The Washington times., 1894-05-20

this, one Of the best of Gilbert and SuIlivan's,
Tor several years, and the singing of the
| young people In 1t a week ago has served
to revive our pleasant recollection and
perhaps to sharpen our appetite. Mr.:
Strakosch's third selection Is as good
as his former oaes In the cast Miss Stra-
koseh will sing Mabel, Mamie Gilroy Kate, C.
| A. Bigelow, the major general, and George
A. Broderick, the pirate chief. A pleasing
| incident Of the week will be two perform
ances for the benefit of the Homeopathic
hospital, in each OF which the children who
sang in the amateur Pirates will sing one
act and the company the other.
| Three things can be talked about in connec-
ton with dainty Della Fox Just now.
There is the usual story about her all-around
delightsomeness which is just as true this
time as it has ever been. There is the an
| nouncement that she will star next season,
which must give us all pleasure. And there
is the fact that she is no longer dainty" I
see that the Capital has story about this lat
ter lamentable fact. The Capital attributes it
to beer. 1t is spicy story, that might almost
be called wicked in some papers.
A question arises. Is Della getting portly
with purpose? Does she drink beer to be-
come so? And the significance of this ques-
ton becomes apparent if you recall the fact
that comic operate stars Of the first magni-
tudc have almost invariably been of great
magnitude physically, too. Do they train for
it because it is good for operatic people to be
fat, or is there something in funny songs and
tights that makes one grow? IL seems 20 me
that this is a question Of some Importance.
Either way, Miss Fox seems destined to shine
respiendently, for was not Alice Oates portiy,
quite elephantine, in fact, in the latter years
of her wa-bling? And Marie Jansen, think of
her, and Pauline Hall: how well rounded.
really too well rounded, her calves are. They
are all plump after awhile, these real lights.
Lillian Russell, OF course, deserves to be
mentioned last and most at length in this
list, because Of her at present unapproacha-
BILE reputation (notice I don't use the word
irreproachable), and because her complicated
matrimonial question has brought her
prominently in view again. But even her
avoirdupo;s would quite entitle her to a lead
ing place. She is too large, as you have
surely noticed, to skip as gaily about as she
used once to do behind the footlights, and
confines herself to looking charming in one
position, front center, during all her ap-
pearances. She warblesa there and the rest
of the opera revolves around her. She is a
shining example.
But it is to Miss Russell as married woman,
and not as plump woman. that most inter-
est attaches this week. She is versatile. isn't
she? / suppose she has another man picked
out have heard, in fact, that she is already
toying with him, but cannot imagine who
he is.
Scrub, scrub, scrub,
With brushes and mops and brooms;
Scour. scour, Scour,
From cellar to attic rooms,
While the husbands dodge around
Like sinners bereft of hope,
And fly to the street when they wish to eat,
As they hear the song Of the soap.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
At the grand opera:
Guinevere-Oh. I love to listen to lovely
music. Do you know I could sit here all
night and listen to the lovely music.
Jack-So could with you.
Guinevere-Oh, don't intrude such remarks
when this beautiful "Pagliacci'' is being
sung. Just hear Guile; and amt he cute?
Jack-Awfully.
Guinevere-Look at his little legs. Amt
they Just divine?
Jack-Dreadfully.
As the crowds come out:
Guinevere-Tm m so glad We heard "Pagli-
acci." We can talk lot about it going
home, can't we? 1 do so love to discuss
grand opera.
Nat Goodwin's season is finished. He is
going to England to run a country house
and a moor and other English things after
the manner of American millionaires. / am
not informed if he will use his own millions
on this delightful scheme.
When the landlord say the actors all
With bills unpaid from his portals 60,
He bethought him how bad the world must be
To be compared to fieeting show
Detroit Tribune.
Buskin-I can't go on. haven't any make
up.
Manager-What are you playing tonight?
Buskin-The fool in
Manager-Go right on. Never mind the
make-up.-World.
The testimonial benefit rendered to Mana
ger Eugene Herman, which is announced for
Monday evening, June 4. promises to be elab-
crate in every sense. Volunteers are being
received daily from many professionals as
well as amateur performers. The programme
will be the most extensive ever offered in this
city. special feature OF which will be q cake
walk.
Lecturer John L. Stoddard has sailed for
Europe. He will spend the Summer on the
continent in preparation for his lectures next
season, prominent among which will be new
ones upon Paris. Rome and Switzerland.
This last season of his has been the best he
has ever had. He has had 175 lectures and
It's overfowing houses.
The critics, as usual, vary widely In their
opinion Of the one-act play, 1.-THE Luck Of
Roaring Camp" produced last week in New
York with "Gudgeons;' but, as might quite
reasonably have been expected, not even Dion
Boucicault seems to have been able to do Bret
Harte's little classic anything like justice.
"Gudgeons'' is pronounced by several Of the
papers as poor and not in the least worthy of
Frohman's great Empire theater company,
which presents it.
Robert Buchanan has written some remark
ably poor plays, and Clement Scott has writ
ten some Of the best Of our dramatic criticisms.
Without knowing much Of the facts about the
pyrotechnic quarrel Of those gentlemen over
In London last week, venture to express the
opinion that Buchanan's side is as inexcus-
able as some Of his plays.
Columbia Park.