The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-09-07

AT last Washingtonians are to Judge for them
selves of the merits of Miss Jane Coombs, an
actress who has established high reputation in
other parts Of this country as well as in Europe
and Australia. The Cincinnati Commercials in
an editorial on female beauty, says "The great
actress, Miss Jane Coombs, has this divine gift
in very rare degree In classical perfection of
features. in depth and refinement of expression,
in perfection of form and grace of movements,
she has few peers 1t is no approach to exag-
geration to say that she is the most beautiful
woman on the American STAGE" The Chicago
Times says: "In The Hunchback' last night
for the hundredth time Miss Jane Coombs faced
the ordeal and came off triumphant. In every
scene she was great, but in the fifth act where
the most passionate OF scenes ever written ends
with the famous line, DO it, nor leave the task
splendid In stage presence regalin in bearing, beau
tlful In her expressive face musical in voice. re-
fined in style of perfect taste In the minor matter
OF dress, she is the ideal Julia she is the great
Juhet OF our stage" The Cincinnati Enquirer
says, in speaking of her Juliet: sit was when
the strongest passages of the tragedy were on
that Miss Coombs rose peer of the actresses
whose names have become traditional among
play-goers y Siddons, Kemble, Cushman. In
the scene where the news of ROmeo's sup
posed death is received the depletion of the grief
and passion of Juliet is wonderful. 1t is a
lifting introduction to that parting scene, whose
pathos none who ever witnessed Miss Coombss
rendition Will ever forget, the moment when the
banished Romeo takes his last farewell of his
new-made bride. The agony which has been in
fused into the word 'banished' until it sends
thrill OF sympathy with the stricken girl through
the rapt house in the preceding scenes is forgot
ten in the tenderness of the en-hearted
adieu." The Boston Post says of her Marqaret
Elmore: "Her acting last night abounded In pas
sages OF splendid power and electrical effect.
In the scene with her father and LdfOnt when
IN oil har rhar fafh nric
ful secret and the father tries to kneel in suppl-
cation to his prosecutor, her prevention of the
humiliation was superb dramatic effect" The
C0rter-J0Mndl, of Louisville, says: "Sedom
mas the Louisville stage produced anything SO
natural, beautiful. and affecting What we say
OF this scene will apply to all the latter scenes
OF The play. In the death-bed scene, when she
walks 10 the glass, and, seeing her emaciated
lace, realizes the frghtful reality that death has
laid It's hands upon her and falls back into a
chair, overcome with despair, begging piteously
10 only live till spring-till armand comes
There was hardly a. dry eye in the audience"
Inc Melbourne (Australia) Argus says: ga
woman of wondrous beauty, in toilette such as
is only dreamed of by most of our fashionable
danes, stood revealed bending forward slightly.
80 stoops the statue that enchants the world
Lazy IedzLe was the embodiment of womanly
grace and loveliness, while her attitude spoke at
the same time the humiliation of the true woman
and wife brought to sudden realization of the
depth or the abyss to which her thoughtless feet
haQ approached" Inc London Telegraph says:
"Here is an educated face, full of that light and
life which come only from cultured intellect and
exquistely refined taste' On Monday evening
our readers can Judge for themselves of the ius,
tice of these hattering encomiums when Miss
Coombs appears at Albaugh's.
Creoles and Orientals at Kernan's.
A feast never before enjoyed by North Ameri-
cans is what is promised in Sam. t. Jacks Creole
Burlesque Company, which will make its first