The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-03

! many theatrical managers In very
| peculiar financial condition. one. VINO
paid an average salary list OF Ngvo weeh
| is hustling for the loan OF x,oo 70 cross
| the ocean. and another who handed the
| greatest singing star In Christendom. Is
4 unable 10 raise $500 TO take his annual trip
20 London. Neither OF these took In
, cent less than $4,000 during his tour.
! a London cablegram announces the IN.
| Simultaneous SUCCESS there OF Nerdls la'ss.
| opera. "faistaff," which was sung AZ
| G, vent Garden, on Saturday night ior
! the first time before an English audience
The critic Of the London Sporting Times
| t'The Pink I'm y boldly declares. apio
pos Of corbetts disbut. that "Sen Gem cIspl
Jack" is "a farrago OF rubbisnlng e,sp
| trap nonsence," and adds TINS pss,,n -
| to the end OF his criticism Note passl,IInl,n-
parentheticaliy remark here 10 crson
whom IL may interest that Ie'er aShting
| Is now permanently eneageu 40
editor Of this paper.-N.B.
James J. Hackett. the young ACTOR ,, Mn
| for several seasons was VIZ, rra,g to,,r. A.
has been n decided success anu anu esely
whore The new aspirant for stellar hohors
has been extremely well feceNeo'
"a IN
cIasns ar BOSTON next week continuous
.aaeo,, ~ two years, during which Carinne
20 NOT missed a single performance
,er,arkabIe rccord.--Iilian Russell has
had an offer Of one hnndfeo suih ensog aof
,rsnfs in London this summer.--koster
and Biai have engaged Dove, the tailor
81 Mannheim Germany, who invented a
b,,Ilet-proof jacket, and while wearing II
hermit riAemen TO fire at him at short
range with regulation army rifles
'''D
They look with leniency upon people
who create disturbances In Partisan the
aires. Vlctorine Baucarne VINO. In nj
81 jealousy, threw missiles at Mile. Jane
Harding. while the latter was playing
The part of Phryne at the Opera Comlque.
has been fined five francs Tor dlsturoIIg
order In a theatre" But then she ohiy
threw dead rabbit and dried codfish.
"yenus" and the Camille dArviiie
Opera company closed last SATURDAY al
Chicago continuous ana s seir,vlsSven
weeks. Miss D'Arvl1e viii recon MI.
Rice in the fall. her contract having TWO
more years to run,
On the occasion Of her retirement from
ne Wolf Hopper's company at Nashins-
Ton. Nav 49, Della Fox was prssthteu VII Il
n silver bowl and tray by the mempers
OF the organization Edna Maiace ny
per is now playing Miss foNs part ii
'Panjan drum
Charles MacGeacby and Richard Golden
are again associated as manager ana stal'
and will take "Old Jed So nv Sfate
tour of the whole country, state py otatc
ana town by town, commencinS III MdInc,
in August. and covering period Oh lrree
years after which they VIII make PRIV
fessional trip to Europe
r,..~d,, fc making the most tldD-
orate nreparations for the producuoh "
Tannv Rice in the early autumn, VI
PhiIips and Brookfelds COMEDY ,ancbe
"Aiiss Innocence Abroad. CaIMS cnst,no-
has been given scenic artists alH e.a@ad
ers. and the piece VIII De supe'O''
James r. Powers is shortly to JON nm the
princess Bonnie" company as coi aonear
in place Of Fred Lenox' WHO ID ~
In "Prince Pro Tenn.
II Is said that the profits OF I'm .ne work. nrit
~ ..sowing the wind" at the the Ne e.n icing
Emnire were close upon S9V.Vo'
the Wind" couldn't do Det'er'
o,o ., the features Of THE soci 6,sv
,',,tterdv." Robert Buchanan nv an
4ust nroduced in London, WIS ,,ablea1I.
pearance of Mrs. Langtfy ., ~ S he is said
a. Nave aged greatly since she wa s.soo IA
&c seen ne on the stage, and the gallery tre"'e'
her badly.
Mario Dressler Of Lillian Russeii -
I.araov Who has Just been married u
C Con,pF Hopper will star next season
tn or onera entitled "Baroness bouiilS "a
written for her by sidore "i'h'"'N
Richard Ganthony.
A NJ Palmer and T.. Il. kice, d NAV
bought the American rights 10 t NV faifa-
howsxv. composer of Ermlnie' pIy Uun'
last month with great success IN Nleni"
II will be staged. probably WITHIN year,
at the Garden Theatre.
Thomas c. Seabrooke mas acGepIeu -
rew comic opera, written by Harry -
smith and composed by LudWlg Ens
lander. entitled The Caliph; 1t VIII ne
produced in Chicago in. April
Sardou promises Bernhardt that he. VIII
complete his play for her by the middie
REGINALD de Koven has composed an
the music. including the nnaie, lot tie
first act Of Rob Roy. He has also com
posed several airs Tor the other ACTS
Victorien Sardou has served ms term
as president of the Society or frehch
and has been succeeded by
Alexander Dumas.
Edwin Hoff, for several seasons with
the Rostonians. has been engaged to sup
mort Louise Beaudet In opera