The record-union., 1895-01-25
AMUSEMENTS

The Metropolitan Theater was pack ed
last night by fine audience. "Lottie
Collins and Her Troubadors'' were the at
fractions. and they were genuinely strong
ones. A better variety company has
never appeared here. Ward and Curran
open the entertainment with comedy
sk1t, IN which Curran sings with excel
lent effect some charming ballads, nota-
bly, one, ''My Pretty Irish Maid" greatly
pleased. Wards humor, however, is
rather heavy, and his caricature extrava-
CANT. Anna Wilmuth, concert hall yo-
callst evidently, came next. She has
strong, penetrating voice, metallic and
assertive. But despite the metallic reson-
ance 1t grows on one, and she gathered
in enthusiastic and deserved plaudits
Her duet with Curran, who sang from
the gallery, is decided novelty. The
Brothers Meers are high wire acrobats
whose peers have not been seen here
either for daring or grace. Marion, Hays
81 Marion. with Ina Muship, Lillian
Bishop and May Williams, made sextet
of character dancers and high kickers of
the best order. They dance the popular
vaudeville dances, but give them with
grace and poetry of motion and drapery
we have not seen equaled by so large
group OF performers. Wood and Shep-
ard, IN minstrel musical act, were lar
more than clever-in fact it was character
acting and in low comedy of fine order,
though the type was burlesque and eccen-
trio. Lottie Collins appeared in two
operettas, 1.-The Fair Equestrienne" and
Tho Devil Bird" The first suggests
clever farce which Rosina Vokes made
famous, and the latter is built on an old
poem and farce, 'The Youth Who Never
Saw Woman" Lottie Collins has been
greatly misrepresented and misunder-
stood-here, at least. She is so far from
hot hoe hkan IN,
nifty; that she is a handsome woman,
with voice like satin, and form that
Tor grace might make any woman enyl-
Gus. she sings with dash, spirit, feel
ing and nlcety of taste that eXcites mu-
sical appreciation, and she dances in
manner 10 put most other eccentric dam
GERS to shame. She is unlike any other.
In rapidity. originality and gracefulness,
i'll the midst OF absolute contortion, she
IS wonder and a charm. She is a very
clever comedlenne also, and has one of
the most expressive OF countenances
All in all, Lottie Collins pleases and salts
hes. She comes up to every claim she
makes, and If she is so minded she has
capacity to fill very much higher place
in drama. Her support in her play is
excellent. 1t is English all over, but just
what one wants to see to understand
what pleases the English in low comedy
lines. The company will reappear to-
nlgnI, ana IL Is Sa1e TO say that standing
room only will be the order, as it was last
night. The troupe does not leave here
until Tomorrow.
At the Clunie Opera-house tonight the
beautiful idyl, MAY Blossom" 1t is a
poem and a song; comedy and pathos,
tears and smiles, clouds and sunshine,
humor and wit.
The Cotton children rendered very
amusing entertainment last night at the
church, corner of Fourteenth and K
streets. The little ones are excellent elo-
cutionists, are well grounded in Delsart-
ISM, and very graceful in their national
and fancy dances. Little Miss Maude is
exceptionally interesting and displays
wonderfully precocious talent. The chill
dren will appear at the same place this
evening in an entire change of pro-
gralnme. The proceeds are to be devoted
TO the benefit of the church.
Califia Parlor, Native Daughters, will
give social party at Turner Hall on
thursday evening, February l4th.