The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23

and Mr. Wells has secured q. good bill for
the purpose. Carpenters and awning
makers will close up the openings in the
rear of the building, so that the resort
will be comfortable on chilly nights, and
everything possible for comfort Will be
attended to.
Prof Frank Harms and the Bijou Or
chestra make sweet music, and like
everything about the Wells places is first
class. The musicians are artists and pro
duce the very latest music as fast as it
can be secured from publishers. The or
chestra is quite a. feature.
Riley and Hughes, the impersonators
of the old-field darl1ey, will contribute one
Of the collections of star features this
week. The comedians bear an excellent
reputation throughout the country for
original methods. Their act IS the only
one of its kind in the profession. Both are
clever in comedy work, and promise TO be
among the hit makers.
Collins and Ma Dell are musical novel
fists without doubt They perform upon
many unique instruments, and all of their
selections are the --latest popular pllblfca-
tons The duo execute a boxing bout
using musical gloves, and the mysterious
cat used will earn applause. Castelette
and Han, in a new method sketch, will
present an acceptable number. The act
is a good one. Castelette impersonates a
messenger boy, fun of ginger, who gets a
message into the wrong hands and causes
q mixture Of trouble. Miss Hall ably as
sists the comedian, and the act closes
with horizontal bar tricks by Castelette.
Some clever acrobatic work will be con-
.r-:I,,
clowns.
The Bison City Quartette will also be
Usual performances will be given during
the week.
Theatrical Amusements
Dorothy Morton is in vaudeville
Joseph Jefferson sent S1GoO for the
Galveston fund
Anthony Hope, the novelist, is going to
run for Parliament.
Margaret Anglin is to be seen as Nell
Gwynne in Paul kester's Sweet Nell of
Old Drpry.
One feature of the London music halls
is the excellent orchestra Even the
cheapest halls have from ten to twenty
musicians. and at the Palace there are
forty.
The New York Casino 'sBelle of Bo-
henlta, Viola Aliens In the Palace OF
The King and Francis Wilson'S THE
Monks of Malabar," were produced last
week.
Every book on the japanese drama
published In Japan since 1870 extols the
dean of japanese actors Ichikawa Dan
juro. Have you seen many European
plays?" he was asked.
Customs differ. Our people sit on the
mating, drink their tea on the mating,
place their eatables on the mating. Would
you have people bring the filth of the
road on your chairs and dining tables?''
was the clever reply.
AS long as plays necessitate the serv-
ing Of refreshments, which we would con-
slider a nuisance. We will pass that but
it seems out of place to check shoes on
entering public place, though it may be
good manners in private I remarked.
T. ]. Donaghey, who for several years
signed the caustic column. the Captious
One. in The Philadelphia Item. has gone
into theatricals. and has been doing some
brilliant advance heralding in Phladel-
phia and vicinity for The Adventures
of Francois
Beerbohm Tree successfully revived Ju-
Illus Caesar at Her Majecty's last Thurs
day and again scored as Anthony. Lewis
Waller was again fine bold Brutus,.
and Robert Taber. succeeding poor
Franklin McLeay, made a striking sue
cess as the lean and hungry Cassius. I
always thought he would.
There is a runlor that Leander Rich
ardson, who recently resigned from the
staff of the New York Morning Tele-
graph, Is about to establish a new Sun
day and daily newspaper, the capital for
which has been subscribed by a syndicate
of Wall Street men. with a. prominent
hank president at its head.
Nance O'Neirs impersonation of Hedda
Gabler at a charity ma tinee in Melbourne
attracted considerable atten-
ton, but it is doubtful whether, it will
take other than an exceptional place in her
continually Increasing repertoire. Ibsen is
not a favo,ite with a colonial play-goer.
Miss O'Neil has achieved fresh successes
as Peg Wellington and Fedora, and is also
to play Tess in the decentralization OF
Hardy's famous novel At the conclusion
of her Melbourne season she will visit
Adelaide and Brisbane. returning to sgd
ney to conclude her Australian tour,
which so far has been one of the most
successful on record--Drarnatic Mirror
In 4 Siberia the wonderful plunging
horses belonging to Hensler are the great
attraction although the actors are by no
means put into the shade by these dar-5
ing animals. It makes one gasp to see the
riders dive into the enormous basin Of wa
ter and the horses swim to the opposite
side of the huge tank. and when a pair
Of dashing horses attached to a Russian
sleigh leap into the water with the man
holding the reins never turning hair, and