The daily critic., 1890-08-16
ADJUSTMENTS.



Another crowded house greeted the
Cleveland Minstrels at Lincoln Music
fIall asst night The performance went
more smoothly than on the previous
night, and from the rise TO the fall of
the curtain the audience was kent in
state of pleasurabe expectation The
first part Is one Of the best ever put on
the slagc-the jokes well rendered. with
the additional advantage of being new,
while the singing IS of a high order of
excellence All the vocalists last night
received q well deserved epcof5. while
the soprano solo Of Signor Beuedetto
was enthusiastically applauded.
Barney Pagan has added new laurels
TO his fame, as an author and arrauger
Of dancing sketches The Alpine
Mountainers' Is one of the best Incl
dental sketches. in which the dancers
are provided with Ginning alpenstOcks
The Phantom Cuirassiers,' another
Of Fagan's creations, was also we'll re-
Ceived.
But as the best IS always reserved for
the last, so the audience kept m 1st of
It's applause for the Craggs, that won
deriul family Of gymnasts. Little Vic
toria Is the queen Of the troupe. But
very few knew she was a girl and
young one at that, and her marvellous
feats elicited loud aud prolonged ap.
plause. Her size made her a favorite.
and she went through the performance
with the ease and grace Of veteran.
II is great show, and well deserves
the title Of the greatest minstrel troupe
on The road.
Harris Biiou Theatre.
The Biiou will iuaururate the season
Of 1890 81 on Monday, August %, with
James REILLY in The Broommaker'
as the opening attraction. During the
summer the entire theatre has been
completely renovated Everything that
liberality and taste could obtain and
suggest has been done by the energetic
manager, Mr.. William II. Easton. New
scenery and carpets have been added
and the entire interior repaiuted and
regilded. The vestibule has been made
larger and the seats have been newly
covered, while other improvements have
been supplied 10 make the Biiou a
strictly family resort of the most com.
Portable character. The prices Of ad
mission will remain the same as here
tofore.
During the coming season some Of
the best minstrel companies, comic
operas, melo. dramas and society PLAYS
will be presented. Great care has been
exercised in booking only well known
and tirst-class attractions, among which
are: James REILLY, Ia The Broom
maker Milton Mobiles, Lillian Lewis
n. s. Wood, "a Hole in the Ground, !"
My Jack" from Madison Square
Theatre; Loulsc Lltta, Charles 4.
Ellis, Pete Baker, "IIeld by the
Enemy" Agnes Herndou. VI. A. Scan
land, Go Won, Go Mohawk" " "The
Private Secretary" "a Royal Pass"
Lights and Shadows" Woman
Against Woman" Fat Mans Club,
"SibCIia, The Hustler, The Pay
master, "Thc Fakir," after Dark"
Nelson Speciality Company, Dion Boucl.
caults 'Iuchavoguire Bobby Gaylor
in "Thc Irish Arab, D" "One of the
Finest" "The Blue and the Grlv,"
Lost In New York, " Charles Eric
Werner In "Shamus O'Bicn," II allen
and Hart In Later On, "A Prrilols
Voyage Among the Pines, Handle
ard Won Leer, Deacon Brodier, "Wild
Oats, "Fablo Romani Daniel Boone,
Around the World In Eighty DAYS, "
"A Tin Soldier" Lizzie Evans and
Patti Rosa.
Kernan's Washington Theatre.
Manager Herman has secured an ex.
cellenl attraction for next week In the
"TTanscontinentals." The company Is
one Of unusual strength and merit and
contains many Of the old favorltes Of
the vaudeville stage. Not an artist
among them but what Is at the head OF
the profession, and the combination Is
properly an allstaT one. Leading the
roster Of artists Is Freddy" the child
phenomenon, who sings In five Ian
guages, leads the orchestra and dances
with rare skill. Everybody knows
Press Eldridge and John Willis and
May Adams are sketchists Of a high
order Of ability. Ward aud Lynch, the
most famous Irish team now perform
ing; Lenton Brothers, Dixon and Long,
Ward and Vokes and Oaks and Boyd
make up a combination that Is sure 20
meet with crowded houses during the
engagement
In addition 20 the other attractions
Manager Herman has secured the services
Of Billy Young, the Well-knOWn light
weight pugilist, who will appear at
each performance In scientific exhibi
tions Of spaTring. Young is also open
10 meet anyone Of his weight In a four
round contest for points, and prize Is
offered 10 anyone he fails to best in that
number Of rounds. Mike Raedy will
be his opponent on Monday night.