The daily critic. (Washington City, D.C.) 1890-1890, 1890-11-15
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA
MATTERS OF INTEREST 10 THE TIE.
ATREGOERS OF WASHINGTON.
a Season OF Grand opera AZ the Ns-
tionai, MsIodrama at AlbauebA,
and Good Buis ne Otner
Homapa

The preliminary arrangements for the
Emma Juch grand English opera sen.
son at the National Theatr.. com
mencing Monday evening, are now co H.
plete and that organization, numbering
$50 people, will arrive from Philadel-
phia (where they have just closed a
highly successful engagement on their
own special train, consisting OF FIVE
baggage and scenery cars, the Emma
Juch parlor car and three day coaches.
This special train has already made
quite an extensive tour with It's freight
of celebrated artists 1t left New York
the 10th Of last August and made a di.
rect run to Denver, Col, without
making any stops, other than those re.
quired for the taking on Of fuel and
water. This trip to the foot OF the
Rockies was made for the purpose of
dedicating the new Broadway Theatre,
which was opened on the 18th of Au-
gust by the Juch Company with a per.
Torrance Of "Lohengrin. " This com.
pany then returned to Chicago for the
purpose Of dedicating the new Alham-
bra.
They then proceeded to Milwaukee.
where they gave a dedicatory week Of
grand opera In the Davidson Opera
House, proceeding from there to Mem.
phis, for the purpose of opening the
new Grand Opera House, which is the
largest and most perfect theatre south
Of Mason and Dixon's line. Their
preparations for the Washington sea.
son are of the most elaborate nature i'm.
aginable, as they bring with them the
entire plant Of the American and Ma
tional Opera Companies, and which
originally cost that body over quarter
of a million dollars. The history of the
JuCh Company is a remarkable one.
II has now been In existence over
twelve months and Is universally recog.
DizCd as the leading English grand
opera organization in America. Miss
Emma Juch, the pima donna. has sur.
rounded herself with remarkably
strong company of prominent artists,
many of whom have been recognized
as stars in their own particular line for
several years. The advance sale of
seats which has been in progress the
past several days Is the largest ever
known in this city, aud the financial
success Of the season here Is assured
beyond the shadow Of doubt. The
repertoire announced Is one of great
strength, including such masterworks
as The Huguenots," "Rlgolett1,"
"Lohcngrin," "Wnliam Tell" "The
Flying Dutchmau," Faust AMI the
Bohemian Girl" The orchestra aud
chorus will be the largest ever brought
To- this city, the former numbering
thirty inslrumentalists and the latter
eighty powerful voices.
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Though Il is not, in the strict accept.
auce Of the term, a new play Steele
Mackaye's sensational melodrama,
Money Mad. will compel wide inter.
est and careful attention at its first pro-
duction here next week. at Albaugh's
Grand Opera House. There are no false
pretences about money Mad. II Is
claimed for Il that Il Is sensational
melodrama In all that the name implies.
and Il is said that Mackaye has been as
successful In writing melodrama as he
was In the romantic and historic line.
The plot of the play Is very exciting,
and affords opportunities for mechani.
cal scenic effects. In one scene the Clark
street bridge In Chicago figures, and
this will be found TO be one of the most
marvellous triumphs Of stage mechanism
ever put on the boards here. The
bridge has an immense draw that
swings out into the auditorium IN order
10 allow the passage through of huge
lake steamer. Another scene, the haunt
Of gang Of eounteffeiters, Is said 10
be a fine piece Of scenic work. The
play Is founded on the experience of a
money mad millionaire, and It's
somewhat tFlte moral Is that the lust Of
gold will blunt the finest instincts and
drive men TO madness and crime, and
the purpose Of the play Is 10 show how
the love of mOney-the mad scramble
for wealth-drags men down until they
will do and dare anything for It's pos
session, while 1t still fails to bring the
happiness which they foolishly i'm
asine they can purchase with il.
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Another delegation of Washing.
tonians, over a thousand strong, went
on the special train over the Baltimore
and Potomac last night TO see Booth
and Barrett In "Olhello' at the New Ly-
Ceum Theatre, Baltimore. The audience
was an immense and brilliant one. Mr..
Booths performance as 4 % was ex.
quisite in It's combined d Iieaey and
force, and fairly enTaptu "a the audi
eDce with its eOnsummte skill. III
iagO we're Mr. Booths only r9ls he
wtuld 60 down In dramatic history as
one of the greatest actors OF this or any
other generation. Mere words cam i
Dc justice 20 H. II Is unique aud unap
pIoachahle, and must be seen 10 be ap-
pIeciaied as Il deserves. His make up
as iag0 Is almost as artistic as his acting.
The change Ia appearance produced hy
costume, mustache and imperial Is,
however. but tritlIng compared with the
transformation which his countenance
undeTgoes from The sardonic expression
which he assumes at times. Even his
eyes seem 10 share In the change AMI
appear % be 10 by sense Of power aud
evil purpose.
Mr. Barrett Is not a great 0ttsltg, bat
he commands consideration by Ais
earnest work. good taste aud tiae intel
Hgence. lie has moments Of consider
able power, and II be IS unable D. rise
10 The l0fiiesl heights Ot passion bis
Moor is az least always noble aud digni-
fed He IS always al his best in serious
roles. and never fails 10 leave The i'm
preston Of deep sincerity.
Miss Gale was a lovely picture IN her
white bridal dress, and her impers0na-
ton Of the WEonged and unhappy Dss-
delR0ad vas marked by winning sweet
ness and Womanly grace. ATtless limo
eence and loving cajoleTy we're excel
lently represented IN her pleading with
the Moor for Cdssi0, aud her over
Mhelming grief and heart breaking
distress and despair under Ofhslyg's un-