Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-05
AMONG THE ACTORS.
THE ECHOES THAT CONE TO Us
FROM The THRoNoeo RIAlTO.
rs co..,, and Romance Of the Dramatic
worid-The Men and women VINO
Entertain tho Dear Fable

Entertain tho " Dear Public"
Now. that summer is upon us and buds
have blossomed and opened their hearts
To the sun. all the dramatic world Il last
succnmbiuc to doice 6Grnienp. The theatres,
save ono or two here and there. arc DARK
and the tirelcss spiders weave their "eos
across the lightlcss scenery. The women
who dance and sing and the men who de-
claim and posture tor the public's pleasure
have como from rs for tho nonce, and tno
dramatic field ~ deserted save by tno
circus men. tho ubiquitous negro min
strcls. and the various summer opera COM
panies which still sing Of " the flowers tDat
bloom in the spring :,
In Richmond the drama is entirely deea
and will be until the latter days Of AUGUST.
Then each Of the two play-houses VIII De-
Gin their preliminary season with minslrel-
sv and until then only the Mozart p"'',
c1fs will remind Us Of things muslcM ana
dramatic. .u:
Henry Berger. Of the Academy. is still IN
town. though the next month VIII mn
him in New York among the DooklbE OF,
fee, that cluster about Twenty eghih ana
broadway. Thomas G.. Leath. OF tho J h'a-
ire. il already IL Gotham making afrahge-
mont, for the season 90 l0Jl-32. ana ".
II. Stable. his press agent, has gone 10 DIS
home. IN Giles county. for the summer
Tno outlook Tor the coming season IN
Richmond u exceptionally tae; az pom
houses have already an admirable ISL Oh
attractions.
TIE DRAMA n NFw YORK.
In New York. tho hub Of the dramatic
wheel the season IS dying hard ana th'r'
ore still nine standard theatres when pre-
cent attractive bills not 20 speak on nos
ter x B.aP.. and q nait-iozcn otner places
where beer and harmony are dispensed 10
the pleasure-loying Gotbamites.
The only new thing IN GOTHAM IS NJ ,He
Standard Theatre, aud people are wonder
ING why a Broadway house, even IN luo
midsummer, should be gwen 10
colorcd troupe. Tho risk Of paving
fffeen hundred dollars week Tor ally
fho,.-e. during the sweitcriug wea,heI,
WA, bic one, but Sam l. JACK went lht2
il and so far he has made money. me
Creole Beauties as 40 cllis DIS tio"N''
are of course not Creple-. lHcy di "a =
of all shades. from the llacEest black 70 4
fliur olive tnat j. almost white but. every
eporialtv IS we'll done, and rs a whole the
comuauv i. ~ good 80 many ot the Wh!te
| burlcsotle combinations that swing arouno
the dramatic circle. lho form, OF lAs
/ heauties are fer from being perfect DANDY
! lcos or kuock-kUccs beng the rrlc-ani
| evidently not ono ~ them knows no" I'D
/ strap up n pair of tights, but tlef s'n- ~
| sweetly rs darkics used 70 sing IN an -
/ I,fit1, da.S aud tIelr llg dancing mas mover
| heou teaten bv any company known 10 the
! nctroDols. The chorus Singing - ai''
! uOticcably good: in tact quite mp 70 tIa-
! heard in wang or Apollo and tLelr
/ marching md countermatcnng IS IKE
| that Of well-lr.lled cadets. Anyway, the
! Crosles have caught on and at,fae
/ lar,e audience % the standard.
! "Apollo" - stll running at tho Casino,
| and stately ILL an Russell, a7 the Priestsss'
! is OF course the central hture. l'
/ Grand Duchess - viii follow " Apollo tor
a mn of four weeks. just prlor 90 'ho hn'-
! solra dcporturc. This - done IN order
thes the divine Russell may close her en-
oagement IN blaze Of glory, a. the rye
of the Duchess OF Gerolste,n has been re
ono in which Miss Russell has won the
most fame as singer and actress s.-ce neI
connection with the Casino.
