The daily critic., 1890-11-20
4lLLSElENZN
.rotsre-ir- af the N,tlor,l


utonsneriu" at tho Nttlousl
s more brilliant u1iar.a than th1t
vh'.n ID. fl fnc National Tb ate lt-
,y.rir from taigHs tl labhl ass
seldom u,,r a.r.i in Washington
. r'uy Dbl Pretty much a.l ltAa ra0n
mos. r utu.Ht 3" social, .Ha'H ui
ml-iUI. .Ir. wr. pren ID tHraH.
ard thr BOXES aud stalls wer. resrcn
| dGfvirh fUir fgeas and superb toilets.
The demonstration was very mucl i1
th. nature of 0 personal ovation tU Miss
| Iuma Tuuh whose E'1 has al ways
/ ur,u Hvur'a impersonauon with
| Washington audiences Never. parhlp.
did TOE charming little artistic more
genuinely Deserve tEe pamiis t. har
admirers. anil &. was evident ta Jl LUt.
bier sumption lhe o has Clircl i1
sweetness. tenderness and spjritl7.
charm with al.n year THAT she H1s
NlIiDi its possibilities and 'ieuIi'
.rs,lf with Us traits There Ctn DE
hUle doubt that if an almost ideal
putty 20 tone and sweetness uf eNpr
SION dlIirarc perfection of DhrU-in-.
adequate dramatic action aud q -ing
.rN winning personality can enfit'e an
artist So % place iu The front rBuk uf ,hs
urs.f f1nHf. Emma Tuch should be sc-
corded the honor bv acclamli0n Her
f7u ard her Sehu are of the highes,
order Uf The creations OF the lyric stage.
ard in many very essential merits have
never been surpassed
Ambitious as the efltt To- present The
great Bairulh music drama may ap
pear for n troupe nf the general conpD
sitiun Of The present one. the result 0f
Inst evenings Performance fairly iu-ti
fed ihe attempt L3ieUgria is rather
q heroic yo's fur tcnrr pt the compass
arid caiihte uf Mr. Hrdmondt. bu, at
least he gave us q diguifll picturesque
and Crcditable Knight of The Grail
and sang the almost superhumln mum
btrs Of the Swan, the bridal song, ami
the Song Of the Grail. iutelligently and
conscienuously within his necessary
limitations
Franz Netta's noble basso was heard
90 fine advantage in the role of hing
Henry, and the invOc alton before the
combat was grandly done Otto Rlth-
itns and GeorUine Won JanusChOwsky
more than confirmed the impression Of
their Rig0lettO and Gddd of the previous
evening as dramatic singers Of great
excellence in the tremendous eNlctious
Of the sombre r0l, of 7elrImVHd aud
Ortrud.
Decidedly the weak spot In The other.
wise surprisingly creditable accom-.
plishment 81 most valornus undertak.
ing, was found In the Cccentricities of
the chorus. Not hitherto distinguished
for dulcct mclli1uousness Of tone or
any too cheerful an acquiesCenCe In
the musical views Of the ujniuc
tor. orchestra and principals, last
evening it became sadly entangled more
than once IN the ldit motifs and other
puzzling paraphernalia of the Wagne.
rian oultt aud tlouudUred dl~nally.
The choral work Is too important an ele.
mgnt IN the Wagner scheme Of musical
eNpressi fur tins TO be- other than a
uiuyuus fault 10 any organization essay.
ing such productions.
The opera was staged with some
muuuiNrrnuc uf belongings suggesting
Tputtiiul memories of the iamentgd
American Op "a C,mp1nv Tue tin.
phir schoduIr of the Mckinley hHl hNd
yrIy evidently created 10 mantle iu
T'Uih Century armOr. aud LobsUgriH.
nicklc plated trousers shown with an
Of their pristine splcndor
toNlAnA W liilAN ltlls NtAlN utlt
50 rarely, will be sung. with Janus.
chowsky, Macouda, Jesslca De Vernet.
Hedmondt, Netta, Rathiens, knight.
Delasco and Stephens IN the cast, aul
the famous old opera IN such competent
hands should till the house The Pres.
ident and Mrs Harrison will attend
Miss Juch's next appearances Will be
as SsHtI in The Flying Dutchm4n'
tn morrow evening, and as 1rlins in
The Bohemian Girl" announced for
Saturday evening Gounod's immortal
opera, Faust" " will be given Saturday
afternoon with Madame Januschowsky
as Marguerite.
A Washington BOY Ia Money Mad"
Charles b Hanford, well-known
Washington boy, for several seasons
with Edwin Booth and Lawrence Bar
ret aud lately with Julia Marlowe, will
join the Money Mad" Company, nov
playing at Albaugh's. He will appear
In the heroic role Of luck adams 10
steele Mackaye's new drama. Money
Mad both al the Saturday matinee
and evening DgVfoFmanFa