The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-13
SEEN BY THE AUDIENCE.
LATEST NEWS hBoUT the DIFFER
ENT ACTORs AND THEIR PLAYs.
Abbey and Grau OHcr n Great Card for the
scason-Giibert's Ellis ExceIIency"-
Notes of Interest to Thcatre-gocrs.

Nordlca, Nine. Frances Sayille. Nine.
Georsine Won Jdnuschowsiiy, Anne. Marie
Van Cauieran. Nine. Lola Beeth. Mlle.
Mathildc Baucrmeister, Mile. Marie Tn
Ale and Mime. Emma Calye.
Mczzo S0prani and COntralu.-Mlle. Ma
Tie Bfema, Miss Clara Hunt, Nine. soma
ScalchO. Nine. Eugenla MantelN Mime.
Aurelia kitzu and Nile. Rosa OHtzka.
Tcsofs.-Sig. Giuseppe Cremouini, Mr..
LLOYD 0Oubigne, NJ. Lubert, Sig Roberto
NannL NJ g. Mauguiere. Herr otto Mir
sails. Herr Adolph Wallnofcr and Ma
Jean dc lseSzkc.
Barytones.-Sig Giuseppe Kaschmann,
sig. tarbonc, Sig. Giuseppe Campanari'
six Noscnctu, NJ Maurice DC Nrics, SIG.
Ancona and NJ. Victor Maurel
Bass,.-sig Arimondi, Sig. Cernuscno;;
sig casuemary, Sig. Nivani, Nj. FOL
Mr.. Anton Seldl Sgnor Bcvignani. sig
nor Seppih and Herr Louis Saar whl oe
the conductors. Mile. Marie 1ulri VIII
oe the premiere danseuse and -ignor al
Deruefi the maitre dc ballet Mr. william
Parry VIII again be the stage manager.
The list OF operas nom which the sea-
sons repertory is 10 bee selected IS long
one. II includes all the old iavorites,
with lie ga and ia NaVarratse IN
which Mime. Calve viii be heard. "Manon,
IN which Mme Media viii sing; ana
'Sicgfried." Tristan and Isolde am
Die Walkucrc" which are 70 De sung
IN German. with NJ. Jean De keszko ana
M@s MSgaS9 II 5se eaa asd robe b1e
Mcistersingcr" will be given In German
as well as In Italian.
Tho Herald. in speaking Of 'IIis Excel
". 5. Gilberts latest operate creation.
90 be produced at the Broadway Theatre
on Tomorrow night. is pronounced one OIL
the best by the London public, and TINS
IS saving much when the cNcclencies OF
1.-The Pirates" "The MikafO and "Ihe
GOnd0lers" are contrastcd.
Gilbert in his opera, known as Ills Tx
cclcncy," has seized upon iertlle heii
Tor the harvest or his humOr. a Govern
or of Tlsinore. I'm the kingdom Of Den
marx bv name George Grinenfeld. he
licving that the mine OF verbal jokes is
exhausted. because in response 10 ms can
the travellers have told Oft before, turns
his brain and power to practical JOKING
as relief from melancholy. His power
as Governor affords him ample scope ioi
Among his other ideas Of fun, he causes
his garrison OF soldiers 10 drill ana dance
as ballet girls. Ho compels one OF tne
suifOrs for his daughters hand, a SOUP
tor. 10 carve statue Of the regent or
the kingdom, and az his own expense 70
place 1t in The public square.
These and a hundred other madcaT an
tics on the part OF the Governor turn
the little principally OF ElsinOre upside
down politically and socially. and reports
disparaeng Of his conduct reach the Re
gent who. 10 ascertain the truth or fall
sity. visits Esinore incosnito, disguised
as a stroiling player.
His first visit on the public thoroughtare
involves the Regent I'm the maze work OF
the practical Joking prevailing A pretty
street ballad singer Christiana, having
fallen IN love with the statue OF the Re
gent in the market place. feigns 10 see
81 resemblance between him and the stroll
ing player and makes love 10 the real
Regent in an the ardor 90 song. In his
ramhles the Regent is met by the GOV
ernOr who proposes 10 him unconsciOusly
that he shall doff his stroling player gar
ments and pose as Regent Offering him
bride 10 do so. The discontinue OF the
Governor at the discovery OF affairs al
the moment when hc declares the suppos-
ed Regent an imposter and finds the re-
verse the truth may DE imagined.
II viii seem strange To- listen 10 the or
chestratlOn and musical composition Oh
Gilhert's lhrettO be- any other than Sir
Arthur Sullivan. Dr. oswald Carr is the
inIsical collaboration with Gilbert ~
"Iiis E,xcellency" Under his direction
the opera viii Doe presented at the Broad
way.
Sat C. Goodwin offered himself at the
Fifth Avenue last week In two plays
which New York had not seen him ~
They were David Harnck, win mas
love episode i'm the life Of the famous
English traeeiian. and Lend Me Five
Shiniugs' with its laughable predicamei Q
Of pennilcss English beau at naI-
Mr.. Goodwin is an aspirant 10 hign non
ors We have accepted him ln buicsguc.
farce. ana prcscut-iimc American come
dy. Now he subjects himself 10 Judgment
lh rolts HSsotidlel WIN INC lirl"oiF vi
many famous ACTOR.
...,. -.
An actress or great l'pulttioh WHO ar
the height OF her powers makes h'i la7t
appearance ln New 1oik J. lNlt,i idl'
az, yet snch a person is Anne. M"lltSNa
VINO began htf lttrMrh ,n-dt mem i"St
week az lht ,idill'h l"'eNe jill M'-S"''
ioi Mtdri, ., ..,,
Il'l"n sIiuc ldIN'9 WIN Me"f
apartments al The Hotel Netherand. ana
she spoke with regret of hcr approaching
retirement from the stage
travelling about although artists ia an
countries must move from place 10 place.
n is ineep9rable from the profession
mis- H. nositiVeiv NV dnal appearance In
New York. / am under contract to play
next season I'm other cities in the United
after that / shall no longer act. but
have been asked % undertake the DC
rccti0n of "a theatre i'm New York ON lines
similar 90 that Of the Theatre Francois.
II the project is carried ont. IL viii be %
veritahle Theatre American. i am not
az liberty TO mention names, but those
who will be connected with the enterprise
are wealthy men. with strong artistic ana
dramatic tastes.
II was under contract to open i'm War
saw IN December 1894 While ! was play
ing ia tracoW telegram came from
President karandief. OF the Warsaw The
stre, telling me that / would not Doe al
lowed 10 UflftNT there. Governor HlfKO.