The daily critic., 1890-10-21

aru in The hands &C Mr Atki1s Law
tJrDc ard Miss Eleanor Carey. and are
handled in pmiscwothy fashion,
while ibg comedy element contributed
lv NDssrs Co0tp. Fisher and Brooks
arl Mise Holloway seemed in find
. unlimited favor vi'h The audience.
The sCtuCry which Is announced
as from the Princess Theatre. London.
is certainly weird enough to DE both an.
tip,Gpan and authentic. with strange
I bits Of land and sky nowhere else in be
s,en save in that land of songless birds
and sCeutless u wCrs, where The gentle
aboririne wous his dusky bride with
o stuffed club, and the hiE1rst animal Is
n gigantic mouse. which hops on iis
hind legs and carries its family in an
automatically annexed grip sack. 10 is
not possible to apply the Canons Of
ordinary criticism to the local
Coluring Of drama 81 ID
Gated and cuvironCd and no
doubt, under The same exceptional sur
roundings, the majority of us would be-
have in the highly exceptional fashion
of some Of the gentlemen and ladies in
The Good Old Times. At least the
play is a novelty and relief from the
statutory British mClOdrama OF the Lon.
don slums. Bnd too much praise can
hardly be given for the attempted real.
ism Of its production. Every night and
matinee during The week,
Primrose 4 West at the National.
Negro miustrelsy IS always as
sure drawing card in Wash
incton as the circus, aud the
primrose path Of dalliauce. marked
out by Mr.. West and his MIN
blc-foOtcd partner, one that the
general public follows with willing aud
epper footsteps The audience at the
National last evening showed no
sign of abatement from the usual
/ popular turn out To- welcome this
ibvoritc troupe, and the applause
and laughter were as hearty and as
rCarly continuous as ever The per
/ fotmltce opened With the regulation
"iirsl pant. wherein the moro or
.v, pop ously or uiutrsqu-ly nrraycd
mirucl man brings furih from bis
musical or inCulr Treasure hru.c
] 'lluls rev bud ull, with. nprhlps,
q Slight leaning toward the latter Bat
| wlrltr tUiCk span or moss utnvn. uil
| tlt songs utd nil ilr joke. wpte cool
/ ores. md NC :, od uttu,ci auliruce
/ round atd cuiulod itr.f arc'rl
| iui Is Ia lrC uIio. Agara
| tuiu ord louno gave dr
| Cidtd tnvpltv and made u1 urmis-
taxable hit by Transferring the usual
/ astounding tactics of the knock about
. moku' 10 mid air and the spidtry aud
/ elusive tfuptlc Then followed the
amusing sketch Log Cabln Neigh,
hoTs, IN which The four old darklez,
George Primrose, George Powers, Jan
sen and Queen, introduced some terpsi
choTCau innovations thai would make
4 OItTO or tamenCita green With envy.
The pastoral alloCution of Brother Lew
Z D'ckstedtr was as instructive
and soul reyiving as ever, the
march Of the Imperials, under
lhe leadership Of Mr. West,
n miracle of precision and brilliancy,
and the grand finale with the aCrohatjc
aEonies Of the Big -Four 90 "A Horrible
I Night a fitting dsE0UsMeHf % an
evening OF uproaTious fun and hIlarity.
| King Momus, IN "black face. will
continue 10 rule the rOost al the National
every night and matinee throughout the
week
On Thursday night, "The Fort Wash
| ingtOn March. written for aud de H.
AAAAA ~ AAAN iANlNNA AAANANA tA AAlt us
tTiCt Of Columbia bY r. G. Garland,
| sung, and there will no doubt be a large
| turn out or rather turn in) Of our ciu
zen sCicieTy and Their friends 10 hear H.
-Ihs Pas master al Hsrris'.
I Tie famous military tank drama.
The Paymzsler." Greatly improved
and With several decidedly pleasing al
diIi0us. was presented 10 an audience
that tested he capacity Of Harris Bijnu
/ Theatre last night The play Is IA
7 mlliar one 10 the public, and Is presented
. BIZ an excellent company containing
several wei known WasbiBgtoniaus.
/ Dir Charles Chappelle as Robert
I Of0HH0F, the paymasleT, won frequent
I ard deserved applause by his plReTful
/ and mtl0dTamalic conception Of that
I character. The CdBtuiH Hlm1tersly OF
l FItd,tick MsyUari and the COLHsl
/ AeaahtoH OF w T. Raymond were taken
/ in a very acceptable manner Miss
/ A'Ha SuunE, a popular young Wash
/ IL g'Ou ACTRESS, exhibits considerable
| dTamsiic poaer iu her Interpretation Of
| Eha UtB The heroine
Tie comedy parts are well sustained
/ bF Miss Cara Coleman and Steve
. Mal.,y. Miss Coleman Is a clever litrle
6ciTDss, whose songs and dancing are
very pleasing The four little children
Of Idi FtIHt HIFdHg also created cJn-
siderable amuse ment
The play contains many startling aud
. sensational incidents. The thrilling
| escape ~ the FtymastdF from prison By
pluugiDg into Tiver Of real water aud
the scene on the bank Of The IHslav0gue
River, concluding with the heroine
being hurled into the river aud her
tiEll rescue b. The hero are very eX-
citing
The stage effects are remarkably re-
llistic 8ud well arranged The exterior
Of TIE guaTd house scene iu Act III aud
The scene on The bank 0f The luslay0gue
Ia Act IL. are wonderful examples Of
mechanical ingenuity
The paymaster with its exciting
incidents and sensational climaXes. has
always hgen and is destined % he one
ot the most popular plays Of the day.
Kernau-s Washington Theatre.
A large and enthusiastic audience
/ Euher,d at keuau's Theatre last night
/ 10 welcome tbe Night OEls Buresque
I Company, on The occasion Of is first ap-
. ptaIuuca here Ibis season The com
pauy has aI1ays drawn well iu Wash
il-tu1 all iEe we ~ the audience
lazf EiEll gave evidence tLar the clm-
UsuI H.liuTmIuCts orc lppreciateL
-le performance auaued Wirl @
comedy. -Earfr.fH. il Ehich the entire
company auuraTrd eXCrpgiug Pauline
haEElam- lu ibis p4u there were
some rlEiu- HgT.g-Tlr= and exception
a.F -uH1 cbuTl-u5 sam B-rl4r1. l5 "a