The Daily Dispatch: January 26, 1861., [Electronic resource]

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The Necromancer.

--For some time past, a splendid scenic piece, entitled "The Necromancer," has been in preparation at the Richmond Theatre, and with a view to make it surpass anything of the kind hitherto produced, the managers have employed all the resources at their command, in the way of scenery, mechanism and costume, while in the outlay of money they have been by no means sparing. We are assured that Mr. Heilge, the accomplished artist, has exerted himself to the utmost, and by long and persevering labor has succeeded in completing a series of scenes of wonderful beauty. The author of the play is Mr. Burdett Howe, whose merits as an actor we have often alluded to, and who is deservedly popular with the public. It is stated by those who have witnessed its rehearsal, that the piece exhibits much literary ability. In its representation, a good deal of the supernatural is resorted to, and as it progresses, the beholder is astonished and bewildered by those strange mechanical effects which contribute to make up a gorgeous dramatic spectacle. The principal parts will be sustained by Messrs. Howe, Bailey, Meldrum, Lamb, Warwick, Phillips, Meer, and others, Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. De Bar, Misses Newton and Hartington; while a large number of auxiliaries are employed, and nothing has been neglected in the minuteæ of the piece.-- "The Necromancer" will be played to-night for the first time. We hope the house will be thronged.