The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-25

embroidery OF any Kind, but Is fond OF bead
work, and exhibits with pride samples OF
her earlier Workmanship. Mrs. cleveland
is wonderfully clever AT embroidery ah1
has pretty way OF showing her weli-shapcu
hands when doing it.
Mrs. Rurke Roche makes beautiful point
lace. She works well and industriously
until she puzzles out q new pattern. she
has a beautiful bail dress which was torn
a few years ago; her maid could not succeed
In mending IL. She sent it to a celebrated
lace manuiaC turer. and he returned 1t with
the reply that IL was impossible TO mend IL
neatly. Mrs. Roche set about IL herself,
and LAID the meshes 50 carefully that the
most severe Of critics could not tell where
tue scallops were joined.
THEATRICAL CHAT.
Nine Sarah Bernhardt and company sail
from Hayre to-day. They open their Amer
ican season az the Garden Theatre on Tues
day evening. February 3, appearing for the
first time here in ia losca.' The season
is limited 10 four weeks. The first will be
devoted 20 la Tosca" and Twill be played
for that week only. 10 will be followed by
"lheod0ra," CLEOPATRA" Fedora and
Jeanne a. Are" The sale Of seats for the
first weeks performances will commence
on Monday, January 26, at the Garden
Theatre.
The Russian composer Tacharskowsky
will visit America in May, appearing only
100 fittsOurg and staying only a fortnight.
such is the announcement. but he viii I'M
doubleday be seen elsewhere and stay longer.
Tie may succeed Theodore Thomas a. leader
oi the New ork Philharmonic concerts.
There Is no telling. 10 is given oat that
new director nom Europe will come over in
ha fan and very likely it is Tacharskowsky.
u Doe puts AS much ginger into his directing
as into his writing he VIII put nobody 10
sleep at his concerts.
a lease exc uted between the Madison
square Garden Company and Barnum and
Bailey, prOprictOrs OF The greatest show on
earth. for four weeks, beginning March pa
next at "a rental Of $50, 900 or over $1,000 for
each dag the show exhibits ina that build
ing. By terms of the lease Barnum and
Bailey are privileged 10 make such altera-
lions as the requirements Of the show de-
nand o. % rcdse the seating capacity.
change the boxes, alter the hOrse-stables.
Zoe. On the lirsi floor will be three eques.
lrlan rings. two elevated stages for Olym-
phi8n games and the hypOdrOme racing
rack. The menageries OF wild beasts
cage, of animals and ampnibiOus animals
vii Doe placed i'm the basement, while the
great height of the interior will permit OF
the greatest aerial display ever seeL i'm this
.'.tNAA - q h'NN Nl l4Nl IlittU NtfIltllNt~
being especially engaged for this depart
meut. There are some lady riders 10 ar
rive from Europe whose salaries are $500.
week and altogether the show 20 be given.
Dee shOwmeu claim will be the best ever
organized by them.
When Mr, Abbey takes the Metropolitan
Opera House in the fail. he Will introduce
twJ0t the most notable men in Europe as n
principal tenor and bass. They have been
practically The foremost figures dnriug the
past four or five seasons i'm Paris and Lon
don. and they are men who move Ina partic-
ulrlv high circles socially. The elder of
the twO-lcan De Reszke which they pro-
u1unce DE II sky is an ideal tenor. H.
com. Of am austocratic family, and is q
He has a superb physique, is
slender, tall, graceful and athletic, and one
. the handsOmest men in the operate
world. He has probably been more eXten-
-Nely run after than any other man i'm Eu-
rope. His Droher Edward, was pronounced
les tGe greatest 01sso i'm the world. In Marie
AN /andt, Mr. Abbey will bring 90 thls
D this country m American who has won
notable ana distinguished tIiumphs in En-
rope. There can Doe no doubt OF thesucces-
q bis company. Mr.. Abbey proposes 10 Doe
more liberal ihan the German o lera people
lINc been. iDg Doe viii give the best works
% Wagner MS well as those of other COM
pms Ups.
n "a Woman Hero" Kate Pursell will
'lj. a horse down steep run and Will take
q st0ckads at flying leap, using no ,addlo.
lwhm3n's trial theatre. where plays can
s bought out ,or two hundred dollars or ,o.
YrltIi ther. are author wh1 have SD
uurh. will Doe oFeuediu New York in few
weeks.
stanley. the English baritone, has just
turned from tour through the Holy Land.
lle will u1t sing iu London until be has
made bis tYur iu Tins country. lie viii sail
tor Sew ! fork BOO March.
a number of dramatic agents in New
York have banded together 10 barcut actors
Is Boo aro financially irresponsible. ana O.
ID. sDlra-e managers vino Aahilullt
'-trauu' their companies i'm the provinces.
4 policeman in lle gallery Of cheap
.Aellso ia loboken fen asleep during tuc
performance and -lumoered until the aI-
Ylau-e woke BIN. BE vas go 9rnoyed %
bot having his nap 0ut that be dre" bis .c-
,uiYor ANA order. "a the entire audience oui
Do fle gallery. The audience was com
posed oi women mostly and "a panic set DOB,
bat it was cbccGed by q brother policeman.
vino arrested the offender.
Dora Wiley, who wanted letters on tue
bills a- large as those used 90 adyer.in.
Richard Golden. her husband. and who lel-
.i. Company when she did not get them. /
Il. returned o. the cast Of "Oid JED
'rlufN." and Lt- Big letters.