Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-13
AMUSEMENT ROSTER.
LECTURE At RICHMOND COLLEGE ON
ART AND The OLD MASTERS.
Programme Of Proposed Entertainments
ct the Mozart Academy OF Music
aad Richmond Theatre.


Tho Thomas lectures az Richmond Col.
,e-e this week by DR.. w. T. Harris. Of
washington. will make prominent for q
,;rc matters connected with art and the
old masters.
The DisDqtch takes the occasion. there
tore. 10 Offer quiet hint 20 those who
covsi tho reputation Of knowing things
tbat they should read up" on such sub
scots. both in order TO better apprecia.
..o, ofthe words Of the distinguished lee
tnre. and also 10 be able 20 answer some OF
The questions that inquisitiyc friends viii
be sure 10 ask.
QUESTION.
what is tho Sistine Madonna" your
neichbor will inquire. And by whom
and where IL It? And what can you tell
me 81 the st. Cecilia OF RapbaelY" " In
, oct saws another, 81 have quite a dim
idea Of Raphael himself, Of his times and
ms works aud the same is true Of Holben
and Michael Angelo and Leonardo Da
Vinci. and oil the others that | sec Dr..
Harris is 20 speak o. Can you not tell me
something Of them in advanced"
II - quite true, with che exception OF a
fpw Of our citizens who have spent some
time abroad or who have given special at
tontion 20 art studies. the mass Of the peo-
pla know but littlo Of such things, and
these lectures arc likely % enhance both
Their interest and their knowledge in re-
gard 10 them.
TUr FIRST LECTURE.
The subjects as announced for the first
lecture next Thursday Wright are rs follows ::
The Sis.iHc Madonna ami he s.. Ccci11 u
Rapt0d he KodoRnGSof Dresden and Darn
s1ch IN Boflru."
The Sisiine Madonna. called also the Ma
donna di San SistO, 10 of course repre-
feutat.on Of Mary, tho Mother Of Christ,
sul is one Of the finest OF the hundreds OF
such representations that Gil the galleries
Of Europe. II was painted by Raphael.
md l. now IN the famous picturc-gallery OF
Dresden
Tue -. Cecilia. also by Raphael, is in
Poiorua italy, AMI represents the Patron
SAINT of Music. 4 martyred Roman lady OF
the third century. 10 whom Is 0scrined the
invention OF the organ, and OF Whom rope
end DRYDEN have written in familiar odes.
The MadOupae Of Dresdenand larmstadt
have 10th been uscTibcd 10 loibcin, nut
hey have lepn the subject OF famous
dispute. called the Battle of the MadonnGs,
se 10 which Is the real HClbein. Theresult
LAS been 10 make it probable that only
tlat OF Darmstadt Is genuine.
RAPHAEL AND HoL3K1N.
AZ 20 Raphael and Hoibein themselves:
Raphael perhaps bv general consent the
worlds greatest painter, called by ms
Cpuutrymrn d" the divine was uofn IN
italy. in lis3 and died in 1870 Most OF
Do work was done in Florence aud IN the
Vatican IN Rome. where his trescoes and
his Iran fguratlon, after nearly four hun
droa years. remain unrvailed.
Holhcin lthc Younger was almost con-
tomuorergof Raphael. having been horn
go li17 and diving N 1854. Ho was Ger
man painter, hut spent the ltti,I part OF
his life IN England under the patronage OF
SIR 1homas More and Honry Viii He ox-
collcd a. painter Of portraits. but his
Dance of Death" Last supper, Madonna.
&c.. are also famous.
OF all these things. and more. the public
VIII hear IN iull from Dr. Harris, who 10
said to know oll abont them. lie will also
ring to ms and the pictorial powers Of the
lantern and viii thus present numerous
photographic representations OF the ia
nous originals discussed in his Lectures.
lomuN AT IHE ACADEMY.
