Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-08
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ton Of THE Transgressor" at Albaughs
last night, and notwithstanding the ad-
verse criticism, the play has received from
New York critics, it was well pleased with
Miss Nethersole, and to a slightly less ex-
tent with the play. 1t is the work of Mr..
A. w. Gatti, an English journalist, who,
after he has written more plays, may turn
out better one. 1t is quite plotless, and
in the first two acts Is slow, but in the
latter two Miss Nethersole is the dominat-
ing influence, and that means anything but
slow. The hinge of the play is the secret
marriage of Eric Langley (Mr. barrymore
to Sylvia Woodville Miss Nethersole),
when he already has a wife in, a lunatic
asylum, who, for twenty years, has been
supposed to he dead In the first two acts
Miss Ne;hersole is the young girl, happy
in all things, save that her husband does
not make the marriage known or tell her
why he does not. In the third act the
crazy wife becomes the knowledge of their
friends, and then the girl develops into
a woman wronged, but loving still, and
Miss Nethersole puts into the varying
phases of the part an intensity of feeling
which StirS an audience to Its profoundest
depths. TO avoid melodramatic con
clusion the play ends unsatisfactory, but
the brilhance of the star never wanes
Mr.. Barrymore's Eric is better than either
his Armand or his Romeo" and Mr.. Stew
arts Henry Meredith is a forceful charac-
terization. Mrs. Phillips, as Sylvia's moth
er, did the comedy of the play, with much
acceptability. She constantly reminded
the nearer of Mrs. John Drew, as to a
somewhat lesser extent did Miss Neither
sole remind him of a Mrs. Kendall much
more spirituelle than that rather mus
cular artistic. - -
Hagenbeck's Animals.-So much has been
toll about the great ,Hssenhecks Apimal
Circus that comes to Albaugh's next week
that little remains to say now. 1.-The. TACT
that this enormous enterprise comes here
is due entirely to the enterprisihs" ME. Al
len, manager OF Albaugh's To put this
exhibition on stage entails much labor
and expense. Twelve car loads are neces-
sary to convey the show from baltimore,
where they are now performing, to Wash
ington. The theater will be transformed
into an amphitheater.e ON the stage of
which will be erected a steei-barred cage
80 feet in diameter and - feet high. On
the stage also the animal vans VIII be
placed, and these will be connected with
the large exhibition cage by steel barred
runways, through which the animals will
be taken to and from the arena On the
stage, also, the fourteen Shetland ponies,
three horses and elephant will be placed
in stalls built for them. The large tank for
the seals will also be there, and the small
er cages for monkeys and parrots likewise.
When all is in readiness the novelty of
Noah's ark ON the Albaugh stage will be
apparent In order to bring this monster
show here Mr.. Allen is compelled to tear
out part of the T. street wall and build an
inclined run from the street to the stage,
and on this the animals and vans will be
taken into the building. OF the perform
ance itself only praise can be spoken. Over
30 animals comprise the collection. The
lions and tigers and other savage beasts,
the beautiful ponies and funny monkeys.
the horses and elephants, the seals and pigs
and cockatoos, the clowns, the great brass
band, all making special features to the
pleasure of. the grown folks and the ever
lasting delight of the children. Two per-
all
day. at s:15 and 2:3O, and judging from the
demand for tickets the opening night, Mon
day. December 10, will test the capacity of
Albaushs. Special programs of music will
be given by the famous Hagenbeck Brass
Band. which accompanies them on their
tour. 800
New National Theater.-Bronson How
ards great war play. Shenandoah will
lie the attraction at the New National
Theater next week. - ~ -
Academy of Music.-The company sent
out by the Bosronians to sing robin
Hood" and The Knickerbockers' will be
heard next week at the Academy of Music.
Buffers BlJou Theater.-For stirring
melodrama OF the popular type THE
Power OF Gold, under the management of
Walter Sanford, which comes TO Buffers
Bijou Theater next week, is an excellent
example. 1t Is not lurid drama, but is
humorous, emotional and startling. and is
set in framework OF realistic stage pic
lures. The play is an epitome of daily
London life; 1t is the story of the constant
battle for bread on the part of the poor
and the greed for gold among the pros
porous and wealthy. 1t teaches that every
back has its burden, and that neither the
this world. The patient wife in her gar
ret home is Offset by the titled lady in her
boudoir; the honest workman by the
moneyeG charlataE. The scenic effects are
realistic, and the piece will be presented
by a good company.
kernans Lyceum Theater.-The attrac-
ton at kernanis LyceuIn 'rheater next
week will be one of especial Importance, as
II embraces many novel features, foremost
among which will be the first presentation
in this city of Mile. DE Leon's original and
sensational series Of living pictures,
mature and art hand in hand" They will
conjunction with the Night Owls. This
organization is we'll known here and on
its roster this season are several recent
European importations, chief among which
is Saharet, the marvellous diamantine
dancer, the only woman in the world who
can kick nine feet high. Others in the COM
pany are McCloud and MeHiAes the cele-
brated sketch artists; Topack and Steele,
eccentric character. comedians; j. X. Null
len and Annie Dunn, the comedy duo;
Odell and Page, acrobatic comedians. and
the freak, Zamora, the Mexican daredevil.
Sousa's Band.-John Philip Sousa and his
peerless band will appear at Metzerott
Music Hall Wednesday, December II, when
they will give two grand concerts. the at
fractions of which will surely crowd the
spacious hall to it's utmost capacity. He
comes with the prestige born of new
gained since his last appearance
here-at Manhattan Beach, at the ST. Louis
exposition, and during a tour that has been
for its great successes. His
band has attained the condition of perfec-
ton which has not been reached by any
other similar body, and nowhere, except in
the rarest instances among the greatest
orchestral bodies has the beautiful quality
of tone been so skllfully and so fascinat-
ingly drawn from musical instruments as
1T is drawn by SouSa and his men. Assist
ing Sousa and his musicians will be Mime.
Francesca Guthrie Meyer, the dramatic
soprano, whose reputation has been greatly
enhanced by ner successes at the great
Worcester festival. The virtue of the
Sousa programs lies in the fact that they
are at once educating and entertaining.
This is the secret of Sousa's popularity
he blends the grave with the gay and
keeps up with the times in respect of BOTH
Seats now on sale at Metzerotts.
Frank Carpenter.-ft will be interesting
to the readers Of The Star who are read
ing Mr.. Carpenters letters of Asiatic
travel to know that he will begin lecture
tour this month, which will include the
largest cities of the United States. He
opens his season on December II at Balti-
more, after which he will deliver courses
of lectures in Pittsburg, Cleveland, Indian
apolts Detroit. Chicago and Others Of the