The Washington times., 1894-12-11
AS THE CROWDS CONS OUT.

When an elephant has been tau ht to dance
Yankee Doodle and a silly cockatoo to
throw the mattresses and mirrors out of a
house on fire there is no telling what else may
be expected of the bird and brute creation
with Carl Hagenbeck as the miracle worker.
Jet that is just what was done last
night, to the great satisfaction and amuse-
ment of very large audience at Albaugh's
Grand Opera House. But those were only
two. and minor at that of the numerous fea-
lures of this most interesting performance.
The programme contains a running com
mentary on the wonderful features of the
star actors on the stage so that whenever a
translation is needed OF what is going on with
the seals, cockaIoos, lions, tigers, ETC., 1t is
furnished by the programme as interpreter.
People last night saw everything that has been
claimed for these animals. Some of them
appear to have keen sense of humor.
The dude bear, the funny pig, and the bad
seal made all the children just scream with
delight. There was, however, an abundance
Of material that amused, instructed, and edi-
fled the grown folks a ioness rode an Gle
phant, cockatoos went round and round on a
horizontal bar and flung the effects out of a
house on fire. pigs ran hurdle races, a bear
walked on a rolling barrel. q tiger rode n
tricycle., and so did lion. an elephant with
a lion on his back rode tricycle., and seals
played on tambourines and guitars and
smoked pipes, and four magnificent lions
posed for pictures, and lay down together
with their trainer on top OF the ferocious
quartet.
The exhibitors were Mr. Winkler. Miss
Meklosy Mr. Kerslake. Mr.. Mehrman. Mr..
Philadelphia, Mr.. Weston, Mr.. Darling, and
"Lill' and Raymond" the two clowns
The seals, perhaps, were the favorites with
the audience. The show will be here all this
week.
The delightful little opera "Robin Hood"
as staged and sung at the Academy last night
we'll repaid the audience and received an en-
thusiastic greeting. The singing was
excellent, and the individual and chorus
| parts carried with tone and heartness
| that are creditabe 10 the company and de-
| lightful to the hearer. K. Z. Graham as
| Sheriff of Nottingham. was irresistible Mr..
! Graham shows discretion and appreciation of
! the proper limits of his art IN resisting the
| temptation for horse play, and is a mirth pro-
| voker of no mean order. Basil Lesion. as Lit
tleJohn, was in fine voice and caughtthe house
! for repeated encores Philip Tones as
Robin Hood was a little uneven at times,
but on the whole very acceptable. Helen
Rainsley sang Maid Marian and
sang it well, and Mary Pal
mer as Alan-a-dale deserves especi al
mention. Louis Casavant. as Will Scarlet,
/! was good. robin Hood" will hold the
boards the rest of the week. except on Thurs
day and Friday evenings and Saturday matt
nee, when the "Knickerbockers" will be
sung
A crowded house greeted the opening ap-
| pearance of the Night Owls last evening at
Kernan's Lyeeum Theater and the audience
was given plentitude of singing,
dancing. burlesque, and variety acts,
| Saharet, the high kicker, made
! quite nit, as also did Zamora. the Mexican
| gymnast. Probably the most interesting fea-
! ture of the entertain ment was the living pie
| lures, which were presented IN very effective
| manner. The same performance will be
| given every evening during the week and
matinees to-day, Thursday and Saturday.
The stormy weather did not prevent large
and enthusiastic house witnessing The
Power of Gold" at Buffers Bijou Theater last
! evening. The scene is laid in England and
the play is intense and thrilling from
| start to finish. Frederick Summerfield, as
| Hadgi Zambra and Barry Johnsrone as Paul
Judson were both effective E. y. Stetson as
| Mark Harley, the heavy villain, was vocifer-
ously applauded and Hannah NJ. Ingham as
Meg Judson, the heroine, and Grace Lyndon
as the adventures with many aliases we'll
sustained their parts.
Bronson Howard's Shenandoah the
most famous OF all civil war plays csm-
menced a weeks run at the National last
night. The mounting is an Improvement
over previous productions and the cast is
! fair.
Harrison J. Wolfe. as Col. Robert Filing
ham, and Louis Hendricks. as Major Gen.
Buckthorn, give their roles careful and ar
tistic Interpretation. The rest of the men
have tendency to the over-pathetic and over
declamatory, as the occasion calls for it.
Josephine Hall as Jennie Buckthorne and
| Odette Tyler as Gertrude Ellingbam, are both
excellent. Margaret Robinson as Mrs. Con-
| stance Haverill was effective.
Local soldier boys aided in the production
and received tumultous applause f. - the gal
! leries.