Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-23

and the fun is incessant until the very
close of the play, when everything Is set
right.
The play. which is sent out by Charles
Frohman, the well known lmpressarlo. en-
ioyed run of nearly $50 nights in New
York. $50 in Paris, and $50 IN London. Mr..
Frohman has probably selected one of the
strongest comedy companies that he has
ever dispatched in this direction, including
George W. Barnum. &. Herbert Leonard,
Charles Drake, Jacques MAJ tin. John Allen.
G.. G. Phillips, Charles 4. Warren, Misses
Florence G. Starkey. Helen Holland, Tillie
Barnum, and others.
''sPIDEB AND Fly"
NJ. b. Leavltt's popular pantomimic bur-
lesque, "Spider and fly will be pre-
sented at the Theatre on Wednesday and
Thursday evenings. This was presented
here last season and favorably impressed
those who saw it. 1t is made up of catchy
music, humorous topical songs, mag
nifcsnt ballots, marches, grotesQue come
dy, pantomime, and speciality. 1t is sn-
nounced that there will be sixty people IN
the company, most of whom were recruit
ed abroad, though several of last seasons
favorites have been retained.
Notable artists in this various company
are Jagourina, the famous queen of the
sword Marie Edith Rice date of Lillian
Russell's company; Charles III. Kenny.
comedian and vocalist: Zamo." 1uggler
upside down.; the Putnam twins, Lib
bic and Marcia. duettists and dancers
Belle Black. vocalist and burlesque ar
tiste: Mile. Sorooo, premier danseuse; Mil
lie Bennett. burle.que artistic; Stella Madi-
son. vocalist and dancer; 9. Legget, CONT
mental equilibrist Edward Webb, come.
dian and vocalist; Dorothy Drew. dancer
a Ga1ta Narl AndAr
son. comedian, and Clara Neumann. pre-
mier danseuse.
Since last season the play has been en-
tirely rewritten. Scarcely anything re-
mains OF the first text but the name. But
in the new shape 1t contains more interest
humor. and probabilities for the display OF
specialties. ballets, sumptuous costumes
and superb scenery.
NAT c. GOODWIN.
An original and quaint comedian, Nat @.
Goodwin, will be seen at the Academy OF
Music on Friday and Saturday evenings OF
this week IN Henry Guy Carleton's com
edy, a Gilded Fool" Goodwin is Ger.
tainly one of the most clever and popular
young comedians before the public to- day
and his work has all the spontaneity Of
genius. That he was born with an in.
herent talent no one can doubt, but in the
evolution of that gift into genius he
has spent years OF effort and labor
for which he should be given due
credit, and that he has high aspirs
lions which now promise to be realized
certainly does him honor. Mr.. Goodwin
as is well known, is q young man, hardly
35 years old, and yet in his time he has
"played many parts" 1t was in 1873 he
made his first appearance in the character
of Sir George Hunslow in The Bottle,
in Providence. X. l., in which he made 9
lamontable failure and the stage nearly
lost him. but later on no,h he essay se
engaged by Tony Pastor at a salary
OF SIS week. and in the next sew.
eral years he proved his remarkable pow.
ers and rapidly progressed upwards. In
the leading role of "A Gilded Fool T" 1t Is
said that Mr.. Goodwin does the best work
of his lite. The part draws upon all the