The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-15

tho director Of the Opera Comique after q
saw rebears,ls. went 70 the composer aud
told him that the action OF the garden scene
was too stif and mechanical. and he could
not prescnt tho work successfully. founod
cntreated aud threatened never to write an
other note Carvalli insisted awhile, and then
agreed 10 try 1t again. which he did, but with
no better results than before. The director
now wanted 60 surrender bis baton to some
one else Gounod had, however, been watch
ing matters from the rear OF the stage. and
went home and wrote the stirring Soldiers
Chorus 10 eniiven tine act. A fresh trial was
made. and the opera was so much improved
that Carvalli proceeded enthusiastically with
the preparations.
The directors Of the Madison-Square Gar
den Company and Barnum d Bailey have Sc
cured q lease for the occupancy OF Madlson-
Square Garden next spring by the Greatest
Show on Earth. According 10 the terms OF
the document the interior Of the binding ~
10 DO extensively altered and rearranged Tor
the new style of performances TO DO gwen py
Barnum Il Bailey. The rent OF the building
is about the Same as that paid last year
Sl0OO per day for the term, when 10 equiya-
lent to : / 300 per day for each day that the
show exhibits This IS the largest rent ever
paid by any show in the world. The opening
will take place IN March. The show will last
FOR five weeks.
DR.. Hamilton Griffin. OF Louisville. the
stepfatber of Mrs. Mary Anders0n-Navarro,
said Yesterday that his stepdaughter was not
writing a book. "a had been reported. and
that he did not think she would do 80.
lie said that an old newspaper friend of his
had intrusted him with All otter Of 5000 for
a thirty-six column love story, but he had no
idea Mrs. Navarro would accept tho offer.
The Griffin family will 90 10 Italy this winter
and ii may be years before they return to
America.
There was especial ntorestin the perform
ance Of Is Marriage Failures" at the
Amphion in Brooklyn. last Tuesday, for Mr..
Robson and his leading lady. May Waldron.
were married few hours before the curtain
rose. Tho ceremony was performed by
magistrate III the governors room at the New
York Cts Hall Mr. Robson can have no
heartier god-speed than the expression Of
hope, on the part Of his friends. tuat his mar
ried life will be IS happy as his professional
life IS successful.
The quiet. clean cut FUN Of The Cadi
grows upon Now York theater-goers. Busi-
ness at the Union Square Theatre has been
remarkably good OF late. and. IN fact. ever
since the cleyerness OF the work Of Mr.. Sea-
brook in personating the whimsical Bill Nye
on the stage became apparent. . The Cadl
is q ttpe Of p new order Of play. and tho
chances are that 1t will have n monopoly Of
Its own field for some time 10 come.
J. X. Emmett the actor. Manager 7. D.
Wit Of the Grand opera House. and twenty
eight others were arrested to-day in Piiisburg
on information Of Gamble Weir, superinten-
deut Of police. for violating Sunday law by
getting up parade on Sunday last for the
purpose of advertising kmmetts play.
The Amphion Musical Society, Of Brooklyn,
of which Mr.. G. Mortimer Wisko was until
few months ago the musical director ami the
Arlington Club. of the Eastern District of
Brooklyn. will consolidate. and after Decem-
Der the iOint rganlat.on Will be known IS
the AmphIon Society
And now they say that Lillian Russell is
soon 10 marry William Sanford son of the
millionaire carpet manufacturer. OF Amster-
dam. \. Y. IT she does. II will be her third
venture on the sea Of mairimOny, which has
been very bOsterOus for the fair nightingale,
who is not alone the best singer America has
produced but one Of the prettiest specimens
OF womankind ever created.
The following are tie important attractions
for next week in this city: Francis VII
son in The Merry Monarch" at the Broad
way; The Tyrolean" and "Cayialleria Rusti-
cana" at the Casino. audeville at Tony
Pastors; Alabama at Palmer W. j. Scan
Ian in 'MayourDeen' Mt the Fourteenth
street: ''Niobe' at the Biiou Barry and Fay
at the Windsor Theatre; "IIoss and Hoss" st
the Park Theatre; Edward Sothern at the
Lvceum Theatre "Bernhardt' at the Stand
ard Theatre; Henry T. Dixey at Hermanns
Theatre. The Soudan" Mt tho Academy;
The Cadi" at the Union Square
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