The daily critic. (Washington City, D.C.) 1890-1890, 1890-06-14

The CoIumbfa Athletics attbe NatIonai.
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The Columbia Athletics attbe NatIonaI.
Such an audience as asscmbIed At The
National last evening Go 90 honor to the
popular Columbia Athletics has rarely,
if ever been brought together 10 the
walls of an American theatre. All
that there is of social and national dis
iucti0n at The Capital iIle3 the boxes
and chairs Go r.u..ian, and ihe gilded
youth of tle land as represented by
The club and its Her3s stood many
rows deep ot s.1IW5rt Young humanity.
wherever standing room existed or
could be impr0viscj
Not only is iho cluhs treasury many
dollars richer for ihc evenings tri
Umph, but Die hilb esteem in which
the organization Is held has received
another and most striking manifesto
ti0n. The versatile tclert 0i ihe club
was well illustrated in The programme,
embracing as 10 dlj q clever original
play delightfully."- original music, good
acting singing and dancing, aud most
CrgdiWl'e amateur athletics. all con
tribu,gd 10y gallant Wearers of The blue
and crimson. excepting, Of course. the
charming assistance of the ladies
heaven bless them
Paradise Flats. Mr Hubbard r
Smith very amusing little comedy. has
been seen once before iu this city. but
last night was given in such trans
flured and rlorifed shape as to be
hardly recognizable for the same. It
has % much better substraum of plot
and incident than the average farce.
comedy, with the same unlimited posi-
biItiies Tor piling up sixteen storied ab
suIdiiiCs The new second act. the
scene OF which is laid at the grounds
Of the club on Analostan Island.
affords no end off opportunity for intro
duccd speciaItios, which was made the
most of last evening. Here Mr. Smith,
tacle LuTTV Singleton Of the cast. gave
a reireshingly new topical song and
dance, and had 90 respond with an en-
core more or less pertaining to "Tale
OF Woe. Here Miss Fielding Roselle
sang Loves Old Sweet Song with a
purity of tone and a perfection of
method that made its professional reu-
diiiOns seem coarse and crude.
Ballads by other members of the
cast and unlimited vocalization by the
rainbow huod double duartette of the
Glce Club, with horizontal bar and pole
vauliing high jumping aud other ath-
leiic feats by members Of the club un
der the direction Of their trainer. Pro.
lessor Cfosslcy, made The scene ION the
Island a fairly realistic representation
OF the actual article, oven, perhaps. 10
,hc very engaging realism Of the
Grape Vine Swing During this
scene all the principals were fairly ava.
.anchcd with flowers. the designs Of the
clubs tributes 10 Mr.. Smith and the
ladies' Of the cast, being. perhaps, the
most elaborate and tasteful ever seen I'm
The amateur talent. 10
whose admirable efforts the pleasure Of
he evening was due, was grouped as
follows.
Miss Jane Meredith lFannie's aunt.
niddle-aged spinstcrl Miss Fielding
iUscllC.
Fannie Meredith lsecrctly engaged to
.ierheri) Mrs. Charles Rchde.
Clara Boswell secretly engaged %
Robert Miss Mary Whtthorre
susie Jor,s .ererC'ly engaged 70 Charli)
Wis uzanug Bate
China a colored said OF an work. and
iudisrutel boss ui Paradise Flaisi Miss
Marie Eoelker.
Mr. Larry SINGLETON lHorhcrCs uncle. su
lld bachelor With young heartJMr. n. r. |
smith.
Herbert Singleton, Robert Bcnulngs and
.haflle Stacey, Joint proprietors of Para |
lise Flats, impersonated by Mr. Pierre q. |
'teyens, Mr.. soignelay G.. Elliott and Mr.. |
.eOuard g. Chew.
Tho Columbia Athletic Gee Club. Frank |
icDermott, Fred. Thompson, L. NJ. Gar |
ctti g. G.. Colgate, Walter A. Gait Alex. |
/. shaw, Sterling Gait and James r.
Athletic exhibition: Basil Duke, J. Rob
nEon Elder, Richard j. Beall, IT,, Professor |
Ohm 4. Crossley John &. Irwin aud r. ID. /
ewall.
Altogether Il was a most DELIGHTFULLY."- |
resh, breezy and enjoyable entertain /
nent, and the big athletic club might /
% Il again at an early date, without
disastrous consequences.
Albaugh's Grand Opera House.
Commencing Monday evening next,
ielen Lamont and her company will
ppear In another Casino success, The
Slack Hussar. - This opera has been
ne OF the most phenomenal successes q,
yer given In the United States The
.amont Company, Il Is said, appear 10
better advantage than in either |
Erminie," on "Nadiy.' Misses IN.
lont, Hanley and Mabelle Baker;
lessrs. Graham, DeLange and Clark
nd Wilson, are all particularly well
uiIed 10 their respective parts.
The management have spared neither
loney nor pains 10 make the opera as
itraetiye as any ever given 10 Wash
lgton. The chorus of forty, the en-
iTged orchestra, the newly painted
emery, costly costumes and the special
lgagement of the Marine Band
lould cause Albaugh's Opera House
be filled 10 oyerhOWing The coming
eek