The daily critic., 1890-11-22
AKESEMENTS
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A splendid audience, hardly Of a.a.
inferior in numbers to the Tremendous
0uirouing of Wednesday night f..I
tlc National last evening 20 40 h1.lrs
Up ire genius of Emma Juch ia pes
hans her greatest and most MOVING n
y.rsonation. As on Wednesday 81
was au audience of char5cteusH
WashinEtoniau distinction. The Pres.
I dcat and his family oecInieG
box. the British Minister aud uuu
isr bis diplomatic colleagues were
conspicuous iu the front rows, aud tha
/ |0lrhestrd chairs, In blocks of five Co.
HHv. were extensively preemuul by
/ merry and chaueriag theatre rui 0G
yy people
The favorite operl was given in The
main very accertablv and with % con.
-Cieutiousucss OF euieavoy by all en-.
gaued That commanded the 3sps't.II
l attention of The large aud critiaH hHlse
from curtain tu curtain The >sn'f 1I
Miss Iucb remains. ms we have SD .Nla
confessed it. one Of the most idea y c1l
/ csivtd and realistically eXscIed e-at
lions of The lyric scene. The same rlpt
intensity of mood aud depth Of mystical
emotion pervsdes Il as 40 first the ne
waideuly tenderness and plying love
There was noticeable pera bp-. last
evening q greater tendency o. Iccen
uate The dramatic ClimaXes olV be- J.f
I due. Il may be-, tO the cOnsCiO NIess nl
Z the gifted ii't.e 1riitG ihNtsO very much
1 OF the weight of DE performance rested
|upon her own fair ~hnu iers BE that
as IL nay. IL e certain that never has
She infused more thrill aud fire intn The
ClimaCliC moments uf 'he ppt' 'g'th nh
dpuiment tn the CentIgr grace and
tpuderer sentiment nG its dominant
tone.
OF the remaining r3'ty very much in
praise might truhfully be said without
too invidious comparisons with the past
Mir Rothiens was very realistically, in
deed. The Du'ebm1H: Mr. Netta's deep
Chested music came ont nOhly In the
numbers Of IlGl1Hd. and the smooth
tenor Of Mr Clarke was heard most ac-
ceptably aud plea.urably in the brief
score Of E'riE
lin "The Du,chman" the great com.
poser had not as yet forcsw0rn the
more obvious forms Of melody, nor
divesied himself Of the shackles Of the
aria, the 8uO. the rseHdtT and generally
prescribed conditions Df the older opera
There Is always, therefore. more scope
In IFS presentation for iuierruptive ap-
plausg than iu the continuity of the
developed music drama. This license,
the house was not slow to utilize last
evening and more than once expressed It's
sentiments In generous applause, The
catchy" and always popular "Spin.
ming Chorus" of the women, however,
was a sad travesly on former presenta.
tiOns, and came very near Hat failure,
aN IL ssN,. a..
more confronted with Wdgnerlau
complications, promptly lapsed Into
their normal state Of ranCOus
| LCeriitude. The sceucty--inl what
! would The Flying DutChman'
be- without its background OF stormy
sea and scurying clouds. strauge forms
of ships uud stranger 1res that PLAY
among their spectral shrouis2-th
scenery was very crcdiiably npprnpri 81,
ard the weird electrical ELECTS 1ilii
much 20 the interest aud mystery OF The
! drama.
At to.day's matinee Faust is being
7 sung, with Januschowsky rs Marguerite
Payne Clarke as Faust, Netta, .Nsph stJ
and Jessica de Yernet as SiebCl, aud 10
night Miss Juch makes her final appear
ancc as iTliHs IN The Bohemian Girl
and Is announced 10 Introduce the lovely
I'll Reviendra," written for her by
Madame Murio Cell. with whonI She
studied for the operate stage
The ..Rsd Hu-sar," with Marie Tenn
pesF, at Albaugh's.
The long looked for engagement OF
Marie Tempest 10 the Red ulsslr" be-
gins next Monday evening at Albaugh s.
The opera is by the we'll known authors
of "Billee Taylor" "Polly," etc etc.
Messrs. solomon and Stephens. Miss
Tempest therefore makes her bow in hel
own creation Of hittY Carroll, a part
that abouuds In opportunities eXercis
Ing her talents as an actress aud vocal
ist Throughout the first act she i'm,
peTsOnates a ballad singer Aud the
second act she assumes the martial
character Of a dashing hussar clad Ia
the crimson uniform. As the pietur
esque young soldier she Is said 10 be-
very fetching
The third act enables the heroine "a
don . magnificent court dress, set of by
a superb profusiOn OF Jewels. As for
the text Of the opera, II Is a new frame
for the fascinating old topics that Cupid
and Mars have been bent on discussing
, in every cline. The company 10 be
, presented in this production Is the same
that appeared al Palmer's Theatre, New
Yolk, where this opera enjoyed a run
Of 100 nights Mr John A. Mackay
long and taVOTably known Ia Washing
ton as a good comedian, will play the
part Of the Irish corporal, MF. Herr
/ don Morsell, a resident Of this city, will
enact the tenor juvenile r0ls Ia which
be has met with great success. Ihe
original scenery and effects, istuue'
/ and parapheTBalia will mark thi;
initial production, aud a chorus Of siXtg
vol Is will enhance this repTesentatI0a "a
HsFFmann at the sew Nationsi
The ever welcome Hermann will D,
the attraction at the New Aali1ua
Theatre for the coming week Herr
mann's fame is widespread throughout
two continents, and bis name Is a house
! hold word For thirty years be IA
{ mysliied young aud old with his Won
: deFful optical and mechanical illusions
and In all that time he has never disap
pointed the expectations IF an audlenCe
of this fact be is more proud than O
his title, King Of the Magic World.
/ A thorough desDiseT Of sham he ueVe
. descends 10 the tricks of the so callel
spinlualist, but s0ars into the hishe
g realms 81 legerdemain and invests hi
5 calling with the dignity Of an art on
{ bis present visit The public viii b
( startled Wigh many new illusions nor
/ myslifyiug % The senses than ever seel
& before
In slight Of hand work Hermann
d has no equal Chief among his II
q msious Is bis latest marvel, "Fl0Hue
Child Of the Air Ii Is an entirel,
Z new aud agreeable deception, where