The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18

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Easter IS hcrc-lot us rejoice and he
glad In IL. says society. Farther down
Inc column we may concern ourselves
with prophecy. for the week IS TO De
gay. and fashion was never more reany
10 meet 10 half way. For Fashion IN
mis- sunny south Is facile. II lends itself
with abandon that is delightful 20 the
brilliont influences OF spring SKIES anu
air. and the subtle charm OF nature. hut
to-day news. Of course. IS 10 use az
Hibernianism. old. and is Of the week
to which propricty admits the least OF
all the year in the way OF cntertalnm,nI
Even the charities have. so to SPEAK. 10
be seated except In SO lar a. pans
for future cOuspiracicS against tne pun
lie purse may be matured. But me No.
mans Club is lOyal and does not desert
Us friends It's fortnlghtly Tea on Mon
dav evening. came 10 the society columns
IN the hight OF a pohtc at'ehtlon.
course. there was httie cohNeiSd'iv"
which did not concern ltseH Win Nj. u
semi Jcncrson's dramatic discourse on the
morrow. The pleasant story OF thc cor
~rcspondonce between Mr.. JEFFERSON diu
Mrs. Lefroy, Correspohaiis $500
has already appeared IN the letltI OF "
preceding issue. and nothing Whlch ne
has ever done has shown more cohcluSiN'-
~ why IL is that aside from brilliant ms
trionic gifts that have challenged tributes
all over the world. his personal hoid Oh
the public Is SO strong.
Tuesday being the great day, ana . 10
4 the suspicious hour. at : every chdlr III
The %parlOrs was taken. and at 80, ABOUT
which time. together with Mrs. ATcher
Anderson. president Of the club, ana MIS-.
/. l.. Lewis. vice-president, MI. JeIeisHn
reached the club. the han, pOrch III ny
rear. and stairway were blocked WIN
people. II was never more evident M
the present quarters Of the CLUB are nlVs'
inadequate for the growing membership.
AS MIR. jefferson entered, applause l"ns
through the %parlOrs. and continued as ne
entered the rear parlor ana took hs
place in front OF the rOstrum. HIS halr
is a shade whittier than when he last VISIT
ed Richmond. but IL only serves 10 en-
phasize the naive cnildlikencss, anu I!c
qualities Of the face beneath il. MI: JtI-
ferson freshens up belief In the posslDIIlly
of elevatirg the stage and is an.expOnent
of all that Is charming IN the cuitNdtc"
gentleman. as well as brilliant In the Siit-
The memhers of the Lecture Committee
Mrs. Archer Anderson, Miss JAMIE NJ;
Rutherford. Mrs. }. Arthur LEROY anu
Mrs. Il. William PembertOn, together
with Mrs. l.. l.. Lewis, occupied seats OF
special prominence. Mrs. AhuSIsonS
guests were Miss Isabel Pcgram. OF lIoN-
idenCe. X. l.; Miss Mason MIS- Sdns
Archer Anderson. Miss Helena Irehch e
troy. Mrs. Sheppard, Mrs. Inonas ~
carter Miss SANFORD, of New Nor[; ana
Mrs. william r. Robins. Mrs. nelroy 5
guests Miss Helen Montague ana MT 'Ho'
IL. Montague. Jr.; Mrs. Lewis guests
were Judges h'Nh0 1ih NNANHf $3.50
Mrs Pemberton's guests were Mr.. I.
William PembertOn, and Rev. ana MIS-. ).
Mrs Archer Anderson made the intro
duction. commenting upon the pleaSute
viii which the club greeted MI. Jel-
fe1son. and the fact that Introduction was
superiuous. Then that gentleman TOOK
his place before the audience amid APP
plause. which continued LOT thiee m,m
utes. and delivered the very interesting
talk which appeared III Ihe Times INC
following day.
dersOn. for the committee We're:
Ibsen likely TO live as "a dramatist! anu
. rs the starring system hurtiul 10 the
drama?" To the first, amid loud ap-
plause. the wholesome actor respolutu.
