The Washington critic., 1890-02-02
AB1USEJ1EWTS.

Congregational Church Mr.. John L. Stod-
dard will be heard for the first times in
Washington this season. The initial lee
turc will treat OF Mr. stoddard's souvenir
of travels along aud about the historic
Rhine. The romantic tales and legends, as
well as the heroic deeds associated with this |
river, give an added interest to the desclfp- |
tions of its lovely scenery, which is itself |
80 happily reproduced In the Illustrations;
On Saturday evening Mr.. Stoddard will |
give the first OF the two lectures on "Na-
poleon,n which are accounted among the
most valuable and scholarly Of his produc-
tiors.
CHARLES wYNDHAN's ENGAGEMENT.
| The Criterion Company from Mr. Charles
/ Wyndham's s. theatre In London will com
mcnce an engagement at Albaugh's to-
morrow evening. Mr.. Wyndham, assisted
by Miss Mary Moore, will appear on Mon
| day, Tuesday and Friday evenings and SAT-
urday matinee in "David Garrck," and on
Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday even
ings in "Tbe Candidate new comedy by
Justin Mccarthy, jr. An English lord, who
is pestered in the country by his wife and
mother-in-law, wants to have q good time
| in London, and Is persuaded to run for
Parliament In Northampton. His sesre-
rary, who is an ardent Home Ruler, is sent
10 Northampton TO manage the canvass,
and Ia SO eloquent In his own cause that
the lord is elected as Home Ruler, which
fact he tries to conceal from his family
after he gets back from his frolic In Lon
don. The newspapers, however, disclose
everything, and his mother-inla law and wife
make IL hot for him. To add to his
troubles, his mother-in-law gets some let.
tiers not intended for her, and the son-in-
law is involved in scrape with womau.
All sorts of amusing complications grow
out of this state of things, which Mr..
Wyndhan, as the lord, presents with great
clevorness. Miss Mary Moore makes a
sweet daughter to the mother-iD-law, which
part is played by Miss f. Paget. Mr.
George Giddons is capable secretary. The
other characters are in the hands OF Miss
Gum and LeysboD, and Messrs William
T.. Gregory, =. Hewson and +. Atherly, all
competent people.
HoyT'S 'BRAss MoNKEY.n
Mr.. Charles II. Hoyt's farce-comedy, "a
Brass Monkey" will be the attraction this
week at the National Theatre 1t comes
from New York, where it had its very popu-
lar run, and for 100 nights packed the
Biiou Theatre to the doors. IA Brass
Monkey is satire on the superstitious of
the day, and has all the elements that make
up an enjoyable farce-comedy Its charac-
tiers are well known and familiar types of
life; its dialogue is bright, snappy and full
Of Hoyts wlt; its comedy scenes are Orgi-
nal and marvelously funny; its songs and
special features new and catchy, and the
company is one Of the best that Hoyt and
Thomas have ever organized to present the
, formers work to the public. Mr. George
Marion plays Jonah, the victim of the su-
perstitiOn, and about everything else, as the
bills express it. Mr.. Marion is an actor of
good ability, and his Jonah is about the
best comedy character in which he has ever
appeared. Miss Flora Walsh plays Bag
gage, part which she has made peculiarly
| her own. The cast also includes the origi-
! nal artists who made their great hits in the
piece. George Leslie plays Doolittle Work,
and Tim Murphy of this city Dodge Work.
+ Mrs. Alice Walsh is Birdie, the terrible
i. correspondent of the Society Gazette, and
]. F. Mfron, George A Deane, jr., Oils
Harlan Rieta Cough, Lottie Uart and Beth
Il Bedford, other clever men ana pretty girls
i are in the company.
v 90, ROYAL PAss" At THE BUoU.
s "a Royal Pass" the latest addition 10
l. the field of Siberian drama, will he at Har-
/ ris' Bijou Theatre next week with the au-
a thor, George G. Staley, as the star The
" play develops many thrilling situations
9 and startling climaXes, as is usual witt
}. productions of this class. 1t is founded OF
;. a story of plot in Russia and exile. to 81
IBERIA. The performance is mounted in re
markably handsome style, the company
e carrying its own scenery complete. Mr.
e Staley undertakes the dual role of Ira,
r, ZotoG, Russian army officer, and Andred
| u
impersonation OF the Nihilst he has an ex
). cellent opportunity for the exhibition o
C genuine dramatic power, and the role o
y the Swiss guide develops an excellent field
= for comedy work. The support has beer
} spoken Of as unusually good Usual matt
nees and prices.
,r THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
,e The second concert of tine ever welcom
Ii Boston Symphony Orchestra will take plac
4 at Lincoln Music Hall on Thursday even
- ing of next week. After the impression
y made by this body of artists at their frs
ID concert none will willingly miss the oppor
tunity for another hearing. Their conduc
N tor, Mr.. Nikisch, has already proved him
=, self remarkable genius, the equal o
$ whom has been seen in this country onl
r at rare intervals. The soloist of the even
a ing is to be Mr.. Franz Kncissel, the concei
meister of the orchestra, and one of tn
rare violinists of the country.
= THE HYDE STAR SPECIALITY COMPANY.
y The Hyde Star Specially Company
~ which will play at Kernan's this week,
~ made up of some excellent artists. tn
troupe is direct from Hyde & Behman
Brooklyn THEATRE where they have draw
uniformly good houses.
a DRAMATIC NOTES.
ee MIR. Nat. Goodwin comes to the New Nj
tional Theatre Monday night, February II
In the "Gold Mine" In this play he hs
us placed himself upon plane of the highes
art, His impersonation of the mine-own,
at in foreign land is pronounced superl
lively consistent, delicate and refined eve
NC in excellence and beautiful in concet.
gives US typical American gentlema
of from the far West, bright, witty, Who'll
~. souled and true-hearted.
. II it were not for her partial success
the well-worn drama ''Forget Me Not,
is Rose Coghlan's tour as a star would, Ion
m ere this, have resulted most disastrousl
Miss Marie Cahill, who played at Il
Bijou in the "Fakir' during the past wee
~ is clever little soubrette. She was forr
:" erly with Barry and Fay at the New Yol
ly Park Theatre and did good work in brin
ne ing their somewhat-antiquated Irish com
his dies up to playing point.
inf Inquiry has failed to reveal the date
80 The "Gondoliers' " arrival in this city.
~, Miss Della Stacey is the coming soubret
Gu of Rudolph Aronson's New York CASH
Company. During the late very successf
tour of ''The Brigandsn she took Fam
and always successfully. Miss Stacey is
Washington girl, and on account of h
fathers prominent connection with Il
Grand Army, that body is taking conside
able interest in her career
Bette Padelford, nee Ordway, is in Ste
sons Comic Opera Company, organized
Edward f. Rice, which will open in Gilbe
and Sullivan's opera, ''The Gondoliers,"
the Amphion Theatre, Williamsburg,
morrow evening.
The Dramatic Mirror of yesterday co
h tains an exhaustive article on the prese
state of theatrical business throughout 81
country and has the following about d
local theatres: "nhe managers report goo
business and in many cases an inerea