The critic., 1890-12-30


and Flora, captured the house bodily with
their camp-meetng duets, Kate TART
Bessie Cleveland and Maym Kclso were
the faircst RO@bWds that ever bloomed in
guuzc and tights, and Miss Amelia Glover,
the LdHe Idrp, still the same agile and
graceful tcrpsichOrean marvel we have
hitherto confessed her. "rhc Directory"
will be at hand for ready reference at the
Opera House every evening and matinee
through the week.
Twelfth Night" at the National.
Miss Marie Wainwright, when she comes
to Washington. must assurcdly feel that
she has entered the house of her friends,
and her reception last evening at the
National must as certainly have gone far
tO confirm that pleasant impression. The
charm Of her Fjoid can never he too fa-
miliar To the majority Of our theatre
gocrs for It's delicate graccs to still have
power to please, but at this late day can
scarcely call for further futile attempts at
description or analysis. II Is n wholly
winning, lOvablc and womanly Iio'a,
radiant with all the natural refinement.
ease and spirit of high-brcd womanhool
an impcrsonatiOn which holds its own,
and has u HHoBcc of attraction all its own,
even besides such justly famous rcnditions
rs those of Adelaide Nelson. Helena Mod
II "
improves with repetition and study aud
we cannot see II too often for
our own enjoyment. The support
ing company is mainly the very
excellent one which has been seen here in
the play with Miss Wainwright Nine.
Modicska and Miss Marlowc In former
seasons, and indeed it could scarcely he
improved. II is very nearly an ideal cast
Of the wonderful old comedy. Nothing
lao h.,ttn 4 h. ftt "a
uf Mr.. OVENS Sir ToJy and Mr.. Brookc's
Si' ABd,rw. The .Ndiro'io of that sterling
veteran Mr.. Barton Hill is dcservcdly a
classic, and one of the best solutions of
that whimsical personality known to the
stage. Miss Walsh and Miss Muldcvcr
were admiral in their widely differentiated
ro'cS and the entire cast, costuming and
misc ct scene all thai could be desired.
Again tonight and Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings and at Saturday matinee.
1.-THE Honeymoon" Thursday (New
Years. matinee and Friday and Saturday
evenings.
"a Clean Sweep" ut Harris.
Dan Mason and his merry company of
comedians swept down on Harris Bijou
Theatre last night with "A Clean Sweep"
The play is farce comedy, pure and sim
pie, and as u laugh producer is unequalcd.
orotIor ,,;ti,,t 49,. r',.,,,,I rr H., ,,,,;,;S
mr. r5Somsistcnci"s m THc bnmoris or the vcrv
broadest order, and the pleasure which Il
gave the house was evident by the roar of
laughter with which every fresh incon-
gruity was greeted.
The old favoritc. Dan Mason, is of
course the centre ol tne pay. IFS lu'lnt
hInior anu CatGhy sonSS anu !laiigcS ~
tIe uerliui uiulcvt roe 1l 1h'seS n''nha,
never Ialleu 10 captlVatc ne auhlehce, anu
kept ,hS Wil3!S iS MOUSE i!,,. " pr2au grih.
'cre b' McAui'Iic any Wllliaih II; Mack
scored ueclIeu mus III thc absurd Ciilr-
ac,cIs Whlcn Iney persoliasscN, anu tlle
.,viii.ls ~ eu iiisoi,
We're lre,luentiy chcoreu. me ia,lIGs Oh
tlc company were py no lileans l'ekeihs es
III .ilelr Si,aio ,,,,,. 81 tnt uniVors.l lui'
niak,ilg' MISS MiiIieeh. M, IoHG Is Nerf
li'l"aIi1, ~, anu Nersutile n ,lc ,gn oi Dooi
anu i.,,ll'i, ~ 'nruiu u'iu Nni ~,
VIZ uiSo WI fcvt'Nto % ~ .i,e,r paL'si ne
i"'iio, i. "i' VI os~ng ~,
Mus Mus ltliori,lcu @ Nv ncssrs, "ruue M AZ,
] mavM III very Sro'oS'l"c anu ""Snao''
i''"hi'cr' IT. s,......,,
. ;'ii itiINvs . l,o iat'oi,'tIi' w.
~ ,iIt nIsner tsIes ol iluillr, ,i GuV ns Wv
vi iIiou oo.,o r ,I ~ ~ SuIv ", "
haW ~ oan"'''" iio''9'9 ioi '''' ''''''''''''' VI
'ho "ceN'
''Nero" at Aibaugh's.
'Claudius Nero" the grand historical
papeant illustrating the conflict between
rhr;stio,itv and Pocon;sn drrin, thc
reign Oh thc lloSl eccentric anu sahSuliary
OF the roman Elnperors, VIII DC Siveh ~
ihlpiaugh al !i ineatre neNt Week: In, rms VII
DC me Irst pcr10rmancS OF this ccleprateo
Spectacle out oi New YORK Guy, wherc II
mas pecl, running I9r lhree mohths Oh the
stiSe u, Ninlo onrueli. .,.,..,
Inc ieahllls gally papers anu illustrateu
louTllals nave ucVoleu more space 10 ue'
scrIoihs "liu c9iniilentiiS Oh thls pro.,ue,'
ll9n lilall ever Deiore siVcn 10 any lnea.ri-
s rtii enter'aliiihrnt gwen IN .hls country.
me reason Is obvious, as II rs uhaouptedly
tne m3sl amDitlous attembt NJ reptouu.c-
tioii oi tiie Iasail rltes anu cerernohies III
cident To the reign ol Clauulus Nero, when
hmp0rer ol h3ihe, Whlle she ruiel lhe
Noriu' VNer lhrcc huilurcu pcopIe arc
employed at each performance, ana the
scenery, costumes, properties ana armor
were mahttactureu ana imported at al
expense exceeding s3o'ooo.
ONE OF the most important features OF
this spectacle Is tue INTRODUCTION OF MI
EDWARD ilariings wonderful mons. These
remarkaDle animals appear III the sports
OF Nero" ana execute performances
that IS more Wonderlul than anything
ever before. given. by members OF the
brute creation. These Hons have been
prominent features OF the French Expo
sitlon IN Paris, ana the l'aris Expositiof
III London Tor the past two years, ana ap
pear III "Claudius Nero" by special con
tract with the celebrated animal importer
Karl Haganback, Of Hamburg, who, II
conjunction with Mr. Darling, owns anf
controls their movements. The combina
ton consists OF six full-grown African
lions and four enormous Danish boar
hounds. Their portion OF the entertain
ment is given in a steel enclosure abou
thirty-fye feet III diameter and occtIpie'
about thirty minutes of time.
| ~ was iiOt the lntcntlOn OF MT. Brady
| who now owns and controls this spectacle
| to present II here until late in the spring
| but ny q special arrangement with NJ
| Guslave Ambcrg of New York, who hold
next week 40 AlDaugh's Theatre, the pro
| uucllOn VIII bc gwen mere Tor one Wpci