Evening star., 1898-08-12
AMUsEMENTs.

NEW NATIONAL THEATER-George
Wilson and W. s. Cleveland, who have COM
bined their minstrel shows, deserved the
very large audience in the New National
Theater last night. That they have honsst-
ly and intelligently sought to win popular
appreciation is evident from the character
of the performers they present and the
quality of the entertainment afforded. This
is particularly true of the electrical scenic
and costume effects in the first part, which
as the curtain rose provoked a hearty round
of applause from the house, which, in this
city, is always quick to appreciate the novel
or beautiful in stage mountings This fea-
ture is called The Minstrel's Dream" and
its color effect is most pleasing. The COM
pany opened with the singing of The Stars
and Stripes Forever which they aeeompa-
MED by waving handsome flags, from the
very start winning enthusiastic favor. E.
NJ. Halls 'Nigger, Niger ditty was
heartily encored, and John Queens COLO
quies and songs were side-splitting. Lewis
II. Powers sang the ballad Break the News
to Mother in clear. pleasing voice, and
Burt Marion, Billy Pearl and Charles q.
Weber were agreeably received. Then came
the ever-welcome Billy Emerson and the in
!mltaoie George Wilson, whose high-keyed,
eruptive wit convulsed his listeners. Mr..
Wilson sang The Coon's Love- and ''ZiZzy
re Zum Zum Zum" when he wasn't telling
anecdotes.
Mr.. Halls banjo playing, illustrating the
change in style since the earliest days, was.
perhaps, the best enjoyed feature, and his
refined method. splendid picking and facial
expression won, him thunderouS plautits
He is original, unique and accomplished.
Billy Emerson, in his speciality. was cor
daily received and his limitations were ef-
tectual gloom -destroyers. Swift and Chases
musical act was old, but they gave it in a
style that made one forget its antiquity.
George Wilson's chatter sparkled with wit
ty illusions and comic shots. The "terpsi-
chorean satire" Our Colored Golf Club
and Ed. Cain Keno and Thomas Welch in
their specially. american Gu1ners," wound
up the bill. The war joke was very evident
oil through the performance and never fail
ed to get Its measure of hand-clapping.
Iaken as whole, the entertainment is
most pleasing: in fact. revivifying after
long weeks Of drama and vaudeville. A
matinee will be given Saturday.
THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGI-
MENT.'-A very bright and pretty person.
age, indeed, is the Daughter Of the Regi-
ment as sung by Mile. Diard in the opera
bearing the same attractive military title
produced by the JaXon Opera Company at
Glen Echo last night. In such a martial
time as the present it is very appropriate
that the plays and operas dealing with
brought before the public Donnizettrs
beautiful opera, for the Daughter of the
Regiment is really most tuueful work
aboundlng In vocal numbers that are Just
light enough to be out of the grand onera
class, and also are too pretty and merito-
rious to be thought of in connection with
the so-called comic opera of the day has
been recalled from the shelf and will again
prove popular Mile. Diard is Marie, the
daughter, while Winnifred Goff is Ser
geant Sulpizio. Payne Clark is Tonic Miss
Lowrie, the duchess: Will Carleton. the
corporal: John Read Bruno. and Miss
Margaret Poole, Babette. All are well cast
and their work was thoroughly appreciated
by large audience.