Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-21
ADJUSTMENTS.

ALsIroH's-A good crowd at Albaugh's last
night enjoyed the spread furnished by the
George Wilson Minstrel Company at standard
prices and didn't seem 10 care a cent whether
the black man was friend and brother or a
native OF Cork or any other fellow Ihe people
had come TO be amused. and Il they we're not.
then the afluent condition Of the laughter
wasn't any sign at all, for they did Laugh and
whoop and howl, albeit one or two OF the
jOkes-onlv one OF two, Tememoer-had
whiskers on them that a hurricane couldn't
have blown through with q running
start The show opened with . good FIRST
Fart. composed of handsome gentlemen IN
the glittering uniforms OF the continental
nations, who later sang some pretty ballads,
comic songs. melodies ana SO on III soiOs;
auartets and ensembles Dir. Wilson Ii, OF
course at all times ready with merry quirk
In the second par. there were Iopech and
Steele In dancing tire kIrmess Gypsy Dance,
George Wilson. Swinging LII the urapevine
SWING the -Four Emperors Of Music, with
winder in the shape Of "A Hot Chase, any
one OF which il feature in its line and worth
the money OF course, everything WASH new,
but everything got q laugh, AND that al ,ne
minstrel needs in lis business Again tonight
The SPECIFIES BRlDE--Ihe Choral Society
announces the engagement of Mime. Sophie
Zela, the beautiful young soprano late oi 'hs
Royal Opera, Stockholm, TO sing the part Oh
the BrtGis at the concert tomorrow night lime
Zela at twenty years OF age had become tne
Young lawyer of Boston, on a summer trip 70
the NOrseland, met the young prinla donna,
wooed and won her and brought her 70 TINS
country as his bride in the fail OF 1883 she
has appeared in concert with much success,
and last season sang in The Spectres Bride,
when given by the Cecilia Society With Zela,
LAWN and Ludwig the Choral Society presents
array of soloists hard to equal, and the ORA
matte beauties Of the great cantata VIII De
given an appropriate rendering:
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been seen in this city, but the real strength of
this drama and the beauty Of its lines were
never realized until last night, when the play
was presented at the New National 1heater by
A. NJ. Palmer's Madison Square Company. Al
though Capt Scl il the hero of the plot, all the
other characters are brought into strong rehef
and demand excellent work This Is given by
Mr.. Palmer players Miss Ada Dyas brings
70 the part of Mrs. SedbrOOka keen intelligence,
the ease and grace Of an accomplished woman,
and the power of an experienced actress Her
work was well nigh perfect. Misses Maud Har-
rison and Mamie Crsddock as Mabel Sedbrook
and SSsllr Ddroister were all that could be de-
sired. and Mrs. z. ]. Phillips was thoroughly
natural as Lady Sd,ntOn- Mr. trederlek hoo-
inson gave a delightful picture of a simple
minded. easy-going country gentleman as Mr..
iSedbrook. Mr.. Woodruff Was sufficiently I'M
petuous and hot headed as Harry. Mr. j. II.
Stoddart lifted the part of a butler into Promi-
hence by his excellent work, and Mr.. T. NJ Hol-
lhIO R6No al drtlfdC anu AcpAcocieo-
ton of brave man and thorough gentleman In
the character of Mr.. Gdr'b.er. Mr.. Maurice
Barrymore sometimes vexes his admirers, who
know what good stuff there is in him. by re-
pose that seems TO be laZiness and indifference,
but as Mr.. WiidiIsg this repose was character
istic, and underneath il was seen the struggle
10 retain the part he assumed. He was cool,
careless nonckalant, but in the scenes with the
butler he showed the power that lay dormant,
and In the interviews with his mother his
pathos was genuine The part hts him, and IN
IL he Is seen to better advantage than IN any
thing he has played in this city for years
HARRIs'.-"The Celebrated Case" at Harris
Bijou.is an old story. but it was never presented
in such completeness as II was last evening.
The theater was handsomely decorated with
flags and bunting and the presence OF a num-
Der Of Grand Army men in the audience in
creased the military effect The play is Of the
military dramatic sort, possessed Of a good plot
and Astounding In thrilling situations and real
istic tableaux- 1t is interpreted by an excel
lent company. headed by Mr.. EdwardSullivan,
who assumes the trying role Of Jean Rendud
His idea Of the soldier martyr was excellent
and he handled the difficult lines in a most
skillful manner. Miss Rose Stahl as leading
lady did WELL as did Miss Kate BARTLETT Cripple
Palmoni an old Washington boy, received an
ovation. He appeared in the dual role of
Ldz1re, q camp follower, and Count de Nor
y.Gy in both of which he scored decided
triumph The remainder of the company was
good The play IL given under the auspices OF
Lincoln Post G. A. r. Gen. Neazey and fam
lily and Commander Pipes and family occu-
pied private boxes. Again tonight.
KERNAS's.-The Henry Big Burlesque Com
pany. the well-known vaudeville combination,
opened a weeks engagement at kernans last
night before an excellent audience A recep-
tion at the Hotel Grande, a farclcal first part
teeming with funny sayings and new jokes.
opened the show. The Sisters Dewitt. from
this city. gave some musical specialties in fin
ished manner and were loudly applauded. As
duelists. the COurtland sisters jumped at once
into popular favor. and those black face COM
edians Clarke and Williams, as the cOlored
nurses were very funny. Crowley, the great
female impersonatOr, was mystlfying. be walks,
talks and acts just like variety actress
Will West delighted every one as descriptive
vocalist and Texarkana danced finely. Her
imitation Of Carmencita was very good That
old-time favorite. George IT, Woods, with a
fund of funny stories. has lost none OF his pop
ularity- series of tableaux by shapely dam
sells representing famous pictures were inter-
spersed throughout the performance. bur
lesque on the tiondOliers, entitled The Con-
dollars closed the show. Again tonight.
WILLARD HALL--Ihe University of Pennsyl-
vania Glee and Banjo Clubs arrived in their
special Pullman this morning after playing to
a most enthusiastic audience last night at
Wilmington Del. They give a concert at
Willard Hall tonight and large crowd is
expected. owing To the recent success OF the
Mask and Wig Club In this city Many of
the young men who were here with the Mask
and Wig are members of the Glee and Bar 10
Clubs, thus promising as great success In
their own line as was the performance Of Miss
Columbia"
FoREPAUaH's CrRcUs.-This time next week
every small boy in town will be ON end and his
immediate family will be stirred to its pro-
foundest depths, while his respected papa will
be studying up the advertisements TO discover
Just what animals a boy should be taken to see.
The next day (29th) the circus will be here and
the whole town will be wild. Ii Is. however
one Of the features Of spring and there is no
help for it. The whole town Will 60 during
those two days and that's what the circus Is
here for. Let the band play.
Death of a Young Printer.