The Washington critic., 1890-04-05
MUsEMENTs.
"Csptain swiftn at Aibaush,s.

"Captain SWifu," the play to be produced
Monday night at Albaugh's Grand
Opera-Houee by Mr.. A. VI. Palmer's
Madison Square Company, ranks with
"Jim, the Penman." There are no sug-
gestions of imitation or similarity in de-
tail between them, but both deal with the
slow winding of the web OF evidence about
guilty men, and with the final and inevita-
bic discovery of their crimes. Captain
SWtt is an Australian, who fees to Eng
land and becomes visitor at the home of
his mother, from whose arms he had been
taken in infancy to save her reputation.
He wins the love of young girl and lie sus-
pected of being an Australian outlaw.
The mother finally discovers the existing
relationship. He chooses death rather
than his own arrest and the revelation to
his mothers husband OF the relationship
between mother and son.
1t is not always true art, however pleas
ant II may be, to make stories aud plays end
happily, but the end OF "Captain Swift
leaves. not only the thought of sadness
over the ruin and death of man ennobled by
courage, self f-sacrifice and repentance, but
the impression that knowing his mothers
love for him, he has at the moment Of
supreme crisis chosen not only to throw his
life away, but also to destroy every chance
OF happiness that she has, to curse with o
great tragedy and atlliction every moment
of her life.
Arthur Forrest makes a handsome, dash
Captain StCitt, and plays the part through
out with judgment, and often with notable
force OF power. Rose Rand, as the mother,
Mrs. SedJroOk, acts with admirable feeling,
and makes the most OF her strong and diff
cult scenes. Wright Huntington plays the
part OF 1Ir. Gardiner in vigorous, manly
fashion. W. j. Constantine is admirable
as Mr.. Seabro0k. The play will be mounted
in beautiful style, the stage being set with
some of the finest scenes of the house.
Rose Coghlan in peg womngton."
Rose Coghlan will appear at the New
National Theatre Monday night as Peg
in Charles Reade's comedy, "Peg Voting
ton" Miss Coghlan's version of Reade's
comedy is something to be surprised at, as
this neat picture of life among the players,
the critics and the wits of London society
In the last century is seldom played here.
The fact that an accomplished actress is to
assume the role of Peg VOfngto1l ought to
fill every seat in the house. Miss Coghlan
does full justice to sthe part, and is par
ticularly happy in the scene whore there is
| gathering of men about town, critics and
| players, at Sir Ernest Vdne's city residence,
and where his wife, Mabel Vdne, country
hammered woman, unexpectedly arrives
The contrast Mrs. Mabel presents to the
| butterflies of the season, who, in her SIM
| plicity, she believes to be persons of rank,
Peg, for example, introducing herself as
LADY Betty Moodish," one of her cele-
brated characters in comedy of the time
make an admirable scene, the dark lining
of which is her husbands forgetfulness OF
his honest wife in his capricious amour for
| Mistress WOtingt0n. Unknown to him and
the actress, she hears SIR Ernest VOW to
abandon everything, even his wife, for the
love OF Peggy, and, coming from her con-
cealment after they have quilted the apart
ment, falls in a dead faint, and the curtain
descends on her PROSTATE form.
Later in the week she will be seen in
"Forget-Me-Notn and "Jocelyn.n
Albaugh's Spring and Summer Season.
The sixth annual spring and summer sea-
son will begin at Albaugh's Opera House
on Monday evening, April II, with the
Carleton Opera Company in magnificent
production of Genee's charming opera
''Nanon." The cast will include W. T.
Carleton, Alice Carle, Clara Lane, Clara
Wisdom, Marie Langdou, j. X. Murry, II
G.. Blake, Charles A. Bigelow, Il. f. De
Mesa, Miles Parker and a chorus of thirty
voices. The increased orchestra will be
under the direction of Alexander Haig.
The general admission will be twenty-five
cents and reserved seats fifty and seventy.
five cents. The advance sale will open al
: the box office on Thursday morning, April
10. for the first weeks engagement
In the production of "Nanonn Alice
Vincent will sing the part of Ni,,on a role
with which she has been identified in every
important city in the country. Mr.. Carle-
ton will present a galaxy of beauty and
talent rarely equaled In the production OF
comic opera, together with chorus OF
thirty-hve superb voices.
Rare Comedy at the National.
Mr. Augustine Daly's company from
Daly's Theatre, New York, including Miss
Ada Rehan, Mrs. Gilbert, Isabel Irving
Kitty Cheatham, Anna Franarch, John
Drew, James Lewis, George Clark, Charles
Fisher Charles Wheatleigh, Frederick
Bond, Burr Macintosh and Others
win make their bow to a Wash
ington audience at the New National
Theatre Monday evening, April IA, present.
ing "a Railroad of Love" The repertoire
for the balance of the week will be Gas You
Like It. "a Night Off," Tanning the
Shrew'' 'The Great Unknown" and q
double bill on Saturday evening will con
clude this notable engagement.
This will inaugurate Mr.. Daly's eleventh
annual tour and his first visit to Washing
ton. Mr.. DAILY will personally supervise
every performance and rare treat is pro
missed to lovers of comedy. The sale oi
seats will open on Thursday morning.
"Lost in New York" at Harris.
"Lost in New York; will be given al
Harris Bijou Theatre next week, with 8
wealth of scenic accessories and an excel
lence in the personnel of the company thai
is seldom found. The attraction is undel
the management of General William Il
Barton, who is well known in connection
with the famous run of Dixie in "Adonis,
at the Bijou Theatre, New York
Some vivid stage pictures of the
metropolis are presented, among them be
ing view of the East River, with steam
boat and craft of all sorts plying about
Sixty thousand gallons Of real water ar,
used in this scene. The company include
number of people whose. names consti
tute guarantee for first-class work. Th'
story of the play is replete with strong dra
matte interest, and altogether the attraction
is one that is bound to meet with libera
patronage.
Il There will be no performance on Satur
day night, and the curtain rises at l2 nool
for the matinee performance on that day
This is done in order to allow the compan'
to make jump to St. Louis. Usual matt
nees.
Forrester's Burlesquers at Kernan's
Forresters Oriental Extravaganza an'
Burlesque Company of shapely women an'
funny men viii hold the boards at Ker
mans next week. Miss Fanny Forester
at the head of this strong combination, a
she well deserves to be- The show is
new one to this city, and every
thing has the full brightness o
novelty. Frank Forester, the well
known comedian, is the manager, besd
'. being the funniest man in the whole ex
cruciatingly laughable show. eth
Meor's Briden closes the show In blaz
of pretty women, fine scenic effects an
fun. The Forresters' show will hold tn
boards all the week with the usual mat
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