Life — May 21, 1885 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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290 GLORIOUS VICTORY! OUR NAVY TRIUMPHANT!!! SECOND TRIAL TRIP OF THE DOLPHIN. A THREE HOURS’ BATTLE!! SHE LEAVES THE SHIPYARD AT 9:15 AND DOES N'T BREAK DOWN UNTIL 12:25. JOHN ROACH’S HONOR REDEEMED! THOSE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WHO HAVE PRONOUNCED HIM A SWINDLER MAY NOW SWALLOW THEIR WORDS! THE POWER OF (Fliegende Blatter.) HE “ Black Hussar,” as now performed at Wallack’s, is a sprightly and amusing entertainment. The music is infectious, and at times stirring. Miss Cottrelly gives, as usual, a finished and artistic per- formance; her rendering of Barbara, Hackenback’s house- keeper, is a delightfully natural piece of acting, full of fun and spirit. Her surpassing neatness constantly displays itself, and at the most unexpected moments. The magis- trate’s diplomatic management of his two portraits, one of Napoleon and the other of the Czar, is very amusing and skilfully worked. The hero of the piece is Helbert, Captain of the Black Hus- sars, a famous German regiment in the war of 1812 between Russia and France, when the Germans were the allies of the Czar. The hero comes disguised as an army chaplain to the frontier town of Trautenfelt, where a pompous Burgomaster, with wavering political opinions, holds watch over two pretty daughters. The Hussar Chaplain belongs to a_ patriotic order known as the “Sons of Truth,” who traveled disguised through Germany to incite the people against their common enemy, Napoleon. The Burgomaster is an especial mark of these patriots’ wrath, but the Chaplain vacillates between his duty as a soldier and a newly arisen love for the Burgomas- ter’s daughter. Everything, of course, ends as it should. The Hussars are victorious in the field, and all the lovers are united. Everybody is happy, for there is no villain to deserve pun- ishment. The only person who really deserves chastisement is the one who painted the magistrate’s face. Such a make-up merely disgusts. It is offensive without being funny. One regrets that Mr. Hopper’s excellent acting should be handi- capped by such a vulgar mask, * * . Fe the encouragement of those who propose purchas- ing tickets for “ Adonis ” several days in advance we relate the following history. A gentleman went to the box- office a few days since and requested seats for a performance ten days ahead. He was informed that seats for that per- formance could not be purchased before the next Monday. | The next Monday he appeared and found every seat in the house nearer than the fourteenth row had been taken. He was calmly informed by the agent then in the office that they had been selling them for a week. We would respect- fully inform the management of the Bijou Theatre, that ex- | periences of this kind do not add much to the popularity of the establishment. comicbooks.com