The Washington critic., 1890-03-11
AMuSEM MEMS.
"Josephine" at Albaugh's.


The return of Mile. Rhea and her
company to Albaugh's for second
weeks performance of Josephine
was marked by gratifying success
Mile. Rhea as J0sephiRe wins the ad-
miratiOn of all listeners. The grand
manner III which she announces to the
willy Talleyrand, Though be divorced
tomorrow, remember that am Empress
today the loyalty and devotion with
which she confronts the divorce, the
tenderness shown in her forgiveness of
Napoleon in his too hasty determination
to remarry, the scorn with which she
announces to the Empress Marie
Louise II hate you, and with you goes
the curse of Josephine" when desert
ing Napoleon she returns to Vienna
in all these passages. and many more,
the high artistic qualities of Mile Rhea
win for her justly-merited applause.
She was the recipient of many flowers
at the conclusion OF the third act.
Mr.. Harris was excellent as Napoleon.
A very clever portrayal is that of Mr..
FrancUur in the part of 7d1eyrand.
The work of the entire company was
thoroughly creditable. Josephine"
will continue at Albaugh' s Opera House
throughout the entire week.
Hermann at the National.
The famous Hermann and his com
pany of prestidigitateurs puzzled and
amused large audience at the Ma
tional Theatre last evening. Abdul
Khan, who is on the bill as an Oriental
fakir, and Nine. Hermann assist the
wizard in the performance of his re-
markable tricks and illusions. Florine
walks about in the air as if it were a
perfectly easy thing to do and dances,
marches and turns summer. saults six
feet from the stage floor.
The black art seance is complex,
and appears genuinely supernatural
The beheading incident is especially
startling.
The programme will be changed
Thursday and on each succeeding even
ing during during the week. Herrm an $
famous "Cremation" will be given
with all its grim and wonderful features,
and a number of new and novel feats
| introduced
"Daniel suliy's Corner Grocery"
The amusing farce. The Corner
Grocery" was presented by Daniel
Sully's excellent company at Harris
Biiou Theatre last evening to an enthu-
siastic audience. The play reminds
one very much Of Peck's bad boy and
his pranks, only that the mischievous
imp is made subordinate character.
| The first act affords opportunity for
/ low comedy business, and the mishaps
| of Papa Nolan and the grocery man,
together with the total demolition OF
the latter's store, called forth the
hearticst laughter
Mr. Phil. Mcfarland as Michae
Nolan, esq. displayed marked ability
dialect. Scarcely inferior to Mr.. Nc
Farland is Mr.. William Watson as
Henry Budreiser, the grocery man. His
songs and dancing in the first act were
recalled several times. The Ldioye,
Rdpp of Mr.. Frank Allen was a some
what exaggerated portrayal of tho
pompous but kind hearted lawyer, aut
as such was eXcellently rendered. The
other characters were well taken,
May HOward's Company at Kernan's
May Howard's Burlesque Company
drew an immense audience to Herman,
last night. The company has many
new attractions and proved itself to bt
be one Of the best of its kind that Man
ager Herman has yet billed. Some o
the girls performing in burlesque com
panies cannot always lay claim to be
ing of the young and tender sort, bu
May Howard's girls form a notable eX
ccpliOn, and they are not only young
and pretty, but clever as well. The
programme was a good one, and in
cluded Social Pleasures, an excellent
spectacular production, besides an in
teresting o.io, In which Harry Morris
Seton, Agnes Evans, Bryant and Wells
Lowry and Evans, Lizzie Raymond
Max Pettingill and his dog jim anC
others took part,
The Globe Theatre.
The performance at this house las
night was far above the average and re
fleets credit on the management. Tht
feats in mid air on the trapese by May
nard and Mendoza were loudly ap
plauded, as was also the burlesque, "A
Polished Bandit" The other event
were well received.