Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-07

,yc the ethics simple: It would not be
fairv.talo else. But II you must needs
and erist for the mill OF that vast un-
resting intelligence OF yours, there are a
eeorc Of symbolic issues in the legend of
these little people OF the 1yrol. But these
tbtnrs are all inessential. Meaning or
ro meaning the piece is charming uimply
os a dramatized fairy-tale II is a poem,
not. certainly, OF any very lofty order.
bat graceful and unpretending so far as
10 goes: and | welcome 81 as an oasis
amid the arid prose OF our workaday
modern drama.
And what may not be said OF the light
/ romantic opera commonly called comic
Z OPERA TO be sung by the creme de Ia
creme OF our amateur talent at the Acade-
/ my Tuesday and Wednesday nights. or
Of the institutions between which the
/ proceeds Of those entertainments win be
i diyided2 There are critics who have the
| faculty OF exercising numberess varia-
| lions on the theme OF perfection. OF COM
/ posing dOxologies without end. | am not
one OF them. Having once said a thing
| is perfect l can get no farther and have TO
/ fan back on "damnable iteration" The
| performances OF the Chimes OF Nor
mandy" then. will be marvels of pre-
| cision, they will attain the maximum de-
gree Of artistic merit. and. as have hint
| ed elsewhere. must In no wise he missed
| by any one who has a good eye for a
dramatic sugar-plum. Regarding the
opera itself. 1t Is an ideal specimen Of
the genuine opera comidue. There is
| humor and wit in the spoken lines and
| the lyrics are wholly admirable. while
| the music Is beyond compare, bright
! charming. and vivacious or the inter
probation, It Is only necessary TO say
! that IL is in most competent hands and
| n the rehearsals be any criterion. II
viii pc well-nigh faultless. For weeks the
| rehearsals have been skilfully conducted
under the direction OF Professor Jacob
Reinhardt. and during the last two weeks
under the supervision OF Mr.. Thomas
Ebert OF New York, ana the degree OF
proficiency attained has been pronounc d
| by eye-cxperts and professionals who
have been present at cent rchearsals 10
be- altogether remarkable for amateurs.
So much for the opera and its interpra-
| tation. AS TO the four institutions 10
be benefited by the performances. no
| weak words Of mine are necessary TO
| set forth their claims on the public at
tention and esteem. Their needs are mani
fold, their scope bounded by no creed or
idlocyntrasy, and their achievements
astounding.
"The Chimes Of Normandy will be su-
perby mounted and dressed and the
best idea OF the personnel Of those who
will appear in it can be gathered from
the following list:
Serpolette, the Village Gossip,
Miss Elizabeth A. Taylor
Germane. the Lost Warehouses.
Miss Irene Langhorne
Village Maidens-
| G. rtrude ..............Miss Ella boswell
Jeanne ...........Mrs. G. OBJ. Cowardin
Maneite .............Miss Bette Booker
Suzanne ..........Miss Annie Lee Camm.
Henri, Marquis Of Comville,
Mr.. Andre Burthe
Jean Grenicheux. fisherman.
Mr. Thomas Ebert.
Gaspard. a mlser. Colonel James Branch.
The Bailli ..... Colonel G. OBJ. Cowardin.
| The Notary .......Captain George Ainslie
Registrar ............Nlr. William Tribbett
Assessor ..............Mr. T. Il. A. Hobson.
Those constituting the chorus are:
Soprani.-AIrs. c. OBJ Cowardin, Misses
| Bette Booker. Gertrude Camm. Nellie
| Rogers. Annie Lee Camm Ellie Fisher,
| Mary r. Howard. Carolyn Martin, Carry
Coleman, Mary Rogers. Maggi, Ferguson.
| Mary Jones, Ella boswell, and Virgie
| Drewry.
Alti-Msses Ellen Hobson. Marianne
Meade, Adelaide Watkins, Stanley Atkins.
| Nellie Parker. Julia Les. Callie Ryand,
| Bruce Williams. and May Howard
| Tenori.-Adolph Blair r. II. A. Hobson.
James Shields, William Tribbett. Victor
! Williams Julian Binford. Edward Mayre,
| William Henning. and w. w. Collins.
| Bassi.-Dr.' James Roy, DR.. David Nc
| Cav, George Ainslie. Or. Charles Brock.
| IT., Tyler Block, James Tyler Augustus
| Drewry, Thomas Brander, Lewis Brander
! A. Hurt. and Mason White
/ - III
! ing members, volunteered their servic $
| for the first performance: Moses Stein
| 0eadcr). John Rcnhardt. G. w Thilow
| Edward Thurston, Arnold Wagner VII
liam GressetL Frederick Lax, John Dun
| lop and Augustus Fair.
| The following attaches OF the Academy
| have also volunteered their services. free
Of charge, for one Performance: Philip
| McNiVen, treasurer; j. j. Dancy, assist
| ant treasurer; Pete Jackson, T.. w Drew,
| William A. Napier W. 4. Graves. Benja-
| MN Lowery, William Taylor j. Mattern.
| Philip Bartz. Charles Jackson, Fred rick
| Schmidt. +. Bnshon.' George Eminen-
hauser. Arthur Euker Hunter Preston.
John Fisher, and T. Wink.
| Progress, the angel Of the universe Is
| ever active. II Is conceded that nothing
In natures plan stands still. All is eter-
| nally on the move. one must either 20
| forward or retrograde. In keeping with
| this universal law the banjo. our Ameri-
can musical instrument. is proceeding
| on its way upward and onward Musical
effects that would have been deemed i'm
| possible only a decade ago are now be-
| ing produced. and the banjo and its
| musical powers are being studied and
| developed as never before. In fact. no
| other instrument has ever made such
steady progress as our favorite Ameri-
can banjo
| The following IS a list Of the musical
| selections now being rendered as banjo
| solos. with piano accompaniment. by
| Alfred \. farland, i'm his concerts:
| ROssini-Overture TO william Tell"
| allegro vivace.
Dussek-"La Matinee. Rondo."
| Beethoven-Sonata, op. 90. No. 3: allie.
gro assai; moderate. allegro vivace; Pc.
| lonaise. op. 40. No. l.
| Chopin-Nocturne, op. 9. No. .
| Padercwski-Minuet L'Antique.
Wieniawski-2me Polonaise Brlllante.
o.. q.
Moszkowskl-spanish Dances Nos. !. ..
| and 3; serenadc.
Schubert-MarCh.
Bach-Sixth Violin Sonata. Prelude,
| Minuetto olga.
Chopin-Grande Valse Briliante, Cd. Is
Mr. Farland will give a banjo recita
al the Young Mems Christian Assocja-
ZION Han on Thursday evening, May %.
under the direction Of Mr.. Malcolm
ShackelfOrd.
william y, Brady has engaged James
w. Morrissey as general manager for all
brady's "Trilby" companies
hIchard Mansfield has postponed the
opening Of his Garrick Theatre in New
York until April 22d.
sadie Martinot ana Max Figman have
closed their initial starring tour in "The
Passport" at New Orleans. They are