The evening times., 1896-04-07

Tuoma, coleman : Mercutio was worthy
OF SPECIAL cUfuIncIddtIJn, ANA the audience
wished To see more OF Peter is Impcr>oHated
| by that excellent ACTOR. " il.idin + owens
As nurse 10 JuIet, Mis-. Sol smith mas had
no predecessor VINO uid the part better.
The rest OF TIE company gave efficient sup
she slUoi,s TO Conquer is the bill to-
night.
The Easter season of grand opera by The
HinriChs Company began at AlIeu GRAND
Opera House iasI night and Will continue
a fortnight. Every evening or the inst
week tine hill Will DE changed, winch viii
be a significant tax upon lne resources as
Well as me cnergIrs ul the company.
The opening bin was GiaConln sityerheer's
immortal '.HuguenOts." ." one OF the most
uI!tiCHI Of All the works uI The great com
pU>rrs. There are len cAJC,lng sou parts,
each Uf winch requires q singer oT eNien-
SlVe qualitative ana GudniitdtiNe yoCdiIsH.
Mt. HlnTlCnS' company une> not nla ke pre-
tensions TO JDe CcErDrIJlcS DI the SitIIO-
p,htan Company, yet II is metropolitan
many respects. lnerc were three women
III last nigh, cast tndt would be CrtTIit
10 any cast.
Inc nl,u did not appear to such adj
vantage. With coupe nI exceptions.
Ine principals were poor actors. but they
atUneSi, Ia a measure, for dramatic short
cpnnEs by an exccirnJ 1Idcu,y TO the iI-
Ton. Inc spirit OF the leader Inspired and
commander the singers with Sinking ell
feet.
without Mr.. Hnrichs' correct. exact
ing and magnetic direction tie Individual
e.turtS Cuuiu not have UpproaCiI the ac-
tual Results The chorus Was weak in num-
bers. hut supplied >pcndld ensemble III
Times that aJunti Tor JnudI deficiency.
Louise Natal sang the Marguerite. She
was not an IMPOSING queen but she cer-
taiG!y achieved results III the >p:cntiId pass
ages parCeIed To The sCHcnilng Queen. hcr
ursJ WORK was done in the second act.
katharine nvinIng ,.IspiaScu d Pheasant
cont ratio voice or sweetness ami easy
suppIcnc>s- she sang her aria IN tie iIr>t
act oettcr than any hing else; IN fact, IT
was her only opportunity of any signifi-
CaHCc. Her role WIS rban, Ihe page.
The best vOCaiIste and the best aCtIesS
in The cast was Minnie Tracey. She not
cnl ~ sang. but gave expression and meaning
10 the words and scenes.
Ine mcu signaiiy failed in this. Jules
Goguy sang the tenor role OF RaCul, and
his voice was often pleasant, hut he uid not
seem sufficiently famiiIdr with the ope IA
10 attempt acting Eugene Lorrain sang
the bass role OF Marcel, aud Nevers ana lie
bns were sung by LOUIS De Backer and
Cas!miro S5porettl. respectively.
Tonight '.faust' is To lie gwen. Lorrain
Will slug Mephlsto; Minnie Tracey Is cast
for Marguerite, Dicheiena for Faust, and
Louis De BackeT for Yalculine.
The friends of Bonnie scotland were out
in full force al the Lafayette square Opera
House last To witness the production of
Rob Roy" by The whitney Opera Com
pany. Ii Is needless 10 say that the yening
was an enjoyable one.
a
lite not only in Washington, buI elsewhere.
is strong in all important parts, and the
choruses are particularly 50, especially ttat
or the female voices. The telling of TIE
romantic story or Rob Roy was greatly
aided by the magnificent stage settings.
Not only this, but the costumes also were
both new and handsome.
Mr.. Whitney has gathered a really cx-
celienu collection Of talent to interpret
De Kovcns tuneful melodies, foremost
among them being two wasningtonans.
NJ William and Miss I.IZYte
Nichol. Mr.. Pruette's friends have watched
his career with great interest, and each
with applause. His work last night was
plea sing 10 his large number of admirers
in the audience. Miss MacNichol as Flora
Macdonald, heiress OF the chief of the
clan Macdonald wis charming. She was
in good voice, aud her acting was fine,
especially in THE scene where she reScues
her lover, Prince Charles, from the English
Miss Annie O'kecfe made an excellent
captain of the greuadicrs and won a number
OF deserved cncores. The come,iian OF the
company is Richard F. Carroll, aud the
facinty with which lie changed from
Scotch to English aud back again, as the
occasion demanded, was amusing. His
singing was good, while his dancing com.
pieteiy captured the audience He had to
respond to a number OF cncores. William
Mclaughlin, who is ''diyil among the
wimmin," was acceptable, aud in fact
all the members of the company were good.
Inc return OF Irwin BrOthcrS Bl L
Speciality Company to kernan's is always
the signal for a good time for the audience
and When the show Was put on the boards
at the little thcater last evening to stay
the remainder OF the week no one was
di disappointed, but there were aches in
laughing sities by tn. time the performers
got through.
Everything Is very funny, AMI the Wit and
humor is or n wholesome class and of the
keencst side-sniitt.Dg intensity. There are
few new faces in the company. but the audi
ence would rather have 1t thus than other
wise, for 1t has grown acquainted with the
members until interest in every step of
the show is doubled.
The specially work begins with the
musical numbers OF Moore and Karcher
whom the audience has scarcely ceased to
applaud before it is treated to the rough
AM -lumble work OF JofiBsone, Davenport
and Lorella in their quarter OF an hour of
comedy.
Miss kittic Nelson. who sings and dances
is as well known and as pleasantly remcm-
bered as the show Itself. The same may lie
said OF Joe Howa rd and IG;, Emerson who
sing songs Illustrated by piCtures. Both of
these singers have well-toned voices and
captivating manners.
Harry Fisher and Joe Carroll have added
some new features To their Irish comedy
act, and Nellie ONE ell and Lille Suthe rland
won new laurcls in their acrohalc feats,
songs and dances and comic sketches.
Equally interesting WIS the singing OF
Sadie Cushman and Herbert Hoicombe.
George Fuller Gordon followed them. He
is new entertainer here. but he evidently
insure him hearty welcome while he
stays and when he returns.
The performance closed with the famous
Scenes al the Zoo, in which the Younger
brothers Irwin and The dwarf Commedian
Major made their appearance.
In "a Gay Old Boy a jolly musical
farcc-conedy. full OF clean, catchy balnor