The daily critic., 1890-11-25
AlLHSEllENTS
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Uussar at pamrrs Theatre last Au-
gust into one of the most uc'cssfuI
runs 0f the season While the
music of The opera is fairly tune
ful and pleasing and the nott01 novel
or exciting story fairly well enacted.
the secret of the popular charm of the
performance must De sought iu the 8t
iraciive art and personality OF It's dainty
and graceful central figure Miss
Temps 81 has very evidently received. ls
we have been told, o musical training
Of no common order. which is never lt
fault in the effects She continues tu
achieve. with % sweet though by nI
means powerful. organ Perfect TASTE,
grace, deicacv aud ever pres
tut good form are indeed
the dominant characteristics of
both her singing and acting and con,
aiuic an innovation as dpignffll us
rare on the comedy opera SCENE. Tn
her Vi.iuTesQue rags of h'HV Grr5if
first appearauye she is rs quaint AMI
dainty as pretty little Dresden china
shprIgrlpss In the grand isHue Of her
futfss in her Sedan chair she seems iu-
deed % something so fragile, lovely and
precious as most properly tO he kept
under glass. aud Hs she steps ou' nf The
chair To- tie stage she might he "a figure
from q WaifeHu l8u nr q B uchcr panel
The opera Is staged with the slime
good taste iu lhr proper relation of the
pretty sc,nDtv fp Ibe plot aud incilen'
ard The general effect is artistic aud
pleasing. Miss TpUpests support has
bt,u maieiiHllv strengthened since her
appearance In New York by the aCqui
siuOn of that Indispensable adjunct of
the modern drama, q clever skirt
dancer and Of Mr.. John MaCkay. The
dancer Is Miss Birdie Irving. and her
ail.too brief Appearances In the sec
ond and third acts were boauti-
/ ful but evauescent visions Of
/ bright face aud pair Of meteoriC
| slippers but disphauOusly perceived
through q atmbus Of hying lingerie
| Mr. John MaCkay, who is vast i'm
| prOvcmrnt on his predecessor as Cor
| pOrdl BHHdy, brings TO US some Of
the same reckless gags and irresistible
/ Cackle that used To Convulse his an.
/ diturs in Pop" and the Photograph
/ Gallery, little ravaged by time, per
| haps, but still prC-emiuently lin the
/ ring Mr.. UerudOn Morsell received
/ q very warm welcome on his naive
/ heath, emphasized by a huge floral disc
| bearing the mysterious sign manual Of
| the Thirteen Club" and by his slug
/ ing and acting fully justified the
/ friCndliness of his reception. The SIR
| Nidd eSef NdSbem Of Mr. ]. W. Hand.
| ley was very clever bit Of senile
| comedy, suggesting the ardent admiral
of the authors 'Billee Taylor. Miss
| Hollis made a pretty Btrbrl BsliIsgs,
| and Miss Edwards sufficiently LWie
| BuuDcuDy Mrs H1gpis The chorus
| was large aud wtlltriuel aul hogh the
l singing and marching, not forgetting
! the funny little MIDGET Warrior. more
| than usually well done. The "Hussar"
/ will charge the affections Of the auli.
/ ence with irresistible results through
\ the week
Hermann at the NationaI
or al the magicians Hermann Is
easily king by the divine right Of a
perfect art and mastery duish that
makes the mystifying Of all the others
seem crude and common IN the com.
parison. There Is a distinction and a
| grace about his methods which raises
his work very ngaIly 20 the rank of the
fine arts, and places him on a pedestal
entirely his own. His programme this
year Is better than ever before. and
so appeared 10 impress the audience
which lilltd The National 20 the doors
last night and applauded and laughed
aud exclaimed Al each new and startling
manifestation a. the wizard matchless
power The Partisan mystery. lie
Cocoon. OF The evolution Of a chrysalls
10 butterfly, Is a marvel OF beauty as
well as of mystery. In the act Of
4 F'oTiHs. The Child Of the Air,
as most gracefully superiutend-
ed by Madame Hermann. 10
very becoming male evening dress,
beautiful girl, I'm somewhat i'm
perceplible ballot attire, poses, dances,
reclines and turns all sorts OF cart
wheels and sOmersaulis Ia mid air, with
no means Of support explainable or
any rational basis. II Is very
pretty sight, but not at all
comprehensive by any reasoning
eeT "dTeamt Of 10 our philosophy. "
The Royal japanese Juggler, Ayata.
is the same miracle of dexterity aud
grace, and the whole supernatural
seance appropriately closes with the
Magique lmproyisia, which simply
beggaFs all adequate description. Fol
Thursday evening there IS announced
an entire change Of programme, though
even for those who saw him nightly the
great Herman would be an exhaust
less mine Of surprises.
Held BY the Enemy az Harris.
William Gillette's popular drama
Held BY the Enemy, was presented
last night TO the usual large audience al
| Harris Bij0u Theatre by an excellent
| company The play itself is SO vel
1 known and has received SO much mer.
tied praise that no more can be said iI
that direction. The C0lgRel Prescott Of
Nr John Marshall Is manly persona
tiOu. Mr. Joline Butler was warmly
received as GoFd9H HdyHs, the C0nfei
crate spy, aud eYinced considerable
dramatic force IN that role. Alr james
Harrison gave a faithful portrayal o.
an army surgeon In the character o.
surgeon FleldlHg and Mr.. Charles
| Stokes also attracted considerable az
teulion in his original part Of Genera
| SfImjarg.
| The difficult ryls of the herolne
! RHM NcLissTg, a true hearted Southern
giTl, Was rendered IN a graceful aul
sympathetic manner by Miss Etythi
Chapman Miss Chapman is a bsaud
tul woman, W!ih most charming per
sDualily. She has been on the stage
only a short time but She adapts her
self t0 her role with au ease and art tha
by Do means Indicate the debulanle
She has many warm friends in Wash
iugiOn.
Tbe comedy element IS well sus
tanned by Mr. j j. Farrell as 1hgWI
Bean, the war correspondent, aud Mis
Ethely Friend, an attractive little lady
as Susan NeLTssrH
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