Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-07
PUBLIC ADJUSTMENTS.

| ALBAUGHs OPERA HoUsE.-The summer opera
season was opened most auspiciously at Al
| baugh S last night. The audience was of good
size and enthusiastic. and the performance fully
Justified the liberal applause if received. While
| "RndCygore" is not the best of the productions
OF Messrs. Gilbert and Sullivan, il has many
pleasing melodies. and has met with more gem
| eral favor than any opera since the ''Mikado."
| The company is an exceptionally good one. and
! the leading singers at once found favor with
| the audience. Miss Helen Lamont shows re-
| markabie Improvement in her acting. while
her voice is still sweet and sympathetic, fully
meeting all the requirements of the part of
| Rose Nay Bud. Her graces of person add to
| the attractveness of her stage work. and her
| many friends gladly welcome her now at the
| head of her own company, and recognize that
her present position in her profession has been
| reached by faithful and honest work. Misses
Alice earle and Mabelle Barker were excellent
IN their respective parts. as were Sig. Brocalini
| and Mr.. Broderick. Mr.. Traverner's voice is
not rs fresh and smooth as might be wished
| but he is careful and painstaking in his work
/ Louis de LANCE caught the audience, but his
| tendency TO oYeract has not diminished. The
| chorus is large, well trained and effective. and
1 the orchestra is capable and efficient. ''Ruddy-
gore" will be repeated tonight and tomorrow
night and then The Yeoman of the Guard"
| will be put on.
] New NATIONAL THEArER-Mr Roland Reed
was well received at the National last night and
| his play. the Woman Hater," seemed to de-
! light large audience. This piece was written
| for the late John T. Raymond, but Mr. Reed
| seems to have caught the spirit of it, and he
] has altered 1t so as to give an opportunity for
! the introduction of several songs and to adapt
| the leading part to his own peculiar abilities.
! He is fairly supported, and included in the
company is Washington girl. Miss Annie
Lewis, who has developed into a bright. lively.
and accomplished soubrette. She had many
! friends in the audience last night. who greeted
| her warmly and sent her many floral tributes
| Miss Matte Earle and Miss Minnie Monk de-
serve mention. and, in fact, the entire COM
| pany did good work. THE Woman Halter"
will be repeated during the week, except Sat-
urday night, when ''Cheek" will be presented
/ on the occasion of a benefit to Miss Annie
Lewis.
HARRIS BIJoU THEATER.-Mr. E. F. MAYO
| played 'Davy Crockett last night to an audi
ence which fully tested the capacity of the Bijou
theater. Mr.. Mayo is now as thoroughly iden-
| tilted with the honest backwoodsman was his
father. and his performance is delightful in its
natura!ness and freedom from straining for
stage effect His company is good one, and
particular mention may be made of the work
of Miss Kathryn Prosser, who is well known in
this city as Miss Kitty Johnston.
kERNANs THEATER. - THE Night Owls"
proved their popularity in this city last night
by attracting very large audience to Kernans
theater. All the specialties are excellent,
! though the most remarkable act is that of the
Eddys. The closing burlesque excited a good
deal OF merriment and presented the entire
company in gorgeous costumes.
The GLOBE THEATER.-The Globe had a
crowded house last night, and the varied pro-
gram was received with great applause.
Scbillings musical act. Jas. r. Adams. Gibson
and Miles, Heider and Bowers, and Francilia
were all received with marked favor.
Mr.. RAKEMANS's CoSCERT.-The concert by
Mr.. Herman Rahemann, the violinist prior to
his departure for Europe, will take place at the
Church of Our Father, corner of 18th and L
streets northwest. this evening. He will be
assisted by the eminent pianist and composer,
Anton Strelezki, and by Miss Mollie Byrne.
soprano. The program will be carefully
selected. and will present numbers which will
be especially attractive to all lovers of good
music. Mr.. Rakemann will play a sonata by
Raft with Strelezki; the latter will play selec-
tons from Wagner. List and Rubinstein and
Miss Byrne will sing Strelezki's Dreams with
violin oblgato accompaniment, for the first
time in this city.
"WM. PENS.'-The Columbia College Dra-
matte club. of New York, will produce on Sat-
urday night next. at the National Rifles
armory, an original buresque entitled .'Wm.
Penn. or the Quaker and the Romany Rye" for
the benefit OF the Home for the Incurables.
This burlesque has been presented in New
York by these young gentlemen and received
with great favor. The feature is a ballet.
which Is participated in b. quite a number of
the students all attired in ballet costume, and
cleverly made up that il is difficult to believe
they are not of the feminine gender. The per-
Torrance Will be under the patronage of q num-
Der OF distinguished ladies. among whom are
the wives OF Vice President Morton, Secretaries
Blaine, Proctor, Tracy. Justices Blatchford and
Field
FoREPAUGHs CIRcUs-Forepaugh's grand
circus and menagerie will arrive in Washington
tomorrow. and remain here for two days, CIV
ing two performances each day at Capitol park
A unique and novel feature of the performance
will be the trained horse ''Blondin." which will
walk a tightrope, feat never before at
tempted. Another horse. Eclipse" will per-
form on the trapeze. and the work Of this in
telligent animal has excited the wonder of all
who have witnessed II. The ring will be occu-
pied by over one hundred gymnasts, acrobats,
riders and clowns. The display of horses will
be finer and larger than ever before witnessed.
There will be troupe of performing elephants.
including the baby boxer, John l.. Sullivan"
and there Will be chariot races and equestrian
exercises OF the most daring character. In adj
dition there will be a wild west show which will
introduce genuine Indians from the prairies
cowboys and frontiersmen, who will give faith
full representation of life ON the confines of
civilization with its perils from Indian inva-
sion. The menagerie is larger and more COM
piete than ever before presented under canvas
embracing many rare animals now for the first
time in captivity.
There will be grand street parade tomorrow
morning at IL o'clock, when all the performers
VIII appear IN great pageant, exceeding in
brllliancy any similar parade. Seats may be
secured in advance at D-oop's music store for
either of the performances.
PUBLIC REHEARsAL.-The second public re-
hearsai Of the Georgetown Madrigal society
will be held this evening at Lintbicum hail.