The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-20

manager.
New Italian operas 10 be produced The
! coming season are Mater D0lOrOsa ana
| Anna Auchanon." by Giuseppe Ors.m.
! Ia Serenata," by Enrico de Leva; Gar
| 10 de Ramini." b. Sebastini: Bella lm-
! peria," by Paolo DOTH; "Nendetta-Lngdr-
! esca." BIZ Raim0ndo Manulla: ~ Polli-
GRIM d Marostica." by V.torio Photo.
and "Carnavale," by Giuseppe Caoana-
Annie Russell will open the season Of
the New York Lyceum Theatre ON Sep
TENDER 7th presenting jerome IS. Jer0me's
new comedy. "Alss Hobbs" During TIE
cneagement a new play boy sydney Grun-
dy and the dramatZatiOn of Max Pem1er-
toms "KrOnstadt." also. may be prod iced.
Charles Hickman VIII De Miss Russo 3
leading man. Mrs. Gilbert. so long with
Days Company, will be seen In Miss
Hobbs" She Is seysnry-nine years ola
William winters poem, dedicated 10
the memory of Auglstin DAILY breathes
the spirit OF sorrow and devotion. besides
revealing throughout the eXIuisitcly artis-
tic finish for which his muse is famous.
-Four OF the twenty-fOur verses. says llar-
rison Grey Fiske I'm the Dramatic NJ rror,
relate 90 contemporary conditions. de-
scrib.ng the characteristics Of this stage
era OF speculation and yulgai.y. They
run thus
Far. and less'ning IN the distance, dies
the music of the Past;
In our ears note discordant vihrates
Ike an angry blast;
on our eyes the Future PUSHES. blatant
acrid. fraught with strife,
Arrogant with tinseled youth and TEEN
ing with the fax Of life.
Naught avans to stem the tumult-vulgar
aims and commonplace.
Greed and vice and dross and folly fren-
zied I'm the frantic race
Naught avails. and we that iinger. sick
at heart and old and grim,
Can hut pray 20 leave this rabble. low
ing Art and following him.
The New York Herald of this morning
prints an intimation that Salvini and MS I
son. GustavO. have been negotiating with
several managers" for tour or this F,
country during the coming season. SalNi- /
ni was not n profitable proposition duT-
ng hts previous tours OF this country. /.
he returned 10 Italy with prof /
IT'S far in excess of any he had known IN !
Europe; but such profits We're guaranteed I
lU MS contracts ana were alNA Nf lifiitt' iiA 1
upon the pecuniary returns Of his tours 4
az an appeal for public patronage. The (
number of players who. using a tongue {
other than the English. have drawn pro
ntable audiences I'm this country is OK
tremely smali-iimited. indeed. TO Bern
hardt and. possibly, Duse We possess
no exact data as 10 the profits or losses
in the various ventures with imported F,
players Of foreign speech; but there is
every reason TO believe that Salvini. Co
luelin. Mounet-Sully. Rlstori. Rossi. and
Reiane dM not draw audiences OF a size
sufficient 30 reimburse the various im-
presarjl who ventured with them .n the
United states Whereas his dead broth
FRS fore WIS molodrama OF the school Of
Dumas and Hugo. Gustavo IS said 20 pre-
Ter the classics of the Italian. French.
Greek and English literatures. Several OF
his representations OF characters in Shaks-
)eare are lauded 10 the skies.--F. J. Dom
lghey I'm Philadelphia Item
Feminine competition on the stage"
avs Harrison Grey Fiske IN the Dramatic
Mirror rs sharp and incessant as "a the
competition q men. but. while the woman
Fho relies upon beauty and fine raiinent
or success may attract attention for a
line. II Is the woman who works and |
mo constantly enlarges her vision and |