The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-22
BEHIND THE F0OTLIGHTS.
INTERESTING ITEMS TO THE THE1-
TRE-GOING PUBLIC.

bis home IN New York
The Grand Opera House Mt Rochester n.
Y. was burned Thursday lasi.
Asleep at the Switch is The name Of the
latest mel0draIDatIc horror.
Ellen Terry is taking dancing lessons from
Sylvia Grey. Imagine the stately Ellen doing
skirt dance.
An the Rage" ono Of the very first farce
comedy successes. Is TO be put on the road
arain next season.
Next season Edwin Booth will make a stan
riu1 t0ur of twenty weeks under the manage
meut Of Lawrence Barrett.
The English papers state that Mary Auder.
s,u-Nayarro is q model housewife, aud that
She can make bread 10 perfection. This must
bee O new roll' for Mary.
Miss Marie Decca. who was recently heard
here. will DE among the solo;sts who VIII sing
M the Washington Heights subscription con-
cent az the Athen@um, New York, tomorrow
evening
Marcus II MAYER and George W. Tederer's
Comic PLAYERS is the title of the new company
which viii Doe sent ont on theIOad next -enSon
O. interpret the new musical satire, Never
Happened
Abe Hummcl the woll-known New York
LAWYER. bias volunteered his services IN behalf
of the unfortunate ballet ells of the stranded
"Rllcs in the Woods Company, whom II. ).
.-lc ln English manager, left pennies in
New York.
Imctrvi ontopioIuce Charles Coghlan's
1aIv Bartor.' Rose Coehlon. 10y the way
wl a.e the same play ne1t season When She
l..r, fle management OF Augustus PitOL Il
i.- LAT Mr.. John T. Sullivan will then uy
Dds band at managing her
This week Lawrence Barrett viii appear at
i4 Broadway Theatre. New York. m "lhe
Man % Airlie.' one of hls enlor and one 81
t.e best plays he has cter appeared M. hut
which he has not performed of recent years.
The week after, Edwin Boothwlll appear with
Linn.
Roster q Bial have decided to make tour
Dtthc country with "Cameucita,' The Span
I.r lancer. next season. and have arranged
with klnW a Erauocs % book the route. She
vl. remain at ko~i,r a Ells until June
ar.rWhch She will take two months vest
I.t.r. beginning ler tour on or about Sop
:em.er isl.
li.-sr- Joseph Jofersonand w F. Florence
ar. On dedicate McNickeTs new theatre IN
Gil ur1 on March 30. Their engagement
t.rr. IS f., three weeks. after which Mr.. Jei-
frI~0n VIII go g. his new and magnificent
residence at Buzzard's Bay. Mass. Mr.
Florence will then pay q visit 10 MIS- Flor
euce IN London.
II is mthorliatiyely stated THAT the finn o.
Abbey. Schoenel a. Gmu have secured :He
Grand Opoie House New York. Urg.nr'u.
August l-l2 The rental 10 be p1lI D. 10000
Der year. which Is -19'n more thon tina p!"4
cut lessee De paying # viii be rencmn@
that Nh Abbey was fine lessee before W.
French obtained The theatre.
General sherman was % have dmed WITH
Lawrence Barrett at tie Union League tro
iu New York Is few days before his d-3td
Wen the General was taken ill b, wrote to
Nh. BarIett'tnat he uld ue unable "a Keep
tlr appointment. Tins is said COB have been
tln last letter written Bog the famous old Wa
pui. General sherman and Nj. Barrett were
friends for twenty-five yons.
Sir Arthur Sullivau's opera, wyaphoe."
does not apper 10 be the greatest of sue
ce.-es. il has. nevertheless. been accepted
fOr production 40 the Berlin Royal Opera
House, and would jan all probability have
reached u in German shape had grand
opera in German renamed with us % year
longer Nlar-chner's "Icmplar and Iewo~s'
au opera ON the same subject as 'Jyanhoe,'
aId which Director Stanton hoped o. have
produced at the Metropolitan this season,
JAS been shelved
Al. q. Field q Co.'S Minstrel Company viii
give three performances at the Mozart A4d-
envy this week Tuesday and "Wednesday
nights and "Wednesday afternoon. la add
ton to the regular performers. the troop con-
taiu- Eduar3 Estus q German eJullhl'st of
great skill who Is creating conslderahle ot "a
sensation by performing some very d.ih. Mt
faat-. requiring not only great nerve and SIKH,
lut mechanical ingenuity. lie uses ordinary
luiug-rO0m table ware and iurni'ure. such
as tumblers. bowls. bottles. chairs, etc. He
builds towers reaching from the stage % the
dome of the theatre Pelched ON the apex Of
the pyramid he performs daring feaio of
cwip0ise There ore also the European ad.
iunct consisting of the Cradocs Roman axe
men. the Mignaui troupe of medieval min
strels and Persian musical paNors. and Todd
Hammoud's military band of twenty solo
musicians. The scenic first part describes the
D.. f..4t " = unH fIu
Nntchez.
Thefolloningaceth eattractions forthsweek
m New York Lawrence Barrett in The Man
OArhe" "a the Broadway: Poor Jonathan
49, 'le Casino. \. c. Goodwin nm The Non-
u-e' 40 the Buou Z. ;. Willard ia John
NuIams Double at Palmcrs; Blue
J.aa- 10 the Fouuecnth-Suect; Mr.. Potter
c l,r,' at the Star sunlight and
shadows at the Madison Square; Isl
IBERIA 10 the Windsor. Vaudeville at Tony
Pastors. Neal Burgess in The CoInty
Ir" at the Union Square. Bcrnhardt
% the Garden: Denman Thompson IN
The Old Homestead ~ the Academy
Nerves. ~ the Lyceum: James +. Powers in
"a Straight Tip az tine Park. Mon aud
Women" at ProCtors Twenty thud- street,
0l Smith Russell in "A tool Relation a. the
Standard. German plays and opera at An
lergs The School for Scandal at Daly's
"Noah's Ark" at Niblo's; Lost in New York
o.. Jacobs rnrd-aveuue. AN the Comforts of
Home" at HeIunmn's Agnes Booth and j.
II. St0ddard at the Grand Opera House.
The three last nights of this week will be
Sled az the Richmond Theatre by the play If
Lights and Shadows which has already
heeu produced here this season. III has an
interesting plot. and the scenic effects are liz
ctnious and effective. The opening scenes
and. i'm fact the whole of the tifst act, merely
serves 10 introduce the characters and
lr the foundation of the mclo-dramailc
euations which are later disclosed Tho
hero. Mark Milbun. who Is ruined
d teachcry loves Edith BrOughton, who has
been abducted and raised by Mother Meg "A
cruel hae Of the Mere lrochard type. Edith
is then known as Mary Bland. an artists
model and her identity Is only discovered by
a...dent. while she has escaped from her alb
oiri0rs. She is retaken, and Is traced by
Nask To- Mother Meg's den. His discovery of
ie and his witnessing her punishment while
b. is pOWerles5 to protect her are pro
.g.tiye of intense interest Afterwards Mark
sll Edith are incarcerated in an underground
zen of thieves. and lett 20 toe drowned by the
tide. which PUSHES into the apartment through
ta Old sewer which has been opened Tor the
purpose This scene introduces the tank and
veal water As the water rises Mark wcakens,
and 90 save Edith from her impending iatc
aetees 20 the condition imposed upon him,
which is O. rob his father of certain papers
which contain evidence sufficient to convict
ile whole gang. These papers are contained
n a steel room. and IN which Mark manages
90 outrap the leading villain. Everything
ends happily. The play draws large houses