The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-04-27
Light Opera at Albaugh's.

Cellier and Stephensons comic opera, "Dor-
othy," will be presented tomorrow evening by
the Carleton Opera Company. 1t is breezy
little work, fertile in plot and stage business
and tuneful in most portions. 1t is like great
many other comic operas that have been
launched on the uncertain sea Of dramatic
favor, yet it is copy of none. 1t reminds one
of "Erminie, +" "Falka," and 1.-The Musketeers. :"
The lbretto is bright, however, and with the
elaboration of the excellent company that Mr..
Carleton has is made very entertaining. Clean
illness in action and freedom from gagging are
the operas most salient virtues. The music is
above the average of the more recent comic
operas, and there are three very catchy airs in
it, Mr.. Cellier has as a whole given well-bal-
anced score, which, while not great effort, does
him credit as a musician. Mr. Carleton will
appear as GeCtrey Wider, j. X. Murray as
Squire Bantdm, Charles E. Bigelow as Llrcher,
ii. c. Blake as Harry Sherwood, Alice Vincent
as D0rothy, Alice Carle as Lydia Hawthorne,
Clara Wisdom as MrS. PriCct, and Marion
Langdon as Phyllis.
Natural Gas" at the National.
Donnelly and Girard and their new company
will begin weeks engagement at the National
Theatre Monday evening in that laughing sue
cess, Natural Gas" The comedians will intro
duce the new song by Hubbard T. Smith, enti-
tied Swinging in the Grapevine Swing' which
is dedicated to the Old Guard of the Veteran
Corps Of the District Since last seen in this
city Natural Cas- has been greatly improved
with new music, songs, dances, and funny busi-
ness, making it brighter and better than ever
Like all pieces of its kind, there is very little
plot in Natural Cas- The piece revolves upon
the fact that a servant named Kitty Malone be-
comes suddenly rich by falling heir to a natural
gas well. Flushed with success, and with an
extensive purse at her command, kittg takes to
extravagant costuming and to butchering the
Queens English, interspersed with assaults on
the French, Latin, and other languages Don
nelly has dressed the idea in a new garb, and he
is to be credited with many bright things Don
nelly and Girard are two as promising young
comedians as the American stage contains.
Manager Kernan's New Enterprise.
Manager James L. Herman adds to his numer-
GUS theatrical enterprises the famous Holiday
street Theatre, Baltimore, the lease of which he
has just purchased from Manager John w. AL
baugh. 1t will present the same class of at
fractions as have been seen in the past, and will
be under the management of George W. Rife
for many years treasurer OF kernan's Monu-
mental Theatre, and recently the business man
ager as well as Manager Kernans confidential
agent. II is probable that sooner or later Man
ager Herman will establish theatre here for the
attractions booked at the Holliday-street Thea
tire in Baltimore.
DIR. Hans Won Bulow.
The concert of the above great artist will take
noon, April 20, at 3o'clock This will positively
be the only concert given in Washington by Dr.
Won Bulow. 4 New York critic, in speaking of
his playing, says: by his wonderful intelligence
he seems to read straight through the mighty
brain OF Beethoven and to give again the music
as the great composer intended it should be
given, that, and nothing more. Nothing is ne
elected Every phrase, every note, is given its
fuIl meaning. His playing, If 1t can be com
pared to anything is as if a great, bright, warm
light were shed upon a wonderful picture, so
that every detail is brought out in exquisite and
perfect relief Thus he reveals Beethoven
Seats are now on sale at AIiller's book store.
Maude Granger Coming.
The well-knoWn emotional actress, Maude
Granger, will be the attraction at the New Ma
tional Theatre next week. She will be seen in
Mrs. Lucy Hooper's play, "Inherited," !" of which
considerable has been said of late Mrs
Hooper is credited with having furnished Miss
Granger with the most intense emotional role
she has ever appeared il. A great deal Of in
tcrest will be manifested in the engagement in
this city, not only 10 see Miss Granger but to
see Mrs, Hooper's play. Among Miss Granger's
support will be the handsome California leading
man, Harry Manihall.
Kernan's Theatre.
Beautiful Rose Julian and her brother, Martin
Julian, are among the features Of the great
Metropolitan Speciality Company, which makes
its first appearance in Washington at Kernan's
this week, beginning tomorrow night. Rose
Julian is acknowledged the greatest lady con
tOTtiOnist on the American stage, and performs,
with her athletic brother many remaTka BILE feats.
Then there is George II. Wood, better known
as "Ihe Somewhat Different Comedian" t" whose
humor is as spontaneous as it is refined and