The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26
THE THEATRICAL SEASON.
II Will Reopen at the AcademyOf Music
August 2iSt.
LONG LIST OF ATTRACTIONS BOOKED.
Some OF the PLAYS that Richmond Theatre
Cocrs VIII Have nm Opportunity to
See This Ncar-Nr. Icatb's
Company.

The season is dead. long live tho season,
Tho pcgiCi of closed doors in Richmond
H.. rs "a rule. bat Of brief duration. ana
This year II promises 10 be more brief
than usual. The rcawAkcning VIII com
mence at the Academy on August 2lst
with Fields Mmstrcls, This year the
popular troupe has been considerably en-
larecd with view 10 meeting, n not
oycrshadowinC. the numerous Efforts that
Will be put forward IN the neld OF nm
followed by Stewards Comedians, and a
new and promising dramatic ORGANIZATION
headed by Mcintyre and Heath, WINE
bigby Bel will play the month ont Win
Early I'm September We are 10 see
remarkably strong play. ana one tNAl n"S
been We'll received In England ana the
lafsger cities Of this country VIZ. Jim
the lcnman" This really admirable play
was first staged hy John Hare AT the
Garrick Theatre. London. rms actor
has disposed OF his rights 20 mo piece
and will not bc seen IN u during ms
forthcoming tour in this country. Bcrte
Coote who follows this attraction. does
not need an introduction 20 the iNCh-
mond public Hc Will be followed by
Barlow Bother. Ministries. ANA thtItuy
PuRChAsED BY MIR LEATH..
This famous Organization mas hc'h
purchased boy NJ. lcath ana Mr. MOST
lev Nothing lut the title remains. ahu
no co,nrfrf. 0lthf. Including siencry.
costume. accessories. and a railroad car
have beer provided by the new manaSe-
meni cntailiIg am investment OF "'f
tween Sc0-u and 5000.
The 'rouue Of thirty people has been IN
rehearsal for several weeks az hudnVNc'
and Mr. Ward. the stage manager. WIlt's
that thssN Will he ready hy the mlduic OF
n.xf yN..k la "A personal letter TO Man
aas.r Ieath De- says. "Ihc snow VIII "y
great The people are dli cNctiltLt' am"
the troupe one Of the strongest i haNe
ever seen The programme VIII 'vhSl91
of a minstrel first part iollo"'" ny
strong olio of spccialties and csnciuulhs
with a spectacular after-picce. An cN-
ceient band has been engaged, anu
handsome combination sleeping ana .llH-
inc car has been purchased and RENTED
for the accommodation oi lhe cvhpHHs.
Their season Will open 40 petersburg Vn
the "u SS'Tnn o5NSS ATTRACTIONS.
ems Nilliams is booked FOR september
14ih and viii be followed the next TWO
nights by Walker Whitcsine. tla|t',ln-
who is taking the foremost ialhs el'u ,,iih
American actors. Ia fotite torlu.t WI
lie here IN her new opera on the lNln "l,"
Iath. ana one OF Brady and 'or9eti A.
fractions Will follow ON me - 49, 49,.
Rob Roy. pekoNen' ana Hi"l'" 80
and probably greatest success on the -N'h
an Rancroft. Rhea. Dello FOX. Robert
Downine. and Frederick Wardc follow ln
the order named. with one or 'Hai ~
Frohman's companies In Sowing the
xvirS-a ralsx, of stars calculated 90
take the backbone ou. OF any money
famine. ~ of,,l,
che eccentric comedians ioIoMti ~
i-i,ason the great wizard. who VIII iiyS-
t.fy the Richmond public Tor 'ii,, VA!
ON October -. -. and -Nth. A suu," On
Kevs IL booked for the 10Th. ana ON IN,
30'h and 3lst Bob Golden star h''"s
Rancker. will Ice in the ascendah'E'
Nellie NcHenrv. Too Much Johnson ana
Lewis Morrison. in repertoire. are the
first attractions in November Iheh. o.
the 10Th will come NOrdira. with great
concert organization for two nights 49,,
and Carmen" viii be played 81 the nth
ana "Comein" will Doe played on the 18th
and 18TH. Hovt's new piece. Milk-N mi'
Flag concerning which So much has hoen
written, will Dee seen here FOR two nights
and VIII Doe followed 10y "A Nights Frol-
&c" Fred Brytou will play here for two
nights. and Minnie Maddern Fiske for
one
David Hcnderson's American Fxtrava-
CANA Company will set the ball rolling
in December. with "Sinbad." which ran
for 2G1 consecutive nights at the chicago
opera House. 'Ihc Private Secretary"
ami ~ Midnight Rel" viii follow. ana
then comes .Marearet Mathcr" for one
night and Canary and Lederers new
piece for two nights. followed bv Stu
art Robson for three. and the Bostonians
for two performances
IN NINETY-SEVEN
The months OF january and February
holds I'm store for the play-goinc public
OF this city about as strong list Of at
fractions as could be- wished II in
cludes Fitzgerald Sousa. Oliver Byron.
the Lilliputions three nights The Lon
don Burlesque Company in the EXtrava-
genza In Town" Otis skinner James
Young. Chcvalior. The Tornado. China
town, Nat Goodwin. and Sol. Smith Rus
sell
The month Of March will Introduce.
jefferson D'Angel- Tho Merry WorlI.
George Coyvan. Sothern. in the Prisoner
of Ieuda. Town Topics. The Brownies
old Homestead, ana Iloyts new piece.
which is as yet unnamed.
Manager Leath expects 10 book Ere
goli who is 10 appear I'm this country
next season for period Of twenty
weeks. for which he Will receive ne mod
est sum % $1,000 "a week. lie is general
" admitted 10 le the most marvellous
actor in the world. His repertoire includes
no less than eighty characters. and he
carries sixteen people with him. all Of
whom are cmlloyci simply and solely TO
assist him in making his rapid changes.
for Freeoi gives Tho entire performance
by himself.