The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-01

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snail see and hear during the coming
season. As usual. the regular season ~
being preluded by a food of farce come
dies but such evils these have 10 pe
borne. and the knowledge of better Things
yet TO come gives US the strength to snh
and bear it,
THE CITY or PLEASURE.
Just at present, much interest Is pe-
ing taken in THE city OF Pleasure
drama which Is to be presented at ,ne
Empire in New York, tomorrow Msh.'
and in THE Sporting Duchess, which
Charles Frohmsn presented at the Aeau-
envy Of Music last Thursday.
In speaking OF the former the Ne"
York Herald says:
Ellie est Perdue. ma Gigolette," was
very popular song in the Paris cafe chant
ants in the winter Of lSo. and from II
a certain class OF street women. whose
characters are not even doubtful, nave
come 10 be known as 'gigolettes.' Such
a woman is the heroine OF the drama
"Gigolette." by NM. Decourcelle and Tar
be. which was produced at the AmDigu IN
Paris in November 1893, and which, vas
adapted into English by George r. sims
and rechristened THE City Of Pleasure"
The piece tells a very graphic story OF
Partisan low life The scene Of the pro-
logue is a court room, where Jean Maras
is on trial for wife murder. BY the wo-
man he has killed he has "A daughter,
Therese, the future 'gigolette,' while py
another woman whom he has bigamOus-
~ cspoused he has another daughter
Marion, Just born Maras Is sentenced 10
twenty years penal servitude, and Wnen
the first act opens his term Of imprison-
ment has almost expired.
Thcrese is now the "glgolette' OF Big
Charlie" a tavern keeper, and she mas
under her protection young girl, who IS
really her step-sister, Marion-a fact she
has not discovered. Maras' second wife,
i'm the mean time, has married VI. de Mar
gemont, the attorney who prosecuted her
first husband, and by him she mas
daughter, Genevieye. Geneyieye accident
ally falls over a cliff and is killed, ana
Nine. de MargemOnt becomes insane. 10
restore her Marion, who resembles Gene
We've closely, is induced 10 take the name
ana place Of the dead girl. and the moth
or. recovering her sanity, discovers the
deception, but at the same time recos-
nizes her child by the criminal.
By this time Maras has been set AT lib
erty, and turns up at big Charles
wine shop. where Thcrese not recogniz-
ing her father. attempts 10 rob him.
They discover their relationship and Ma
ras casts of his daughter as thief
and demands her sister. The remainder
Of the play Is taken mp with his efforts
10 recover Marion. but In the end he
allows her TO remain with her mother,
while Therese remains with him.
TIM SPORTING DUCHESS.
Regarding the Sporting Duchess" the
Herald goes on 10 say.
The story OF the piece deals with the
affairs Of a certain Earl Of DesbOrough,
.HNH U..af.aH
favorite. Major Mostyn. an INSCRIPTIONS
man, who is in love with the countess
OF Desborough. has the earl IN his power
financially, and, besides working 20 sep
arate him from his wife. Is plotting TO
gain possession OF Clpstone. so that he
can scratch that horse and win tho
race with one Of his own" With the and
of Nivicn parvillc. an adventures, Mos
tyn succeeds In arOusing the Jealousy or
The Countess. who leaves ner husoani,
hut at the same time rcpulaes the VIE
lain's advances. Still more eager now 70
ruin the Earl financially, Mostyn forces
tho sale Of the favCnte, but the Duchess
comes TO the rescue and buys in the
horse So. i'm the end. as is usual in mel
! cGrama. the villain Is compi etely discoin-
fted-the Earl and Countess are reunited
over the sick bed Of their son, and Clip
stone wins the race IN a gallop.
The great scene Of the play, II IS SAID
will be that OF a reeimental ball. in
which the costumes worn by the ladies'
viii be something magnificent, and which
will. Mr.. FrOhman thinks. surpass any
thing Of the kind ever seen here before.
other scenes will show the Great Hotel,
London: the law courts. Tattcrsalls aud
I Epson Downs on the day Of the Derby
Mrs Agnes Booth Schoefel viii play
| the title rOlo as Maria, Duchess Of Mil
| ford
Della Fox is soon to make her appear
ance in a new part-the title role OF
"Fleur de Lys.' coming opera. The
| Richmond public must wait a whole year
I'm order 10 see this charming little wo-
man, as Manager Leath has not booked
! her until next season.
THE SEASON HFRE.
To come closer home can say good
season has been booked by MIR. Leatn.
OF course there are number Of attrac-
tions that Will. and can only appeal TO
the top Of the house; there are, In fact,
more of these than / care see, but yet
the booking is a strong one, and there are
many good treats In store.
Next month, the Trip to Chinatown,
! White Slave. Trilby. Limited Mani. The
Spider and Fly, Two Colonies, and Louis
James will be seen here.
October attractions are a shade better,
embracing such people as Stewart Rob
son. Carmine. Olt. Cora Van Tassell,
keene. Warde. and Sol Smith Russell.
In November Amy Lee ana Doane Cres'
ton Clarke. Disby Bell. White Squadron,
! and Marie wainwright will be seen here.
In December. Jams O'Ncil. Frederick
| Bard. Roland Reed. Robert Manteiie. and
| dear Lillian Russell will visit US.
| January brings SOusa and his peerless
band. Mansfield, Sir Henry Irving, and
| Camille D'Arville.
The last written month brings Oid
| Homestead, Shenandoah. and Merry
World.
| In March. charming Nat Goodwin
comes. so does Harrigan and Ada Rehan.
! have simply briefly outlined the sea-
son. for there are many other attrac-
| tons We may possibly have Sothern,
| Salyni. and several other good entertain
| crs.
MOTIFS
Nellie McHenry will star in a Bicycle
| Girl this year
The Empire Theatre school OF acting
! Nelson Wheatcroft. director VIII begin Its
next term on October 18th. During the
past two years, eighteen new plays have
Lecn presented by the pupils, many OF
whom have been placed in first class COM
pai.ies on their graduation Charles From
y en- each year selects six students from
| the graduating class for his various corr
| panies, and other managers have express
| Cd themselves as quite pleased with the
| .ctors turned out by Mr. Wheatcroft.
| Signor A. DE Novelties will direct Fran.
| els Wilson's new opera, The Chieftain,
| .I.f. e4aS9n