Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-18
"THe souoANu AND "coRINNe."
Brilliant Performances and tsrge Crowds
...a Theafre.

Brilliant Performances ana Largo S'
Mt Both the Academy and Theatre.
At the Academy last night there was
magnificent performance or Inc cou5
dan" and the production ives Witnesseu
by an unusually large audience.
The Soudanp has been seen mere De-
fore. aud its powerfully illustrated scenes
are familiar 10 Richmond audiences. lne
production of last night Is, II anything.
superior to the series Of performances
given here last season. The picturesque,
realistic scenery was handled very skill
fully, and the performance was remark
able for the rapidity with which the set
tings were changed. There are IN Inc
Soudann some triumphs of spectacular
art-tbe scene at Stonefeld farm, with the
lightning flashes reflected on the marshes !;
the glimpses of the great desert, including
the assault and capture OF the Arao city,
and the march of the returning troops
through Trafalgar Square are all pictures
seldom equalled on the stage
The cast is large and quite equal 10 us
task. James Horne is manly hero, VINO
is often impressive; Horace Lewis. as the
cold-blooded solicitor, Joseph Callahan
and Miss Jean Harold as the Lambkins,
and Alexander Kearney, as De Vigne. were
all very good in their parts. The cleyerest
person in the cast. however,is Charies D.
jackson, whose Spofkins Is very humor-
Gus creation.
"The Soudann will be presented every
night this week, with matinees on
Wednesday and Saturday, and will be sure
OF crowded houses.
CoRINsE AT TIE THEATRE.
That delightful little soubrette, Corinne,
was AZ the Theatre last night as the CEN
trail star of new burlesque yclept,
Arcadia"
This is one of those pretty and charming
combinations of song. dance, and humor
that one 80 frequently sees nowadays. II
ia plotless but pleasant thing that. with
its lifting choruses and marches OF pretty
fJtrdnti, appeals very strongly to the
Nineteenth century American, and delights
the eve with series of acknowledged
and artistically-grouped stage pictures. IN
which shapely women play an all-important
part. The music is well sung, and the
dances are finely executed. under the com.
petent direction of Mr.. Richard Stahl. the
well-known comic-opera writer.
Corinne did several pretty specialtles,
among them a sword dance in iull High:
land costume, and TO the not-often-heard
accompaniment of a bag-pipe. Clever
Charles Fostelle caught the house as Sal
lie" This young fellow-well known
here's an unusually good female imper-
senator, and his ballet dance. with its con.
GLIDING shrek of Put down those opera
glasses" is intensely humorous. The rest
of the cast are very good, and the company
is large and strong.
Arcadia" will be repeated tonight, to-
morrow night and Thursday night. with
matinee on Wednesday.
CHARLES HASFoRD.
On Friday and Saturday evenings az the
Richmond Theatre Mr.. Charles Hanford
will give special scenic production OF
Julius Caesar" using the same magnifi.
cent scenery and all costumes and accesso
ries which were designed and prepared by
and for Edwin Booth and Lawrence Bar
rett when they gave, perhaps. the best
production of the great historical play
ever seen upon the American stage.
Mr.. Hanford Is upon his first tour as
| star. For three seasons be was the Marc
Antony to Edwin Booths Brutus and Law
renee Barrett's Cassius, in which he made
q national reputation.
Mr.. Hansford's company Is giving mos
creditable performance. In the character
of Brutus and Cassius Mr.. Bennett Mat
lack and Mr. Z. r. Spencer are assigned
respectively.
Mr.. Hanford is Virginian.
The sale of seats opened yesterday.