The daily critic., 1890-06-03

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''AHA NANNA'AN To. aAa'''r'
The amazing popularity Of Jacobow.
skis literally immortal title opera
was fully demonstrated last night at
Aibouehs by the presence Of a large
and delighted audience 20 launch the
favorite piece on Its second week of
success. The version Of the Lamont
Company has lost in no degree The orig
irality, vim and dash which char
actcriled &c at The first and still com
pares most fav0mbly with the preseuta.
lion OF The more famous Casino cast
The taste of their quality which the
present troupe have given us la Er
mine Is So attractive that we almost
hcgrudea The possible loss of some other
opera hy reason of the unprecedented
popularity of this If they do other
things only half as well we cannot SEE
,tbem I'm too extensive and varied %
reper,ory, and proiestin advance against
another encore.
The normal and legitimate allure
mcnts of "Erminie' were enhanced
last evening by the appearance Of the
little. saddle tinted MascOts of the
Washington Light Infantry, jn their
celebrated lightning drill, which at once
commended itself 70 the good humored
approval of the audience The opera
will be continued through the week.
where 20 spend a Cool Evening.
Herman was the coolest theatre In
the city last night and permitted the
audience To- witness a first class variety
show without any discomfort. This was
due to the sliding roof, and the tenn
Deraturc was as cool and pleasant as if
one were in a garden. The performance
was frstclass in every respect and
some Of the acts were positive novelties.
The Australian fire workers, Miss
Fairchild and Professor Livingston,
filed the spectators with amazement
at their astonishing feats Without
the use Of torches, matches or candles,
they ignited their breath. and whatever
combustibles that were within their
reach. They took fire out Of each
others persons at touch Of the hands,
and performed acts that we're startling
in their originality.
MIR Johns Burns. the soloist, who
was formerly with Cappa's band. as
sisted by Miss Jessie Burns. did "A neat
and pleasing musical act that won un-
stinted applause. Leonzo the iuggler,
the Dolans, the Dcvans, the Plalras
and Fannie Bcanc Gilday made up the
remainder of an eXcep ionally attractive
and pleasing entertainment
The Martyr College of EIocution uas
Successful Commencement.
The New National Theatre was
thronged in every part last night on the
occasion Of the anniversary exercises
of the Martyr College Of Elocution
and Oratory and the Academy of
Acting. The dramatic ability shown
by the students was warmly appreciated
by the audience, aud cncores were
frequent
The gestures aud posturiugs by young
ladies and gentlemen. accompanied by
music, were especially fine, and the foil
battle between ten ladies and ten gen.
tlemen was received with enthusiastic
applause The skill Of the ladies In
the use of the foils showed an expert
ness equal TO that Of the gentlemen.
The elocutionary excellence Of the
students, as shown In a number Of reel
tatlons, was highly creditable, and Miss
Bessie r. Walton in her limitations Of
Fashionable Singing made one Of the
hits Of the evening.
The flower scene In the fourth act of
Hamlet was introduced TO display
the dramatic ability Of Miss Mary T.
Hammer, and if she chooses to select the
stage as a profession she may In course
OF time successfully fll the vacancy
caused by the retirement OF that beau
/ tlful and bright particular hisirionic
star "Our Mary" Anderson. The two
characters OF PdrtheHia and HlgJatdr
were also satisfactorily rendered by
Miss Hattie McLelland and w. O..
CTanmer.
Miss May Russell reclted The
Famine" from " Hiawatha. accom-
panied with twelve floating tableau
visions. which received well merited
applause. The unique Performance
closed with scene 3, act 1 OF Guy
Mannering, in which Miss Bessie X.
Walton appeared in the difficult role Of
| Neg MerFilles and carried OF a portion
of the hOnors of the evening. The an-
niveTsary was in every respect an un-
| qualified success.