Mr.. J.. H. Sothorn IS the attraction at the
Academy of Music beginning Wednesday
night. with his new comedy lord Chumley,
which WAS ph'nomcnallv succcssiul AT the
lyceum Theatre, Now 1ork, Oh the zDtu
of August Nh. SuthcTn and his company
produced at that theatre this new comedy
of Mc-4re. Bolasco and De Mile, with the
intention uf testing IFS worth TO alternate
with The Hghcst Bidder, which was his
success Of last season. Most Unexpectedly,
however, Lord Chumley proved SO attrac-
tive flat for the entire three months at not
SINGLE performance Wa there a vacant
seat Do the house. IL was impossible To OK
send the time there or II might 81 ii nave
been running az tho Lyccun me pay
WAS written especially FOR Mr.. Sothern. an
fse character he represents "a an iinpoVeI
,-hoi scion of nobility whose friends speak
!. l.fftr ia lrnfrg He a IaF0EpT1
bus hest friend. who Is also the brother oil
MS sweetheart. ina the power Of an unprin-
r.pled frenrhman and escape seems IN
possible. Chumley then shows great force
Of character and cleyerncss IN unravellinS
fhc mesh OF M ,cry. OF couT-c the VILLAIN
frumphs for time. and Chuniey suuCrs
from being min tlv misunderstood, but Ne
.rentuallv Urovos himself TO be neither a
rogue nor fool. Mr Sothcrn's company
is The same as appeared with him IN New
No,h. aad Tire oriT,ual scenery IS also
brought here. Lord Chumley VIII be gwen
Wednesday and Friday nights and saturday
matinee. and 0u Thursday aud Saturday
nights The HIGHEST Bidder, which was the
success of his visit mere two years ago.
THE CAPTAIN SWIFT" ENGAGEMENT.
The initial attraction at the Theatre next
week will be Captain Swift
The play has been made familiar by Its
lone run both IN New York aud Boston;
and il has won the approval of the critical
audiences who frequent the theatres OF
These cities. The tiuc,uIe Of originality III
fie plot is remarkably strong. Ihe Dc
vei0pmcnt Of the story ~ bold, the unite
aye preserved. the chm0Xes ARE carefully
and naturally reached. ana a. h''e SlolouCe
iS done t. the probabilities as dramatic
eNicencics will permit. ] he play Is some
what similor to Jim tho PenmAn,' aud Is
usaallv spoken o. as companon-plecc 10
that ulav. Captain Swift Is man ol shady
repuiat.on who under m assumed name,
shines IA London society. but IS hna'ly I'M
masked and suitably punished.
Tina title y,ie will be assumed by MIR.
Arthur Forrest, q talented young actor
who has earned an euvlahle metropolitan
reputation. Miss Rosa Rand, @ weli-knoWn
mud clever dcliueator of emotional charac-
tels. has q prominent place IN the cast
and the entire company IS SAID TO De com
posed Of excellent material
"Csptaip Swift" will be at the Theatre
three nights Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday.
MOZART MUSICALE
At tho Mozart musicale Tomorrow eve
pinr the following vocallsts Will appear:
Miss Lulu skinner, soprano, OF DanYiile'
Mrs. A. G. Doggett. contrato, OF trede-
rckshurg; Mr.. Arthur Is. hitchcock baTi-
The - programme viii be: War March Of
the Priests, (Mendelssohn.) Amateur Or
cbe.tra. song. Nagaboud, (Moloy,) MI.
Hitchcock. Song, judith. (Concone,}
Miss skinner. Gayotte, Vereissmeinnicht,
lGiese. , Amateur Orchestra. Song, Patria,
Matte. ) Mrs Doggett. Songs, q, Charity,
lFaurel b. Clover Blossoms. a. W. IhayerO
Nh. Hitchcock. Selection, I'm Fruehroth'
lHurfurth-Gera,) Amateur Orchestra
SONGS. a. WHY? ~. Emory Shawl b. o Day
Of Hiss. (Goetze.) Mrs. Doggett. song,
Msrpery. (Bischof,) Miss skinner. Duet.
o That Wo Two Were MayiDg, Smith,
Mrs. Dogcett and Mr.. Hitchcock.
THE MAY FE-TIyAI.
The grand musical event Of the season
Nav2d aud Sd begins TO take shape.
Madame Steinbach-Jahns ~ the fayorite
German dramatic soprano and this IS her
first American tour.
The grand orchestra Of sixty picked mu-