The Washington critic., 1889-05-07
AMuSEMENTS,

ALBA ltH H--IAMOhI DIBitN NDNfAN1
The opening night Of the summer
season of opera at Albaugh's was an
allround success last night and the au
dience was no less pleased with the
stage people than the stage people were
pleased with the audience. The opera
was Gilbert and Sulivan's "Ruily-
gore, and il was given with an energy
and individual interest. which greatly
enhanced the pleasure of the auditors.
Miss Lamonts Rose Mdybud was sur
prise to her friends. She not only sang
very well but displayed evidences of
the very best order of the lighter dra-
matte talent Her own identity was
completely lost in that of the simple
village maiden and she maintained the
effect from the beginning TO the end of
the play without lapse. An excellent
piece of work also was the Mad Bdr-
gdre OF Miss Carlo, equally as well in
her tragic madness as in her restored
sanity. She sang the mad song with
excellent effect. Miss Bakers D,@o
HoHHoh was quite up TO the standard.
In fact, the feminine portion Of the
cast is much the superior portion. Sig
nor BrocOlini's Sir D0sDdrd and Mr.
Brodericks SIR ROderic& classcd well
together, rs did Mr. Taverner's Rjchaid
DoUHtesS and Mr. De Lange's Robin
OdkdppLe, although latterly Mr., DE
Lange became quite the feature and did
star work as the leading comedian, with
a touch of OVERRIDING. Mr.. Norman's
.iddm was quite funny. The chorus
girls were pretty and the whole chorus
fairly strong, while the orchestra was
much better than ordinary, and, hap
PLY, never drowned the voices on the
stage. The entire performance was
very pleasant and the indications are
that the summer opera this summer is
going to be o success "Ruddygore"
tonight and matinee to morrow.
THE SATIoNAL-"THE WOMAN HATER,
A good house was entertained at the
National last night by Roland Reed g
impersonation Of Samuel BHndy, the
principal comedy character in The
Woman Halter" The play sparkles in
places, In many points it is like W, 5.
Gilbert's Engaged, but Is similarity
merely, and never superiority. Mr.
Reed kept the house in glow of good
humor, The fun is never hilarious
and probably was not intended to be SO.
Miss Annie Lewis, Washington lady,
had many friends in the audience, who
received her very warmly. Her work
during the evening justified the atten-
tion which she received. The cast is
up to the average, the result being a
very smooth performance. The play is
decidedly improbable series of matri-
monial complications, of which Mr..
Reed as !Sdnud BURdy is the central
figure. His singing was the most ap.
preeia,cd portion of his performance
Again tonight. Matinees Wednesday
and Saturday,
THE BIJou-"DAvY CRoCKETT
The names Mayo and "Davy Crock
eft" have been so long associated in the
public mind that they seem almost in
seperable. Mr. Edwin Mayo gives a
very creditable impcrsonation of the
romantic character which his father,
Frank Mayo, made famous He has Il
| company OF capable people who sue
ceed In thoroughly interesting the audi
ence from the rise 10 the fallof the cur.
tain "Davy Crockett" is as much q
iavoritc as ever, and is apparently
destined to always retain place in the
interest of the play going public. Again
tonight matinees Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
HERMAN s-"THE NIGHT OWLS
The Night Owls" have visited
Washington so often that they have be-.
come well acquainted, but it is evi-
dently not case where friendship
suffers by acquaintance. The bur
lesquers were well received at Herman :
last night, the specialties being appre-
ciatcd and the funny features enjoyed.
Again tonight, Matinces Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday.
Forepaugh's Circus, the great and
only, begins two days engagement at
Capitol Park tomorrow, Tickets at
Met2erott's music store. Now is the
time 10 get your seats,