Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-22
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! again there those who do and ex trayagantly.
II If the way. the man who has enemies has the
stronger friends. house full of friends met
/ Mr.. Mansfield and incidentally the charming
/ Mrs. Mansfield at Albaugh's last night IN that
very pretty little piece of stage work, 'Prince
harl, mosaic as il were by Mr.. A. c. Gunter.
Prince hdrt Is known to all theater goers
pleasantly. and medium for the presenta-
uon OF Mr. Mansfield versatility as actor,
musician, artist and imitator ii could not be
improved. The story is q pretty one Of love
aud palpabe plot and is interesting in each
step OF its progress with the fun in it always
cropping out in the most delicate manner.
Miss Camerons Mrs. Lo,ceH was as bright and
natural as ever. Mr.. Ferguson's j. Cool
Dragon quite Fergusonesque, Mr.. Grifith's
Sports with few spots on it and SO on around
with them all, and the applause generous as
II Prince Karl had never been seen before.
AT the end OF the third act Mr.. Mansfield was
called on and made his first speech in seven
years to Washington audience. Tonight "The
Scarlet Letter will be presented for the first
time here and tomorrow night "a Partisan
Romance. At the Thanksgiving matinee
The Scarlet Letter will be presented again.
IHE N.TIoNALnIhe play at the National
last night was Grip Van Wrinkle" and the
player was Mr.. JOSEPH jefferson. Almost all
that could be said in praise OF player in part
before the public for more than quarter of a
century has been said of Mr.. jefferson, and
Justly. OF his other characters much has also
be does that he heads the list Of American
| comedians. AS to RIP he fills the part better
as he grows older. Of the others that cannot
| truthfully be said, and those who have seen
him as Bob Acres and Rip cannot but con-
trast the two parts and remark upon the no
ticeabie difference. Upon the cast supporting
Mr. Jefferson compliments may be judiciously
bestowed. Scenically the play Is much i'm
proved BY the artistic work of Mr.. Leavey. The
house was comfortably full, and smiles and
tears came, rs they always have done and al
ways will do until the story Of Rip is told no
more. In response to call Mr.. Jefferson
made pretty little speech.
ACADEMY MusIc.--"Tho County Fair" is
one Of the plays that everybody feels he ought
to see. IL reminds of something that he
knows all sbont if he raised in the country
or of something that he has seen from q dis
lance with certain feeling of envy that an as
sumption of superior surroundings cannot
stifie. The County Fair is like big draught
of country air. Neil Burgess is not present,
but his personality is plainly visible, not only
in the stage horse race idea, but in the manner
of presenting the different roles. The people
who make up the play are strongly drawn; they
are not caricatures. Every resident of this
country hes field of acquaintance observa-
ton may discover the same forms OF human
nature. The part OF abigail P,ue was taken
by Marie Bates with remarkable appreciation
of the ludiorous, combined with a due regard
for the consistencies. W. II. Burton, as OTIS
Tucker, proved comedian of ability. The
County Fair quartet rendered popular music
in trst-cass style.
HARKIs' BIIoU THEATER-"The Dangers of
a Great City is the name OF the four-act comedy
drama mt the Biiou this week. The action Of
the play ID strong, the dialogue brisk and the
situations startling. All OF the scenes are laid
In New York city and the pictures OF metropoli-
tan life are true to nature. In the triple role
of Ruth Fielding, Meg Cssey and Sister Alice
MlsR Ramle har cb,r-
acter acting was above the average. Dore
Davidson also assumed a triple role and cap
tured the audience by his fine rendition of Ed
T0a9hn, the detective: Marco Moline, an
Italian connterfeiter, and Slippery Isaacs, a
peddier. John t. Burch as Larry LunniOa
was an Irishman ali over. and furnished the
audience with refreshing bit of Irish comedy
The remainder of the company, and il is a long
one. is evenly balanced and all work with a
harmony that brings about one of the most
successful plays at the Bijou this season.
Again tonight.
kERSAS's LYCEUM THEATER.LHart's Boston
Novelty Company was given a royal reception
at Herman S last night, and the house was packed
from pit to dome when the curtain went up.
The most noticeable feature of the lengthy
program was the character of the specialt:es.
\ majority OF them were new and the show
went with that snap which characterizes a first
class variety combination. Fisher and Crowell
opened with ten minutes OF pure fun. Then
came Ruby Hart in some new and popular
songs. Bartlett and May gave comedy
sketch, "Hatching Out New Idea" and Miss
Mabel Francis showed some popular photo
graphs and said some witty things in connec-
ton with each. Mcbride and Goodrich were
ng-and-dance artists par excellence and Geo
f. Austin gave startling slack wire perform
ance. The Rodgers Brothers proved the best
dialect team ever seen here, and their act was
very funny. The great Barra troupe. AS musi-
cal comedians, easily carried OFF the honors of
the evening and received an ovation. A laugh
able farce entitled "a Bowl of Soup" closed
the performance Again tonight.
ORGAN RECIrAL.-There was a goodlv attend
ance at the First Presbyterian Church last even
ing to listen to an organ recital by Mr.. David
Wood, the blind organist of Philadelphia. 1t
was the first time that the general public had
opportunity to listen TO this excellent instru-
ment. and the selections by the performer were
such to exhibit its best effects, as well as its
full power. Mr.. Woods numbers included
compositionsby Bach, Mozart Meyerbeer, Gull
mont. Hesse. Batis;e. Beethoven and Rossini,
and In each his Interpretation was intelligent
and his execution artistic. The overture to
''Semiramide," with which the program closed
was perhaps, the most popular with the general
audience. and 1t probably showed the varied
excellence Of the organ better than any other
selection, although TO the musicians present
there were other numbers that attested better
the artistic work Of the player. The male quar-
tet choir of the church, consisting of Messrs
W. ID. Mcfarland, first tenor: II. o. Simons.
second tenor; e.. +. Johnston, baritone and di-
rector. and W. A. Widney, bass, sang two selec-
tons with fine effect and Mr. Mcfarland sang
Mendelssohn's If With All Your Hearts in a
manner that ELECTED applause. Mr.. ID. B. Mac
Leod WAS the accompanst for the vocal num-
bers At the conclusion OF the concert both
organ and performer were highly complimented
by the large number of local organists and mu-
sicians present, and the builder of the instru-
ment, who was present, came in for many kind
expressions.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CoNCERT.-There will be
Sunday school concert at the Foundry Church
on Thanksgiving night, assisted by Prof John
X. Sweeney of Ocean Grove fame and local
talent. An entertaining program may be ex-
pected.
The pRopIoAL FATHER. One Of the iol-
hest comedies of the season is The Prodigal
Father" which comes to Albaugh's Grand
Opera House next week. and one OF the strong
est companies is that which interprets the play.
The plot OF 'The Prodigal Father for which
Mr.. Glen Marlborough may be considered re-
sponsible. is unique in every sense. His dia-
logue Is extremely amusing and his situations in
the comedy are SURPRISINGLY fantastic. The
company which Messrs. Jefferson. Klaw and
Granger have organized to interpret the funny
isms of The Prodigal Father" includes Geo
Denham. Geo. C.. Boniface. jr., Walter Plough
Geo. CASTOR, Cecil livingstone, Walter Thomas
and the Misses Blanche Chapman Ford. Cora
Macy. Hope Ross, Marguerite Franklin and
Little Irene Franklin.