The daily critic., 1890-10-14
4lIUSEJlENTS

] aNtIIIN va Il|t't nNNu NHNNC HLa n.lNA
might has never perhaps. been known
as that which assembled last evening 10
F. the National Floor. boxes and CALLER.
ips were packed Hl every available
Mich was utilized. and still the people
I came twas not merely the advent of
/ Francis Wilson iu q new play. but 30
was Columbia Athletic night as we'll,
\ and that popular organization, 10 view
/ Df its recent triumphant conduct ot the
amateur championship games just at
l present would appear 90 own pretty
| much the entire earth In fee simple,
/ with a FIRST mortgage on the rest Of the
| planetary system.
Iu solid pha0auN Of well distributed
/ avoirdupois and FIN evening dress the
/ boys occupied The five front rows of the
/ orchestra, 20 say nothing Of large and
I enthusiastic Outposis In other parts of
/ The house, and when their r9HfrTC. Mr.
/ Hubbard Smith endeaiinrlv known TO
I fame as Hub, ~ made his frst prOtes-
I SIGNAL bow over Washington fOotlighis
| lhe uproar was something dcafeniug.
a visiting delegation Of the Staten
I Island Athletic Club hung ont their
/ banner on the outer walls Of q prosce.
I MUM box, pictOrialy setting forth the
poetic Justice that overtakes the singer
| of a Tale Of Woe on that classic
\ shore, and. from an opposite box the
I handsome and leOnine young French
I Prince wondered whether it represented
I Charlotte Corday, with mustache. or
7 the fate Of Bourbon p.inceliug who
[ rashly aspired 10 serve his country.
When Marie Jansen and Laura Moore
came on sporting the winged arrow ani
club Colors of The Cnlumbi4s the vol
cauo Of applause broke ont with re-
doubled violence TIL the gallery gods
I Go cross the comparisous) caught the In
| ftctiun and swelled the chorus with
/ whistle and Cat.Call more shrill than
I sweet Certainly Mr. Wilson and his
/ company, and more especially Wash.
/ irgion's popular representative therein,
| can have no occasion TO complain " any
! lack Of entl usiasm at their initial ap-
/ pearance
Mr. Wilson has always been the
| Merry Monarch Of mirih and iollitv
/ and needs no new coronation 10 quiet
I his title. In bis latest venture, so all
/ pervasive is his humorous personality,
/ the merry, twinkling eve, the con.
/ tagiuus and resistless smile, the iuie.
| scTibBbly quaint and Comical twist and
/ turn to everything he says and does,
that, in the language Of the topical
song, he may practically be said to
give the whole show. ;" The songs Of
the evening. sometimes prettily melodi.
Gus, never too unbearably funny, are
very evenly divided between Mr. VIII
son, Miss Jansen and Miss Moore, and
except the choruses and one or TWO
| concerted numbers, the rest Of the cast
musically, are mot in Il. +"
Marie Juustn Is the first W her sex
In Hight opera, perhaps, tn attempt the
stage boy With any degree OF iliU.ivr
vptisin iiitude Miss Jansen. Ga fact.
looked So, and a very Jolly little by.
indeed There could BE- no question
about HE novel and ucct-i1ually
stating ELECTS Of the cn,tunrr. aud
iu tbc scenery, especially ihe umiu us
atd expansive interior uf the s. con act.
Mr.. lloyt has fairly out Hoytci
all his previous shrimp pink and
| pea green exploits iu the
scenic art "The Merry Monarch" " in
a word, is a gorgeous phantasmagoria
of melody ard mugulhCunCe and spleu.
dor occasionally relieved by stupidity,
but in general fun, frollc and ample
Flee, and no doubt laughers aud ap
plauders will continue to strain the
capacity Of the theatre throughout tue
week. at the last as at the first
"rhs Seven suabians" AZ AthauEh's.
There Is no writer Of the modern opera
eomique whose music has a more dis
tinciiye eaehst Of original and feliciEous
inspiration than MilIockers. There Is
no manager whose name Is a surer guar
antee of artistic and conscientious pro-
| ductiOn than that Of McCaull The
happy conjunction Of all the operatic
d,siderdta Is thus fully exempliiied in
the rendition of The Seven Suabians, -
by the gifted composer OF "The Black
Hussar" and The BeggaF Student, as
most commercially presented by the
| McCaull Company last night at the
Grand Opera House.
The music of the opera Is Of a high
order, well worthy TO rank with that OF
It's more famous predecessors. and was
most competently and satisfactorily liz
rendered throughout The charming
waltz numbers OF the score were given
with great swing aud spirit. and are
destined for popularity As widespread
as It Is likely to be immediate.
Miss Lily Post Is the same clever little
singer as ever, and Miss Josie Knapp
and Annie Myers have lost none Of the
saucy grace that formerly availed 10
charm their audiences. There Is no ap.
parent limit 10 the versatile talent OF
Nine. Cottrelly, and even when obscuTed
by a minor TOls, the results Of her ability
and experience are seen and felt IN every
carefully prepared detail of the entire
performance. The sextette of come
dians were excellent, and scenery and
accessories all We have learned to ex-
pect from the McCaull management.
| Crowded houses should be the rule
through so enjoyable aud meritoFious
an engagement
"Inshay0gus' - Harris BiJou Theatre
"Inshavogue, a beautiful aud 70
mantle Irish comedy drama which has
become famous through association
with the name Of Billy Florence, the
comedian, Was presented last night by
an excellent company 70 one Of the
largest and most enthusiastic audiences
that has filed Harris Bijou Theatre
this season. The play is typical Of the
Irish character, full Of sunshine and
tears, alternately comic and pathetic
but az all times interesting Miss
Lottie Winuet, a pretty and yiVacl0ug
little actress, won her way into the
hearts Of the audience By her catchy
songs and pleasing dances Ia the part Of
Molly o Mara Blr w b. Cahill i'm
peEsOaated the character Of IHah1tQgas,
the returned exile, with considerable
dramatic power and the songs and
dances Of w. r. Phillips as AdJIUhN
Z Argra and ATa4rrf-a ATfHgrT a. Vgag9.