Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-15
AMUSEMENTS.

ms HueHCy Oh IleiCuy WHICH perVaQeS the
Little Duke was Interpreted in a graceful
and effective manner TO an appreciative
audience at Albaugh's last night. Manager
Strakosch has in organizing his company
shown good perception as to the adaptable
ity of particular individuals to certain roles.
The result is that his company is a WELL
balanced one, competent to do justice not
only to the conspicuous numbers of the
opera, but to the music in general and to
the comedy. There is an abundance of fun
In Little Duke" and the fact that it does
not belong 10 the list of operas which have
been hammered at season after season by
company after company gives it freshness
that adds materially to the enjoyabilty of
its performance. The chorus is a notably
good one. 1t has voices and good looks, the
costumes being worn with a grace which
adds to their original richness of effect A
rovelty is introduced in the school room
scene, when Miss Edah Carr, a child who
sings the most difficult music with an ease
ana accuracy which would seem possible
only with maturei experience, performs
Gildd's song from the second act of Rig
oletto. Her voice has a purity and fullness
renlarkabie In one OF such years, and she
Is compared by all who are competent to
speak to Patti rs she sang at that age
Avery Strakosch as Fabrice, Duke of Par
thenay, merited compliments for her per-
A.
role OF Frimousse confirmed an impression
winch has been growing in this city for sew
eral seasons that he Is one of the best light
operl comedians before the public. Alice
Hosmer filled a role that was well suited to
her with characteristic efficiency, and the
remainder of the cast acquitted itself in a
fashion which reflected credit on all con-
cerned The company will, after this week.
rave the benefit of the talent of the popular
soubret, Miss Mamie Gilroy, who appeared
IN this city with SO much success in the
MIX White Flag" and later with the
BLACK Crook"
than the excellence of the performances
Is the enthusiasm which characterizes the
appearance of the audiences night after
night at the Academy during the short sea-
son or grand opera by the Hinrichs Com
pany, and last night, with Leoncavallo's
| opera Il Pagliacci." the attraction, was
no exception. 1t was a full house, and it's
| enthusiasm carried 1t so far in the first
as to demand that Canio (Ir Guille) tear
passion to tatters the second time as
he did when first discovering the disloyalty
or Nidda Miss Koert-KronoidD. This opera
| by Leoncavallo was in competition for thai
prize won by Mascagnis "CavallerIa' and
| 1t is said that If 1t had been In one act
| instead of two 1t would have won the prize
naturally, then. comparisons will be made
| between the two operas, and If vote were
| taken in Washington the honor would re-
! main as it is. Yet "Pagliacci' is a fine lit
| tie opera, with music through it, in which
the orchestra has opportunities to divide
honors with the singers. In plot II Is as
| intense as the most Italian nature could
| demand, and the contrast of the real and
| the simulated adds to this. 1t is the simple
story or a clown with a travelling COM
pany. whose wife is the Columbine and she
| Is loved by another player and she loves
a rustic The rejected lover tells the hus-
band. and he finds his wife in her lovers
arms. Then in the play they present to
the audience a similar plot is enacted, and
the audience. enthusiastic over the fine
playing of the clown, is suddenly shocked
by his plunging a Knife into his wife and
then into her lover as he springs from the
audience to her rescue. Mr. Guile as the
husband. despite his physical idealty, is
powerful in the part, both in singing and
acting. Nine. Kronold as his wife is pas
sionate and tender and scornful by turns
and at every turn artistic and realistic
Del Puente. as Tonic, the Iago of the piece.
in clowns uniform, is not so handsome
as usual. but there Is no Disgusting his
voice. Mr.. Storey and Mr. Ganor the two
remaining singers in the cast were good
The choruses were better than heretofore
and won applause on their own score as
did also the orchestra. and Director Hin
riehs was compelled to appear before the
curtain at the close of the second act The
opera rests largely on the orchestration, and
this Is strongly descriptive
The New National Theater.-The Hopperi-
an schooi or humor proved effective as
usual, at the New National Theater last
night when the jolly aggregation of musical
ana comedy performers, who make up the
company for 'Panjandrum" appeared. The
rollicking songs, as we'll as the pretty bits
OF sentimental melody, were interpreted
with the dash which characterizes the COM
pany in which prosperity adds it's stimulat-
ing influence to competent management.
both on the stage and In front. The cos
TUNES are handsome, as usual, and the
stage settings have the oriental gorgeous
ne SIS which the public has learned to expect
from production which has Manager b. d.
stevens m mi ,,Iy
longs strictly to the modern school Of the
lighter musical productions, and 1t has the
merit of displaying De Wolf Hopper in all
the glory of his pranksome avoirdupols.
There is only one De Wolf Hopper Few
comedians have SO humorous a personal
ity, and none other ON the stage has so
much of it. And Della Fox in all her
daintiness sings and frisks in way that
compels the admiration of the masculine
contingent, and brings susceptible feminity
to her feet in an instant.
Miss Pryor's Testimonial-Miss Carrie
Pryor was rendered complimentary testi-
monial last night at Metzerott Music Hall
by her Washington friends. and the pro-
gram was an interesting and varied one
Miss Pryor herself sang several numbers
and joined with Mr.. Sam Drane i'm n
comedy sketch, very much to the delight of
the audience. She looked exceedingly pref
ty and attractive. and several handsome
punches of beautiful roses were handed to
her on the stage
The Apollo Quartet, composed of Messrs
W. ID. Mcfarland p. b. Turpin, F. p. Rec
side and b. A. Ryan sang in their usually
excellent manner, and Were thoroughly APP
preciated. Miss Alice Johnsons soprano
solo was one of the features of the evening
Mr.. David c. Bangs recited i'm faultless
negro dialect AN Incident in Virginia Cam
paigning." For an encore he read from
The Man of the World" Sir Pertinax
Maxcychophant's advice to his son. The
comic song. ''Since Katie Got Struck on the
Stage" was sung by Mr.. w. H. Conley,
who convulsed the house by his inimitable
manner.
The Tuxedo Club rendered several selec-
lions and responded to frequent recalls.
Miss Pryor accompanied by the Tuxedo
Club, sang. as closing number. THE Su-
wannee River. Prof. Cardellas orchestra
gave selections throughout the program,
and Characteristic songs were sung by Mr..
Geo. D. Scott. Mr.. Walter Stetson, with a
recitation, Messrs. Cullen, Hale and Nc
Ernany in a banjo duet, with piano accom-
paniment, and Mr.. Sam Drane materially
contributed to the evenings entertainment.
Kernan's Lyceum Theater.-An audience
of large size greeted Field and Hansons
Drawing Cards at Kernan's Lyceum
Theater last night. This company is one of
the best straight variety shows on the road
and contains many favorites. Field and
Hanson scored the usual hit in their
musical specalties. Gallagher and West
were as humorous as ever; George Austin
gave a clever exhibition on the slack wire;
the Salaulbos mystified the audience by
their slight-of-hand performance; Maud
Beverly sang and danced exceedingly we'll.