L think not. and. j may say 1 nope
not. Ibsen is a materialist, ana hls ma
terial is not of a very good kind lie
had he said. no objection to realism ii II
was not offensive and did not go 700 lar,
hut he had never seen anything that was
morbid that lasted any length OF uine'
When Wagner's music ana olHsr clas-
sizes were dead Home, sweet iiOhiv'
would still livei (~Applause9
TO the second. as his inimitalde laush
pealed out. he answered.: why, here you
come again about the starring tours. ! We
answered that, you know. q Laughter
Few plays. said he. admit of several great
actors. lie dwelt upon the individuality
OF the actor. a literary mans book is
his work; a painters picture Is ms WoIk;
Din Int Nv = AAA1A A''A"
body of his work. If plays were written
admitting OF several great actors IN them
the public would have a great entertain
ment, but the public would have 10 pay
Mrs John Enders Robinson passed up
the third question. which had to do with
the true province Of the drama:
Its province" said Mr.. JEFFERSON, rs
primarily To entertain. We don't want TO
20 10 the theatre TO be preached TO.
personally should not like that. But II
Won can construe a play and get a moral.
that is as It should be. but the moral
should always be In the best humor.
IL is never the mission Of the drama 10
degrade-never! Every work Is goou OF
bad in proportion 10 the erect ~ d uP'"
the audience.
Mr.. Jefferson then. with some humorous
illusions to the character OF KIP van
Ninkle. concluded. in a perfect round OF
or course. many crowded about him. for
a shake OF the hand, and some wotd
which should be a delightful memory;
one Of the ladies' was much conplmented
at the fact, that upon her presentation
10 him. he instantly recalled "A meeting
with her husband some years ago. IN the
box office of the theatre. Why, sald
she. MIR. Jefferson. when l tell him TINS
will never be able To keep him down.
20. you'n have TO do as my we Goes
me. was the %reJoinder. VIVA 5 tnaa
asked the lady. "Why, she kisses me.
Those present were: Mrs. Emma X.
BAH. Miss Marta Blair. Mrs. Us. Brock
enbrough. Mrs. John A.. Coke, Mrs. j.. Ad-
olson Cooke, Mrs. w. B. Caldwell. Mrs.
Christopher TOmpkins. Miss Guillaume.
Mrs. G. A. Davenport. Mrs. Isaac Daven-
port. Mrs. John Dunlop. Mrs. J. X. V.
daniel. Mrs. w. L. DeSaussure. the Misses
Daniel Miss Mary Lewis. Mrs. A. Il. Cut
gon. Miss Annie Empie sheppard, Mr..
and Mrs. Beverly Munford, Miss FREELY.
Mrs. John w. Harrison. Mrs. John hun
Ter. the Misses Moore. Irs. John NJ. Nolt-
ing. Mrs. Stephen Putney, Mrs. Zen.
purcell. Mrs. Randolph Tatum Mrs. Co
rydon Sutton. Miss Winston. Mrs. X. b.
Valentine. and Many others.
Tomorrow afternoon. Al 8 O'Clock there
will be a Talk About Matthew Arnold
for which Mrs. John c.. Robertson is
chairman. a song recital Will succeed
the literary programme. in which Miss
Bell. OF Fluvsnna. Mrs. Bethel. OF North
Carolina. and Mr.. Read, OF Richmond, Will
take part.
Az the May meeting OF the Board OF
Managers OF the Woman's Christian AssO-
citation. a superintendent will be elected.
Many Richmond people will celebrate
the Easter season by visits TO friends.
or. II they have been the latter's guests
during the past weeks. Will return 10 their
homes.
Miss Kate May Penn. who was the guest
OF Mrs J. ID. Patton, has returned 10
Reidsvillc. ". c..
Mrs. j. ID. Patton LEFT on Saturday for
a visit TO friends IN Columbia. ). G.
Mrs. Robert Renshaw nee Wickham).
Is the guest OF Mrs. Henry TAYLOR. On