The evening times., 1895-11-19

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realistically human.
The songs of Chauncey Olcott and the
true Emerald Isle wit and northern
love and sentamen,alism portrayed in
/ Pitou and Jcssop's The Irish Artist
which began its annual cnrag ge;nent at The
Grand Opera House last night, ali went TO
form an entertainment that thoroughly
pleased the audience.
The comedy iraIna is, possibly, barring
few defects that the artist can smooth
down only To leave other spots rough. an
Irish gem or the pUrcst ray serene. In the
inimiI able Katy Mahonc'' aud all the songs,
including My Beautiful Irish Maid" the
fine tenor voice of Mr.. Olcott was last night
1T its finest. But his rarcst bits OF aciing
are in the scenes with the children, where
Lis cieyerness and grace are most pleasing.
The support is good. The really difficult
parts are handled in manner worthy OF
most favorable criticism. The Widow Blake
is in excellent hands with Effie Gcrmon
Louise Closer did well the part Of Maui
ricc's supposed sister, Maggie. Frank
Peters appeared TO advantage in the diff
cult role of Cormac Cronin. Rolinda Balm
bridge is splendid Kate Malone.
Hoyt's "A Mix White Flag" was again
unfuriet at the New National last night,
and the audience that assembled would have
done credit to any Fourth of July flag
raising. Since the last production here
the play has been cut and pTuned a great
deal, in some Instances for thc best.
There are very few Of the oil faces pres
ent in the company. but the new ones hold
their own in On cXccllen; manner. Clarisse
Agnew. as the orphan, is unusually good,
and her songs and dances are even mere
fetching than those of the originator OF
the part in the original production. Miss
which, in the original cast, was taken by
Isabel Coe, and n comparison is strictly in
favor Of Miss Lamar. Many new speciai-
ties have been introduced. and Frank Law
ton, as the high private OF the Ransome
Guards. is as good as ever in his whi>tling
and dancing.
Taken as a whole tie new company was
we'll received and from the indications
last night the MIX White Flag" will
have most successful week at The Ma
tional.
Among tie newcomers in the company are
F. :. Went worth, william pistan, Charles
Warren and George \. Beane.
Mr.. Chas B. Hanrord, Miss Nora O'Brien
and Mr. Eiihu X Spencer began their
week ek'sensagcmentat at the Academy of Music
last night, giving 1.-The Merchant of Venice"
as their opening play. An audience such as
only popular productions bring forth greeted
this most popular of WasbingtOn's players
and his excellent support.
AT the conclusion of the fifth act the ap
plause was so constant and imperative
that Mr.. Hauford was compelled To step
before the curtain and make a speech of
thanks for the cordial welcome.
The PLAY was well staged, the elopemcnt
of Jessica and Portals garden at Belmont
being very pretty stage pictures. The stars
rendition of the character of Shylock was
au artistic conception, and Miss O'Brien.
with n charming stage presence and an en-
gaging manner, gave her ideal of Portia
with judgment, sincerity and sympathy Mr.
Speucer's Bassanio was good all the way
through aud well received. "Virginius"
will be given tonight.
Hopkins Trans.Oceanic Star Speciality
Company opened to q crowded house at
Kernan's Lyceum Theater last night
The midget Rossow brothers, Karl and
Franz, were without doubt the stellar
attraction. These little fellows are about
20 inches high, and neither of them. it is
claimed. weighs 20 pounds, but they lifted
weights and dumb-bells, which, with ref
erence TO their size, cqualled the strength
OF Slndow.
The little fellows are also clever sparrers,
and a three-round bout was pulled off in a
dminutive ring. The manner in which the
mdgets upper-cutted and landed on each
other brought forth rounds of applause
from The audience. The midgets are well
educa ted, and can talk upon almostany sub
ject.
Fuegora, the transfigurator. did some
excellent work i'll his representations of
the famous men or history. One OF the
beauties of his pcrfo rmance is that his
are made with so much rapidity
that the audience is never kept waiting.
Ford and Francis, an operatic team: Tom
Mack. the black-face comedian; Ryan and
Richfield, Irish artists, and Robetta and
Doreto. Chinese acrobats, were all well
eceivetl by the audience. Apollo. the Adonis
of the wire, gave n very pleasing exhibit
tion. Last night marked the first appear
ance of Jester. the irish ventri!oquist be-
fore Washington audience. His work is
good, as is also that Of the Gehrue sisters,
ong and dance artists. The performance
closed with Thos.J. Ryans cne-act com
ady, "A Coquett6."
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