The daily critic., 1890-08-26
4KUSEHENTS.

HIHGSEUENTS.
Herrmann's Trans Atlantiuues at the
National.
The first gun of the fall theatrical
campaign was fred last night by Man
ager Rapley, and was a loud and rever
berating success. It was a scurvy trick
of the weather clerk 10 turn on the
celestial water works in such ovcrgener-
Gus profusion just at theatre time; but
nothing short of a Johnstown flood
could have kept back the crowd Of
amusement lovers that filled the favor
ite playhouse with humanity and hilar-
iiy.
The name Of Hermann has ever been
a potent one TO coniure with, but not
the least of his achievements has been
the summoning from the vastly deep Of
such an array Of tricksOme spirits as
fitted before the footlichls last even.
ing. As the title name Of the organiza-
ton pOrtends, the vaudeville stage Of
London, Paris, Vienna, etc, has been
ransacked to furnish this remarkable
aggregation of talent, with the result Of
one of the best and certainly the most
novel variety performances ever seen
IN the United States. One half the
world Is said not 20 know how
the other half lives, and Ger.
iaiuly one half Is sometimes at a loss
10 comprehend what the other half
laughs at English and Continental
lln often seems tTitlo archaic and me.
al auiCul 10 American audiences where
every other man, woman aud child ia
he house Is more or less of p born
lumorist Our merry making doubtless
seems equally 5i-grJC and groiesQu' 90
The other side Of the wafer Bat besides
he fun, which was much better than
most foreign fun there were deeds Of
sRill aud daring last night that repre-
seutCd the last word tn the ever dlg8uC-
ing science Of acrobatics
Guyer and Goodwin In their musical
sketch, the Two Kids, % aroused the
widest enthusiasm OF the gallery gods,
who are always the kgengst and best
c0HH0i,seHrs IN this line OF entggtaln
meut. GuyJr's posturings aud con
toItions are wonderful, and as graceful
and amusing as original The climax
Of enthusiasm was however, reached
with the really marvellous leats Of the
Glinsereiu Troupe, who make the most
startling and Incredible leaps and somer
saults from each others heads and
shoulders, Even George HollOway's
peTilOus and remarkable balancing on
an unsupported ladder, which closed
the performance, scarcely availed 10
further freeze the young blood OF the
astonished audience.
Less startling features were the beau
tiful Spanish dances Of the lovely
Teiero, the clever songs and shapely
limbs Of Josephine Henley, and the &c
centric and highly polyglOt bumor of
the Washington Trio, Herr. .ThOlen,aul
the great and only FTiscoff, who man
ages 10 frisk of the stage in more Ian
guages than any man in the business.
The Macoma-T TaieFo, equilibTists gave
a brilliant and pleasing scene, aud the
weirdly, beautiful trained poodle, Gen
erdl BgUldHgeF, proved 10 his own en-
tire satisfaction that he Is by no means
the worst singer who has been heard on
the boards Of the National. Altogether
the Trans Atlantiques are Just the sort
Of people one can't afford 10 miss, aud
the opening week Of the National seems
destined 10 be one Of the most success
ful in its history.
HAFFis' BJou Theatre.
Despite the inclemency Of the weather
every seat IN Harris Opera House was
occupid last night The season was
inaugurated BY the four act musical
comedy The Broom Maker, in which
MT. James Reilly, the popular German
comedian appears in the title role. The
play is an interesting one, IN plot while
the dialogue and singing shows a high
| appreciation Of the playwright's art. II
was presented last night by a company
/ that met every requirement, aud inter
/ preted every character IN an excellent
manner. The drama IS on the order 0f
| Emmet's plays, but il loses nothing By
| comparison. for AT, Reilly IS one Vi the
I very few who approaches the iumitable
Fritz lie is an excellent dialect
/ comedian and possesses the same
/ powers of yOCalizati0u that made En-
NETT famous He is given abundant
I opportunity during The action of the
I play % exhibit his powers ID luis re
/ gard, for ita00uHds in bright and catchy
! original songs
In the second act he introduces The
| famous broom song. and With Etta aud
/ Hans, two little children, gives 8 pr4c.i-
/ cal demonstration ia the art Of broom
T making
Frank Marion, IN the character 0i
/ yeuy Bury made q hil by lis quaint
/ aud Characteristic mauueTisms, and
Chas. Iayers, as Fly sun made the
most Of az exaggerated pant The plaq
/ IS a success as dellneated by the present
I company and wel merits Tie applause
which vas So heartily bestowed upon it
Kernau's Washington Theatre.
The man who wrote The world fam0u.
/ song, "McGiuly. and Lis partner head
q combination 81 Herman this wesH
that Is one lf Tie strongest vaudeYill.
I tToupes ever gotten together OF cQuIsa
/ sheridan ana Flynn ue he tWo hIigl
/ particular stars around which die 0lleu
I cluster Their performance has thl
{ merit 81 being rev and original and
/ llsI night Sir Flynn introduced t81 en-
tlrely UeW songs. Larry Moore ana
Three Dreams. both 81 which Wer.
WeI received and repeatedly alegfsI
F The last success ri Tie AIcGlniF luQ
Tie NieLt Malguey Landed ia Aea
York WIlh accompanying ssetabe.
f depicting tl1 adventures ct tlat inIi
g.dual IS "a song destined % 1s Is pop
I ular Is NeGiuiy The words are ssI
% bright catchy music and took ils
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