The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-24
FOOTLIGHT SNAP SHOTS.
WHAT THE ACTORS AND Actresses
ARE DOING AT PRESENT.
x,.. ce.s,p Here and Thsre-Triiby to DO
Put on At Pslners-srndy ana eo'-
bette big Syndicate.


n,,.tna,ton here. for Richmond mas
shown a fondncss for hearing the great
works OF the lyric masters al '"V
nacular which IS not 20 be iou"";
fortunatcIy. In any other city In the Sou,n'
with tho possible exception OF ~" -,
leans. our loyalty to Ehs'lsn -,
when well presented 10 10 ". -, rots.
This season. however. for some tiu'' -,
hle performances are PIV"'H ,,.a,t,sb
- a,ragcmcnt OF the GaVary f"s"'"
o., Cnnuany. which begins sc@so"
al the Academy next weeN' -'' otycs
airy. who heads the company r,bo
a. her name. IS priHd ..i, for
came to America most opPo' IN ~. con.
,1rsele and for the art when she ~ -
.nicuously adorns. she was ~ NJ
IN this country three s'asVIs ~, iiso
~ 80. 80 a. a Russian by birth. put I'M
49, -, bcr country women shc -
.sraas unguist and sings III 49,,
French. German and ltailai VIZ" -,
,acuitv Whenever heard Ni"V' 80, 80
has been accorded the iIoS Nus, ,,ioasin,,
cen,gons and has created Hos' P''''o
impression. a,a for ono Eng
rsh grand opera company III inns 'oun
,rv and under proper management "a"
80, ,ou but meet with the support WhlCh
a strictly deserves. Madame .lali -
Rasfa Tavary has received the 3,
distinction III bOlh t''
,yorld Born at Cologne OF Russian pa
80 and having disclosed when but
t,1d no slight inclination Tor music
sh" was first given instructions on the
.,I,,o and aftcrward placed under the
Guidance OF List at Wcimar
,rbcr. are TWO other sopranos BESIDES
Nine Tavary IN the orgahlzdIon --Ni'"
Rcrtini Humphreys and Sophle i'o ,'1
,rho ,,,zzo soprano Is SignOrc inca boiIe
n
-, mis- country until this season one
~ made a conspicuous success, now
- in Milan Turin, Naples. ana venice
rarticularly In the role OF carmen
,h,cb IL her favor.tc. The contralto Is
Helen Won Dotnhoff, who IS adinitteuly
the greatest Of English contraitOS' Il.
tenors are a. l.. Guile one OIL '"e -
u,ric topors ever appearing IN gTana
onera. who last sang here IN the Az
oner, Concert Company as principal
,n,or. PavI,e Clark an Englsh singer
Who comes from the famous carr ROSA
onera Company, II. :. Ready an" MAJ ~,
pacbe OF the baritOnes the prlAcipd
artist IS William Mertens, VINO was "l9U
first produced 20 the pubic as Pi iH' POI
baritone in the Boston Ideals. ne odsSo'
are WuIam Hamilton. formerly the me
,bisto of tho American Opera COMPANY
William Schuster and Jos. wit. Inc
musical dircCtor-that man upon "hoii
so much depends in grand opera
Signor Emerico Molrealle, VINO comes
from the National opera House in the
CITY OF Mexico, where he was lot I'an'
years I'm charge OF the orchest'a d, ~, NJ
comuanv IS under the direction or tharles
PIT The impressario who directed the
artistic destinies of Emma Abbott MT.
pratt gives assurance that the operas
presented during the engagement At INC
Academy VIII BE- appropriately costuHle"
and sconicaliy Invested ana thdl 'ue
choral and orchestral features VIII IedNe
nothing 80 be desired. The repertoire
has been so arranged as 10 .nclude -
Troyatore" for the opening nighi' on
rhursdav. March It'll, and carmen FIJI
J,v. "CaXallcria Rusticana' ana rag
1,aca" at the Saturday matinee anu
.,rannhaeuser'' i'm the evening. The scale
OF prices during this grand opera season
will be within the reach OF all
= .,.-.assqrllar pELSs :heatrea are no lon&er
successful in New York ana the predlc-
ton Is made tn ut they vii soon pas
ont of existence. The tendency Is -Or
zig pioductions with strong casts
The demand for strong casts in New
York productions. and for that matter II
all the large cities, is thought by many &c
,ugur the Te-Cs;ablishment OF stock COM
pdlies.
KlzzarG week vas a very hard one on
the New York theatres ana there was
scarcely house in town that ana not iose
money. The FrChman's alone are sara 10
have lost 81, 900 on the week on 10 combl-
nations.
.Paul Kauvar" played to a $50 louise In
Jonis,,,lIe one night during the blizzard
week
Charles Frohman has promised TO take
Twelve pupils a year from the Empire
scLool of Acting for positions in MS
companies.
Herman Oelrlchs has announced his in
t.o.son Of building a new theatre In Sai
I'ranrisco. &c be called the Audltorluih'
The Herald SQUARE Theatres success
Rob Roy" Will soon close its run and
go on the road.
The benefit for Pauline Markham, al
the Garden Theatre last Thursday, net
ted the former burlesque queen 500.
Charles n. ID. Wards new play, a
Leader OF Men" which was produced by
the Kendals. Is claimed TO but thinly
veil the lives of Charles Stuart Parnel
and Kitty OShea.
DominiCk Murrays character work al
Shillinglaw. the engine driver III 'lh'
Cotton King is being very highly prais
ed by the Philadelphia papers
The latest pleasing speech of the charm
Ing MIS-. htnudIs - oHt maui VII A'N
last voyage over, in which she Is reported
as saying. America is a good place t.
make money, but dear Old England is tn
place TO spend It,.
Arrangements are being made for &
benefit i'm the near future for the vet
eran actor. G. W. Couldock. Manager w
A. Brady has volunteered TO take charg
OF H.
Haddon Chambers John o Dreams,
which was TO have been produced in NeN
York by Beerbohm Tree. has been secure
by Charles FTohman for his Empir
Theatre stock company and will folloN
The Masqueraders.
''rhe Bostonians." who for so man
wears were at the head OF American opc
IA companies. have done poor DGslnes
this season. They seem TO nave taue
behind and to be taking q back seat.
The latest announcement concernir
New York tS,atres is that Palmers
soon 10 Sc equipped with roof garden
Joseph Haworths venture as Shake
perian star has been ushered IN mos
auspiciousiy. In Boston he Is pronounce
the greatest Hamlet since Booth. an
everywhere he is receiving the hiShes
praise for his work.
Now that farce comedies nave run tne
day the question arises what is 10 b(
come OF The farce comedy comedians.
Augustin DAILY does not feel particular
cheerful over this seasons business, as
IL W.