The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-29

The Mozart Academy management an,
nounce the coming of Emma Juchs Grand
English Opera Company which Will give
three performances the night OF December
eth and the afternoon and night or the IN.
The company IS the largest on, the ROAD.
and a very brilliant engagement may be eX,
pected. The repertoire has not been decided
vet but one of the operas Will be 'CayaIera
Rusticana.' in which Miss Juch VIII sing.
As the opera only runs one hour and twenty
five minutes there Will be gwen as curtain
riser an act from one of the operas
of the company's last repertoire. me
company claims to carry chorus OF eighty
voices and an orchestra of forty pieces
and among the principals are: sopranos
Emma Juch, Amanda tabrs. SOMA tomani'
Gretta Risln contraitos. Lizne Machmchol,
Gertrude MAY Stein. Lima GOettich. tenors.
Fernando Micbelena. Albert Guile, William
Stephens. George Gould. John +. belton
baritOnos. Hermann kamnskl william Mer-
tens. S. h. Dudley bassos, Franz Netta, i.
n. Knight, John Moore.
MARGARET MArHER.
The coming of Margaret Mather to the
Richmond Theatre tomorrow night for an
ENGAGEMENT of three nights and Wednesday
matinee will renew TO 8 large extent, those
pleasurable auticipatiOns with which her
coming il always regarded. The repertorY
listed for her engagement here inciudes
Romeo and juliet ia which she made her
first great success. and. indeed, her hrst 6l,
pearance Mosenthals sublime tragedy or
Leah. the Forsaken,' IN which she
even eclipsed her triumph 10 snakes
peares masterpiece Of love and DEATH
and BuiWers ever adequate romantic drama
The Lady Of Lyons for the Wednesday
matinee. in which she Will, Of course be seen
as the lovely Pauline For her hnal appear
ance Wednesday night Managers Branch q
leath have properly, reserved her greatest
work. that of the Maid of Orleans, or more
accurately speaking. the Maid OF Domreny'
IL William \ Oungs translation ~ BarOieres
Joan IF Are" Joan ls ira edy winch
includes in its entirety all the historic ana
moving incidents other life, and IS sumptuousiy
Set with magnificent scenery, costumes ana
armOr, and Is almost operate III us ensenol9
bv the stirring, thrilling music which Gounou
wrote for this version. II Is, as produced 10y
Mss Mather, almost identical with the pro-
ductiOn bv Nine Sarah Bernhardt nj the
Porte st. Martin Paris, where II was played
six months with marked ana unyarylng sue
cess. This tragedy Miss Mather has en-
vironed with almost perfection OF detal. us
scenes are masterpieces and beautiful lts ula-
/ laoue ia striking and fOrcetul, rs pictures
realistic and thrilling and its sentiments lofty
and pure. Step by step. with every concoml-
fart of success al hand II is SAID to sweep the
audience along with the story. giving them
as the closing scene Joan death at the stake,
"a climax that Will burn itself mt lher mem
orv. Miss Mathers work IN this TRAGEDY IS
far and away her greatest, ana she shows
/ marked Improvement IN reading, action ana
smootbnes-. giving characuzatiOn that
j, but little. u anything, snort Oh
the work of genius. Her company
is very capable and is headed by OTIS SKIN
Der whose past excellent work with Edwin
/ Rnotb and Lawrence Barrett makes his pres
euce q guarantee for hls part OF the WORK.