Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-08
AMUsEMENrs.

ALBAUaH's-'"The Harvest Moon" O new
four-act play with its incidents grown on En-
glish soil, was presented by Mime. Janauschek
for the first time at Albaugh's last night and
was well received. The author 10 Mr.. james
L. Martin, an old-time actor, and when jan
auschek was recalled at the end Of the second
act she brought MIR. Martin to the front with
her and divided the applause with him. The
Harvest Moon" which takes its name from the
inn in and about which the movement OF the
play revolves, il play in which there is great
latent strength but which is as yet lacking in
action Or rather in which the action is retarded
by Overmuch dialogue, u fault easy Of correction
as the piece grows Older and its dramatic dis
crepancies make themselves more distinctly
felt. Its strong points are remarkably strong,
and while plot which depends tor its interest
on murder Is not new this particular one is
sufficiently novel to hold the attention of an
audience fast to the close. Its weakest point
lies in its comedy element which, in the last
opera bouffe, which is always in the
nature OF burlesque Nine. Janauschek in
this new role of hers as Ms. Oakley,
the wife of the innkeeper, has not appeared to
better effect at any time, and there is in her
work that strong repressive force which is as
greatly effective as it is greatly artistic. The
role is well adapted to her in every detail and
in it she quite loses the identity which has
made her familiar in the more tragic parts she
has essayed. The support was of that tentative
WHICH tue cast OF new pays usudlly re-
ceive and it will be cut down and built up as
the actors do OF do not meet the requirements
Of their parts. Mr.. Clifton was handsome de-
tective, Mr.. Stuart's Horace DurtroOd was not
half bad and Miss Boustelle was pretty Clara.
The audience received the play with commend
able spirit and enjoyed 1t heartily. Nine.
Janauschek received several curtain calls and
the appreciation and applause was honest and
sincere. 1t is safe to predict that The Har-
vest Moon" will prove to be a popular play and
add honor and shekels to Mime. Janauschek.
Again tonight and all week.
NATIoNAI.-It's funny about minstrel show,
isn't it! The able critic and the man-who-
knows as ood-thing- ACKNOWLEDGMENT go to the
show and sit in Judgment on 1t and turn up
their noses and ridicule the rhyme and the
rhythm Of the funny songs and point with scorn
to the whiskers on the Jokes. ard make re-
marks about chestnuts, and they wouldn't smile
at anything but the simplicity OF the audience
for a hundred SQUARE feetO ground on the
best corner in town. or course Trey wOuldn t..
You know that yourself. You felt that way
maybe more than once. But there's only one
or two OF you and theIe are thousands OF the
others who don't know so much, and they go
and laugh themselves sore in the diaphragm at
Bones and Tambo, and they go home and tell
the jokes. The rest Of the family think they
the best in the business, and they have IA
laugh and tell them to somebody; and 30 1t
goes and goes. and the minstrel show is ever
fat and groweth rich, for the thousands have the
dollars and they like to give them up. The
critic is right, no doubt, In his concluslons-but
that is another story. Primrose and West at
the National last night were no exception to
this general rule. and when the curtain went up
on the beautiful floral first part, with the rich
stage hangings, the elegant costumes and all
that, the applause began, and II didn't quit TIL
the lights and the audience went out. Up
stairs and the orchestra circle were jam full,
and how they did whOop 1t up and call fer
more and slap each other on the back and look
into each others faces for an instant-as peo-
pie do when joke was sprung, and then how
they fairly snorted. Oh, it was a babel you
wouldn't forget. And who made them dc it:
Everybody on the stage, that's who. Primr ose
and West, and Dooley, and Janson, and Natus.
and Smith, and Cushman, and Lewis, and " al
dron, and Quinn, and just everybody. After
the first part comes Il lot of other business, and
that was good, too, and the audience never did
have such good time or heard such singing
ard other music.
HARRIs'.-Mark Twain's rollicking comedy
drama. tom Sawyer" drew large and APP
preciative audience to the Bijou last night
Ana they were well repaid, for the play itself
is one continuous laugh with just enough
pathos in It 10 give the audience a chance to
catch Its breath. The company is q first-class
one in every respect, and the songs that are
sung and the jokes that are cracked are all
Inc Is TAKEN Dv VIII
+. Burton, youth that promises considerable
in the line of low comedy. As Judge Sd,ryer
Mr.. Chas J. Coon scored decided hit His
impersonation Of the good-natured exponent OF
the law was true bit of character acting.
Hucktebery Finn was admirably acted by Miss
Daisy Dixon, who is as sweet and winsome as
she is pretty. Her gaiety dance in the first act
was clever. During the action of the play Tori
Mcintosh, the famous colored minstrel, intro
duced his side-splitting specialties. Again to-
night
kERNAN's LYcEUa-This is the second week
OF drama at kernan's. and that its patrons APP
preciated the efforts Of the management in
running the theater on higher scale was tes-
titled by the large audience present last night,
which contained many ladies. The play, IAN
lrishman's Love-" was what is generally known
as an Irish melodramatic comedy and all dur
ing the performance one could imagine him
self in portion Of the emerald isle.
Beside the interest in the play, which ia of
the sensational stamp. many well-known spec
alties are introduced, which the audience
greatly enjoyed Richard NJ. Carroll, the WELL
known minstrel, in his inimitable songs and
dances has lost none OF his popularity. Miss
Ada BosheQ proved herself terpsichorean
artist OF considerable ability and the songs OF
the Clipper Quartet, which are too well known
to be commented upon, were of the best order.
The company is tirst-class in all respects anl
contains several weil-known actors. Again to.
night.