The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-27

original Of funny men ON the stage
to-day.
Williams and Weston. . pair ef
singing comedians. trained on the ma-
steal comedy stage, will make most
timely Offering In the modern Socss'
tzation of the best OF the new sons
hits, together with their cross hrs con-
versati0nal cleverness.
A novel idea OF comedy piey'es
Wanted, q Partner will be onereo W
Hap" Rogers and Ethel West. q CON
catenation OF funpc things cohorsntiS
connected In q timely. funny story.
Embracing much that Is OF greatest
pleasure In O. vaudeville way. the Ok
fering of Handlers and Aeilfss. Win
piano playing. singing and odd Naneins
Ideas. assures = pleasant Quartel-hoar'
Coe e. BOYD, comedy musIcai paA.'
will round out the vaudeville sccuoh
Ed Coe and Lillian Boyd have ap-
peared here in high class vaudeville
years ago, and iso as featured mem
bers Of the soul Kiss" company In
1908.
Peerless photoplay Of the best type
irrdirsed By the national censors Will
complete ii bin that promises mucn en-
inyment curing each Of the three per-
formsnces daily. the matinee AT 3
O'Clock and the night performances AT
1890 and o'clock making UP the
schedule.
sembrich 10 Sing Mere.
After two seasons abroad. Madame
Marcella SeYTbrich. the Polish pri:na
donna, has returned to America. and
everywhere she las been greeted by
audiences which were thrilled and
h. srI,l q.
II is, therefore. OF great interest TO
Richmond people TO Dow that Ms.
MARY Pace Groner hay arranged for
Madame Sembrich TO appear at the
City Auditorium on November IL.
Speaking Of the welcome given Madame
sembrich Oh her return 70 New York,
the Evening Sun said:
Gray skies welcomed the return. az
ter a years absence, OF Marceila SEM
brich.
IT was indeed a different sort Of
greeting from the May day which saw
the singers departure two seasons ago.
But Sembrich Is here 10 sing till an
other May. Except the recent absence
and the long interval from her youth
full debut in the Metropolitan Operas
first year to her return there after IN"
Spanish war. the Polish prima donna
ha. appeared some eighteen seasons.
practically in America alone. II was
on October -. 1883 she made her debut
as heroine Of Donizettfs Lucia" but
nobody is going to believe in any such
lapse OF time when the spell OF the
artists presence makes every remem-
bered delight seem as tie Joy Of yes
terday. as the promise Of tomorrow.
The Old World has hardly seen such
another collection Of women stars a
waged the old Academy Metropolitan
opera war OF the sos. Here at the ED
er house were Patti and Gerster: at
the younger. Nilsson and Sembrich.
The newest Of these made her instant
impression. II was An art that was
felt not less for q broader musician
ship, trained to the technique OF violin
and piano thing without . parallel
In those days-than for the voice itself.
And Of this voice Sembrfch's hrst
American critic could then write:
From her lowest note to her Highest.
there 10 the same quality OF tone It
has a velye.y softness, yet Is brilliant;
and though not magnetic IN the same
degree a. the voices OF other singers
ye, before tho public. II Las q hne,
sympathetic vein. II awakens echoes
of Nine PATHS organ. but has warmer
life-blood in It." The same man.
full generation later st.ll wrote: '1n
the lofty quality Of style. Nine. GEM
brick 4. ths most perfect sxemp'af