The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-03
CORBETT, THE PUGILIsT.
HE WILL aIvE Az sxHIBITIoF AT
THE RICHMOND THEATRE.
Hov,,s Successful Comedy. "A Trip to Chi-
nasown." and "rhe Little '''oo"'
tho Attractions At the Academy

James J. corbett. the champion pusihs'
of the world. will appear at the hoh'h0"u
Theatre wednesday evening. In a rehheo
athletic entertainment
The visit Of the champion OF the worio'
IA always an unusual event, ana the ar
rival Of James J. Cor5ett and party Oh
"Wednesday next az 1880 A. NJ from Nor
folk hy the c. and o. railroad VIII create
M l,,,le interest IN other as well as In
sporting circles.
The champion VIII spar four ROUNDS
with Professor John Donaldson, In which
ne will display his wonderful style win the
gloves in the way he ii.tends 10 polish OIL
Mitchell in January. Besides hPat'i,Se
-FOUR rounds. Coroett VIII reieree AZ -
other bouts which VIII take place pc
tween Dan Creedon, Tom Lacy, ana the
other boxers. 80 -
Tom Lacy has achieved no little repu-
f,ation rs the welter- weight, and Is pro-
nounced by Jack dempsey 10 DC "
ecienfifc fighter; and Dan Creedeh; 'nS
Australian m!ddle-weight who whlppcu
Jim Hall. Buffalo Costello, anu 49, go,
,,regsstus. and now matched 10 Hsht
tsob ritzsimmons. and Tom Tracy the
channtan welter-weight Of Australia
,yu nave n set-to. Edward Anterior the
champion catch-as-catch-can Wresuer vi
America. will meet John McNey. Corpett
win also give an eNhihiuoh OF nus
methods Of training, showing MS abii.y
IN punching the bag ana ms otner d'i'i'''0
exercises. -.
Mr.. Corbett and party. which consists
Of his wife. ", 4. Brady, his manager
Porter Ash, a noted California turfman'
a great friend of Corbetts, together WIN
the entire company numbers In an
sixteen people. Corbett runs fifteen ana
twenty miles every day In addition 10
putting I'm several hours exercising at me
leading gymnasium in every city he visits
A Trip TO Chinatown.
A treat is In store for amusement seek
ers AT the Academy Of Music the
first three nights Of TINS week.
when Hoyts successful comedy-"A
TrIp 10 Chinatown'-will receive
IT'S first presentations in this city
"a Trip TO Chinatown Is described ny
the author as a musical trlfe.
Its situations are amusing, and most
of the dialogue is extremely keen, ap-
preaching now and then real Gilbertian
drollery. A ripping stream Of melody
runs through 1t, broken only by the
sharp turn OF witty lines, and from De
ginning 20 end IL forms most captivating
symphony Of merriment and music.
well ana strong is the HVSt "Auu'ii.S
type Of crank met in daily
life. In all Of Mr.. Hoyts farces
there IS creation OF TINS
sort n travesty OF some peculiar individ-
uality; but I'm this instance, IL is charac-
ter more familiar TO the multitude, and
satired with keener shafts of wit with
out sliding too deeply into the region OF
the grotesque.
"A r rip TO Chinatown" has just conclud-
a phenomenal run Of 700 consecutive per-
formances at Hoyt's Madison-Square
Theatre New York.
The Little Tycoon.
Persons familiar with theatrical matters
and also conversant with the history
OF modern music, are aware OF the fact
that "The Little Tycoon" has been given
more public representations than any
other comic opera which has been pre-
sented up 10 the present writing. The
opera is an especial favorte with that
large and influential class of people usual
ly called conservative citizens, who seldom
visit a theatre except when the attrac-
tion there is OF that par
ticular class represented long
and successfully by the THE Little
Tycoon" When the opera is sung at the
y Academy on the nights of Thursday.
Monday. and Saturday. IL will be noticed,
no doubt, that i'm the audience are many
persons who are seen In theatres only al
lengthy intervals, for i'm the company
are many OF the stars that created the
principal parts now so well and favorably
known.