The Washington critic., 1890-03-30

he eye. Mr.. Forrest, az coatrairc, -trole
he stage gladiator, hero, q CdtG, q
owcring Week, Lear and Otheli0. In Mr..
James we do not claim either the marvel
1us subllety Of Mr.. Booth (the elder) or
Mr.. Forests wonderful direct and i'm.
pressive impersonatiops, but this much we
uphesitatingly say, that to-day, upon the
American stage, in certain roles, he has
not his superior, II equal, modern tradition
to the contrary notwithstanding. His
OtheiiO last night was, as We have before
said, a grand, thoughtful effort.
The week will be divi@ed in the follow
ing manner: Monday, "Othello;" Tuesday, |
Wednesday matinee and Thursday night, |
"Virginius;n Wednesday evening, "Ham-
let;'' Friday night and Saturday matinee,
"Ingomar,n and Saturday night, "Richard |
III"
The summer Season at Albaugh's.
Tie summer season will commence at
Albaughs Grand Opera-House Monday,
April Ia, on which occasion the popular
Carleton Opera Company will present the
favorite opera, "Nanon u Notwithstand=
ing the extra expense of securing this most
complete organization, the prices will re-
main the same as last summer-admissIon,
twenty-five cents; reserved seats, fifty and
seventy-iive cents. "Naponn will be fol
lowed by "The Brigands,'' "Mynheer
JAM" dorothy" BLACK Hussar,"
"Amorita" "Lace Handkerchief" aud
other popular works, which this company
has successfully given throughout the
country. The cast will include w. 7. Carle
ton, Clara Lane, Alice Carle, Clara Wis
dom. Marie Lang1on, j. X. Murray, Il. Il.
De Mesa, Charles A. Bigelow and others,
together with chorus Of thirty selected
voices and competent orchestra. Each
opera will be beautifully costumed and
mounted, under the personal direction of
W. r. Carleton. In addition to the above,
special engagements will be made during
the season with other prominent artists.
"a Midnight Bell" by Hoyt.
Mr.. Charles Hoyt's newest and latest sue
cess, "a Midnight Bell" will be produced
this week at the New National Theatre. In
writing this play the author broke away
from farce-comedy and entered high
plane of dramatic composition. The sue
cess Of the play has evinced The wisdom oI
MIR. noyt's new departure. "a Midnight
Bell' is said to differ from his previous
works because it is not bosterous aud be
cause there are several characters which,
though possibly exaggerated, are clcvcrly
acted. Some Of the dialogues are pro
nounced excellent, and as Mr.. Hoyt has
written so many clever and witty things
'NiT T,o p'ay is s"iu w. 9e uosyena.lon. . .,, a
tbe title is derived from n rural church
bell, which being tolled by deacon who is
imprisoned in the belfry, frightens thief
who has come 20 take his concealed booty
from the church, and leads to the vindicd-
ton of an innocent man. It is claimed
that the scenes are new to comedy and
made wonderfully realistic by the aid Of
elaborate scenery owned by the company.
no. ts..yN
country school and the belfry tower of the
village church are some of the features
which competent critics have praised
highly. The cast is the same that
inally produced the piece in Me-
Da,v,s Com,anv r....
Mr' August" 'f ". Il"
comed''r ars-' fra DAILY
rer s,s.. a. shortly arrca-.lt r' ..
4gtt..l Theatre obs ViN E. rs.
vsl t0 aon sla .-si
=. ~ l, '"' '-'- 1.' 'H
- Ieno"heu pianist
tl. aaI. ~ ,,.'e matinee recital In this
GU. As-.sled by several prominent soloists.
Matte vIckers mt Harris Biiou.
That li,t,o bpnd,o 10 o,ro donoo ord
natural SiVaclty' MISS Mattie Nlckers, VIII
be at Harris Bijou Theatre this week In
"Jacauine; or, Paste and Diamonds The
| play was written for her, and has met with
the warm approval of the theatre. going
public in other cities. Her business for the
present season has been remarkably large
The story of stJacuuine'' is simple but eff.
| fective, the plot is interesting without
being intricate. and affords opnoTtunitv for
the introduction of music and specialties in
pleasinS proIusion. me company includes
toma,bar tba norfp., s .arenS, aht AZ az
one of the most pleasing specimens of Iiqbt
theatrical entertainment that the presen,
season has offered. Miss Vickers has wou
friends everywhere, and large addition tc
her host Of admirers may be expected from
her coming engagement. Usual prices anC
matinees.
The Leonxo's at Kernan,s.
Tho famors roor,o prothors n,,,h tho,
Grand New York Comnanv In four grao
plpys. will hold the boards at Kernan,,
New Theatre during the week. with tn,
usual matinees Monday, Tuesday Tbursda,
and Saturday at Q o'clock n m ThI
feature of these plays are the remarkabl,
acting dops-TipeT. Lion. Panther AND
Spot. They eyince an intelligence almos
| hnman and have received tho hipbest nrais
from press and people wherever thev per
formed. The plays ara full of stsrtiin,
situations. in which the sensible canine
take prominent parts. In addition. tn
variety portion of the programme will in
| nlnda nayu cnpue 6ounoc ecapar,, ,rnrnrao,
costumes and striking effects The per