The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-25
Many Attractions at the Richmond Theatres
This Week.
PLAYS At LEADING NEW YORK HOUSES
sTbe Little tycoon" and "Prima Donna" FOL
tho Fair notwithstanding Jottinb'
About the People who Act.

est in this work. which outriyalled IN popu-
larity every other operate production OF ts
class. with. possibly. the exception Of The
Mkado." which, Mr. Spencer claims, on what
seems 70 be reasonable grounds, was the re-
suit of his own reading Of his own libretto by
the Gilbert and Sullivan people after he had
entrusted it to Mr.. D'Oyley Carte, some time
before the work was made public. OF tho
merit Of The Little Tycoon" II is needless TO
speak extendedly. At n time when press
comment upon Il ranged mostly from fant
praise TO undisguised ridlcule. the puDhc
found reason TO cordially commend Mr;
Sponsors music for It's freshness huency ana
originality. and 20 approve with equal warmth
the general interest of the entertainment 90
long as The Little 1ycOon" WAS presented
by competent principals and an adequate
supporting company that verdict mas almost
uniformly been sustained By the puolic IN
lhiladeiphia and elsewhere On the part Of
tbe manaoerneDt an elaborate and thoroughly
ENJOYABLE revival is promised, with strong
cast and new scenery and costumes. u l..
Graham will be seen IN his original part OF
General Knickerto ecker. Among the otner
members Of the company are JOeepL Ncaiy'
Robert lumbar. George III. BToderick. Mabella
Baker and Mamie Cerbi, and the charming
prima donna Laura Willard. In the roper
TORE Of comic opera there are three works that
have achieved remarkable success III America
one in The Little Tycoon" the second In
"PiDafore." and the third IN 'Ermln e. Mr..
Willard Sponsors very clever opera this sea-
son is running with as much ylgOr as when IL
started on It's gay career. II has been sung
over the country season after season with
great success. Some few apparently knowing
ones who would bellttle anything American
have sneered at The Little Tycoon But,
Notwithstanding this there must Oe ooDsid-
cradle merit in IL. or II would not have lasted
so long" remarked Appointment musical critic
recently Crowded houses every where prove
the element of success cOncluslvely.
After the opera IS over the boards will be
trod by those opponents of the melo-drama.
Milton and Dolly MOBILES. who finish the week
with their popular repertory. Milton Mobiles
is in addition to being an excellent actor.
playwright of considerable distinction; his
plays while OF the real melo-dramatic style,
have good plots far in advance of those on
which this style of drama is generally based
The engagement includes matinee Satur-
dav, The sale of seats for the entire week
begins Monday morning, and hereafter this
method will be followed.
The following comes from a New York
theatrical paper When Edwin w. HOf the
Young American tenor. who has recently
made big hit as Robin Hood, WAS boy. he
worked in store in Baltimore at 81 a week.
He was then also singing IN church choir
and had good alto voice. One day he fell
down the hatch from the third story and
struck keg OF nails which partly broke his
fall. for he jumped up quickly and his en-
plOyer who had seen him TALL past his Office
window on the second floor. rushed out.
thinking to find the youngster dead, but was
considerably astOnished 10 find the young
man running up stairs with all his might.
The boss called him in and administered TO
him his first drink of whisky after which
Edwin walked couple of miles TO collect a
bill He went home nothing the worse for
his fall. but at night astonished the entire
church choir by singing his part with tenor
voice that fairly paralyzed them.
The attractions at the theatres in New York
for the week ending October 3lst are as follows:
Academy of Music. - he Soudan Amberg's
performance in German; Broadway. Frances
Wilson: Bijou. Niobe Columbus "Shenan-
doah" Casino. The Tyrolean and Cayellera
Rustcana;" Garden, La Cigale;" Grand
Opera House. Clara Morris: Fourteenth
street. W. j. Scanlon Harlem Opera House,
"A Texas Steer" Harlem Theatre, His Nibs
the Baron" Harrigan's Reilly and the 400"
Lyceum, The Dancing Girl" Hermann's.
The Solicitor" Madison Square. Jane"
Park. Tuxedo" Peoples, "A Fair Rebel"
Thalia. The Liliputians;" Twenty third
street. "Thermidor Third Avenue. "CorinDe;"
Star the kendals; Standard. Robin Hood"
Union Square. "Cadi" Windsor, "All the
Comforts of Home"
In no other one of the many impersonstions
that Clara Morris has identified with her
name are the dramatic opportunities more
generous than in "Odette." In this charac-
ter all the passions that move woman are
given expression. The traitOrous wife carry
ing on guilty intrigue. of the first act be-
comes the tender and heartsOre mother moved
to penitence in the fourth. The play of
"Odette" is French. with great deal OF EN-
phasis on French. Clara Morris, who Is the
greatest of American emotional actresses.
prefers French plays because no American
dramatist has yet brought out "a creation in
which the human passions and emotions are
portrayed with sufficient yiyidness and
realism.
"Cayaleria Rusticana" is as full of tricks
as the monkey on all Italian organ. II IS
trick 10 sing the principal tenor song before
the curtain rises. a trlck TO use the church as
a contrast to the passionate scenes before 1t.
trick TO call this singing pantoInlme melo-
drama trick TO give the same soft, sweet,
sensuous, Sicilian song over and over again,
as tenor solo. as soprano solo. as duet:
as chorus now in the minor now IN the
major. now as an intermeZzo, then as finale,
a trick to pass suddenly from pirno TO forte.
from fOrtssimo to silence "a trick 10 odd
Wagnerian OrchestratiOn 10 tunes that may be-
whistled.
Miss Gales impersonation Of Rosalind in
AS You Like IT. is one of remarkable inelll-
gence. Without any foolish effort at novelty,
she yet reads the part with fresh aud original
perception, and gives TO the lines always q
well-cOnsldered meaning that is often full of !
bright illumination. She is quite womanly |
in her treatment of the character and ia the |
forest scenes the assumption of swagger is |
very skiil'uly expressed with pretty little |
lap>es into feminine weakness. as in the |
mock marriage, that are remarkably well de- |
Vised.
Marie Haton. who some time since gained |
notoriety by clipping from the Casino with /
London diamond merchant. has been COM !
PEELED 10 sell her jewels They were said TO |
be worth $4,000. ut were Knocked down t
under the hammer for 81 00O ! he el )pement |
scandal brought out the fact that the fair
runaway was iOrty-fve years old, and the
mother OF grOwn-up son; hence her diff
Guilty IN getting AN engagement.
Miss Marie Wainwrights New York engage
ment tegins 10 take the form of "latti fare
well, Tor It Is being continuity extended.
The business Is so good at / almer's Theatre
that Manager Palmer has arranged with Miss
Wainwright TO remain for another week.
bringing the season up to Saturday. October
3lst. and ending It with the fifty eighth per-
iormance OF Amy Robsart."
During his engagement at Toronto. Mr.
Robert Mantell appeared "a Hamlet to one OF
the largest audiences ever seen at the Grand
Opera-house. All the papers the next morn
ing praised tho performance. recognizing that
ms conception OF the part was very able and
That " rejected great credit on the clever and
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