The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-13
At The Theatres.

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Miss Eleanor ROBSON will present a re-
Audrey" in the diamauzation OF Miss
Marx Johnston novel Of that name.
which kill be first presented in Richmond
on November 18th and Afterwards at
viii be barefooted and clad in ragged
clothes. This will be in marked contrast
10 her costume in the ball scene. !.
Audrey" will be that Of Jean Hug9n. the
half breed. For this role MessrE. Liebi e,[
& Company have engaged Mr.. FredericK
has already ranked him among the most
promising of American character actors.
Few feminine stars are more welcome
In tho cities they visit than. Is nIa be
seen Friday and Saturday OF next week
at the Academy in her newest pay:
Pretty Peggy Miss George, SWlnsoihe ~
oaIy proved her right to the posi- ton
at the head Of her company IN ondeI
southern s..ies that unusual fntereSt
n9y p ss,sshss E any p S the
pen Of Fra noes Aymar Matthews. known
- !, writer of novels and magazine
stories, and it treats OF The carry, me o. Q,
the time of George II. who at the a lIs
Of nineteen had become the rage Of old
London town. Seats 50 on sale MONDAY
s.
Frank P,xlev and Gustav Luders. the
authors Of king Dodo." which Is to be q
seen here tomorrow are cIe s ~, :,
Ringing of rafting humor. and sparkling
,1lalodv the most successful native pro-
auction of its kind known M to the ann aaI
iabo o,s scored heavily with their pre-
var;oiIs effort The Burgonaster, but IN
king Dodo,' they evolved Their mas soea
Pc C. z F ~ success Forodora, it is
doubtful if there exists TO-DAY q rnus'cal
Mira ction that can parallel its remarkable
success.
Tho die was cast at the Academy last
nirht when even the magic of Cana
nara's name failed to draw an audience
large enough to save MrELeath. the guar
antor. from heavy loss. and the last con-
cert will be heard in Richmond for some
time was dinly appreciated by the sad
and scattered remnant.
Thu. word .'concert' is used advtsedly.
for there are concerts" that remin~ one
Of anto,as. King of Scythia. who ordered
\ camsel to sing at one of his feasts. and
when those present declared that the
music was divinely sweet. swore great
oath that he had heard many horse
neigh more pleasantly
Manager Leath sat compla Gently In his
office last night. and said: 1T is far bet
ter to lose 500 on CampanaIl than to
lost 81 600 next season on course OF con-
certs.''a
The fact that Canrarari is disappear
ing into the sere and yellow leaf is hard
~ the reason for last nights failure.
Even the musical culture of Richmond
represented in the audience applauded
with enthusiasm and without discrim-s
nation everything the singer offered
them. They cheered when he hurled the
blill-fghters song at them, 50 Justify. in
decd that when another encore was
forcedfrom him ne sang It over again.
The cause for the failure of the en-
terplise does not exist IL, the fearsome
y2rogra nme that Ca1rpanari offered to the
Richmond public. Its refinement and its
culture was Bostonese or of New York.
but it was not published until two days
ago. and its publication scarcely cost the
nena cement a SINCE dollar 1assanet's
"Yeux Blue" which the programme prin-
tor even insisted WAS ..jeuX Bleu."
Bra Inns .'Die NIinna chit Let7's ..Voce
Ira L-Campi."i it was like so much Greek.
and many did moi know which was the
French: the German or the Italian. yet all
we're applauaed without stint. But when
Car1panari lispei The Night Has a
Thousand Eyes and when he gave the
ElOTeaQoE s SONG ON carmen. an. tl!eil,
did we not make the welIiin ring? Give
us the good old United States and the
songs that mother used to sing, and tell
us not of musical culture lest we think
YOU Philistine!
Campanan should not have tried to
tempt us with novelties. He had no bust
ness to sing to Us In French that we
thought was Italian. in Italian that we
thought was Gerrs,an a,d in German that
We believed was Spanish.
Well. cmnanari sang. and some Of us
were glad ot it. He wore his best grand
opera manner. and rentroduced his SUI
perb method, which even now seems to
triumph over the subtle ravages of time.
His ferr.or. his impulse his drama tic force
lifts even a commonplace ballad out OF
the gutter and raises II towards the gods.
Even now. when he Is no longer what he
once vas. Campanari is better worth
hearing t',an-wen. onite lot of English
and American baritoncs.
Removes to Gil ucest.r.