The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-15
ACTORS AND ACTRESSES.
POINTS OF INTEREST TO TIE THE
ATRE-GOING PUBLIC.
Moss Family, English Folly Company Fat
Mems Club" and Mrs. Tom Thumb tine
Midget, Here This Week-Attractions on
tho New York Stages.

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Kendall and other English players predlct Tor
the comedy a complete success, It IS said that
Stuart Robson prophesies that lts purey
American flavor will be It's death warrant.
The rumors that Mrs. Carter will retire
from the stage are not true. She closes her
| present season because she Is tired. over
worked. and III. but her time for next season
is fully booked and with a good play she Is
sure to be q money winner. Mr. +. j. Price
| will continue As her manager. and several OF
the company have been re-engaged.
A plav called Gods and Men. or from
| Mount Olympus 10 Washington was tired IN
| Washington, ID. c., last week. It's original Il
"Lumpaci Nagabondus.' an old German an
! play aud into this story the author. >. II.
! Pratt introduced many weil-known United
| States Senators II failed 10 catch on m It's
present shape and is 10 be rewritten and sent
on the road.
Henry VI. Stanley is q failure as a lecturer.
! This Is due entirely TO the newspapers, VINO
have long since printed all about his heroic
I plunge into the heart of Africa, and also All
| he has said about the plunge Americans
read newspapers, know all he will say, and re-
| fuse % give mp a hard-earned dollar tor
chestnut People that 20 do SO % see ana
not hear the great explorer.
Stuart Robson celebrated his fiftv-ffth
! birthday az Decatur Tuesday. Mrs. Hayden,
/ Mrs Seldeu Irwin and other ladies of the com
] DAlN remembered 1Al. lAfhn''A 'At Att'ittf ~
| buying all the flowers they could find IN town.
| They got a carriage and rode to All the green
| houses. They virtually cOrnered the market.
| The result was that his dressing room 40 the
| theatre. and his room no the ~. Nicholas,
were Transformed into bowers of roses.
For Wednesday and Thursday nights this
week Rose Hills English Folly Company will
| present at the Richmond Theatre "A bevy OF
| shapely girls I'm musical comlcal spectacular
| hurles0ue IN two acts. called " Partisan Re
yeis. or Wrecked in Mooriaud lu which APP
pear the funny comedians Rice and Barton
and some speciaities. IL may Dee stated that
! though the poster, around town are rather
! loud. ~ the performance is uuOhJeclonanle,
and that the members carry their clothing IN
| trunks instead of hand-aatclels, as might be
/ supposed.
The performance of the Moss family at the
Richmond Theatre tomorrow and TUESDAY
| nights Is called musical comedy. fuil OK
pleasing musical numbers. introducing sey-
! eral novel and singular Instruments. such "s
/ oxophones, musical bottles ana poWi7, lh!,a-
| ton steam callOpo. seNphones, qWhtelte'
! East India maumha. In addition 10 Tins they
have The Sleighgg Party the Mexican
! Mandolin IrOuOgd0urs and two act musical
comedy entitled "A Quick Match The
family are said 20 give an enjoyable entertain
! ment
Fat Mems Club" will be the drawing card
| and Wednesday with "a Wednesday matinee.
/ The piece which is very funny. deals with in-
/ cidents in the career of "a musical professor
! who has written an opera and wants % put u
/ on the stage. butts opposed by his VIE ana
daughter who contrye ID tlwart hs plans.
! He meets twin brother who Las
| him 30 JOIN the Fat Mems Club The wife
and daughter arrange "a bogus initiation,
which is carried out so f0rcbly that all thirst
! for dramatic glory IS wiped ont o. the Pro
| fessOrs brain and he retires peaceably
TO his heaithstoue. j. c. Stewart m the
part Of lrofcSsor Baton. IS fat man of
huge girth and unlimited capacity for Great
ing fun In the improylsed lOdge-room
where. blindfolded. he Is usLered INTO the
mysteries of "a startling bogus initiation, the
audience was kept m an agony OF laughter by
his numerous remarks on the varied tricks
that were performed at his expense. The
play is full of music and dancing.
Friday and Saturday at the Theatre will bee
given 10 Mrs General Tom Thumb with her
| company introducing her husband. Count
Nagrl and his brother, Baron Magri. in their
fencing act and the amusing pantomlme.
The Two Lovers also the two Japs. who
give 10 Is said. remarkable entertainment.
| The biography of Mrs. General Tom Thumb
may not be- uninteIcsting She Was born IN
Mlddleboro, Mass. October, ls42. Until she
was a year old she was Of the natural size,
and ceased growing when she was
two years Old She is SO small
that a baby chair Is quite large enough for her
10 sit in Her manners and conversation are
those of a full grown educated woman Sine
is symmetrical in form. and is considered
quite a handsome woman Miss Warren that
was her maiden namel met her first husband.
General Tom Thumb. at Boston. and 10 was
case II love at first sight. They were married
at Grace church. New York and together
they visited and were received az
/ all If Ia Ina
General died suddenly OF apOpleNy. lie had
amassed considerable fortune which he be-
Qucathed entirely 10 ms wife. Tho two
brothers. Primo and Earnest Magri, are de-
scendants of noble Italian family and We're
great friends IF Mr. and Mr,. Tom Thumb,
| and il was in April 1853 that Mrs Tom Thumb
and Count Primo Magri were married. Count
Primo stands 81 inches IN height and ms
brother Ernest 30 inches
Following are the attractions at the theatres
in New York city this week. Academy of
Music The Old Homestead % Ambergs Thea
ire. performances IN German BuOu Theatre,
The Nominee Broadway Theatre. Richie
lieu and Macbeth" Casino. Poor Joua-
than Columbus Theatre, Hands Across
the Sea- Days Theatre, Loves Labor
Lost" Eden Musee WAX figures, Fourteenth
street Theatre, ". j. Seaman Garden
Theatre, Love and War; Grand Opera
House. Thatcher Minstrels; Harrgan's
Theatre. Reilly and the Four Hundred
Harlem Opera House pillars If Soc.ciy'
Harlem Theatre, Struck Cas- Herr
mann's Theatre. "All the Comforts OF
| Home" Roster q Bials. variety: Lyccum
| Theatre, Nerves. London Theatre, variety;
Madison Square Theatre, The Phan-cc'
Madison Square Garden. walking match.
| NiblO's Garden. Barry and Fay New Park
| Theatre. " 4 Straight Tip" Palmer's Theatre,
Wealth" Peoples Theatre. Cruel London"
Star Theatre. The Power If the Press"
Standard Theatre, HIPS Naudeyilles: Third
avenue Theatre. The Fairies Well"
Twenty Theatre Men and
Women Tony Pastors. variety Union
Square Theatre. Neil Burgess; Windsor
Theatre. The Wife,