Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-26
ADJUSTMENTS.


ceptionally large audience was in attend
ance at the Lafayette Square Opera House
last night to witness that sterling and WON
derfully successful play. THE Old Home
stead The play has been seen here be-
fore, but the play-going people seem never
to tire of its rustic truthfulness, it's broad
humor and the fine singing that goes with
1t. The cast was strong in every part,
being we'll balanced as to dramatic and
comedy ability, although character acting
had the lions share of the production.
George w. Wilson. the old Boston Museum
comedian, played the part of Uncle Joshua
with a truthfulness and earnestness that
carried conviction with 1t, and stamped
him as one of the best character &C tors on
the stage today. R. ]. Jose. assisted by
double quartet. sang his way into the good
graces of the audience. The Cy Prime of
William Cressy shared honors with old
Josh. Miss Mary Kimball as Aunt Mathil-
da looked and acted the part to life and in
emotional work was very effective. Miss
Blanche Dayne as Rickety Ann captured
the galleries from The start with her quaint
and funny words, and in company with
Maggie O'Flaherty Miss Minnie Luck
stone) kept up a continuous laughter, that
contributed materially to the success of
the play.
Aliens Grand Opera House.-"The Merry
Wcrld'' is the natural successor in popular
esteem of The Passing Show" The series
of reviews of current events which Canary
and Lederer have inaugurated proves an
established and appreciated incident Of
theatrical entertainment from year to year.
THE Merry World turns it's fin de steele
satire upon one popular work after an
other with swift trenchency that dazzles
and readiness of resource which inSures
against tedum. 1t is not star" piece.
The performer who, In his turn, takes the
center of the stage is premier of that i'm
mediate occasion. Yet when the perform
an iS 1a1 in fhn fcy,,r
which first suggest themselves are those of
David Warfed and Amelia Summerville.
The formers burlesque on "Svengali'' has
enough of the gruesomeness of the original
to show that Mr. Warfed is an actor as
we'll as an accomplished farceur. In Miss
Summerville it is not easy to recognize the
erstwhile chubby-more than chubby
comedienne of a few seasons ago. In her
satires on Sans Gene" and '"rrilby' she Is
spirtuelle, but amusing. 1t is gravely as
serted by professional devotees of the hui
morous that to be really good burlesquer
requires a fine intellectual appreciation of
the subject under consideration. Miss Sum-
merville seems to fill this ideal, for her
representations. laughable as they are,
could not do otherwise than add to the af-
fectonate regard in which the play-going
and reading public have come to hold the
clever blanchisseuse de fin and the naNely
naughty model. The comic operas of re-
cent success are cleverly woven through
the performance, and the dancing of La
Petite Adelaide, the comic limitations by
Frank Blair and other incidental features
keep the audience always amused. Miss
Marie Laurens sang last night in a man
ner which claimed an enthusiastic encore,
and w. A. Mccormick made an impression
by his unaffected drollery as the Laird in
the Triby burlesque. The costumes are of
the best. both in material and design, and
the humor has the exceptional merit of
being directed toward people who have
read n little and perhaps thought little,
as well as to the underlined and largely
tT1on Cripn nj tIurn ioh
ayers are too ready to submissively recog-
nize a censor from whom there is no
appeal
New National Theater.-Splendidly staged
and costumed. and splendidly sung by prin-
Cipals of the highest reputation and large
and efficient chorus, it is no wonder that De
koven and Smiths opera. Rob Roy" has
won such a success and made so much
money for Mr.. Fred. c. Whitney. Last
night was the first opportunity afforded
Washingtonians to hear this opera, and the
National Theater was filled with an audi
ence that was kindly disposed and was also
friendly to some of the principal singers.
Miss Lizzie Macnichol, the contralto, and
Mr.. VIM Pruett. the baritone, are both
Washingtonians, and they-received a warm
welcome. They fully deserved the applause
they received, for both We're in excellent
voice, and sang with spirit and artistic fin
ish. Mr.. Pruett makes a heroic Rob Roy,
his magnificent physique admirably suiting
the part. His solo, MY Love is Like the
taste and feeling. Miss Macnichol was a
handsome Flora Macdonald, and her rich
contralto voice was heard to good advan-
tage. Miss Julette Gordon made a dainty
Janet. and sang the Heather Song de-
lightfully. Mr.. Richard Carroll is recog-
nized as one of the best comedians, and in
the Mayor of Perth he found full scope for
his abilities. The other roles were satisfac-
tcrily assumed.
Academy of Music.-"The Widow Jones'"
in the person of jolly Nav Irwin, made her
debut in Washington at the Academy of
Music last evening, and she and her COM
pany was greeted by large and most fash
ionable house. The play is practically with
out plot. but is full of fun and humor. AS
the widow, who is not a widow Miss Irwin
has an OF portunity for presenting her pc
culiarly captivating talents such as she
has never before enjoyed, and She of
course. makes the most of them. Her reel
tations in the last act We're also appreci-
ated. Miss Irwin is ably seconded by
good company including John C. Rice as
one of her persistent suitors, Joseph NJ.
Sparks as Michael Mccarthy, the Maine
farmer. ard Ada Lewis as the country girl
and the new woman.
kernan's Lyceum Theater.-The Rentz-
Santley Burlesque Company appeared for
the first time this season at Kernan's last
night and delighted large audience. There