Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-10
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and one in which enthusiasm was in q bubble,
was that last night at Albaugh's to extend a
! welcome to Harry Askin's Comic Opera Com
pany in THE Tar and The Tartar" Mr.. Digby
Bell being The Tar and Mrs Laura Joyce
Digby-Bell being The Tartar. OF course every
body had heard of the opera. but it was
a degree funnier than was expected and pos
sably shade more shady in places than
was expected, but the laugh came
jsst the same and the house roared
exen when it blushed bit a moment after.
The opera is laid in Morocco with a surrepti-
tious sultan, 400 wives, a rival a Tartar, a
sweetheart and great time, and out of this
by cast of excellent people is brought three
acts of funny situations, sparkling dialogue
and considerable vocalization of varying
quality. Digby Bell. Mrs. Bell, Hubert Wilke,
Marion Manola, Chas. Wayne. Fred Frear. Miss
Knapp. Miss Hilda Hollins ct al. were in fine
feather, and the audience was right with them.
Encores were numerous and the national air
chorus in the last act hit. Another
feature was the unusual good looks of the
ladies of the company, Miss Hollins and Miss
Knapp in the lead. The President and his
family occupied a box beautifully decorated
with flags and flowers The scenery was es-
pecially pleasing in harmony of tints. Again
tonight.
NATIONAL THEArER.-''Shenandoah return
to the National last night was hailed with warm
satisfaction. Unlike the average reproduction
Of a successful play it retained the smoothness
and force that characterized its earlier pre-
sentation. Its popularity with the audience
was shown by the applause which burst forth
over and over again. In fact, there Ii nothing
to be added to the comments that were made
on the general points of the performance on its
previous appearance.
ACADEMY OF MUsIc.-Rudolph Aronson's COM
pany was greeted by large audience last night
and two one-act operas we're given. The Jolly
Students Is merely a curtain-r raiser, but il
afforded Mr.. JEFF. De Angels an opportunity
to give wonderfully good bit Of character act
ing. The interest OF the evening of course CEN
tered In the presentation of MascaSnis one-act
opera ''Cavalleria Rusticana-" The work of the
orchestra frequently applauded, and the
delightful intermeZzo was obliged to be re-
peated. The same remark as to the excellence
Of the orchestra win apply to the cast. which
includes Pauline l. Allemand as Sdnt,tzza; Villa
Knox, Lola; Eva Davenport, Lucia; Ferdi-
nand Schuetz, Tuoiddu, and Henri Leoni. A !fo.
Nine. j. Allemand's capabilities are well known,
and she fully sustained her high reputation
both In singing and acting. Mr.. Schuetz
showed lyric tenor of good quality and range,
better in the higher than in the medium regis
ter, and sang with spirit and effect. Miss Knox
sang and acted well as did also Miss Davenport
Mr.. Leoni acted the part of Alto to perfection,
but his voice was not equal to the role. The
chorus was large and efficient and the opera
was splendidly costumed and staged.
HARRIS BIJoU THEATER--A double bill was
presented last night at Harris Bijou. The first
was a clever comedy. entitled The Power Of
Love-" and the story told pretty one
Then came Max Fehrmann, a dialect comedian
in a comedy drama Of considerable merit enti-
tied Uncle Isaac" The action Of the play is
laid in New York city and vicinity and the seen
cry is a feature. A wel-defined plot keeps the
audience interested throughout. The company
Is . strong one and contains several specially
artists. As Uncle Isaac, Max Fehrmann' de-
hhsation Of the Hebrew was a clever piece of
| character acting and his specialties were all
! good. Miss Louis Wiley executed Spanish
dance with grace and ease. The remainder of
| the cast was good. Again tonight.
| kERSAN's LYCEUM THEATER.-No stronger
performance has been given at this theater
| during the present season than The Patrol ~
The play is founded upon tine incidents of a
famous murder case and 1t abOunds in thrilling
| situations and effective tabeaux. and while il
| is of the strong melO-dramatic class there is
| plenty Of comedy throughout. interpreted by
| well-known variety stars. The scenic effects
are excellent and the scene in the patrol stable
| when an alarm comes In and the horses rush to
their places and are hitched up and dash madly
| OF the stage Is both realistic and effective.
\ As S,ceeter, Miss Blanche Seymour carried of
the honors by her natural and effective acting
| Miss Dorothy Rossmore gave life-like repre-
| sentation Of the scheming adventures. In the
dual role of Matte, the servant and Dandy.
the bootblack, Miss Blanche Boyer scored u
success. Mr.'Chas. Chappelle made an accept
able Capt. Ha,dy. Eddie Giguere has an i'm
por;ant part !Spiutters. the newsboy, and
does 1t well. He received an ovation after his
speciality. The police patrol quartet was
good and Uncle Nc, an old 'darkey, gave Mr..
| H. +. Adams u chance to do some trst-cass
| character work. Again tonight.
LECTURES AT THE HIGH ScHooL--Prof
Powell, the superintendent of the public
| schools, has made arrangements with Mr.. E.
| ". Warman of Chicago tor a series of lnstruc-
| tive entertainments at the High School for the
- he,
i've evenings OF the series, November IL, 10. l6
~ and 20. The subjects will be: True and
False Elocution," with illustrative readings
''ihe Delsarte Philosophy Of Expression
Critical Analysis of Poe's Raven IAN Even
ing With the Poets"