Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-26
CLOSE OF A BRILLIANT SEASON.
The Academy Will BE Dark After
Tuesday Nights Performance.

Tuesday Nights Performance.
When the curtain falls upon the final
act OF Wang next Tuesday evening
the Richmond theatrical season OF 1855
viii have reached denouement.
The season has been a most brilliant
one. surprising any other In the history
Of the Academy OF Music. During its
course Sir Henry Irving and his fair
companion player. Miss Terry. were In
troduced TO the Richmond public through
the efforts of Manager Leath. who
brought them here under rigid and
burdensome contract. Miss Camille OAR
vile, a singer we'll known Ia the opera
world, made her first appearance here.
and was accorded a regal reception Inc
appearance the latter part or March OF
Miss Ada Rehan and Augustin DAILY 5
stock company, was the engagement par
excellent OF the season. Supported by
such an excellent company, that included
all the favorites OF Mr.. Days large FORCES
OF actors and actresses, and herself an
artistic OF worldwide repute, the engage
ment could not have been destined to be
otherwise than brilliant.
Besides these four stars. there was Ed
Nat. c. Goodwin, a big local favorite;
William III. Crane, who has just closed
a successful engagement Of four nights,
during which time he was seen in two OF
the latest additions TO his repertoire;
Robert Mantel. Emily Bancker, Robert
Graham, Donelly & Girard, Seabrooke.
Digby Bell, Lillian Russell, Thomas w.
Keen. Fred. Warde, Louis James. Marie
Wainwright, and host OF other stage
personages of prominence occupied the
Academy stage at times during the
season.
Manager Leath, whose earnest en-
deaVors to present to his patrons the
best attractions that can be tempted 10
include Richmond in their tours made
the past season what II was, has an
nounced for next season such attractions
as De Wolf Hopper, Della Fox, Frank
Daniels DArville, John Drew, George
Cayvan and an extensive list OF popular
favorites.
Wang" that merrlest and most sue
cessful OF all comic operas OF recent
years. comes to the Academy OF Music
for Tuesday evening only. But few
lovers of merriment and melody need
be told what wang" is. In fact, its
combinations OF beautiful songs. witty
tai harem, its fantastic costumes, its
white elephant pretty girls, laughter,
and nonsense-all but defy explanation
or analysis. What may be dignlied by
the name OF its plot Is familiar even
where the opera has never been given.
Its delIciously catchy songs, THE Man
With An Elephant on His Hands," "A
Pretty Girl; a Summer Night" you
Must Ask OF the Man In the Moon
and a score of others are sung In the
homes Of many city which is yet walt
ing TO hear Wang in its entirety. Mr..
Albert Hart, who has achieved gratify-
ing success in the part OF Wang" the
Regent Of Siam, Is still playing that
part.
No star has had a finer season this
year than John Drew. IL began In sep
tember. when he produced christopher,
IT." at the Empire Theatre, in New
York. He crowded that house for nj
teen weeks, only leaving there to make
room for Olga Nethersole's kiss. MT.
Drew's receipts there. Charles Frohman
states. were very close to an average OF
10000 q week. The rest of the time MT.
Drew has divided between Palmer's
Theatre and the GarricS In his crowning
success. 1.-The Squire OF Danes" on
April Goth Drew begins his Chicago en-
gagement.
The season is about closed In New
York. Boston, and Chicago. No more
new productions are underlined for the
latter cities. In New York Canary's S
I.ederer's annual comic review or the
successes Of the season, called In Gay
New York." will shortly be produced'
After that the roof gardens VIII rule with
undisputed sway.