Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-05
ADJUSTMENTS.

Il COMPANY
began its second week Of summer opera at Al
baugh's last night with The Mikado'' for its
piece de resistance. and n comfortable house
fuil OF people were there to enjoy it, and they
| evidently did, because they spplauded with
vlgor and encored with continuance The adj
! as Adrh1 Poo and Miss Winston makes hand
some and distinguished Mr.. Poo, beyond the
Peradventure of a doubt. She makes
love intensely and gracefully, and as
Another addition is Mr.. J. K. Murray, whose
Poo Bah is fine bit Of subtle humor, and he
can sing the part with a voice most uncom-
monty good. Mr.. Bigelow's Koko is probably
the funniest in the business and his farce
comedy touches and limitations are immense
He can sing THE Flowers That Bloom clear
around any singer on the stage. The others in
the cast are all right. and the chorus and cos
TUNES and scenery better than usual. Again
tonight
National last night to see ''The Private Secre-
tary, given under the direction of Charles
trohman and II. A. lockwood, and the crowd
enjoyed It, One would imagine that in FIVE or
SIX years Of constant performance a funny play
would cease to be funny. but to hare heard the
audience laugh last night, and laugh with the
spontaneous spirit which a new joke always
provokes, one would conclude that joke never
grew old or that there were still great many
people who had never seen The Private Secre-
n.
Steele on the lines which have been laid down
by Mr. Gillette, while the other characters in
the cast were presented pleasantly and with
excellent effect. Mr.. Harry Aliens Mr.. CATER
moe was, however, worthy of more than a mere
mention. He did his work remarkably well
and mad the audience with him all the time.
kERNANs Sat the head of his own company
tnat weil-known minstrel Frank E. McNish, the
originator OF the silence and fun" act, opened
weeks engagement at hernan's last night
and received royal welcome. The perform
ance opened with an Irish sketch by the
Nesblts and it was very funny. Matthews and
Bulger did good black face act. The Gar
neila Bros, in the laughable representation Of
two Cinnamon under the influence of opium,
proved themselves acrobsts of the first class.
The Watsons, in German speciality. were en-
pertaining and the feats Of necromancy of
Aouda and Belloc were mystifying. The
feature OF the entertainment was the bright
Irish comedy furnished by the Dolans. They
made the hit of the evening. OF course, Frank
McNlsh pleased every one and the ludicrous
sketch entitled "Tubbs' VISIT" by the Acme
-Four, kept the audience in a roar Of laughter.
Dr. Hampton's circus of educated animals
closed the show. Again tonight
HARRIS Miss Ada Gray presented her YER
sion OF East Lynne" at the Bijou last night to
a large audience. The play is taken from Mrs.
Woods well-known novel, and it is presented
In most acceptable manner. In the dual
role of LAZY Isabel and Madame Vine Miss
Gray scored decided success. She has taken
these characters for some years. and her rep
reservations OF the jealous wife and the heart
broken mother are powerful and ifelike. As
Bd'bdr0 Hare, Miss Dollie Davenport was good,
and she sang Then You'll Remember Me- in
a sweet, sympathetic voice. Mass COrney by
Mrs. j. ii. sergeant. was quite satisfactory.
The remainder of the company is good, and
the stage setting above the average. Again to-
night.
The MARINE BANDS CoNcERT.-The Marine
Band was greeted by an enthusiastic audience
at Its appearance at the Academy of Music last
night 1t was a good-natured crowd. too, for
there was delay in the commencement of the
concert of nearly an hour owing to the failure
TO bring the proper band parts for the program.
The Star Spangled Banner" which was the
last upon the program, was the opening num-
Der. just as this was completed the missing
music arrived and the program was then car
RED out i'll due order. The work OF the band
Is, of course, familiar to all Washing tonians and
nearly all the numbers given last night had
been heard before, yet there was an added in
terest in listening to the excellent playing of
this excellent band, because it had Just re-
turned from an extended tour during which its
excellence, both individual and collective had
been acknowledged in every city visited. There
was one number on the program that had
never been heard by public audience in WASH
ington before and that Mr.. Sousas
symphonic poem, ''The Chariot Race" His
theme is taken from Wallace's Ben Hur and he
has treated it in heroic and artistic manner
The start. the progress Of the contest, the
cheers of the multitude and the triumph Of the
winning horses are produced with realistic eff
feet and the composition shows the musical
development Of Mr.. Sodsa and also hiscomplete
knowledge of the varied and striking effects at
his disposal in the band. This, as well as every
other number, was vociferously encored.
Miss Marie Decca was greeted by a large
number OF friends, who gave her an enthusi-
astlc reception She sang the grand aria
''Perle du Brezil," which has become familiar
to ali musicians, Mr.. Henry Jaeger playing the
flute obligato accompaniment For an encore
Miss Decca sang the ''Old Folks at Home" Her
second number was staccato polka by Mulder.
Both the ''Perle du Brezil' and the polka
were selected to show the fexibility of the
singers voice and the purity of her vocaliza-
ton and the audience seemed to be thoroughly
satisfied. Miss Decca ace ompanied the band on
their trip and shared in their success. Mr.
Sousa is proud of his band and the people of
Washington are proud of Sousa and his band.
Our BoYs--Dr. Bartlett of the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church lectures this
evening at the Tabernacle, 9Th and streets
southwest, on Our Boys"