The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-26
MIRROR UP TO NATURE.
xrTalcrfON At THB CITY THEA
TRES rs FARCE OOhEDf.
S.xs of tho stage-Gossip About fisys
and Ptsyers Everywhere-CopJeo'"
About n Successful Season.
.,,o 70 "a good as the best and better


| Star Gazer." by Frankyn W. Lee. ME-
| Otts support includes the following list
| Of clever capables, PM and Mott Ot'
| (hs brothers,, Celia Mathers' NAY y"l
| don. lanes +. Mcdonald, Joe hariInB-
| ton James Il. Watkins. Dorothy Gray,
| Fannie Engle and others. win such
| strong company in a brilliant farce Dns
| ling with bright and catchy mnalc, nv
| Jokes Gle there IS no reason why ar.
| 3It,s manager should worry regarding
| the drawing powers Of the enter PRISE.
Then comes to the Academy the next
| evening, Tuesday. August SIN Ior oiie
| nerformance only. another farce coIiety
| called "The Hustler ana sIeat VIII &c
| Inc fine music and wirth In ~.
/ - the attendance at the lrSt TWO AZ
| fractions u the season Is d ioIv 1 49,
| ~ what the pr sent Stttfh If 10 ~ Hl'.'
ciaiy, the book OF the loC@t mae 49," craiit
| will not show a surplus on the 49, 49,
| ode Last season was most uiSia
| trous to many companies ana ip,ai p,"y
| houses. 1t this same pefod IASt yenI
/ although the country was nrder n maj
! cial depre ssion, the pfcsptf Is q u uIiI-
| iant season were very pr mihtht. f.ld-
borate preparations were being mace i"i
spectacular proouGu,1 d,s,s ~ Erominent
| "etars" Of the dramatic stage. NJ the
| commencement the season td iHt ~
be renpmcrative one. Ihls c1luiti"iss
pf affairs did not continue any lenSu OF
time nv the first Of the year many
comuauirs had been disbandcl, WINE
bankruptcy hung over the heads OF tne
more VcnturcsOme managers. Inc 'lvfu
OF the season left very few money max
Ing companies extant Seabro0k's, sal
WINS, the Black Crook toWpatN = &c
Wolf Hopper's. and several other OF
Civilizations We're the Only ones .i',,5
managers could breathe with unfettered
In tho large cities, the local managers
felt severely the financial STRAIN. we
dor
going The failures In New York were
unusually numerous $4,000.
The spectacular opera "The Voyage OF
SuZctte." Is sample ot theatrical ms
fortune. Manager French expended Over
$500 In the staging OF the piece. IN
the cast were some Of the best known
actors. and actresses. Yet u only had
a run OF three weeks Lillian russell
failure. Rce's 'a4g2" with the living
pictures" John Drew I'm the "Hutter-
files" the Lyceum theatre company ~
the "AmazOns' were VOL received anu
prospered under sdlful ma tnltn,,
The present prospect for this season
is not at an favorable All theatrical
people are holding the stccds Of f0rlune
and Future with curbed bits IhelT
experiences of last year have caused
them 10 be cautious. Salaries have de-
creased and actors are glad TO accePt
engagemeuts that they would disdain
to accept last SEASON. The theatrIcdl eN-
changes claim 90 be hooking the toWIiS
with frst-class attractions. Whether tHls
is true is a question for time 10 answer.
"What is there IN a nameT' is a cues
ton asked every day. Inc wise sstS9
say there is q gcodly pile. Theatre hitp-
itants can answer n The negative Row
often have you read on a sign board or
in Tie newspapers the utle or pay tn9t
imbues itself in your memory. ! gu WaIl
for the attraction 10 appear at the play
Nxh4 y
penny name taken perhaps IRON tht
last sentence In the play There you ASK
yourself the old adage. There IS as muGh
In the naming 81 q play as writing II.
What the sharp manager warts IS 10
catch the public'S eve. GlarinR pictures
that thrill the bosOms OF the gallery
contingent of theatre attendeTs win de-
light. Pictures Of men or women made
up to resemble Darwinian characters
or ANYTHING YOU desire tO call them are
harbingers OF horse play" forces, and
burlesques. often there are sign boards
covered with pictures Of shapely bulit
women comcal comedians, and beauti-
full prima dOnnas. The lover or comic
opera readily imagines that ne Will en-
JOY an evening Of light and harmonious
music The bill boards are gay decelveis,
but the gayest one is the name of the
play. IL plays with your imagination
as child does with a toy Examples
are numerous. "AlOne in LOnd on what
thoughts Of cleaning steel, and a friend
less woman. Still the heroine IS not
alone She has friends who Away APP
pears at the right moment-friends that
are the best. when, Why. and Where"
sounds as Z + there ought 10 IT, some
fun derived from those three interOg-
atlVes. They cover up a COngl0mcrdttOn
Of nonsensical farce comedy that docs
not pertain 60 the title. Nearly all far
ces are named with a word that occurs
IN the latter part Of the play. Pauline
Hall I'm the Honey MOOneTs." and Marie
Tempest in the algerian" are excel
lent samples Of the strength pl u name
in comic opera. This setson the bin
boards VIII TEEN with them. In the
name Of the Gar" "The Operator
"a Trip TO the city" THE star Ca
zer' ana score Of others vii be seem
William wade an ENGLISH critic who
haf no doubt Witnessed tn performance of
sensational drama wrote the follow
ians verses entitled, Wanted Novel
Sensation"
The Author he listened with both Of his
To he Echoes which round the house
His eyes they both g,stened with waeery
tears,
whigh ran down his cheeks lscaroely
For on me sad story the Ghosts told
the walls
His brow bathed in cold perspiraton;
And the echoes from the gallery. boxes,
and stalls
Was, Give US a novel sensation"
Were tired Of the circular saw that
To miss the young man that neer
And the train that saves numerous In
nOcent lives
BY stopping short one or two inches.
We're tired OF the house that is burnt
with red fire.
And give il no hearty ovation;
While waste-paper snowstorms we
scarcely admire,
Pray give us a novel sensation!
"You don't know how weary we are Of
the ship
That's wrecked on the canvassy break
But not till the hero has got good
on rope to evade undertakers.
And, on. we are dead TO the steam-roi-
To applause and our keen appobatlon.
So, II you'd not like to be called naughty
Just give us a novel sensation!
The lit that would crush the fair hero
Makes none Of us breathlessly fearful
The leap from the roof TO the matressy
No 1 loaser appears to US fearful
We're sick Of the Mutiny. Battle, and
The Alarm Of the hre-brigade station;
So hurry up. Author, as soon as you
like.
And give us novel sensation"
Lillian Lewis in her production OF
cleopatra" will use a live snake IN
the last scene. She is having two milk
snakes trained for the purpose.
"PickaIinny" bands and Living Pic
lures" VIII be the features OF many
travelling companies the coming season
and all because they were striking feat
1lrns Of the fWn hlY SnecassAa In Narr