Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-23
MUSICAL NOTES
Norfolk Conservatory Of Music to
Open With a Grand Recital.
Summer Vaudeville Managers Meet
at OceRn View Initial aI0ve In
Forming Big Combination to
Control Summer vaudevilte.

,S'SA VI VIC <ANhutliy VI NiuSlC, Occli
searching the scriptures very thorough
ly and the efforts of his labors seem to
be knockout blow for the pass fiends.
When an un-entitled seeker after the
courtcsies of the house approaches him
and asks for Il pass, Joe hands him out
his business card, on the back of which
are the following quotations from the
good book: In those days there We're
no passes XX. IS. This
generation shall not pass"-Marlk xiii.
80. Suffer not IL man TO pass''-Judges
iii. Is. None shall ever pass'-lsaiah
XNNiv, 10. The wicked shall no more
pass"-Nahum i, 10. Thou shalt not
pass"-Numbers Xx. 49, Though they
roar. yet they shalt not pass'-Jere-
mah V. -. so he paid his fare and
went'-Jonah i, 3. The effect is cleo
trical and Joe says it never fails to
work.
As stated heretofore in the VirGinian-
Pilot, the Academy OF Music season will
be opened Monday. August 2Sth, with
Al. G. Fields minstrels as the attrac-
ton. They will open their fifteenth
annual season at Columbus, O., August
10Th. 1t is said that Mr.. Field has sew
eral pleasing surprises in store for his
patrons. His new first part is said to
be constructed on new lines. and for it
he carries his own special scenery and
stage effects. His company for this
season is made up as follows: Tommy
Donnelly, Harry Skunk, Dan Quinlan,
Doc Quigley. Paul Lelonde, Reese
Frosscr, Tom Crockett. T.. +. Smell, j.
w. Morton, George Hassell, T.. j.
Gardner, Lew Smith. L. w. Gray, w
n. Cleveland. j.. j. IIosfeld. George
Kingsbury. Harry Grcve. Tom Hyde,
Less Farman. VIM. II. Freer. Otto c.
Grunitz. Ted Faust, Victor Faust, E,i-
gene Faust. Rubic Faust Louis Faust.
Artc Faust. Lord Faust, Wm Ever
hardt, Jake Welby, Charles Pearl
VIII Keys. Master Carroll Joe Hat
field, Ed. Conard, w. c. Boyd and Joe
Il. Rieder.
Just For To-day" Il beautiful new
sacred solo. composed by Jane Bingham
Abbott, will be sung for the first time
in Norfolk by Mrs. Fred Aunspauch ut
the Second Presbyterian Church to-
night.
Schlzonyii's Hungarian Boys Band
recently at Ocean View, is now playing
at Lexington, Ky. The band will leave
July 10Th for New Orleans. where, after
filling an engagement, it will leave via
the Southern Pacific Railway for 4
Western tour. taking in all the leading
cities OF the West.
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richards. Pringle. Ruscoe and Hol-
land Will have two minstrel companies
on the road during the coming season.
called. respectively, Ruscoe and Hol-
lands Minstrel Festival and Richards
and Pringle's Georgia Mnstrels The
Inter combination is booked for Nor
folk, 10 appear here about mid -sca-
son.
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De Wolf Hopper made his London de-
but on July 10th in lei Captain" nj the
Lyric Theatcr. The reception accorded
him and his company was extremely
cordial. There We're many distinguished
people present in his audience. includ-
ing diplomats, actors and actresses. On
the following evening the Eccentric
Club gave II dinner 10 the members OF
the Lambs then in London. Lionel
lSrouSh presided and beside him were
Ambassador Choatc and De Wolf Hop
per.
4 few days ago an important meet
ing of theatrical managers was held at
Ocean View, there being present Mr..
y. 6. I.eath. of Richmond and Nor
folk; W. j. Plimmcr. one of the lead
ing vaudcvr1Tc b00Kfng agc1Trs N NV
York Burk and Chase. managers Of the
Grand Opera House at Washington. u.
c., and of the Ohio circuit of parks, and
others. This meeting, which was held
very IuIttN, Is unUcfStOOu 10 De the
initial effort in a project to form q
great combination Ia control the sum
mer vaudeville circuits, in the same
way as the theatrical syndicate of New
York controls the principal attractions
and theaters of the country. About six
ty summer amusement places We're
represented. If this project is Il sue
cess vaudeville teams and attractions
will be booked for forty consecutive
weeks, a longer period that has ever
been known before.
Wiley Hamilton who has acted as
stage manager at the Auditorium. has
gone to his home in the South for n
vacation, accompanied by Mrs. Hamil-
ton.
Mr.. r. C. Tupman. the popular tenor.
will sing at the Y. NJ. C. a. rooms this
afternoon at the mems meeting
Follow musical notes.
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Mr.. George 4. Norton. Norfolk's pop
ular young song writer. returned to this
city from New York yesterday for a
short visit. He reports great success in
New York. where he disposed of four
of the Norton and Casey Successes at
handsome figures. While in New York
he met Miss Anna Wilkes. and had the
pleasure Of hearing her sing I'm the
Shenandoah Valley. He also met Miss
May Irwin. who is now starring in
Kate Kip" Buyer. and will. with Mr..
Casey, shortly write darkey lullaby
for her. which she will popularize. He
also met Mr.. Fred Bowers. the COM
poser of the famous ballad Because"
He will return to the metropolis to take
up n new line of work With a promi-
nent music publishing house.
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Mr. C. r. Hunter. of Richmond. Va.
representing Walter D. Moses & Co. of
that city. is at the Monticello. where.