The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-11
THEATRICAL
ADJUSTMENTS.

In New York thirty-six theatres are
open.
rlvia Croix Seabrooke appeared 10
la Giaconda at Frisco.
James Omen PRODUCED when Greek
Meets Greek last week.
Charles IL. Hcyt and Stafford waters
are collaborating in tho preparation OK
4 comic opera about Helen OF Troy.
Nine. Rhea is again reported TO be
seriously IN in Parts, suffering from n
osncerous tunor, and is expected to hyt
but a short time.
Wood and Shepherd. the black-face
musical team. well known TO theatre
goers, have made a great hit In South
Africa. When they went 10 England two
years ago they were an awful frost at
the ans. Now they have contracted TO
return az $500 n week TO the very places
where they were Kissed.
Alboughs Lycoum Theatre. Baltimore.
which opens September 18th. received
500 written orders for seats for the
opening night ter days before the hrst
performance Their subscription sale
alone numbers nearly 200 weekly This
theatre has Baltimore's only stock COM
pany.
Is any theatrical performance ever pre-
sented in this town worth 8, or even
Sl50 a seat? With newspapers at cent
a piece. what sense is there IN the thea
are charges2 At fifty cents for their
best seats the theatres could fl their
houses. at the price they actually charge
they never can, and they have only them
selves to blame.-New York World.
II. A. Du S0uchct has secured the
rights OF dramatization 20 Arthur Henry
Veysey's clever novel "a Pedigree IN
Pawn" AZ Is indicated by the title, Mr..
Nevsey's story Is a satire on the more
or less prevalent fad FOR q noble lineage,
q family tree, a coat OF arms, etc, ana
Mr.. Du Souchet believes that IL will be
even funnier in the representation than
in the story.
Both Charles J. Ross and Mable Fen
ton have worked with weber * Fields
for the past two seasons. and some spe-
cial burlesque scenes have fallen 70 them.
But in Hurry Burly" Mr. Ross is as
signed Fay TempletOn as his partner IN
the old cleopatra" travestry. while his
wife has a part which does not enable
her to work with him. Mr.. Ross mas
taken this much TO heart.
One night last wlnter. Mr.. Klein In
formed the writer that his income aver
aged $1,000 a week and a large part OF
that sum came from the Hopper opera.
Sousa must have made more. IL IS APP
parent that Sousa and De koven arc
popular with tho seat-buying public.
Reginald OF the golden locks has al
ready cleared $4,000 out OF Robin
Hood" and John Philip OF the swarthy
beard pays income tax on $4,000 year.
The story OF the "Charlatan," Sousa 5
new opera, is that OF dealer In magic
and spells" who engages WITH q plot
ting Russian gentleman OF high degree
TO palm off his daughter as a princess
and thereby secure her marriage to 4
young prince who has been ordered %
marry no ono beneath the rank Of prin-
cess on pain Of the Cars displeasure.
De WOLF Hopper plays the title role
In France IL is the custom for critics
20 sign tho opinions they express, but
that is only n partial and unsatisfactory
solution Of the question how most prop
erly 90 treat stage matters In the press.
| a much better plan than this It has al
ways seemed so me, would be, says
Leander Richardson, to have theatrical