The Washington critic., 1890-05-21
MUSEM ENTS.
The MinstreIs Are Coming.


The attraction for the week of May
26 at the New National Theatre will be
Primrose & Vests Matchless Min
strels. Since their last appearance here
they have added several new features
and novelties. During the engagement
new songs will be interspersed, max
ing almost an entire change of pro
eramme. Mr.. Lew Dockstader, who
Joined the company Immediately after
closing his Broadway Theatre, New
York, will scatter a few pyrotechnical
remarks. Swift and Chase are artists,
and the funniest of musical comedians,
Primrose and West, have stores of
mirth for the couple of hours given
during each performance. Seats to be
placed on sale to morrow morning.
AIbaugh's Grand Opera House.
Sale of seats will open tomorrow
morning for the Lamont Opera Com
pany, whose engagement begins next
Monday evening. The opera selected
for the opening will be "Erminie."
When "Erminie" was presented by
Mr.. Rudolph Aronson's Comic Opera
Company at the New York Casino
nearly two years ago it was confidently
expected that its reception would be a
very hearty one and that its term Of
favor would be long and prosperous,
but that 1t would ever hold public at
tention as long as it has, no one, not
even its most sanguine admirers, ever
| dreamed. But somehow it struck the
key note of popular favor, and ever
since then it attracted crowds that
| literally packed the Casino to the DOORS
| 1t seemed to possess just the very ele-
ments that the public had been looking
for in light opera-simplicity of plot
and dialogue, plenty of strong and
| humorous comedy situations and pretty
! music that would linger in memory
long after the glare and glitter of the
scenes bad passed from before the eyes.
1t will be given here by Helen La.
monts excellent company in the same
careful style that distinguished its pro-
duction at the New York Casino. The
cast Is remarkably strong one, the
chorus large and very efficient, the cos
| tunes of the most beautiful description
and the scenery represents some of the
most beautiful conceptions of Mr.. Henry
Il. Hoyt This company Is one of the
largest and most completely organized
comic opera troupes travelling, render.
ing "Erminie," il is said, with such
spirit, intelligence and brilliancy that
the theatre patrons may feel thoroughly
assured that the occasion of their ap.
| pearance here will be notable event OF
interest. The general admission will
remain twenty five cents, with reserved
seats at fifty and seventy.five cents.
Ksrnan's Theatre.
| The Dominick McCaffery Grand
Double Athletic and Specially Company
will make its first appearance in Wash
ington next week, opening Monday
afternoon for the benefit of Manager
Eugene Herman. Besides Dominick
McCaffery, whose draws with John l.
Sullivan and Jack Dempsey have mad,
him famous, there are number o.
champion sparrers and wrestlers, as wei
as host of specially stars. MeCafferJ
will give any man $25 that will stay
with him four three minute rounds.
On Friday night Lester & Allen
whose big show, in conjunction will
Kiralfy's Partisan Ballet Troupe, /
playing to crowded houses this week
will celebrate the twentieth anniVersar,
of their theatrical partnership. Some
thing not down on the bill is promised
as Lester & Allen feel very proud o
the anniversary that makes them tn
oldest team in existence.