The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-03-30


ering on the warp aud woof of simple story of
village life some picturesque, homely, natural
scenes in which familiar characters are out
lined. In all his work he has shown a keen
insight into the foibles and peculiarites OF hui
man nature and the humorous incidents of life
The meat of the piece is the picturing OF the
characters and scenes of New England village.
NcGcop Iidd who is practical and doesn { care
for manners, but who has much shrewd wit aud
sense and some heart, is a type. The village
old maid and the village bad boy, the lawyer
and the preacher, the preachers independent
sister, the gossip of the sewing society," the
scandals and jealouses of the community, and
the characteristics of the country school are
said to be taken from life. The cast and
scenery are the same as used in New York,
where the piece enjoyed the unprecedented run
of nearly five months.
Matte vickers at Harris's.
That dashiug little soubrette, Matte Nickers,
will be at Harris's Biiou this week, the engage
ment commencing tomorrow night. She will
appear in "Jacquine or, Paste and Diamonds"
and will doubtless repeat the success that she
has scored elsewhere. She has played to
crowded houses, and the newspapers have been
enthusiastic in her praise. Miss Sickers is one
of the best of the young soubrettes. She is
graceful and pleasing dancer, has sweet voice,
aud her German dialect is excellent. The great
est charm of her acting, however. is its natural
ness Her chic and spontaneous fun have
The play tells au interesting story, at the same
time giving opportunity for the introduction OF
pleasing abundance of songs and specialties.
Jos. NJ. Diner contributed great deal in the
line of work last mentioned. He is an artist of
remarkable ability and versatility. The entire
company is good one, and the performance as
a whole can be relied on to please, If the COM
ments made in other cities can be relied on
The Summer Season at Albaugh's.
The summer season will commence at AL
baughs Monday, April ii, when the popular
Carleton Opera Company will present "Nanon."
Notwithstanding the extra expenses of securing
this organization the prices will remain the
same as last summer, viz, admission, % cents,
reserved seats. so and T5 cents. "Nanon' will
be followed by 'The Brigands," "Mynheer
JAM" DOROTHY" Black Hussar," 'Amorita,"
"Queen's Lace Handkerchef' and other pop
ular works of which this company has made
successes throughout the country. The COM
pany will include w. T. Carleton Clara Lane,
Alice Garlic, Clara Wisdom, Marie Langdon,
j. X. Murray, r. Z. De Mesa, Charles A. Bige-
low, and Others, together with chorus of thirty
selected voices, a competent orchestra, etc.
Each opera will be beautifully costumed and
mounted. In addition to the above. special ar
rangements will be made during the season
with other prominent artists.
The Cannibals of Australia.
The National Geographic Society has ar
ranged treat for the Washington public this
week by engaging Professor Carl LumholtZ, the
famous young Norwegian traveller and explorer,
to lecture on his remarkable experiences and
discoveries in Australia. With the enthusiasm
of genius, DIR. Lumhotz lived for year or
more in the bush among the cannibals of
Queensland, and the collection of lantern slides,
with which his lecture is illustrated, added to
his own graphic descriptions, give clearer in
sight into the geography and natural history of
the great insular continent than can be OBJ
tanned by long course of hard study under
less gifted teacher. AS the capacity of the Ma
tional Rifles Hall, where the lecture will be
held next Thursday evening, is limited, tickets
| should be obtained early at Brentanos.
Yale Glee and Banjo Clubs Concert.
The Yale Glee and Banjo clubs will give one
of their delightful concerts at Lincoln Hall on
Monday night. Nothing takes graduate of
| Yale back to his ungraduated days so quickly
and effectually as the old songs sung with the
fire aud enthusiasm and at the same time per-
| feet harmony and finesse that has always been
characteristic of the Yale Club. To
| the general public the entertainments
are fully as charming as to the graduates of the
| famous university, as the stude.-ts put a rol-
licking spirit into their work that no one can
| resist. The concert Monday night will be a
| society event. Mrs. Harrison and party have
| promised to occupy box, and after the con,
cert Mrs. Dalzell will entertain the members OF
the club. Tickets are on sale ut Metzerott's
kernan'S Theatre.
Dogs that can act, and act naturally al
man, are genuine novelty which nobody here
tofore has successfully introduced in melo
drama, excepting the famous Leonzo Bros, wh'
appear at Kernan's this week, beginning to
morrow night, presenting grand double bill
consisting of magnificent olio of acknowledged
artists and their very popular and thrilling
melodramas. "Tiger," "Lion," Panther,
and "Spot" are perhaps the most valuable dog
in America, the LeonZo Bros. having refuses
$4,000 fer them again and again. The frs
play that will be presented, introducing thei
wonderful quadruped actors, is thrilling melC
DRAMA entitled "Delmonte." 1t will be fol
lowed by most romantic and beautiful melo
drama entitled "May's DEVOTION" and tn
greatest of all melodramas ''The Dog Spy
The scenery is new and the costumes accurate
An excellent olio is worked through each O
these melodramas, comprising many of the bes
artists in the profession, whose acts are alway
new and refreshing
The Globe Theatre.
This house announces four shows combine
in one for the coming week-George France an
Lulu Delmay's Dramatic Company and Rotney'
Speciality Company, a grand female minstre
scene, and an artistic display of athletic sports
concluding each programme with the sensa
tional drama, "a Block Game"