The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-13

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ment National Guards, Of Connecticut, and
other military.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22-2P. Informal
commencement OF the Richmond ceremo-
nies.
Programme. Mayor w. c. Darlington
presiding; music; prayer by Bishop r. NJ.
Whittlc; music; address Of welcome bY
the Mayor; music; reading Of the Declara-
tion OF Independence by scholars OF the
Richmond High School; music; Grafton By
DR.. j. J.. NJ. Curry music.
SUNDAY.-Services at st. Johns church,
attended by the Governor, Mayor, City
Council, and distinguished visitors.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 24-l0t a. M.-Reyiew
by Governor Holiday, Mayor Darlington,
and the Council Of the First Virginia regi-
ment, Colonel j. D. Purcell commanding;
Richmond Howitzers. r. l.. l. Blues, and
visiting military. 9 y. M.-Review by
the same officials OF the grand German his
torical tableaux and torch-light procession.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24-Molning. Re
view by Governor Holiday, Mayor Car
rington, and Council Of the colored socie-
ties and colored military OF Richmond.
OF the Manchester l,agamuflins.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2c--114 A. M-Re-
view OF the grand society and trades
parade. p. M.-Grand concert and dis
play OF fireworks.
1ir. James ID. Patton is the chairman Of
the committee which will have charge Of
the reception Of visitors at the grand stand.
GRAND ARMY or THE REPUBLIC.
"AarOn Wilkes Post, No. 90, Grand
Army OF the Republic" of Trenton, n. j.,
will arrive here on the 18Th instant. The
Old First Regiment Association, whose
guests they will be, are making prepara-
tiOns for their entertainment.
This "POst" numbers among its men,
bers some OF the best citizens OF Trenton,
and they may feel assured Of a kindly wei
come from the veterans OF the "Old First !"
and our citizens generally.
EXPOSITION OPENING.
The Industrial Exposition will be opened
tonight ut 8 O'Clock. The address will be
delivered by Colonel John b. Purcell. EX-
hibitors have been hard at work all this
week preparing and ornanenting stands
and cases, and some OF them viii present q
most handsome appearance. Professor De
Nordendorf, who is in charge Of the musi-
cal department, will give grand instru-
mental concert.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS, &C., &C.
The Council coBm1ttee have arranged
for eight electric lightS-twO Of which will
be placed on Main street and six on Broad
between First and Twelfth.
1t seems determined that the Council will
make no special arrangements for sweeping
Main and Broad streets. That duty, there
fore, will have to be attended to by the citi-
Zeus themselves.
But the city authorities should at least
see that the pavement at and near the cor
ncr OF Main and Thirteenth streets Is fixed
at once. IL Is getting too late now for
leisurely work.
The water supply is now better than it
has been at any time this summer, and l.
daily growing better. In fact, with the
present combined water and steam-poWer
for pumping, il is likely that it will be years
before u scarcity OF water is again COM
planned Of.
SUNDAYS SERVICES AT YORKTOWN.
The programme OF the music to be sung
on Sunday morning next at Yorktown du-
ring the religious services to be conducted
by Right Rev. Bishop Keane embraces the
following selections: "KWie EleiSOn,"
from Mozart's grand Twelfth Mass; "GlO-
ria in ErceiSiS," from IIaydn's Second
Mass SdnctuS," from Haydn's Third or
Coronation Mass; Ilallelujah Chorus,'
from Hande's " Messiah" and "Hymn OF
Praise" paraphrase Of the Ie DeUm.)
This music will be rendered by combined
choirs from Washington, Baltimore, and
Richmond, numbering about seyenty-fye
voices, and will be accompanied by the
United States Marine band OF Washington.
THE THEATRE LAST NIGHT" Patience"
the recent work OF Messrs. Gilbert and
Sullivan, was presented last night for the
first time in Richmond by Mr.. Charles t..
Ford's Comic Opera Company. Like their
other two-act operas, " Patience" is highly
enjoyable, both as regards the libretto and
the score. The work OF Mr.. Gilbert is par
ticularly clever, il being nothing less than
a telling satire upon the aesthetic, as affect
ed by the "holOw "-headed simpletonS Of
society; yet there is probably no modern
lyric author who has studied the true Is-
thetic more thoroughly or TO better advan-
tage in stage-eilects than Mr.. Gilbert him
self. His good taste and thorough appre-
citation OF the beautiful has doubtless pre-
sented TO him the absurdity OF the eXtraya-
CANT pretenccs TO knowledge in this
line so widespread in the beau monde,
that he has been enabled TO satiriZc il with
peculiar and striking effect. The musical
portion OF the work has that great charm,
which has been the secret to the success OF
,lI IL GftlIiyaf1fe arnanOlfffafer cg hgf,cr
substantial i'm construction. yet simple
and pleasing withal. We were, how
ever, SoTTy to observe that q composer
OF such talent should be apparently
so limited in the scope OF musical ideas as
TO borrow so extensively from his former
compositions. The second chorus Of mai
dens in this is almost identical with
that pretty solo which Frederick sings
i'm the Pirates Of PcnZmce, while an
other Of the Dragons reminds one
most forcibly OF the Maior-Generaps
song in the same opera. Patience, too,
makes her first entrance with about the
same rccitatiye as does Buttercup. and
there Is another chorus which smacks Of
the second part OF "Shall we Submit" in
Pinafore. The music is all highly merit0ri-
ous throughout, and will wear well.
On the whole, it is highly entertaining
little opera, and was greatly enjoyed as pre-
sented last evening.
The company did well throughout. Mr..
c. Hogendori made his first appearance
here this season as Colonel Calyerley. He
played the part very acceptably, and re-
ccived a decided encore for his singing OF
"When | First Put this Uniform on"
Miss Lucette as Patience was, OF course,
charming; yet she did not have in this such
a field for effect as in "The Alascotte."
Patience viii be repeated tonight, when
there will doubtless be even a better house
than on last evening.
CoRREcrroN.-In our account Of the