Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-18

of Augustin DAILY. Charles Frohman.
James A. Hernc. and A. M. Palmer.
The suit brought by Messrs. Rubira,
OF New Rochelle. New York, against
Edward Bloom. manager of Hermann,
the Conjurer." for alleged purloining OF
household articles from the Rubira homo
stead by Mr.. Bloom, who had rented tho
place. has been dismissed. The Judge
said the suit ought never to have been
brought. Mr.. Bloom thinks SO too and
has brought suit for damages accordingly
Tor 100000 In the Supreme Court against
the Messrs. Rubira
In one respect at least, the Passport
Company. In which Sadie Martinez and
Max Figman are appearing as co-stars
this season. Is thoroughly unique. Al
sutherland. the manager OF the organi-
cation. thinks Of running a line In the
programme. and Autographs to the effect
that II Is the only absolutely blonde or
ganization in the country. Miss Marti-
not has extremely golden hair. and Mr..
F'igman's locks may be called auburn.
j. +. Bryan has silvery hair. and
light complexion; Julie Ring. the In
genue Of the company. has flaxen curis.
and all the others. big and little. are dis
tinctly the reverse Of brunette.
The trial balance sheet OF Charles
. lust ctdcON . buoiutp-, NhhNh
saw daylight last week. Is an extremely
interesting document In spite Of the fact
that he had several bad failures last
year. and that the season IVES very bad
theatrically, the gross receipts for
Charles Frohman's productions for 'e3-'a
amounted to more than 100000. OF this
sum. the theatres at which his company
played received as their share 100000.
Mr.. Frohman IA liberal with the dra-
matists whose plays he produced. and
they must have received In royalties
something Ike 10000. The salary-list
was over 10000; printers and railroads
swallowed $4,000, and the incidental ex-
penses are figured at about $4,000. This
leaves 100000 profit for Charles Froh-
man and his notwithstanding n re-
markably good showing. What should
Mr. Frohman make this season with no
failures on his hands and everything
coming his way?
The success that has attended Lancas-
ter & Magnus's play, Daughters OF Eve,'
written for Miss Wainwright, Is very
opportune for American dramatists In
general. as there have been this season
several unfortunate failures OF plays by
native born. or resident, authors. 1t was
Lancaster &c Magnus. who. with Con
science" did so much to make New York
managers willing to give openings to
American playwrights. and now, after
joint silence Of eighteen years. they come
forward with a success when 1t Is most
needed.
De Koven & Smiths Rob Roy" Is
playing TO gigantic audiences every night
at the Herald Square Theatre, New York.
All Manager Fred. C. Whitney has to do
now In connection with 1t Is to see that
the performance is kept up TO the high
excellence of its first week. Rob Roy"
robin Hood" and "Erminie' may DO
| mentioned In the same breath. They are
| the three most successful operate
J comiques that have been produced in
America. Augustine DAILY Is about the
cleverest man in the show business. He
( not only writes plays, but translates,
I adapts, directs. and produces them. Best
of all, he can write and speak English.
He does not have to depend on anybody
! He IS the only American manager that
| has been able to wave the American flag
| In his right hand and the English flag
In his left
George w. Lederer's mail Is vast Just
now. 1t includes hundreds OF applications
and bewildering photographs from the
"footlight favorites," who want 10 ap-
pear In the 'Twentieth-CenturyG Girl" at
I
Mr.. Lederer has decided to bar all MEM
| bers of the original "Black-Crook" cast
from this organization.
Fred. c. Whitney has revolutionized
comic opera in this country. He has In
| fused new ideas into a species OF theatri-
cal entertainment that was becoming
morlbund Ii is worthy of note that the
! singers, composers, librettists. and man
ayers associated with him are also end
OF the century In their methods.
The New York Herald last Sunday rar
| more than thirteen columns in It's the
atrical department.
Objectionable horse-play' in my produc
ton Of Il. a. Barnet's comic opera, TIA
basco,'" writes Thomas Q. Seabrookc
"To my mind horse-play consists In !
sort of general sprawling over the stag
| with q view to raise a laugh at some
thing which could be left out Just as well
or better. Now, do not think that ther'
IS much, IL any. of this in Tabasco.' Whei
| I rush at the Pasha with the cleaver. FOL
| instance, II is as much to frighten the
Pasha as to raise laugh in the audience
l never resort to gymnastics to point G
lest II the audience cannot be made L
see the joke without a label. out 1t goes
| l want q mental laugh or none at all
William A. Brady has received a tele
| gram from Davenport. Ia. informing HIN
that the Police Gazette belt for the cham
| pionship Of the world, now owned by
| James COrbett, was stolen from store
window in that city during Corbetts re
cent engagement there In Gentleman
Jack" The intrinsic value OF the belt l.
s.. 800 Brady and Corbett are taking ever>
possible means to discover the TIMER an'
get back the trophy. One thing. however
: ~ la, no GtolpDA from Cor
bett-that is the championship itself.
Marie Jansen's engagement at the Bijo'
Theatre, New York. in Glen MacDon
ough's Miss Dynamite" was for fou
weeks, but 1t has now been curtailed u
two weeks. and Miss Jansen will leave
! broadway on Saturday night. Her man
ayers. Jefferson. Klau Erlanger. arr
ambitious and have worked hard to maxi
Miss Jansen a success In this piece, bu
the roasting the production got from Tn
| New York papers after Its hfst night wa
too much for them.
The impression has got abroad that "OlC
| Glory" written by w. A. Brady ah'
Charles IT. Vincent, Is a war-drama. Mr.
Brady says this is quite at variance VIII
the facts 1t Is not essentially war
drama. but 1t deals graphically with IN
ATTEMPT to throw the Baltimore, or IN
White Squadron, On the rocks or IN
Chilean coast and with otner exciting
events that almost caused war between
the United States and Chile.
The mental breakdown OF John IL. nus
sell. manager Of Russelrs Comedians II
consequence Of pecunlary troubles, Is sac
in itself. for Russell was popular man
but IL is interesting, os a viva lllus'ra
Ton Of the fact that the theatrical DUST
ness Is on shifting sands. Three seasons
ago Russell was In the middle OF IN
swim; an actor that signed WIN mn
would proclaim the fact. 1t was as goo'
as q bank-account. But that was thre
years ago. .,. ~,
VIII A. Mcconnell, the popular an
weil-known manager OF the American
Theatrical Exchange. writes me as lOl
lows anent the appearance of olga Neth
ersole. the latest importation from Eng
land in New York:
THAT Olga Nethersole Is wonder an
she deserves all the success she ma
achieved. | saw her performance OF "a
mile the other night and, honestly 81
lust about fills the bill, ana you Gu,
IMAGINE an Armand falling in love WIZ
such woman. All the other Camille
I have witnessed have had either eNces
- On .arrfai upight for age, o