Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-12
AmysEmENIs THIS WEEK.
National opera Company at the
Acsdemy-Ms. and Mrs. Knigh;
az the Theatre.

Tomorrow night occurs the first APP
pearance in Richmond of the National
Opera Company The event has been
eagerly looked forward to by all classes
of our citizens, and there remains little,
if any, doubt that the occasion will
attract one Of tho largest and most fash
ionable audiences ever assembled IN this
city. The advance sale of tickets has
been unusually great, and several excur-
sion parties will come TO the opera from
near and distant points
The advent of this company IS one OF
the most notable events ever chronicled
in the musical annals of our city, and
the company visits us direct from Wash
ington, where it played last week to such
a large business that the engagement
has been declared the most successful
ever PLAYED in that city by any grand
opera company. On many Of the nights
il was impossible for the theatre to hold
within five hundred Of the number Of
persons who sought to obtain seats or
even standing room. 20 great, in fact,
was the success of the company there
that, at the urgent request OF many
of the most prominent citizens, o
return engagement has been booked
for the week commencing February 2Oth.
The press devoted columns of praise
to the fine work done there by this emf
uent operate organization and when 1t
is considered that the company will visit
Richmond with identically the same
principal artists as appeared III Wash
ingtoD, and with the same grand enSem-
Jies and elaborate Dlise-en-scene, 1t
would be difficult to over-estimate the
worth and importance of this engage
ment 20 the advancement OF musical art
and appreciation in our midst.
The sale Of tickets for the engagement
is now being conducted at the boX-otlice
of the Academy of Music.
THE THEATRE.
Mr.. and Mrs. George s. Knight Will
be at the Theatre on Friday and Satur-
day nights, 18th and 18th. in their roll
licking musical comedy entitled "Over
the Garden We'll, which is said to be
replete with refined satire and wit. 1t
has been rearranCed with new songs,
catchy music, and delightful dances
At the Saturday matinee will be pre-
sented for the first time in Richmond
Mr.. knights grandest character crea-
ton, entitled Rudolph, Baron Won
Hallenstein. 1t is direct from its long
and successful "Tun at the Fourteenth
Street Theatre, New York city, where it
was pronounced the greatest artistic
chit in many wears and ga character
born 70 live"
AFTER THE OPERA AT THE ACADEMY.
Edmund Collier, the tragedian, opens
an engagement at the Academy Friday
night in "Jack Cnde." Saturday matt
nee he plays damon and Pythias, and
Saturday night Orchard I'LL"
Next week "The Grand Duchess
will be sung by local talent under the
direction OF Mr. Intropidi.
CONCERT.
On Friday, February 18th. a concert
will be given at the hall of the Young
Mems Christian Association under the
auspices OF the Young Mems Missionary
Society of the Second Baptist church.
The concert will be under the di
rection of Mrs. Is. A. Clements, as
sisted by Misses Matte and Bland
Ready, Messrs. Leftwich, Watkins, and
other fine singers.
There will be solos, duets, and trios,
and the Conservatory chorus will render
several numbers.
LECTURE.
Rev. DR.. D. W. Gwin viii lecture at
Leigh Street Baptist church Tuesday
night on the subject Of "Cranks.
The proceeds are for the benefit of the
moor