The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-28
FESTIVAL and Drama.

Festival and Drama.
Whatever else may be said OF the
entertainments which will be offered
in Richmond thus week Il must be
admitted that there IL variety OF
offerings. Beginning with the music
festival OF the Wednesday Club the
announcements tell OF Ia negro min
stral show, composed of sure-enough
comedlaIas--corkers bat not burnt
corkers-an emotional play in which
Lucille La Verne will star and the
usual vaudeville and moving picture
bills You pays your money and
you takes your choice, II not all.
The program OF the Wednesday
Club IS printed elsewhere in this
newspa per and II Is one that should
please everybody. except the super
high hrowians. perhaps. But even II
there IS "a solo and chorus from Flo
lows tinkiing Martha" there Is also
part song by Edward Eigar, and
on a show OF hands the majority un-
doubtedly would declare for Flotow.
Musical Richmond Is still uncon-
WINGED that Richard Strauss IL
greater composer than List and liz
quite certain that Sir Edward Eigar
does not measure up TO the standard
Of either on the whole II Is not
10 be taken for granted that Sir Ar
thur Sullivan would not receive the
award IN e. popular voting contest.
The man who wrote Onward, Chris
,ian soldiers" The Loot Chord"
The Golden Legend" '1vanhoe' and
The Mikado" was a man OF parts.
anyway.
Music That 10 Popular.
To be sure the Faust trio has
been heard here, once or twice. and
the quartet from "Rigoletto' appears
some what familiar. Likewise 1t can
not be said that the "Rienzf over
tare Is exactly new. but rs the open
ing night--opera nights much given
10 Wagner perhaps the "Rienzf" over
ture VIII do as well IA any other
SIS we'll SIS THE Flying Dutchman,'
for instance. The band may be more
at home In the "Rienxi'' music or It
may he they are out OF practice on
the ''Dutchman," and forgotten how to
play II. Oh. WELL never mind! "Rien-
a." In all right. II will do az well as
anything else. and anyway rt's by
Sogner. and those who have heard
It before say 1T Is real nice piece.
1t almost seems as II the "Haban.
era song from Carmen has been
sung here before at least once, any
way. The Prize" song from the
"Meistersinger," has a somewhat ia
sntliar sound and II is almost a GER
iasniy that "Wotans Farewell ana
the "Baccarolle" from The Tales of
Hoffman has been heard on a for
rner occasion. but they are all pleas
ing. every one.
IL is popular program. to be sure
ard that Is just what IL wanted, H.
culttvating the musical taste Of the
fa fc
popular SAVIOR runs to the tried and
triie vlands. although Il little Edgar
a+nce or Carpenter condiment may
he added 1udiciously, In time the
'prestes music In 'Eiesktra" may
take the place ~ the intermezzo from
CaFaileria Rusticana' in the affcc-
items ot genuine music lovers VINO
knows?
Negro hinstrcis ~ academy.
real minstrel show by colorea folk
IL announced by the management of
tae Academy for Thursday night,
which is something unique as an en-.
tertaipment for white folks How.
ever. the colored people are not to
he forgotten, for II is stated that the
entire balcony VIII he set apart FOR
them
Minstrel shows by Imitation darkfes
have long been a source of Keen en-
Joymcnt 10 theatergoers, Even be-
Tore the war there were more or less
popular negro" ninstrols There IL
hazy recollection of Il gentleman
named Rice--Dan Rice---ir memory
Goes not falter too much, who useu
To jump Jim Crow" and for a lonk
time these entertainers were called
Espularly ItEn Crew MINISTRIES. They
helped TO spread Stephen Fosters
melodies abroad and II liz asserted
that Dixie" was written for min
strei man.
Modern day Ministries have become
gorgeous In the extreme The scenic
effects would astound an old-timer.
and William West In all his glory
would make an Ethiopian dandy look
like chromo. Dockstader, Thatcher
and Primrose. Al Wilson. Honey
BOY" Evans have headed troapes Of.
not only wonderfully clever people.
hut they have given aud come OF
them stiil give, an entertainment thai
borders on the wonders Of the ART
can nights. II there ever were any
African nights that resernhied nose
celebrated Ia Arabian chronicles
In all these shows II is the happy
go-lucky negro who affords the nnost
fun. Johnny Healey in q ssarecrow