Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-07

| the trained minds Of foreign nations
without any aid from endowments. pen
| Sions, subsidies or patronage.
No doubt the good man and wise. who
will sit in judgment upon the purchase
of books and writings for the library. will
see that the stage is accorded a full
measure of justice in this regard.
The new season, which is to be so pro-
life in good attractions at the Academy.
will be unusually rich in musical events.
Besides the great array of musical come
! dies. and comic operas, there Will be the
Rose Cecilia Shay Company, in English
grand opera. This will be the largest,
strongest, and most complete English
opera company touring the United States.
There will be fifty people in the organi-
zation and the operas to be sung will
be Faust, Martha, I'Pagliacci, Cavale-
ria Rusticana. Carmen, Mignon, and II
Trovatore.
Besides Miss Shay. the company will
include Helene Noldi. Pauline Johnson,
Achille Albert. Guseppi Tressi, Eleda
Mansion, Charles Bassett, Walter Wheat
ley, John Dunsmore, Arthur Randolph
Seaton. and Miss Louise Taylor
In the list of concert attractions are the
Philadelphia Orchestra, the New York
Junior Symphony, Zelie de Lussan, Dip
pei. and Madam Maconda, Campanari
and Madam Schumann Heink are also
in the list OF possibilities.
Mrs. Bruno has been chosen as the
opening attraction for the new theatre
in Charlotte, N. c. This house will be
ready on Monday, September 18th The
play in which this star will appear. in
this city, as well as in Charlotte, is
unorna,' a drama tiZation by f Marion
Crawford and Epsy Williams, of Craw-
lords novel of the same name. The pro-
drction Will be very elaborate and com
plete in every detail
The attaches of the local theatre this
season will be as follows: Leo Wise.
treasurer; Robert Watt. advertising
agent; ushers. Fred. Schmidt. Thomas A.
Joyce, Charles I<essnich. Warren Bat
kins. A. Volkmann, A. Valentine. Walter
Lursey. Charles N1cGinnis, Frederick
kessnich: stage hands, D. II. Jarvis. car
penter; Lewis Berkeley, property master;
Lewis Solomonsky, assistant property
master; a. l.. Fisher, electrician: Lewis
Myers, assistant electrician; c. Colgin.
lyman; Frank Wilson. assistant flyman:
Sam Cahen, second man: E. c. Raiens
grip; Joseph Harmon, grip: Charles Car
nier Ernest Spencer, Joseph Watson,
George W. Smith.
1t has been settled beyond peradventure
that the Giffen Company will be much
IN evidence this season filling in the open
dates. The company will be a very strong
dramatic organization producing PLAYS
along the same elaborate lines as here
tofore. Mr.. Giffen is now in New York
hustling for players and plays that will
L. D..
Moses Stein will return this week to
take charge of the orchestra. and 70
make such changes as may be necessary
for the improvement of the organization.
Mr.. Leath is determined to have oneSoss
the best orchestras in the South let il
cost what it may.
A Very prominent feature of the must
ca! programmes all this season will he
the playing of the national anthem as the
closing piece after every performance.
There will be no amendment to this rule.
which has been put in force in every
house along Manager Leath's circuit.
The managers all along the sLeath cir
cult have entered into a very lively com
petition for the season 1t is understood
that Manager Leath has offered a very
substantial bonus to the manager who
makes the best showing with his house
this season. Il want to see every mana
ger under me come home with a good
DIE bunch OF money In his own pocket,