Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-10
ADVICE FOR PATTI.
The Prolonged Leave Taking Why
Not a Genuine Farewell?
KEELEYS MONEY MAKING METHODS.
Tammany Hall and the Mayoraity-Ac-
tors Fund Fsir-Prophecies-Re
able Career of a Journalist.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dlspa.ch.l

in opera in this Lenten season can hardly
be called great musical event. The lit
tie Song Queen is still regnant. but her
best friends insist that her voice is show
ing wear. But just think Of it She Is
nearly 90 years of age. and for more than
thirty-fve years has held undisputed sway
in tho realm Of song. Did ever voice
wear SO well or last so long? Twenty
wears ~ about as long ak any singer
can hope 10 hold first place.
Patti will not sing with strong COM
pany now, and the public rather insists
that she copfne herself TO concert, where
she can select her range of music. But IT
would be far better for her to retire TO her
Craig-y-nos Castle, rich with the spOils OF
her art, crowned with the good will and
the best wishes of two generations OF
music-lovers, and pass into the inevitable
vocativo with composure. The whole
world loves and admlres Patti now. How
will II be if the leave-taking is prolonged!
Will not regret take the place Of admira-
ton Why not have real, genuine
Patti fareweinY
Speaking of operate matters, am re-
minded that Abbey. Sohoeffel, and Grau-
the greatest ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF our
age-are well satisfied with their past sea-
son. The French-Italian Opera Company
with one exception the most expensive
ever seen on this continent. has balance
on the right side. Bernhard has made
money, and likewise PATHS concert com
pany. The opera company sang TO nearly
$50. 900 in Boston in one week, and Patti, IN
tho same town, gathered Ia something Ike
$50 coo in q single week. Mr.. Abbey 10 the
one manager who has the nerve to pay out
vast sums of money tor great attractions;
He has the best the world affords, ana
Americans who have the money 10 pay for
the best meet him more than half way.
The fact that he and Maurice Grau have
taken the Metropolitan Opera-House for
three years indicates that opera is growing
in favor-that is, the right kind OF opera.
NOTHING NEW IN THE GOLD CURE.
The announcement is made that Mr..
Kelley, the inventor of the patent process
for curing the liquor appetite, has sold the
right TO use his decOctiOn in Europe for
something like a million dollars. IL IS I'M
doubtedly true that tins man IS pillng up
fortune more rapidly than any alleged
scientist who has appeared in the realm OF
medication for many years. While Brown
Sequard has fallen out of sight with his
elixir of life" and Professors Pasteur
and Koch are almost forgotten, this man
Kelley Is establishing himself IN every
section Of tho world, and his Golfers
are filing with gold, all because OF his
alleged gold cure. 10 has been repeatedly
alleged that this so-called employment OF
gold in some form has been known in con-
uection with alcoholism. Manager John
w. Norton, Of the st. Louis Grand Opera
House, was telling me the other day about
an experience he had some ten years ago
with poor Joe Emmett, the actor. Emmett
was engaged to play IN st. Louis. ms OLD
nome. where his engagement meant thou.
sands of dollars to the Grand Opera-House.
Report came that Joseph was on spree
IN Pittsburg Mr.. Norton went 10 Pitts
burg and accompanied the unfortunate
actor TO st. LOUIS. The story OF his de-
bauch published IN the newspapers brought
to MIR. NortOn's Office one morning
poor old frayed-out citizen, who had IN a
small bottle what he called the gold
curen which he warranted was an abso-
lutte cure for drunkenness, and insisted
upon having it tried upon Emmett. In his
desperation Mr.. Norton paid $40 for the
small bottle OF fluid, and proceeded 10 dose
the hilarious actor. The result was that II
made Joe so i'll that he could Neither eat
nor drink, and IN this way the theatre
managed 70 get about four days good act
ING ont of him. 1t will be seen from this
that tho gold cure is not novelty in this
country But, then, it is also remembered
"a. .ciout.sts Who have recently anaiy seq
Mr.. Keeley's preparation say that IL con-
tains no gold whatsoever.
OUR MAYoRALTY CONTEST.
One of the lively features OF our politl-
cal campaign this year will be the fight
made in this city over the mayoralty. The
general impression has been all along that
! Tammany would be able TO elect its next
mayor by reason of the momentum which
would beimparted by the presidential con-
/
think that the best time TO have fight
over the mayoralty is when partisans
are absorbed in The presidency. In
1884 MIR. William r. Grace succeeded
in electing himself mayor apparently
| without anybody knowing It, We were
| all full Of the blind fury of the presidential
| contest, and nobody seemed 10 pay atten-
/ ton 10 what was going on IN the strata
/ below. Two days after the presidential
! election. and while we were all trying 10
! find ont which way New York had gone,
we were aroused TO the fact that Mr.. WI.
/ liam h. Grace had been elected mayor OF
/ the city of New York. / have an idea that
| MIR. Grace and his followers, who are ex-
/ ceedingly hostile to Tammany Hall, Will at
| tempt to repeat the 1884 campsen ne1t no
! yember. 1t is hardly possible that Dir. Grace
| will make tho race himself, but II he puts
M a candidate who can command fair
! share of Republican support he may elect
| him, Mr.. Grace is a splendid organizer
and man of tiIeless energy. from ap-
/ pearances Tammany Hall will be forced to
/ renomlnate Mr.. Grant. As L SAID some
! time ago, l have every reason TO believe
| that Grant is anxious to leave the mayors
| Office. but there is nobody in the Iammany
/ organization who can command to-day
! LARGER vote than he, and the probabilities
| are that necessity will force his renomina-
| ton. If the anti-Iammany people can
/ mite ON q popular candidate they can beat
| Grant. but with three candidates IN the
| field he would certainly be reelected.
IorrA AND THE POOR PLAYER.
Robert Dunlap, the halter, told me yes
| terday O story about Lolita Crabtree, the
| actress. which has never been seen IN
mint. Some years ago when K. Il. Daven-
| the legitimate through the country they
made an appeal to the intel lectuality OF
| Chicago in the famous Crosby Opera
/ House. They had as opposition Little
Lolita, at that time genuine song-and-
/ dance variety actress. 1t was about
the period that she introduced the
banjo to the American stage outside
of burnt-corkism. McViekers Inca
tra was packed every night by .peo-
nle who went wild over Lotta's childish
tricks and manipulating. while Davenport
and " allack presented themselves TO empty
seats. On Saturday night. Mr.. Davenport
[ being called before the curtaln-he was
always famous for his after-play speeches,
jndulged IN some rather questionable
criticism of Chicago's taste. He referred
10 the fact that the legitimate, had not
been appreciated by Chicago. and suggest
ed that when he next visited the town he
wonld have Mr.. Wallack do song and
| dance. while be would in the mean time
learn 10 PLAY the banjo. This, being. pub
lished IN the newspapers. somewhat net
| fled Lolita. A few days sfterward one OF
the regulation autograph ends called at
Iotta's hotel and asked for her autograph.
When she passed over her album Lolita
onened il. aud the first thing that greeted
her eve was: 'E. l.. Davenport, poor
player" It was Mr.. Dayenport's custom IN
eyerybody's album. Picking up Ter pen
lofts wrote below Dayenporta signature
tins: "Charlotte Crabtree, good, banjo,
nlavern When Davenport atterward heard
Of tins he enjoyed it very much and re-
marked that if Lolita would forgive him
he would call the affair even.