The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-24

Manager Wells has gone 10 cohsloeIaoie
,xpense In making OF his house one OF me
preitiest little theatres n inc N"u"0'"'o
The foyer has been completely trans
formed and newly painted and furnished
while the interior OF The house has Deeh
renovated and redecorated. Two i9rke
PAINTINGS. representing female n8ufes.
Iii hang from the wall on either side OF
.hs nrosceuim. with an effect Of lights mat
viii be beautiful. All accessories ana
lights have been changed 10 up-io-dateness
and The house viii be a MODEL IN us meat
ness.
,hs zane as last season and the same
popular prices Will prevail with the regular
matinees.
The opening attraction az The Bijou to
morrow night are the wondrous hdNIofds.
acrobats: Edwin Latch. comedy musician
Duffy. Sawtelle and Duffy Miss Rena
Aubrey. Sullivan and Pasquelena, singers
snd dancers and Morrison and Marley.
Irish comedians. A very strong bin.
prof. G.. A. Telingere succeeds Prof.
Harms. as pianist.
Treasurer Mckee. OF the Bijou. re
turned to the city from Plttsourg me
other day. lie will move his family mere
shortly and make Richmond his future
homo
No end OF funny incidents came out or
the entertainments Of Mldren and hou.
olere. Somebody is so c~leverly fooled ana
surprised so quantity that the sho" l
che talk Of the town for many a day atier
its departure. They are al the Academy
Thursday. Friday and SATURDAY
The Great Southern Minstrels viii be at
the Academy Of Music Tuesday ana Ned-
pesday and a Wednesday matinee III
mis- company are ten OF the finest come
dams including Sam Homer. Cool Bur
CESS. willie Patton. Harry Hickman Zen
Westlyn. Latoy. Cowley. Geo. Hickman
Joe Higgins and brother Billy.
There have been more books sold this
season on the life Of "frederlcA me
Great" than any other historical person
age. This Is positive proof that the stage
a. an educator for without Lewis Morrison
IN "Frederick The Great the demand
would never have been made.
The second week Of the present engage
ment OF the Packard opera Company VIII
prove a gala week Of opera Tor q cnans'
OF bin will be made every night ana the
favorite singers and comedians VIII Dc
seen in the operas that nave """0 ID"
great hits.
Misses Gilman. Kirkwood and Beandet
- Nsssrs. CLAYTON. Walker. Canon ana
Holmes with the splendid little chorus Will
be seen in the following repeiory'
Monday. Mascotte; Tuesday, fa'
Diavolo; wednesday matinee and night
Chimes OF Normandy; Thursday, OhNeiie
Friday. Bohemian Girl: Saturday matt
nee and night, Mascotte.
This will close the opera season ana me
season at the Auditorium, which mas Deeh
a most successful one.
In warenhars and Kem.ers big produc-
lion OF The Winters Tale. Louis james
will play Analogous Charles -. HAN
ford will be the "King Leontes ana
Kathryn Kidder will essay the dual ioie7
of Hermione and Predlta the Two chaIaC-
tiers hitherto Identified with Mary Amer
son. Miss Anderson was the hrst 10
hresk IN ON q tradition and double
these characters In Shakespeare s comeuS'
and Kathryn Kidder's assumption Oh t"o
heroines Will be watched with Keen inter-
est.
theatrical Notes.
Patti has declined an American Tour
Wilson Barrett has revived me 81
yer King in London.
It's Harlem produced N Mascot BOY
At ~Paughkeepsie last week.
eel CAPTAIN" is a comic hoppeI@-
George r. Sims in London keIeIee'
line ILINLE q AHNHHNT
Joseph Herbert. is 20 be- sung IN LONDON
Mr. Ianetry IS TO begin her American
tour IN The Degenorates' in January
E"Tbs American Eagle" a play by
Charles r. Vincent, is 10 be produced Oy
Roland Reed. a.
American rights In "The BARNARD lh7
English "Ben Of New York
Robert Downing is 20 produce to-IhoI-
row night at washington "a pastoral re-
nance by J. G. Nugent cnuLeu Al
Indiana Pomance."
Judge Dillon. It IS said, IS 10 be the
hacker OF the company 20 be headed Dy
Minnie Methot. who Is going TO play an
opera written BY kirke A@SheIe anu
Fred Rankin. .n
New York critics said '"rhe Gadhy'
Stuart Robson's new play, did not score a
hit. Francis Wilson's Cyrano was aIso
unsatisfactory. Leander Richardson
saws: There could have been no W
creatures more widely and absurdly mis-
cast than Mr.. Wilson as Cyrano and MISS
CHASER as Roxane.'
From far of Australia. via london,
comes the somewhat surprising iniorma-
ton that Harry C0nOr has written a Mass
IN +. But even more startling Is the adj
ded intelligence that 81 was recently sung
at 81. Patrick Ndlhe4IMs S4u"NSi tH'
choir being assisted by the ladies of the
chorus OF "A Stranger in New York
Charles FTohman has gone into the
business Of having books dramatized BY
wholesale. Among those already pre-
rsred for stage use for him are David
Harum." Richard Carvel." when
Knighthood was in Flower 1.-THE Car
den Of Swords. "Kronrtadt" sherlock
Holmes" and Hall Caine new novel
which IS yet % DE named. Mr.. Frohman
vii also in AN probability make an arr
rangement with Peter ann FOR the
use % that writer's celebrated character
Mr.. Doo.cy.' in a new play.
The manager OF a Kansas City stock
company has placed or sale season tick
cts emitting each purchaser 20 one OF the
best seats each week cost $50 aDicce-a
irlfe over 9 cents for each performance.
-Cissle LOTUS during the past two
weeks has been engaged 10 a Chicago
publisher. has broken "A contract with
weber and Fields. accepted a London en-
gagcmcut and dcc.deI 20 play RoXane
in MansGcld's production Of "Cyrano.
but WAS too 3D. on Monday last 20 join
Mansfield.
Henry Nilor's production OF "The
only Way a dramaiization OF Charles
Dickens "a Tale of two Cities has
scored a hit. "lt is." SAYS Lrlldor Rich
ardson. 80 intensely interea ting and it