The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-19

J. x. Emmett VIII appear ON the vaude-
vile stage in Ouc-act play called
Memories and in o. Mr. Emmett wiH
sing several Of bus father famous songs.
The day has gone by when what used
70 be called "the provinces can ue BUM
coed by metropolitan failures that were
palmei or as New York successes after
forced runs Dramatic Mirror.
The opera house Of Frankfort. IN Ger
many is certainly very enterprising
During the summer just closed DC pro-
duccd no less than eighteen operas that
had never been seen Zoo the city before.
NerdTs first opera. The Count OF san
Bon.facio" has been translated into both
French and German. and viii be per-
formed Oh several opera houses on the
l2th on next month when the master
viii celebrate hts eighty-hfth birthday
Keiuls "The Evangelist has been pro-
duced az one hundred different opera
houses abroad since rs first performance
Some three years ago az Vienna NOT a
note of DO has yet been heard in New
York and % is still novelty Do London.
'The Gelsha" reached rs 50th per-
f1rmauce az Days Theatre London. on
September g. or the original cast or
George Edwardes' Company Mss Marie
Tempest and Miss Lefty Lind Hayden
coffin and Hunuey Wright retain their
respective roles IN the play
OF Madeline Lucctte Ryley's Goat o.
Many COlors." with which Herber, KEEL
cey and Efhe Shaunan inaugufated their
starring tour the scranton sunday Free
Press says. "It is bright cleye,ly worked
up. the interest IS sustained. % c0ectually
ar0uscs varied emotions. but, with3L 10 is
hOpelessly theatrical and therefore ces-
tined 10 short life
Clara Romaine. OF the London Gaiety
Girls Company is daughter OF poor ola
Teddy" Solomon. but Lillian Russell ls
not her mother. Miss Romano was born
married again and settled down. wonder
however. 10 Lillian Russell viii be inter-
ested enough % 60 70 I'm Town and see
the daughter of her first and most be-
loved husband.-New York Telegraph
Mary Anderson's place has not been
filled. II the newspapers had given 70 her
the courtesy she showed 20 them Mary
Anderson would still be on the stage,
a noble figure in tragedy an ornament
% comedy she was a decent woman ana
she received Indecent treatment An early
apostle OF yellow Journalism vented his
morbid taste for sensation by attacking
the purity Of her character Disguised
WIKI q profession which Is frequently ex-
p0sed 20 such assaults. Mary Anderson
rurr.edly left the theatre and retired into
nriv4te Ufe That her dlgnihed action
has had few followers may be ascribcd 10
ne fact that actresses have % earn
living Hillary Bel 10 New York Press.
Tie usuaI play-or musical COMEDY {"
the Galetv Theatre in London is IN a
measure thn reflex OF the lives Of the girls
who apuear IN %. The average Gaiety girl
does uot get over so week Tor her SER
vices. some o. them less But that does
r,t after the fact that most or them are
wealthy. In England they have influential
friends They are showered with presents
costly presents; presents. some ot tnem'
worth a small fortune. You may be sur
prised 10 learn that one Of the girls now
appearing IN In Town" owns Jewels
lone 10 the value Of 500 90. And she
ISN'T really one Of the PRINCIPALS. either.
hut lust one OF the Gaiety Girls.-sam
stinson. IN New York Herald.
Rernhardt's theatre. the Renaissance.
e the oniv Paris playhouse in which the
claque IS not used. So there one merit
10 he laid al the door OF the attentuated
hut vlrile sarah, The remuneration OF
the olaque IA the French capital - great
err than IL is here-for YOU know that we
are not strangers 20 the system. I sup
rose-and have hosr1 - some very
derrabls sums changing hands az ne
result OF a well-arranged demonstrAuon
al the premier OF a Lew pleoo. Not only