The daily critic., 1890-11-04

actress; nCr cnurci1tiOn hle I'D orc.
disIirctntss aud distinction moss
ir lhc lilhler operate drama. end h.u
daucc in her tan'asuc motley rarn
ihe scene with ihe court Jester ia the
Jas, act, very Justly won rer.lf rs
coils hy iis HchtGess and grace N.-.
Rousseau 0s ftIN1 rrle The most u.
rtr opportunities FOR the di.pav 0l
q voice NOT So strong as evmntha'...
grd Miss Sglbv us ihe Prime land
very pretty one. tnc), Of q voice not s..
sympathetic as strong
In The role of The F10l Mr.. Hartman
gave us % rather sober sided g1tt of
COMEDY, happily free 10 least from ali
suspicion OF buil0oucry, and iu q rather
exceptionally clever topical song. dis
tirCtly announced Us not hv Shakes.
roarc, quite Car'ivated The affections bf
The audience. The lady fenrnrs Gu.
iIely broke down the guard of every
man in The front rows at their very FIRST
pass and pose, aud the array of charm
ing little toy. soldiers of the chorus g1g.
quite the prCt'ies, Amazon drill both
for faces and faures, seen here In some
time. The scenery was good aDd the
CCstuming appropriate, aud the entire
Performance well in line with the usual
excellence of this popular company
"Faust" at Aibnueh's
The hold Of the "Fcust' legend in he
vary ing forms upon the interest Of the
people Is well evinced by the success Of
its presentation year after year by Mr
Lewis Morrison. The grim old
mCdluyal myth, which found its
ccunleiuart in the folk love Of Gcr.
many, France, England, Spain, and has
been the subject Of volumes innumCra
ble in nearly all the languages Of
Europe. whether iu poem, opera or
play. seems never 90 lose It's weird
fascination for human interest ald
sympathy In toe version of Nc Nor
risou SIS strong lights and shadows are
/ brought out as perhaps In no other act
| ing form with which we are familiar
His NspLHig is no bnokish abstraction,
but q living and active something To-
remember and fear No Hukei
sweetness OF sensuous melody is
| at hand 10 distract the attention from
| the unrclenting progress and grim eli
max Of the appalling soul drama, or
soften the contrast between the mock.
iur figure Of the fcnd, and the pathetic
| apparitirn of the doomed and hapless
| NdrgUeiife. Miss Rosahcl Morrison
| gives a very touching imp9rsouation Of
| this crucial and Uxaclug role. and the
minor parts contribute q duly suDorli
/ mated BACKGROUND tO complete the artistic
/ effectiveness and entity Of this sOnhrc
| and striking panorama OF the strange
/ old allcgorv Faust will hold the
boards at the Opera House every even
ing and matinee throughout the week,
Hearts OF New YORK" at harris.
The "Ilcarts Of New York" attracted
a large audience to Harris Bijou Theatre
last night, and was received in a man
ner that indicated rs well mcritcd popu.
! lality. The plot is somewhat scnsi.
/ tiOnal In character, but Il tells an inter
esling story containing a moral which
/ few Of the audience failed 10 appreciate.
! The individual characters of ta' p.tN
| are interpreted with such a clrulu' at
leutiOn 10 detail NJ 20 render the wh lIr
! finished and artistic performance.
The character Of PiHkfy, The litlI" wtif
| with its blended humOr and path s
was taken Ia a Charminglv grt'efu
| manner by Miss Earle Remington, whose
! topical songs were frequently eHc1sHi
Mr. William +. Hines gave o robust
Interpretation Of J6TTy OBrieR, and
! kept the audience constantly on thr
broad grin AIr StAnly Macy as Ltc
Htr lcFkes created a great deal Of
laughter by his eccentric ComiCllitles,
and James Quinn I'm the dual TO'd OF
Tin NIl0HCy and Mrs y RsdFdDH came
IN for a share Of well merited applause.
| The part Of Thomas MllboHFHe, the
/ drunken father. was admirably pre-
stn,ed by Mr. II. T. Keen. and the Mrs
GdItiR If Miss May Marshall was taken
IN a very satisfactory manner
The play Is mounted la an unusually
| attractive way and the scenic effects az,
arranged with a careful attention e
every detail One Of the most strlkinsly
realistic features Of the drama Is the in
PRODUCTION In the second act Of pltT0
wagon drawn by real horses under ful
gallon. The scene on the top Of New
York tenement, disclosing a panoramic
view of the metropolis Is a wonderful
piece Of realism, and the burning Of IN,
tenement Is one OF the most thrilling
scenes that have been placed on ans
stage.
Lester aud williams at Herman,
Regardless Of the damp and disagree
able weather large audience gathered
OF Kernan's Theatre last night 70 wit
ness "Me and Jack as produced bJ
Lester and Williams London Novelty
and Gaiety Company. This is a De
eidedly amusing burlesque, and held
the house 10 The finish. The company
Is composed Of a number of clever va
Iiety artists, and the buTlesque was Ia
teTspeIsed with pleasing specialties
| Polly McDOnald and Estrella EVlyii
were enthusiastically received. Tn,
other pronounced features we're Lestel
and Williams. Gallagher and West
Enson aud Queene, Lew Carroll
Prince and Peasant, and Burke auC
Forrest The engagement Of Leste
ard Williams Company Will continul
during The week. with changes ia the
| specisllies nearly every night
PERSONAL.