The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-21
AMUSEMENTS.

"The Ugly Duckling" at the National.
Mrs. Leslie Carter, who made her
theatrical debut in New York last month,
comes to the New National Theatre on
Monday evening. She will be seen in
credited to Paul M. Potter and Archibald
d. Gordon. The story of the play may be
summed up as follows: Kate Grdydon, the
''ugly duckling," returns from an English
boarding.school to find that her sister,
Hester, is engaged to discount HuRtingtoper.
She meets HnntihgtoNr and discovers
that he is the man who had made violent
love to her abroad, and who had succeed
ed in winning her heart. She willingly
surrenders her claim to him and he mar
ries Hester, though he still loves the
younger girl.
Two suitors plead for Rate's hand,
Douglas Oakley, serious young lawyer,
and Jack Fdrrdgut, a rattle-brained son of
q millionaire. She rejects both, but when
she discovers that Hester is jealous of her
touer declares his passion to Kate. Hester,
who has overheard part of what was
said, and who knows that her husband is
going to Count Mdidtestd's rooms that
night, concludes that he is false to her,
and asks the Count for permission to be
secretly installed in the latter's apart
ments. The Count acquiesces. Kate finds
the note written by her sister to the Count,
and, in order to see her, rushes around TO
the bachelor quarters, where she has a
fierce struggle with Maidtestd, and finally
subdues him through the use of q narcotic.
M0ldtestd, who, for reasons of his own,
desires to be revenged on the Viscouat and
his wife, had locked Hester in one of his
rooms, but she is rescued by the timely
arrival of Oakley, The last act results in a
e,at, axy,.la R..fa nIru ~ Bnu
engagement with Fdrragnt in favor of
| Oakley while the Viscoua and Hester turn
over a new leaf in matrimonial felicity.
The role of Kate Grdydon is TO be taken
by Mrs. Carter, whose acting in the part
| has been highly recommended by some of
| the New York critics. The sale of seats
| will open at the box Office tomorrow
| morning.
| "The County Fair' at Albaughs.
| At Albaugh's next week will be pro-
duced "The County Fair which will be
| given on an elaborate scale. There is no
more attractive and humorous part in
present comedy than that of AbigaU Price,
the CHEEKY yet practical heroine of this
play, while the episodes that make the
piece are perfectly true to life. The real
istic items in this attraction are cleyerly
put on the stage, and the scene of the old
barn, with its hay, horses, huslling-bee
and country dance, is one of the features
of the play, while the mechanical and
dramatic climax is n genuine horse race
which is promised to surpass in realism
anything ever seen on the local stage
The comedy Is pure in tone and cOmes
with the Endorsement of New York, Phil
adelphia and Chicago. Seats will bI
placed on sale Thursday.
Lost In New York" ut Harris Theatre
one Of the greatest successes of moden
times, from scenic as well as from
dramatic standpoint, is Lost in New
York. which will be presented by
company Of rare strength at Harris Bijol
Theatre for one week, commencing mex
Monday night. The real water scene
showing water craft of all description
busily plying ON the river, is one of tn
most effective pieces of realism ever at
tempted. There are two car loads of ney
scenery with the present production. Tn
company includes such artists as Lotti
Allie Florence Stover, Henrietta Scott
Norma Yearger Baby Ricca Coin, Gu
, Pixley, George Wright, William III. Rync
Charles Jackson, William Ballest. TIL
entire presentation will be of a characte
, 10 insure a success even greater than tina
which the play scored when given her
| last season. Seats are now on sale.
, Clny's Gaiety Company at Kernan's.
. Lilly Clay's Colossal Gaiety Compau
. will be the attraction at Kernan's Thcatr
next week, and promises, with its wealt
Of talent comprising beauties Of Grea
Britain, France and Egypt, and its abunC
anoe Of new features, the most pleasn
r and brilliant entertainment Miss Clay la
ever provided, II is the largest, most eA
! pensiye company Miss Clay has eve
i brought 10 Washington. Besides an orig
G nal and elegant first part, which has eA
I hausted the resources Of the painter an
! costumer, the company will present tw
! magnificent burlesques, "Robin Hood,