Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-16

cured. and the event promises to be In
teresting, amusing, and Instructive. fro-
fessor Jacob Reinhardt VIII be the ac-
companist. The following is the pro-
gramme: Sleigh-bell solo. Medley Popu-
lar Airs" Mr.. ID. w. Robertson vioin-
isms, artistic violin solos varied with
trick playing, Mr.. Hugh J. Emmett; So
prano solos-a, Past and Future. !pe
Koren,) b, "Au Revoir,' kennedyJ
Miss Ollie Blanchard; tumbleronicon soio'
"Ahl So Pure" (Flotow) Mr.. d. w. ho-
bertson; merry musical monologue, Mr'
Hugh ]. Emmett; soprano solo. only
Year" (Cunard.) Miss Ole Blanchard;
sleigh-bell solos, "Ala Fayorita, Mr.. IL.
w. Robertson; ventriloquisms. the finest
display OF this art in the country, Dit.
Hugh ]. Emmett.
Otis Skinner has completed his tour or
the South. He will begin his northern
tour at the Duquesne Theatre. Pittsburs'
tomorrow night. His following engage
rlents are in Philadelphia, Brooklyn
Washington, Baltimore. and other impor-
tant points His repertory includes CIyde
Fitch's new comedy, His Grace Ge
Grammont." Victor Hugo's powerful
tragedy, THE Kings Jester" and the
Merchant Of Venice" Mr.. SINNERS
success, artistic and pecuniary, has been
equally pronounced in all three plays.
Il. III. Sothern and his company have
broken a bottle of champagne over Paul
NJ. Potter's play. "The Victoria Cross"
and given 1t a funeral. 1t is not to be
acted any more.
About once a year the report crops up
that Jessie Bartlett Davis Is 10 star.
This report has got around once again,
and once again Miss Davis ceries Il.
She Is perfectly content with the Bos-
tonians. 1t is a matter Of fact. By the
way, that the salary she receives fer
her connection with that organization
equals. at least, that paid to numerous
profitable stars.
r. A. Barnet. author of '1is2" and
other popular burlesques had called his
work to be produced In Boston this win
ter "Upidee." But he has discovered
that there has been copyrighted and
produced a comic opera with that title. JIe
has. therefore, been Obliged 10 change his
title, and has copyrighted Excelsior, Jr."
Modjeskas agent has offered to Forbes
Robertson, the English actor, the position
Of leading man In Modjeskas company
during that actress American tour next
season. Mr.. Robertson will accept the
offer. unless he has theatre of his
own in London in the fall, as now seems
likely.
Canary & Lederer are to produce "The
Twentieth-Century Glrl'' at the New York
BijOu Theatre on January 18th, when the
name Of the house will be changed to
the Gaiety Theatre.
At the Dolls Carnival. held in the Au-
dltorium in Chicago, there IS a miniature
reproduction of Otis Skinner as De Gram
mont. with wig. hat, laces, silk hose.
feathers. and jewels as In the original.
Henry Irving, Richard Mansfield and
Modjeska also have dolls representing
them in different characters.
During Frederick Warde's recent lee
ture on Shakespeare ia New Orleans, he
spoke at some length of Hamlet. Mr..
Warde described The prince as a "fair
young man." and controverts the idea
OF Hamlsts insanity by citing the skill
with which he duped Rosencranz and
Guildens;ern. He drew attention 10 the
fact that Hamlet's education in Gotten
gen naturally pul him "out of joint" with
the rude and bosterOus times in uncul-
tlYated Denmark, and found In this fact
some reason for Hamets reluctance 10
comply with the ghosts injunction to
avenge his murder.
Monday December 10th, at the Bald
win Theatre in San Francisco. Alexander
Salvini produced a four-act comedy called
THE Student of Salamanca" The comedy
Is an adaptation from the Italian by Paul
Hester and Alexander Salvinl. II made a
very great success. and will be added
to Mr.. Salvinrs repsrtory permanently.
Virginia Harmed is the latest actress to
obtain an "ad." founded on the moth
I.~ -
to star next season, and there you are.
Georgia Cayvan has gone 10 Paris 10
see Sardou, 80 her press agent says As
the great dramatist never sees anyone,
and all business has tc be transacted with
his agent Georgia might just as we'll
have stayed at home
Mime. Rhca Is rehearsing a comedy by
Sardou, entitled ''The Parisians," which
she will produce in three weeks
Mr. Joseph Herbert, the comedian, who
is now playing the part Of Town Crier
in Rob Roy" at the Herald Theatre,
New York. has written the libretto OF a
comic opera, for which Mr.. Edward
Jakobowski is composing the music. The
piece, which Is TO be called THE Birth
OF Venus" will be- produced on February
lst in Buffalo.
Violet Melnotte the lessee OF the Ira
falgar-Square Theatre, London. has writ
ten to Della Fox, with a view to Miss
Fox's appearance with a portion of her
company in England in the spring.
Disappointed in new plays he mas on
hand, 4. NJ Palmer has decided to re-
yve "Esmeralda' at his New York
theatre.
The Louise Beaudet Comic opera Com
pany is resting" 1t is currently re-
ported that the back rs Of the enterprise
are suffering from that tired feeling"
If. &. ID.