The Washington times., 1894-05-24
AS THE CROWDS CONE OUT.

Miss Marlowe's choice for last nights bill wa.
one of the delightful old comedies that we have
somehow lost the art Of writing. full OF quaint
wit and quaint love-making, artificial to be sure
| with situations that almost remind us Of oul
modern comic opera, but with fair women and
brave men In them and blushing cheeks and
| bashful lovers, as there always are, even In
eighteenth century comedies. Perhaps the
glamour Of these comedies is mostly in the ways
of speech andlthe costumes and the mannerisms,
with ther air Of unreality ~ -. Whatever 1t Is
| about them, they are always delightful
| Certainly the players have not lost the art OF
| presenting them. Sheridan Knowles first great
| company cannot have given a more ENJOYABLE
| and entirely satisfactory presentation Of 1.-The
| Love Chase" than Miss Marlowe's Every char
acter is in most capable hands, and is picture,
| little gem of a study, and the whole Is well
rounded and well balanced
| OF Miss Marlowe's own work there is to say
| only that which Is SO well known, that she has
the most pleasing art Of realizing her parts en-
tirely and Yet Of accentuating in every one more
| the exquisiteness of her own personality. Last
night she was "Neighbor Constance" !" the maiden
much and piquantly in love, full OF Jealous fears
and soft heart fiutters, which she called by other
names, and yet she was Julia Marlowe surely
| too with her wistful and then her merry smile,
with her soft and so expressive mouth, with her
| dear, kind, cruel eyes. Her comedy of love is
very pretty, and her pictures in her several de-
| lightful gowns are all that We admirers could
| wish.
| Miss Marlowe will play her Juliet tonight, and
tomorrow in Twelfth Night" the part which
| the critics dispute about to whether it is her
| the week with "The Bellies Stratagem" and
"Chatterton" at the Saturday matinee and "ln-
gomar" on Saturday night
Veidi's "Aida," was sung at the Academy
last evening. The sad story Of the pretty
Ethiopian princess will be remembered by
| many, although the opera has not been here for
some years. Nine. Chalia as Aida comes TO us
for one night only, tosses her charming voice
| and acting at us, then flies away When
| called on her last night she was ex-
cited and still tenderly caressing the
roses which were presented to her.
She is Il small, dark Spaninrd, with bright,
black eye and sharp, clear voice She has
been living in Philadelphia for several years
doing some lighter singing bur this is her first
venture in the classics When i told her We
liked her as Aida her black eyes sparkled and
she said: II do think land hope TO come back
TO you some day again"
AS Aida she brought to us a beautiful concep-
tion of character which one cannot fail 10 ad-
mire, but in her hands must love. Those who
have long hoped and worked for the advance
ment of art in Washington who heard Nine.
Chalia last night could but have felt gratifled.
but slowly and gracefully unfolds her
vocal charms until they call forth an
enthusiastic love and sympathy which is seldom
accorded 10 any artist
There certainly can be few who fail to love her
in the courting scene of the third act. No art
can be stronger or go further than this.
with all her powers and graces Her voice
does not fail TO follow closely her acting,
and here she hurls at us her best
notes From this she seems TO cast away the
cold, dark slave that she is and take on the fine
and animated love and passions of the princess.
Those who had the pleasure to see her closing
scenes last night will long remember her.
Del Puente as Amonasro gave us a fine part
as the captive warrior, and sang with his ac-
customed energy and scope of power.
Guile had his form to contend with one max
ing love TO his slender maiden, but he sang with
great power and sweetness His brisk, earnest
acting go far TO make him fayorite
Tonight Carmen will be given
The Lyceum's regular season will close next
week with the London Speciality Company. /
remember Lew Hawkins, of this aggregation, as
an unctious entertainer, full of persifage and
poetry. There are several other good people
mentioned in the list of the company.
The clever amateurs who produced "The
Three Dukes so well few months ago have
ranged to give four performances of 1t next week
as the Academy, beinning Tuesday night.
The second season of comedy will open at the
New National theater next Monday evening.
The company, even better than last season, will
men, who are well and personally known here:
Frederic Bond, ''Aristocracy" Company.
Charles Coote, Masked BaIT' Company.
Joseph Wheelock, 1r., W. H. Cranes Company.
Charles Mackay, E. S. Wizards Company.
John Findlay, Lyceum Theater Company.
Percy Winter, E S Willard's Company.
Herbert Pattee, Boston Museum Company.
Edward Specht, Summer Comedy Company.
Alberta Gallatin, Richard Mansfield Company.
Frances Stevens, Jane" Company.
Mary Sanders. f S Wizards Company.
Agnes Findlay, Charles Frohmans Company.
"The Three Hats" by the author of Pink
Dominos, will be the opening bill, preceded by
one of the short curtain raisers which the COM
psny made so popular last year. The prices for
this so well opened season will be IS, 80, and 80
cents.
The walking matches will be commenced soon
in the Lyceum summer garden
Signor Liberati, the celebrated cornetist, Is a
guest OF Representative C. e. Conn, of Indiana,
at Willard's The musician has Just concluded a
highly successful concert tour in the Northwest,