Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-01
THIS WEEKS PLAYS.
"wANc" THE BRIGHT COMIC OPERA
SUCCESS TO BE PRESENTED.
C,evr,and's Minstrcis and "a Texas Steer
Gilbert and suliivan's New Produc-
tion-News Of the Stage.


ing satisfaction lighting up his counte-
nance, for his ofice-hours IL till 4. are
almost entirely devoted TO counting his
overnight. receipts. Seeing him at his
usual occupation the other day, the Dis
patch representative enquired whether
he was not afraid of the germs OF dis
ease which are said to Turk in and be
propagated by the national currency. The
enterprislng Croesus, scarce glancing
from his pile, affirmed that he would
rather die of fever than die broke. Who
would gainsay his philosophy?
Three hrst-class attractions Will occupy
the boards OF our theatres this week, two
OF which have been seen here before, and
one Is new to Richmond
WE WILL HEAR WANG"
u. W. Truss g. Co.'S superb spectacular
production of Wang" one of the greatest
Of comic-opera successes. will be pre-
sented at the Academy next Tuesday
and Wednesday for the first time in Rich
mond. II will appear here with the same
cast, scenery and properties. with which
It has delighted the great cities Of the
North this season. En- route South, this
great company. numbering sixty people,
has appeared in but four places-Louis-
Vile. Knoxville, Chattanooga, and New
Orleans. 1t is unnecessary to enter into
minute details regarding this phenome-
nally successful opera. For 80 nights
It was given at the Broadway Theatre,
New York and its record there forms
one of the most wonderful bits of Ope-
ratio history. Richmond has waited for
three years to be visited by wang"
THE MINSTRELS COMING.
Cleveland's Minstrels will play return
date at the Richmond Theatre on Wedneg-
day. when they will appear at matinee
and night performances. The matinee
will take place at $3.50 instead of 2:30. "a
usual, and the prices to that perform
ance have been reduced.
W. S. Cleveland has introduced the new
broom into his minstrel management.
and has organized an entirely new COM
pany for this season. from Casino, Paris,
and leading New York theatres; an in
fusion Of new blood and new ideas that
will please the people.
"a TEXAS STEER" AGAIN.
Thursday. Friday. and Saturday iIoyts
excellent company will present what Is
generally considered his best playa
Texas Steer"-at the Academy. The
piece Is rich in that Oddly Of ideas and
situations which has been the founda-
ton Of Hoyts success in playwriting. II
teens with clever satire on social and
congressional life at the capital and shows
a complete knowledge of mankind. The
e.o 1trfth Of IInX
honest. cattle king. who is elected against
his will from a district in Texas. and
goes 70 Washington with his wife and
daughter. who are equally as artlesS as
he Their trials and tribuations while
they are becoming accustomed 10 the
ways Of the capital make the fun and
pathos Of the play, and give an op-
portunity for some Of the best characters
that have been drawn by this clever play
wright.
GILBERTS NEW OPERA.
utopia, Limited" Gilbert & Sullivan's
new opera, was given its initial per-
Torrance in this country last Monday at
the Broadway Theatre, New York, and
met with only moderate success. The
piece is said 10 be superbly mounted, and
the costumes elaborate and in good taste.
In this connection II is interesting to
learn that the custom authorities taxed
D'Oyly Carte $500 on the costumes and
properties of the organization. There wa'
a report that the chorus girls brought
from England would not be allowed to
land because they came under the re-
strictions Of the contract-labor law. In
were telcgraphed from Wash
ington that the law did not apply in this
case, and they were admitted.
THE SMALL BOY HAPPY.
The circus season has commenced. Bar
mum & Bailcys the pioneer of this class
Of entertainment opened on Monday ar
ternooa at Madison-Square Garden, New
York. The show Is said TO be the most
extensive and impressive of all AR Bai-
ley's triumphant achievements. 4 note
worthy departure IS the absence from this
years gigantic show of the Kiralfy ex-
hibition, which has for some seasons
furnished a spectacular finish 10 the
Greatest Show on Earth" There was
always something incongruous about the
mixing up of theatrical and circus effects
and there is beyond question wisdom
In the expenditure Of the money liz
volved in these big pictorial experiments
upon the legitimate features OF the tented
arena.
1t has been announced by Messrs
Abbey & Shoeffcl that the gross receipts
Of Henry Irving's tour in this country,
which extended over tWenty-eight weeks.
were sJ95,GJ3J0.
PLAY-PIRACY 4 FELONY.
The American Dramatists Club have at
last taken the initiative and are about TO
send a memorial to Congress asking for
the adoption Of n law making play-piracy
O felony. This is the second effort That
has been made to have such Jaw passed,
The former proved unsuccessful through
the dinidence OF interested authors and
managers Such legislation Is badly need
ed, for play-piracy has assumed alarming
and there Is absolutely no
way at present TO punish the delinquents.
while the expense OF overtaking them is
enormous.
\ prize of 1900 in gold IS offered by
the Chicago Ledger for the best one-act
comedy sent to it's editor before May lst.
The comedy must be domestic in charac-
ter, confined within the limits Of half an
hour and include four characters. The
right to six performances at one Of the
leading New York theatres is reserved to
the paper, after which the play will be-
come the property of the author.
Another New York dramatic paper has
10 the force Oh circumstances.
Tho career Of the sheet was brief. and it's
loss will be mourned by the numerous cor
throughout the country who
are six months out on the amount Of their
The well-known playwright Mr.. Scott
Marble, has been commissioned by ex-
Champion Sullivan TO write for him
comedy drama In four acts, which is to be
called THE rish-American."
TO MANAGE LILLIAN'S TOURS.
1t is reliably stated that Henry T. Alb
hey will in all probability manage the
future tours of Lillian Russell. II is
that the contract for next
season now in existence between Miss
Russell and Messrs. Canary 4 Lederer.
will be cancelled upon the payment of
q certain sum.
The opera in which Marie Tempest will
appear next season Is a satire on Nor
monism Tn, hbretto is being written by
Fred. Emerson Brooks.
Manager Whitney announces that he has
engaged Redennata, the East Indian
Jewel dancer. who will be introduced as
a feature OF the harem scene in The AL
yerian."
WILL GIVE A CONCERT.