The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-24
MORE ROYAL
VISITORS
Every Body With Crowns to
Visit Every One Else.
KING EDWARD MET SARDOU
The Great Actor Recalled to the Mon
arch Time When Latter, Then Prince
Of Wales. Was Trying His Hand
at Acting.
KING EDWARD MET SARDOU
ey MAX o'RELL.
(Specinl to The Times. Dispatch.)

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year of royal visits and no mistake
Everybody will have visited everybody
else.
The Queen Of England has visited the
4 King OF Denmark; the King Of England
has visited the King Of Portugal the
| King of Italy and the President of the
Trench Republic.
No sooner had Edward VII. left Victor
emmanuel than the ever travelling kniser
appeared in Rome.
The Prince of Bulgaria is with us, prob
ably asking his mother why on earth
she put him on the throne OF Bulgaria.
The car will. during the year, go to
| Copenhagen and to Rome. The King OF
Italy will visit England and France. and
In the autumn King Edward will visit
Russia and Germany.
Then, President Loubet Will visit Eng
land In June or In July, King Leopold
of Belgium will as usual go visiting all
sorts Of places; but the old gentleman is
not so silly as to pay official visits to
foreign countries. where he would have
| all his moments counted and his move
| ments watched.
He visits them incognito and has a
good time.
Royalties have many crops of wild oats
to SOW, and when the friends OF King
Edward asked him how he enjoyed his
| last trip me must have exclaimed: Very
much, indeed but what "A difference to
those quiet little trips / used to have to
Paris when I was Prince Of Wales!"
SARDOU AND KING.
| At the state dinner given to King Ed
ward at the Palais Elysees, Victorien
Sardou was introduced to the King. who
expressed his delight at meeting the cele-
brated playwright
Sardou, who was charmed with King
| Edwards Kindness. told His Majesty
lit 4. ii
| gotten, 1t was not the first time that
they had met. and added:
but the last time we met Your Majes-
ty was Prince OF Wales and trying your
luck as an actor
Sardou then recalled to the memory OF
the King how they had met years ago in
the Theatre Vaudcvilles, at n night when
Fedora" was played.
The Prince Of Wales, who had gone into
the wings. suddenly got the idea that he
wanted to play a part himself and with
out hesitating replaced the member OF
the chorus who represented the corpse OF
+ Fedora's fiance.
find HIS Royal Highness on the dcathbed.
The King laughed heartily at the story
Of this prank Of his youth. and asked sar-
dou to forgive him for his poor memory.
ROYAL RACE.
An amusing story Is told at Athens
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younger brother, Prince Eltel.
When they arrived at Delphia the
princes, first of all. visited the stallion.
where so many famous games were play
ed by the antique Creeks: and the Crown
Prince, who like his brother. is trained
athlete. thought 1t would be great fun
to run foot race over the old track.
He Immediately challenged to race
any Of the young Greeks in the crowd
which had assembled, ,Fft sgs
A number OF youths responded, the
two princes threw their conts on the
ground, rolled up their sleeves and turned
up their trousers, and at a signal or
German officer went off like lightning.
Three times they covered the classical
course, and though the young Greeks
strained every muscle to save the honors
of their country. the crown prince came
in a fair winner. closely followed by his
younger brother.
WON Els FREEDOM.
Among the numerous Easter presents
sent to the czar from all over Russia
none is so much appreciated by His Ma
jesty as one which came from Siberian
convict.
It consists of large hazel nut, inside
of which Is found n chessboard and full
set OF chess figures artistically carved In
ivory.
The convict worked for many months
on this unique gift. which the czar has
decided shall win him his freedom back
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LORD MAYOR or, HoNDpN.
Jealous OF the laureis won ny NIB
EdWard eVery"here III . 'nn t,i W. ,,o ,IS
Lord Mayor OF London thought ne Wou QUO
have little game or that sort on ms
own hook.
Tho Lord Mayor or LONDON IS unaer me
Impression (and I believe the impression
to be right one) that the inhapltants OF
Continental Europe take MIN TO be ne
most important Engllshmah a1tef the
King OF england.
So My Lord Mayor Sir Marcus samuel,
taking his holiday from business. accom-
panied by her adyship and his daughter.
as well as by the sword and mace bear
ers, started for BRUSSELS
And we nave peen uple 70 aeaa ol .ne
being g. ap Stations Sy o reseWo ali aong he
line so,n. not ent,tes and marn,tey often