The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-27
Theatrical A;nuscmcutS.


Sir Harry Irving and Ellen Terry :ill
reappear al the Lyceum, i'll London, June
18TH In OLIVIA, as DR.. Primrose and
his cider daughter. they vii. take up
two roles in which their acting is quite be-
You'd cayil. Fred Terry, who seems 20 De
no longer concerned with. the theatrical
enterprises OF MS wife, Julia Nelson, VIII
be the Squire Burcheil
kyrle Bellew is in Australia, where ne
owns some mining property AS a youth
he was a police reporter on one OF tne
Melbourne newspapers. His name was Har-
old IIaggins. Afterwards MS father took
the name of Bellew by law. The son
made his first appearance on the stage
as Harold kyrle.
Robert Buchanan mas written a play
founded on the episode of the Boy ana
the Organist (and the Fried Eggs) IN
THE Heavenly Twins Presumably 1t VIII
have happy ending, the Organist marry
ing the Boy, who turns out to De e1!iA
and not to be already married, as IN 'he
book
In New York the sale of intoXlcan.s III
any theatre or in any part OF the ou4tu-hS
accessible from the theatre without gong
outside is forbidden, in plain terms.
Formerly this was rigidly enforced. NOW
j: is relaxed so much as TO permit open
doors between lobb;es and bar-rooms. But
the managers of the legitimate dfanlatic
theatres cannot open a oar IN the Hiosl
secluded corners of their smoking rooms.
At the same time those theatres Wnlch
take out licenses as concert mans, IN
clldiny the New York, the victoria, >oa-
ter & Bials and Weber & Fields, Go an
unrestricted business in beverages. Inc
law in explicit words restricts the enter
tainr,ent in music halls to concerts and
expressly forblds everything theatrical
vet in all the places named and many
others plavs are enacted as in aVoWed
theatres.
r,1rinr the past season the total earn
| iugs of what probably are the most Valu-
| able pair of hands n the woSio ''l.'o.'i
| ed 70 more :.lan 100000. No otaer mus
n, entertainer of any sort mas ever MADE
| earnings to approach those OF faueseH
| ski. Even tie great Ruo.nstein al!noush
| he scored 4 wonderful SUCCESS, dlo TOT
| approach the figures IN the 'a'otEi y. -
| ,ffice RECEIPTS 1t should be borne II,
mind however, that in those days 81 ara
81 ~ were considered high prices to be
| n,id for listening to a musical reheaFsal'
| btla t,e average cost OF seats Tor
| 1osderewski entertainment Is from s-'''
| TO 81. Even Paderewslli's fefoW country
| Won Je,n de- ResZke who seems 10 en-
! low as great a popularity as can la'l ~
| taa norton of any one man, mas 1iot iii,'oE
as much money in a single season a7 iiaa
| rh:s presiding genius or tle lEolS ~ .
| De Pachman, Joseffy, cave. IN = . ~
| Nilsson and other vocal and lnstruIneiRtdi
,a,i,ccs have made great sums from
| 7,,o,,, a,nearances before the American
j white Inf none OF them ever approached
| .ha ,tota, which has been attained oy
| Paderewskt.
rba cable news lately assured US that
| 1ro,ner was the idol and darling OF Lon
| don a sort of comic opera Bops, aiio
| that his English earnings were pfouisious
| Vet that victorious tour is no sooner emu
| "a +bsntits hero is glad to abandon MS pre-
! tensions and company ana accept an en-
| sagement in a burlesque orsaEizS1tlot.
! 1,ora agreeable contradiction is put foFlh
| NV Sousa At Mania ttan Beach, whose
| music, he furnished for many summers
| If was difficult to coax people into the sea-
| side theatre to hear his concerts. Inc
price of tickets was . cents, yet even tlie
| guests of the Oriental would not pay so
much in support Of his orchestra. The
same folks paid 50 for tickets at the Sousa
concerts in the Metropolitan and now they
stand with uncovered heads appiauoln9
him vehemently in Paris and Berlin John
Philip is philosopher, however, and &C
eustomed to radical changes OF fortune
HIS first and many folk think his best,
march was sold outright for sS5, and at
,resent the royalties from his music pub
shed amount to $4,000 a year. He left
ne Marine Guard because his request for
: trihing advance in pay was denied, and
low his income from all sources is nearly
uual to that of the President Of the United
,fates. Nor do the contradictions of Sou
"a end with his finances. He is fat man,
at a graceful man. He is reputed to be
ne vainest OF musicians, yet when you
one to know him intimately he seems to
% one Of the most modest. While more
anous as a lady-kler than Mr. Hacket
+ Mr. Faversham. he is devoted to his
ife. and remains amid all temptations in
40 sniral staircase way model of matri-
onial and parental decorum. However
- may be considered John Philip is an
serestng, worthy man and it is only po-
!teness to wish more power and less eccen-
richly to his elbow during the triumphant
march of the March King through Europe.
Hillary Bell, in New York Press.