Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-09
STUART ROBSON

whom he will appear in a new play 10 be
produced in New lork in three weeks.
Manager GI4Ien has made arrangements
10 nave his own Pullman car tor his COM
panS and ne is lay ing pans TO nave
snow printing plant men TINS is In
sailed the Gll1en Company Will have the
most complete organization in America
Mr. Ginen mas his own force OF scene
painters. stage carpenters, electricians.
MS press bureau in Richmond, ana MS
own printing oilce for the production of
che paper TO be used on the bill boards
The success OF the Giffen Company
means a good deal TO this section OF the
country. Ii means that the Leath circuit
will have a permanent stock company, in
stalled, winter and summer, playing al
the towns on the circuit 1t will be
company second to none. and the pro-
duclions VIII be made with all Manager
Glnen's wel-known ingenuity and skill.
MAY BE REORGANlZED.
The company may be reorganized to
some extent during the week that ii is to
spend at this end of the circuit. The
weak spots will all be eradcated. for
Mr.. Giifen is determined to live up to his
MOTTO play. players, production: the
best.
There is some difference of opinion be-
tween Manager GIiten and Manager Leath
as to whether the public wants melo-
drama or comedy the most. This week
will decide the knotty question. Manager
Giffen has great list of plays that have
a wonderful record Of success in New
York and London. but still have not been
seen here. and they will be produced
on very elaborate scale. Among the
number are some of Sydney Grundys
most notable successes.
SiGNOR CAMPANARI.
The great musical event of the season
will be the appearance at the Academy
next Wednesday night of Signor Guis-
seppe Campanari, the renowned baritone
OF the Metropolitan Opera Company. OF
New York in song recital
Mr.. Campanar comes here under the
auspices of Mr.. Leath who guarantees the
singer the largest sum of money ever paid
TO musical artist in this city. He will
present a programme OF operate airs and
ballads that will be found unfailingly a
traclive. not only to those who are stu
dents of music but to the general pubic.
Campanari appeared here at the music
festival OF the Wednesday Club two years
ago. He was the bright particular star
of that occasion and it is doubtful if
there is to-day more popular musica!
artist In this country than this same
singer whose wonderful baritone voice has
country and on the European continent.
Among the numbers which Mr.. Campo
mari will sing by popular request are
the Toreador song from Carmen, which
will be remembered as his great encore
piece and the prologue from Pagliacci
which the Wednesday Club audience of
other days demanded.
Campanari is one of re great stars
in the operatoc armament of to-day. His
coming at this time is particularly oppor-
tune since the concerts of the MacLach-
Ian course have all been cancelled and
there is no musical event on the eason's
horizon except the annual festival of the
Wednesday Club.
There has been large demand for
seats for this concert, and the probab bill !
ties are that the audience will be even
larger than that which greeted the ia
nous prima donna Nordica when she
came last season.
The prices have been reduced for this
concert and fixed at the regular Academy
standard. This is the first time an oppor-
tunity has been given TO the public to
hear an artist of the prominence and
Importance of Campanari at such prices,
and it is made possible solely by the fact
that Manager Leath has taken his cour-
age in his hands and guaranteed the sing
er large sum Of money to appear here
regardless of the prices that shall be
charged.
Mr.. Leath says tina, he is making an
experiment. II the Richmond public
wishes to hear great musical artists he
will bring them here. If he sees my way
at all to make money by presenting them
at popular prices. He believes that the
day is past for the large advance In prices
that spelt ruin to the MacLachlan course
In 1ni tn ho 70 11ofs on rF
all the dates this season..
KING DODO
Few comic operas have more than an
attempt at a plot, but king Dodo'' which
comes to the Academy on Friday and
Saturday matinee Of this week. not only
has a real one, but 1t is Interesting. and
the story is not finished until tho final