
air from the New Hampshire hills. The
play is plotless, but II is exceedingly in
teresting, charmingly natural and, not
withstanding its extravagances and in
some places its inanity, IL compels admira-
ton from every auditor. Thompson Is
always the good-hearted, simple-shrewd
old countryman, as large rs life and
twice as natural, and those about him are
! not less in their characters. Mr.. Gales
Happy Jack, the tramp: Mr. Beanes Cy
| Prime Mr.. Morgan's whistling Eb Ganzey
Miss Thompson's Rickety Ann, Miss Luck
stones Maggie OFldterty, Miss Morse s
| Matilda and the everything by everybody
else we're just as good as q not hypercriti-
| cal audience would ask, and the smiles
and the tears came right along without an
| effort. Particularly attractive was the
| singing introduced throughout the play,
| and 1t never failed to secure an encore.
| Again tonight.
HARRIS BrJoU-"cmP O. THE OLD BLOCK"
"a Chip o. the Old Block" is, as its
title might indicate, very largely wooden
play. 1t belongs to the style whicn has
been in vogue for many years, but is, new
ertheless, still popular. II was received
by the audience with warm manifesto
tions of approval. The most prominent
member of the cast is Miss Ada Melrose,
| o precocious young lady, who sings and
| dances fairly, and is well versed in the
| pretty little stage tricks which go to make
| ep the primary education of a stock SOU
brette. Robert l.. Scott and Harry Mills
| added greatly to the hilarity of the occa-
| sion. Whatever defects may be notice
| able in the performance, it's powers of
amusement were sufficient to send the
audience home in thoroughly good
humor and bring others in their places.
Again tonight.
KERNAN's-B1LLY MADDEN's COMPANY.
The performance at Kernan's this week
is not one of unusual strength, although
it possesses many features to recommend
it to the patrons of that theatre. Jack
Dempsey, the well-known pugilist, who is
the leading feature of the show, did not
appear last night, owing to match which
had been arranged for him in Boston.
| The sparring exhibition was given by Billy
Madden and Barney Costigan. Dempsey
will appear tonight and for theremairder
of the week. The play is merely line on
which to string a variety of pugilistic and
other features, and serves its purpose.
| Again tonight.