Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-13
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| to his career as an orator was slight COM
pare'l to Henry Irving's triumph over diff
culties In personal appearance. in vocal
| expression and in gesture his mannerisms
are pronounced, and If considered without
reference to the surroundings unpleasant,
! But the artistic sense within him was SO
strong and the intellectual power W hich
| labored for its utterance so mighty that
| mere physical attributes pass con sidered
excepting as they afford material for the
| caricaturist 1t is for completeness Of eff
| feet rather than personal attainment that
| the eminent actor aims. He is content to
| contribute to the. harmonious .splendors
| with which he surrounds himself, instead
| of making them subordinate. Beckett"
| adds little to the fame of Tennyson as a
| poet and proclaims the deficiency of dra-
| matte genius which would be expected from
a writer whose effects are so exquisitely
delicate Irving's magnificent Evolutionary
| and spectacular production of this work
cannot overcome the cold fact that >Tenny-
son was a songster, and not a dramatist
| The interest of the auditor in each scene
passes as the curtain closes upon it. Even the
dazzling beauty that surrounds an incident
does not stand out in the memory because
it's successor is so brilliant to claim undi-
vided admiration. 1t is a somber recital Of
| historic events, and the author has pre-
served an almost clerical fidelity to fact
| But it is a magnificent production; one
which utilities In a mastery way the re-
sources of the modern stage. The perform
ance of the title role by Mr.. Irving Is I'M
pressive. The author has seen fit to give
only the austere side of Beckets career
and this the actor brings out with power
possible only with one possessing his mar
\ all Dctd 10 fny
of detail. VIM. Terriss' Henry III was a
wonderful piece of work. his ardor standing
out in strong relief against Irving's repose.
He was most kingly and yet thoroughly
human. Miss Ellen Terry was suffering
so severely from a cold that her appearance
last night can be considered only as gra-
cious act of heroism. Miss Mllward gives
to the part of Eleanor not only force. but
the dignity and beauty which the ideal
queen should have. The supporting cast
was efficient, down to the smallest super
numerary in the furthermost corner of the
stage. Such Is the genius of Irving as
director. Beckett will be repeated tonight.
The National-Because Oscar Wilde wrote
1t, there have been many critics VINO nave
permitted their superiority to show itself
in various adverse criticisms or Lady
Winde -mere's Fan" ever since its first APP
pearance. and even now that 1t has estab-
liShed its success they refer to IT as little
more than dramatized epigram. That
epig rams prevail in its dialogue can scarce
ly be denied. nor can it be denied that Its
dialogue is sparkling with satire and sense,
even If Oscar Wilde did write 1t. AS pre-
scented at the National last night by Mr..
Charles Frohmans company 1t impressed
the audience with it's keenness of CONVERSE
ton and its intensity of situation. With a
theme not the most pleasant but eminently
of society. it carries plot and counter
plot of exceeding interest. and what is
more universal of novelty. at least in APP
plication. 1t is story of good wife who
suspects the fidelity of good husband, and
in her first wrath forgets herself and is
about to wreck her whole social system.
when she is saved by her mother. whom she
thinks dead. and on whose account the hus-
band is suspected. That's the plot in a
lacking the finesse Of the French, is at least
Oscar Widely English. The cast is not
unusually strong, and the best work Is done
by Miss Virginia Harmed and Miss Evelyn
Campbell. mother and daughter by Mrs. 2.
j. Phillips as the Duchess by M. Gilmore
by Mr.. SaviIe and by Mr.. E. s. AbeleS a
promising young actor.
The Academy.-The Academy pulled a fine
bad-weather house last night, and no won
der. when the pulling power was Evans and
Hoey in that immortal stage epic, "A Par
Tor Match" To see it now in it's new dress
Is like beginning all over again. and its
quirks and fancies tickle as they fly. or
course, the man that broke the bank was
there, and the gallery got onto him in a
minute. He had new song, too, but In
this instance the old standby was n hot
favorite. The innocent kid was very ac-
ceptably done by Miss Merrilees owing to
the illness of Miss Minnie French Miss
simpson Is another bright light. and she
had wrestle with the gallery gods as TO
whether she should sing what she expected
to sing or what they expected her TO sing.
ana, as matter of course. she was downed
ana mad to obey the SUNNI. ons of the gods.
harris Bi1ou Theater.-That was a very
good show at the BiJou last night Charles
A. Loder. that eccentric exponent OF Ger
man comedy. presented his successful COM
say, on. What a Night" The company
includes bevy Of pretty and clever girls,
VINO sing catchy songs and give the per-
formance bright sparkle throughout
Briefly. the show may be summed up in
pure and wholesome" OF course there is
a plot, but not enough to worry one or
laughable situations and funny tableaux
there are score. and when the curtain
went down on the last act every one was
sorry. Again tonight.
kernap's Lyceum Theater.--It was a
case of standing room only at Kernan's
last night. Everybody wanted to see Sam
Jacks famous Creole Company, and hun
dreds were turned away. Those who were
fortunate to see the show went home well
pleased. The curtain raiser Introduced
many old favorites and included F'atinis.
the late sensation of the midway The
Mallory Brothers were pleasing and the
DeWolf sisters sang sweetly. The military
song and dance was clever and The Port
er's Dream laughable. Irving Jones had
Vote was well executed Smith and John
son. entertaining. and Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Mcintosh. those sterling comedians. pleased
every one. The entertainment closed with
an exciting dancing contest, which proved
an innovation Mr.. Ridge Waller, ex-
treasurer of Kernan's. is the press represen-
tative for Mr.. Jack.
Mr. Towards New Lecture-Last even
ing Mr. NJ. w. Howard delivered his new
lecture Lights and Shadows Of Real Life"
to a large audience at the Church Of Our
Father He was introduced by Congress-
man William c. Oates one Of Alabama's
most gifted sons For an hour and half
Mr.. Howard held the close attention OF his
audience. His humor is bright sparkling.
while his pathos moved his audience TO
tears. At times he Is highly dramatic. His
transformation from Jekyll to Hyde. made
under the full glare of the electric lights.
without the of wig or other stage
trickery. was loudly applauded. He is an
orator of great ability. and a young man
with a brilliant future.
MetZerott Hall. - Tonight Mr.. George
Grossmith will appear at Metzerott Hall in
a program that will be entirely different
from that which he presented last year. OF
his ability as an entertainer there can be no
question. and there is no one who can so
hold the attention of an audience and fur
thus far this season in the cities in which he
on the occasion of his first visit to this
country, and 1t is believed that such will be
the case In this city. He should be greeted
I n -laEl