The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-09
which the opera a5ounds is simply immense.
The following is list OF the chorus as COM
plete as could be procured:

4 uS ID u VI LlC aS CCuI-
plete as could be procured:
Sopranos-Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Hechler,
Mrs. Crawford, Mrs. McYcigh, Miss Laura
Adkins, Miss Annie Boucher, Miss Jennie
Bowers, Miss BERTHE Christian, Miss Caro-
line Crespi, Miss K. p. Crawford. Miss Car
re Cox, Miss E"gleston, Miss Giles, Miss
Hunter. Miss Kemper, Miss kraker, Miss
Mollie Minor, Miss Annie Minor, Miss Nan
ME Mosby, Miss Mollie McRae, Miss Roseu.
baum, Miss Louise ReiHs. Miss Julia Reins,
Miss Sutton, Miss Alice Taylor, Miss Laura
ThiIow, Miss II. 3. Tinsley, Miss j. D. Ty-
Ter, Miss May Walker, Miss Annie Williams,
and Miss Emma Wood. -.
Altos-Miss Ball. Miss Annie Ball, Miss
Mary Bowers. Miss Jennings, Miss Fanny
Hall, Miss Jennie Hall. Miss Jennie Hob
son. Miss Mary Lybrock, Miss Kate Nera,
Miss J. Scott, Miss Bertha Sauter, and Mra.
McRae.
Tenors-T. A. Cary, Walter Christian.
Manly Curry, T. q. English. II. 2. Gray,
]. E. Gilman, o. Howard, Catesby Jones,
w. D. johnson. J. Fl. Knpler, Charles Lun-
din. G. W. McFarlane. I. Neatherwood, G..
c. Rady, F. Roland. S. Stcinlein. Willie
Smith, j. z. Taliaierro, Z. II. Williams,
Monty Walker, II. c. Walker. Charles Wat
kins. Walter Watkins, F. j. West, Jr., and
ROOcrt WllS0n. .-.
Bassi-R.. W. Cardwell, L. A. Cardozo,
Claude Cardozo. Richard Cauthorn, Will
liam Chaplin, +. +. Dewitt, +. &. GOddin,
James Harris, It. z. Howard. y. Lloyd,
David McCaw, Charles McGrudcr, L. Per-
II. H. Smith, Il. +. Stubbs, G. G. Sutton,
j. j. Sutton, G. J. Smith, Watt Tyler, c. w.
Winn, and ii. L. Warrington.
TIE BALLET
consisting OF forty little giriS-iS under the
direction Of Professor Henry Lauhc. They
are being thoroughly instructed in the
dancing, and will be very effective for
groupings in tableauX.
ABAND OF FoRTT-FIGHr WARRIORS
will appear in full arlnor OF four different
colors. with shields and spears. Their
equipments arc bcing manufactured, and
they are being drilled regularly by gem
tlcnan thoroughly competent ior the task.
THE ORCHESTRA
will consist Of eighteen selected musicians,
who are being carefully drilled. They had
4 rehearsal on Monday evening which was
quite successful
Mr.. II. W. Lubbock, DR.. Burton. Mr.. f..
4. Hocn, and Mr.. Edward Archer, volr:l-
tcercd their services, and will constitute 4
pall Of The orchestra on the occasion OF its
representation. Mr.. John Basclcr has cone
incacnlahlc service in arranging and copy
iHg the music for the orchestra and chorus
and helping 10 rehcarsal>.
THE FAIRY SCENE
! will be gotten up with great Lcanty and re
gardlcsz cf cost. The fairies will appear il
the fist scene grouped in Il garden OF flow
crs, representative OF the realms OF FairC
Land.
THE TRANSPORTATION SCENE
in the finale Of the second act will he sim.
ply immense. The chan" ing Of the pump.
kin into the carriage for The Fairy Queen
the mice into ponies, the rat into a coach
nan, the lizards into !ackty and footman
and Cinderella from her RAGS and appear
ance of utter poverty into the Fairy Queer
will he as pleasing rs marvellous. Tho
grande>t effect will perhaps be produced II
THE CORONATION SCENE
OF the last act. in which over two hundred
peeplc will appear on the stage at one time
This effect will be heightened by the use 0
calcium light, which will reflect brilliant
and different -colorcd lights upon an army
Of marching women, huge ballet, and ~
| immense tbrons of courtierS and retainers
and all will c0nspire 10 produce one Of tht
most brilliant OF spectacular and operate
performances ever witnessed on any stage
EXCURSION TRAINS
will be run ON all the principal railroads
leading from the city at greatly reduced
rates, and it Is supposed there will be all
dicnccs from Petersburg, Norfolk. Dan
vile, Staunton, Charlottesville, and else
where. Besides. the excursion Of mer
chants from North Carolina will reach herr
about that time, and the city will be unu
Sually gay.