The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-08
THE G0ND0LIERS.
GILBERT AND SULLiVAN'S LATEST
go .l MUSICAL SATIRE. &C

Produced for the First Time in America
at the Park Theatre. New York-Its Re
ceEeion-Annual Charity BaiI-Gotham
News.
NEW YORK BUREAU
RICHMOND DAILY TINES.
January :. 1890.
The special social event tonight was the
production at the Park Theatre Of "lhe
Gondoiiers," Gilbert and sulliyan's new
opera. 10y the company which D'Oyly Carte
has sent from London. The company re-
hearsed for several weeks under the direc-
ton Of Mr.. Leon before leaving London. and
every point Of the piece was given here ex-
actly as at the savoy Theatre. one Of the
rehearsals was conducted hy Sir Arthur sui
Ivan. The story Of .-The Gondoliers," which
has already been given In THE TIMES. may
Doe very briefly unmarried. One OF the two
Marco or Giuseppe paimieri. is believed 10
ho heir 90 Baraiaria They have both mar
ricd. huf 3D. either is King Doe was married in
infancy 10 some one else: so that there are
two husbands and three wives, and my siery
attaches 90 ihe problem. who is at once
kin0 and himmi-i \ very neat end l-.
however. provided. for 10 appears that the
! King of Baratarla is quite another person.
and that he ha- long been defoiedly attach
cd 90 the girl 10 whom Doe was welded 40
the age of siX months. This Is the main
story. the clever satire of monarchy tenn
pered with republican equality being Incl
dental.
The characters are gr0fosque. after the
-tyle OF "Ihe Nlkad0.n and ihe verse is
written in the manner Of the seventeenth
century poet. The following Is tine iull cast
of ~Ihe Gond0.lcrs,' as given 40 the New
Park theatre:
Tho Duke ofIlazo Iorl "A Grandeo Of Spainh
'',. T, i,l.h.'
IulZ Inis nttl ludauf I.......Alf. Arthur luicel.
bon Aihlmbfa del bOlcro lhc Grand inquls-
MT. j. \. Mulr
M0rco palmior. Mr Richard Clnrkc; Dleu-
seppr palmiefi. Hr. luncan barrIr eiou;
Anionio Iemaistie. Francesca, Mr. 8la-
CnIihy. DicrglO Mr. a. Ice, Annlhale, Mr.
pDret Charles. cs.............A N enclIHn hondoIcrs.
The Duchess OfluzD lOro. .Alss Kate Ilny
Cnsida Olcr daughter
..........................iiis Miss Agnes Maciailnnd
Giauotta. Mi.s Eshcr pllliseE Icssa, Miss
Mary uueDan. fiMnetta. Miss a. Watisi
Nltioria, Miss -Cdser; Oiuiio, Miss iln .....
Nl thNililN
fueI NNo kings lO-lct mother I..............
Cnoru. of GoudOlefs and COntadne, Men
at-Arms. ncrlls aud Pages.
Act first shows lhe li1leiia, Venice. ACT
second, lhe Pavilion lu the Palace oi baia-
The House was. of course. iammcd with
"a critical audience Oi ur-i ul-nters eager
fo see whether fO American eyes and ear,
the London iud1ment was again at fault.
Few Of the singer. have ever been in This
country some 0f them have already sung
under UOE'y larte's management ANA
others are altogether new to his companies.
Amonr the former are George Temple, >.
A. Muir and Miss Mary Duggan. Miss
Esther puili-tor. i, an Ameucdn she mas
been in Europe for some time and has been
singing in Paris. She has appeared IN
. Grand opera. hut ii new in comic opera.
She has "a remarkably sweet ana powerful
voice.
IN. success 0f Gilbert's latest effort was
mot astonishing. a laree share oi disap-
n0lntmeut came as tAe two acts evolved Tor
The wit was llf and much under what was
anticipated. The music almost redeemed
tine staging humOr. but there are mo- taking
-iusle melodies that Will pO Iularize the
opera. ID rs only shade happier than tle
.Yeomcn OF the Guard and nowhere near
tine success that have made the fame OF ihe
two authors The company, while oi good
voice and culture, lack -nap and Nieor.