Richard Mansfield is still playing at the
| Garden ( heatrc, De Wolf Hopper at tie
| Broadway. and the McCaull Opera Com
pqny AZ Palmer's while the Grand English
/ Opero Companv keeps tho Grand Opera
! House open The Merchant runs AZ the
| Madison square and Mss Burdock's
Lovers" holds the boards ~ the Windsor
GOSSIP OF TIE STAGE.
The Casino managers lave tried hard C
catch Henry j.. DAoyfor next season. H'
was offered = 5000 year. Dut rctus .. and
on Noulav last signed with Char-c~ ir'N
man ~ star IN The : Hector" 10 De pro
duced OF Herrmauu's Theatre August -3tA
IL Dorado. the new summer amu~eiuru
grounds. situated on tie picturesque ran
saIcs, directly opposite We; forty-secohd
street. ia bvall odds tho most fna-u.i cent
place of the kind IN this country and VII
be undoubtedly well patronized by the
myriad summer visitors a Wei as hY ta'
local population durlu. the season. boio--1
| hlralfv'l Opcn-aIr spectacle. hing solo
mon, us the chief attraction. II Is astupen-
dOus historical representation on that age
and employs no less than I, 800 people. mere
are fireworks, jules Levy the cornet'-t. q
band Of fifty. a grand chorus Of elght'
voices and SOM thing Ike thoN~ah'
other features. ihe walks are shady an,
the views delightful. over 81 .OOO, 900 hay'
been expended on the enterprise. and a.
| New FORK IL talking about II. II - oul'
five minutes bv boat from the city. winch
is one of the best points m lts favor;
! Charles ErOhman, who J. now called me
I
| he looks like the FIRST Consul. but tecau-'
Of the magnitude of lls operations WI
next season move the following coWpa
Mes: First the Iwentv-thlrd street Ihrh
t-e with John Drew 40 the head thci
Itcrrmann's Theatre. with Henry T.. pNel
| IN front, and then Jane ~ the Mad A
SQUARE Theatre. In the field he VIII have
Men and Women" two cconpahie7 y
Shenandoah two IN Wilkinson
Widows" y great company M " taerml
dor.O and the musical comedy Vi SIS Nei
vett.n Besides all these 10 Will man
are theatres IN Boston and Chicago an'
many smaller things not yet dennliel,
shaped
Rose Eytinge Is writing novel.
Richard Neville has resigned from tn
Uoru and has been appointed dramau
editor Of tho New loik C0"""@c0. "A
/. :. willard will appear rs King Lear a
Pamer's Theatre next season.
DR.. Edward Eegleston claims that Blu
Jeans" is plagiarism from ms move
Roxy" lie has instructed his lawyers a.
begin legal proceedings against Josep
Arthur.
T TN sHILLINGS A SEAT.
IL is said that 4. Henry French vi
charge London prices at the GarGc
, Theatre next winter. That Is-ten sl,.
llngS lG2.oOi Tor seat IN the orchestra.
James O'Neil will play Lagardere Il
Tho Dukes Motto next season. II man
ayers are willing 10 book the old play
| which IS doubtful.
2 DAYS Theatre Is in the hands OF carpen
l ters and decorators. Tho season Will no
. begin until late in November.
} Nelson Decker. who spoke the first aul
= last line spoken in Booths Theatre, vi
l retire 10 the Forrest Home July lst.
Barney Ferguson, OF McCarthy's III.
e. haps." and his family are at Wynn Co,taga
; Couey Island. The children. Marguerit
!: and Richard, are among the brghtc-
[ young people on the stage and are da..
= beng rehearsed By their father, who pro
pheses a great future for them.
= Among the productions Of the comm
D season. and one that will attract more tina
= ordinary interest. IS George +. Marion
, farcc-comedy, Mr. Macaronl," 10 be pr,
, scented by "Lud.ow's Players.' Mr.. Ma