The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-20

little above IL. This plate - sixteen
metres In diameter ana Arrows loi sno
turning OF ten metres OF the quarter
segment OF the circle toward tho stage
opening. The motive power ls eiectflcl-
~. and the disc reyolves on rollers, W,ich
run on a circular track.
A rather sensational sounding story
was told ia New York the other day about
Miss Grace Henderson. who is playing
the leading part IN Under the Polar
Star" and George Ballauunc, the son
OF the Newark brewer. IL was said that
when he told her he was about 10 marry
she tried to shoot him. though her state
ment was that che tried TO sh0ot her-
self. After that lawyers got mixed up IN
it, and Il was somehow going 70 get Into
court. The proceedings out OF court &C
CURED on August 2sth. Miss henaeT r,.e
IS the wife OF David henderson, the chi
cago theatrical manager. - 10.
Tho European opera houses are uesin-
ming 90 announce their programme ior
the coming season Tho Lyric Theatre,
at Milan, will reopen IN the middle OF this
month with Nine. Emma Nevada IN
"Lakme." and the works 10 follow are
1.-THE NavarTaise." with Nine. he quo,
vina: "Migron," with Miss Simonnet ana
Miss sibyl Sanderson In "Phyrne." The
novelties already announced for the scala
season consist of LeOncavallo's La bo-
ieme." and Mascagnls new japanese
opera. The Argentina az Rome Wal pay
for the first time "Camarso, by 10
Levc. and tho san Carlo at Naples VIII
give tho initial performance OF franchet-
us new opera. 'Pourceaugndc.
MANY persons who understand music
make the common mistake that such
SONGS az old Black joe or Old Folks
at Home or Old Kentucky Home arc
negro melodies. They are no more negro
melodies were not written but like Topsy
melodies than After the Ball IL Over.
or Listen 10 the Mocking Bird Negro
they Just growed Those popular. and
Justly so. songs The Old Folks az Home,
etc, have been sung by mon Olacked up
90 represent IegIoeS for so long n Tune
people think they were made by 2 negro
Ihls IS part OF an article recently writ
ten by Mrs Porter-Coie. 4 colored vocal
| ist who was one OF the original Fisk JuoI-
lee singers.
Under the Polar Stars" at the Aoad-
omy OF Music New York. continues 10
draw crowded norses. and has broken
/ all records for large receipts for the corr
fesf On1ing time OF any previous season.
! Brady's next important production wa
/ be Roaring Dick Sc CO.." the new play
im which Maurice barrymore viii he
seem "Triby" has closed It's Australian
tour; tho AIT erilan tour opens October
/ Jih. Edith Game and -. W. Morrison,
/ OF that company. have been especial! en-.
gagged TO 90 with Mt batrymoIe. VI
/ Mr.. Bmdy's Other attractions, "Humanl-
| t." Cotton kirg" and tho new After
Dark" have opened the season auspicious-
| lv and arc on the road making money FOR
! th1r rnarsger.
The aggrces,t ages OF the three old 40
trcsses who We're in the group hat fol-
| lowed James Lewis coffin would not
amount 10 much less than 225 years. If II
/ werO ever found possible 20 discover Jus.
! how old they really were. Mrs John
! Drew frankly cOnfesses that She wax
/ born IN 1915 and that would make her
! sevenfr-eignt now, and Aunt Louisa
Elcridge ls not very much her junior.
IN 1s4s. which Is forty-eight years ago,
| she vas a popular actress ia Iniladel-
/ phis. and IL Is not probable that she was
any younger than twenty then. Mrs.
! Drew made her debut when She was only
four years Old. Al the jefferson cclebra-
! ton in New York last spring a year ago
! Mn jefferson said that bee and Mrs. Drew
were an irrefutaDle argument against the
/ fact that a theatrical career FOR a child
was bad for 10
Oh. won't you come and pla-ai woez met
FlV ! have coach wa-a weez me.
That is the refrain W the English song
with which Nile Anna Held expects 10
outhral the New York public when she
makes her debut I'm "A parlor Match"
40 the Herald Square Theatre. New York
THIS week. IL Is an innocent enough lit-
/ tie song, but YOU arc 20 Imagine 10 rem
/ dered by discreet young person of-uii
/ ln bag ln loose house gown OF white
SILK and pale blue. with pillows Of yellow
lace about beer neck all shoIid -rs. Ir0op-
mr eytils liasoule body made ilrecly
from ino model of the Venus de Milo
waist and all. f1r that s. thIe autumn S
Paris model. natural BLUSH and au in-
comparable intlu atl0l-"tor 7 have such
III Way wceZ Newell i should think
sl8 lai Miss Held could W0lk under
the extended arm of Yyette Gnihort. SIZE
is "a we7 body she - pretiier Dian Va.
roni and NOT bale SO ineN.d. SIZE VIII
N.U.s 4 H.n songs ITaU|I.