The hOnOrs of the evening were won 0y tne
American. Miss pallisee.
rnEANNUL CHARITY BALL
Tine annual charity ball given in The
sfofr0rolitau Opera House this evening was
successful a- usual. The Dali opened ul
Commodore E.bridge T.. Gerry president Of
tle board OF mana-er- aud Mrs. Edward
Cooper Nice-Ire re-donl. 200 about lI OF DiNth
Mrs. A-t0r and Nrs. C0meI.u. NaHdorDilt
of the board ol managers, ana- many olhcl
.|. .. HI
served for the uatr0ncsse- ln "a marquee al
the back of the stage. THE proceeds of th,
mu are t0 he devoted t0 interior repaii'
needed up0n the Nursery and tnilds Hos
pital.
homeopathic COLLEGE
The new building. oi the New York Ilom
uonathic Medical COLLEGE and Hospital
were opened t0-day. Iue buildings ar,
situated upon tne Eastern Boulevard
between ~iXty-thiri and ~iXfy-iOurtl
streets. facing ihe East river. The col
le.o proper - handsome nfe-st0ry le,
Trick structure of the Renaissance style o
architecture. and Will Dee the centre oi 81
proposed group of buildings which are o. Doe
erected as fund, are procured. The loi'
hayc a frontage Ou fhc Boulevard ol tW'
hundred feet. aud a depth on >iNty-thin'
and ~iNff-uuril streets nearly equal ID
ihi- For ibis land Sll25ll was paid. h'
Flower Surgical Hospital tne -iii OF tos
well p. Flower. erected at ID cost ul f1D'NN
already Occupie, the southeast omer; ana
General medical hospital and % m1iernt.
hn-riftl are f0 boz lhe balancing building Oi
the northern side. one hundred and tei
Thousand dollars was expended upon tn'
COLLEGE building. making tho whole prop
erty cost over q quarter ot million dol
lars. Ol this amount besides Mr.. Flower
riu. David U0Ws and John ID. k0cAeie.le
elch gave $4,000. several ladies s2O.OOO. an'
the alumni faculty. and other friends 800
. un The remaining slOlWu is supplied d.
. a mortgage upon tle main building Ih
/ location Of thc college is clinicully un-ul
PASSED. the hnishing- and furnishings q
. fhe building are in OAK. 10 is pronounce
absolutely iircproot
- TuE FLOWER HOSPITAL
The Flower Hospital is "a two-story am
e a-half brick structure. In contains tW
b sunny ward.--ouc i0r male and one io
female patients. fifteen Of whom ma
I be accommodated DOB each ward. Iher
y are besides d0ci0r, rooms. NURSES room.
day-r0Oms for patients, ANA rooms nece'
y .ary for hospital service. An ambulance
p fo be run in connection with the hospital
and plans are already making i0r tle buill
ID ing Of wing upon -lNty-ihiri street, Wlic
will double the capacity OF ihe Ouildin.
Connected with fne hospital, tine college ha
erected "a surgical amQl.theatre t0 accon
m0date 800 ,tudcgi-. The only acce-
% the seats 90 thl, lheairc Is Dy means d
+ two separate staircaseS enclosed 100 rOun
J. towers upon the side OF the hospital. ]
y this way lle students are entirely shut %
% from the hospital proper. The surgeon el
ters. and ihe operating table is wheeled j
8. directly from the wards. The appointment
e Of thehOspilll lrl complete in every way
10 Dr. William q. llelmutl VIII open the mes
"a surgical theatre on ~ Wednesday january
at 1880 L. NJ. when the iigliuV oi the sui
10 cla,ian artery and oYari0i0my will De pei
.r formed leio.c the students.
D MEETING on THE LEGISLATURE.
The Legislature opened 20 Albany to-day
and adjourned for % week. DO Will De On
q most important session in years. Ballot NJ