Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-16
3 NEWS OF NORFOLK ON PAGES TWO THREE AND FIVE
music.

music.
Rumor is still busy with the matter
or a new theater for Norfolk. Accord
ing to current talk it will be located
on the property between chemical
engine house No. l and the city gas
office. and extend from City Hall ave-
nue. TO Plume street, the front 10 be on
cry Hall avenue, opposite The Month
ceiio Hotel. ana stage entrance on
rune street. Rumor says that the new
pay mouse Will be handsomely appoint
ed in all respects, ornate in outward ap-
pearance and interior finish and have
ample hre escapes. making 1t quite safe.
AS yet the matter seems intangible,
out where there is SO much smoke there
may be some fire. so we need not be
surprised to hear the official ANNOUNCE
ment of the coming building OF the new
structure at any time.
s,ls
Portsmouth is TO have firs.-class
vaudeville theater This is an assured
TACT. The Portsmouth Improvement
company. recently chartered. and in
which. by the way. are several Norfolk
capitalists. is to be the builder. The
theaier it is said. will be completed
by October LIST. The thcayer will be
near the Hotel Portsmouth. which
hostelry will be practically rebuilt.
portsmouth, to the theatrical profess
sion. is what is known as a good show
town. and that the thoater Will be lib
orally patronizcd there cannot be much
doubt.
oxford. now Elks' Hall. is the only
place of amusement in the city. and
travelling shows are few ana far be-
tween. Mr.. Jake Wells. the gentleman
OF baseball fame, recently arrived in
Portsmouth. ostensibly on a hunt for
players for his Richmond team. but,
as matter OF fact he was even then
n ~ = ff,-ev F.,.
house to be. 1t is stated that the deal
has been closed and the theater will
open in time for the coming theatrical
season. Mr.. Walls runs the Bijou in
Richmond and plays only the best vau-
deville artists. These same performers
are expected to a~.usc the Portsmouth
people after their Richmond engage
ments. The Bijou is run as a 10 and 90
cent house.
The Norfolk Conservatory OF Music,
that is to he established this fall. is
Williams, of CaZenova. n. Y. who
formerly was member OF the faculty
of Norfolk College for Young Ladies,
for three years. has accepted the po-
sition of art teacher.
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For All Eternity sung by Adelina
Patti. has been gold mine to its COM
poser and publisher. |; came out in
1891 and has had n steady. heavy sale
The copyright sold at auction in 1895
for $50. 600. and the demand still con-
tinues. This song is Il favorite in many
Norfolk homes.
The Hungarian Boys Band. after lill-
ing n very successful two weeks en-
gagement at Ocean View. will leave to-
day for Lexington. Ky, to Ill an en-
gagement.
The Rough Riders March will be
played to-day ut Ocean View by Prof.
KruEer's large orchestra OF twenty
five musicians. with full war effects.
This is a winner wherever properly pre-
scented. and will probably draw large
crowds.
Mr.. T. G. Leath lessee of the Acad-
envy OF Music, dropped down from,
Richmond yesterday. He states tina,
the Academy OF Music will open about
August 25th. with Al. G. Fields
Mnstrels as the attraction. He states
that the bookings for the coming season
are unusually good. and that Norrolk
theatre patrons will see many good
things this fall and winter.
The week at the Auditorium Theatre.
beginning July 18th. will include n
vitagraph exhibition of the Jcffries-
FitZsimmons fight. This attraction is
put on by the American Vitagraph
Company. and shows the fight from
start to finish. including the famous
blow that knocked out Fitzsimmons.
This is in addition to the vaudeville
performance by eighteen artists.
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