The daily critic., 1890-08-12
AHUSEMENTS


AluhuEn OucrA- House.
The audience that greeted GEORGE
Wilson's Mammoth Ninstrels at All.
bouehs Opera House last night was
one of ,he LARGEST that house has ever
had Hundreds were turned away and
the house was packed TO its utmost
capacity
Under such auspices the performers
did their best. and the enjoyable enter.
tainment went with a go not usually
seen at first performances. The first
part YVES quite diversified in its charac.
ter and had the benefit Of numerous
clever touches in the way Of inuova.
lions The costumes were handsome
and picturesque. the music catchy and
vel rendered and the pecialtics novel
and striking.
George Wilson. Lew Benedict, Andy
Mcleod, VIII and James Fulton, and
Tom Lewis were in charge Of the ends
and they furnished ample fun The
kirmess gypsy dance was q graceful
sketch and The dancing sketch which
introduced Hub Smith g latest Swing
ing In the Grapevine Swing was eN
Cellenily rendered George Wilson 8
mouologue was greeted with repeated
applause, and The popular minstrel re
Ceiyed q high tribute 10 his ability rs a
first class entertainer
The minstrels remain 10 night and to-
morrow afternoon and evening.
CIeveland's Consolidated Minstreis.
Cleveland's Consolidated Minstrels
begin a three nights engagement at
Lincoln Music Hallou Thursday night
This popular company is one of i'm.
usual merit, and numbers many of the
leading lights In the minstrel world.
Mr. Cleveland set out three years ago
10 put together a company of such
acknowledged merit that should COM
hinc all that was great and good In the
minstrel world and his success has been
phenomenal He has the largest and
most expensive minstrel company ever
seen in this part of the country, con-
tanning as 1t does all the available
talent
The performance will be a revelation
20 those who delight in the fun making
of minstrelsy, aud all the ola favorites
will appear including Billy Emerson,
Hughy Dougherty. Barney Fauan,
Luke Schoolcraft, Griffin and Marks
Fields and Hanson and the marvellous
Cragg family, tho most wonderful
troupe Of gymnasts in the world.
Kernan's Opening.
Keruan's Theatre was packed from
pit to dome last night on the occasion
Of the opening Of this popular resort for
the season Of iS9O01. A few moments
after o'clock, when the curtain rolled
up, there was not a single seat to be had
In the house, and there was a crowd "
spectators standing in the space back Of
the orchestra circle.
II was a show In itself TO watch the
boys sandwitched IN the galleries wait
ing for the performance to begin. a
new feature Ia the auditorium this sea
son are the lOge seats on either side Of
The orchestra. These seats are bound
to be popular. as they are convenient To-
The Stage, and also afford q good Wey
of the audience
The performance openel with The
Hcaiyys in their celebrated plantation
sketches. They took down the house
Hud were repeatedly recalled imes
MuAvOy made a sen strike with bis
original songs He succeeded Ia %
well pleasing the audience that they
kept him Ou the stage until he had oX-
hausted his repertoire. There was q
freshness about McAvoy's efforts that
makes him great favorite on the
variety stage.
Roche aud CastIeton did some credit.
able work, as did also Mason and Raj
stoB. The bit OF the evening was made
by the DeBoulien Bros the celebrated
acrohatiC artists from the Alhambra
Palace, London There are three
brothers of them, and their perform
ance is certainly q marvellous one. They
give aCrobatiC features that have never
before been seen on a Washington
stage, and IL Is claimed that they com.
mand the highest salary ever paid men
in this line in this country.
Estella Sylvia, the premier vocalist
and danseus, was repeatedly recalled.
She was formerly with Kiralfy Bros.
and became a great fayorite, As
The Maguires Edith Sinclair aud
Ed. nj. Favor introduced their original
songs, which pleased the house exceed,
ingly we'll
As a whole, the programme was the
most complete ever presented on Mr..
Herman stage After the performance
almost the entire audience retired 10
The summer garden, where RenJz, the
slack wire wizard, gave a performance,
and Professor Pist0riO's Band an open
air concert. No extra charge was made
for this feature Of the evenings enter
tainment.