The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-18

Andrew Mack produced Tho Ragged
Earl IN Chicago last week THE play
says the Chronicle, lis weak and COM
monplace for the most part"
Hallen and FULLER. John T. Sparks,
Thomas O'Brien, Harris and Fields.
Alanse Gehrue. Johnston Brothers,
Daley and Hilton and the Fremonts
are this season interpreting "A Pousse
Cafe" tho piece used by Weber and
Yields stock comrs ny last season
The first act OF Yankee Doodle Dandy
IT the Casino is situated In school OF
art A large apartment is peopled BY
several OF tho principals and the male
and female chorus. They represent stu
dents at work. excepting the heroine,
who Is at first n figure In the Roman
frieze. hut subsequently Is called to life
after the manner OF Gallatea- new
and startling exhibit has been introduced
INTO this scene. Without warning or eH-
PLANTATION the lights are turned down,
md then the glare OF calcium falls on
woman I'm the semblance Of entire max
,dness There Is no compromise between
srapery and nudity. She stands erect
sn a barren platform. Her only covering
Is woven fabric 50 thin and elastic
that It fits her literally Ike her own SKIN,
which it counterfeits so exactly IN color
that the lines where the baroness or
neck and wrists begin cannot be detected
She poses I'm series OF fifteen to twenty
attitudes and they give views OF her
from all sides. There are in imitation Of
familiar statuary. But no attempt Is
made TO make her look otherwise than
alive. The excuse for her exploit pre-
sumably IS that a model IS q reasonable
object I'm representation OF an art class
al practice, and the assertion Is made
that this one is Clara Betz, habitaully
employed in artists studios. she mas
a pretty face and luxuriant hair, but IL
ever she cOnformed physical 20 classic
lines and dimensions it was before she
took on her present bulldness Of body
and legs. She is physically gross. The
indency OF her wanton exhibition is not
palliated in the least by any suggestion
OF the ideal or the artistic.-New ork Sun.
Adelina Patti continues to be one Of
the most interesting figures among the
contemporary celebrities. and her widoT-
hood has again attracted attention
10 Fer II Is said that she contemplates
a return to this country. and may be
heard here In the season after next
Her second concert In London this spring
was a great success. and ample explana-
ton was made for the failure Of the first
TO attract a large audience. Her last
tour in this country was not so profitable
as those which preceded IL, but IL was
undertaken on rather short notice and
without the customary preparation.
Doubtless the new generation would be
curious 70 hear her on her return and
audiences would be large enough TO
make the tour equal to those of former
seasons The condition OF her voice
would really have little to do with the
outcome OF the tour II would be said
that the lower tones had gained In rich
ness and color at tho expense OF the up
per notes, Just as the state OF her voice
has been described for the past fifteen
years II is safe 70 say that Nine. Patti
will never be heard in public after she
is really unable to sing we'll Her recent
action In becoming a British citizen is
thought 20 bear some relation TO the
disposition of her great fortune. one or
the best known legal firms in England
looks after her a:airs. and its representa-
lives not long ago took occasion to deny
that Signor Nicolini had left his private
fortune TO his wife. 1t went 10 his chill
dren. Nine Patti IS said TO have become
very devout of late, and made several
attempts TO reconcile herself to the
Church (Catholic) from which her mar
riage had alienatcd her. During the past
few months she has had a private chap
lain in her Welsh castle and the permits
sion granted her to do this is believed TO
indicate an intention 20 receive her again
into the Church. She went about In
London society this spring. just as she
has done in the past and as she has
never done In this country.