The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-19
a FRENCH COMEDY.
Unique Entertainment to be Given at the
Richmond seminary.

At the Richmond Seminary, Mr.. Powell
principal, No. east Grace street, tonight.
Professor NJ. joys classes in French Will
give a comedy in that language. 1t IS en-
titled. ale VOYAGE de Monsieur Perrichon''
in three acts. 1t was written by +. Labiche
and arranged by Professor Jolly.
The following synopsis OF the play was
translated by Professor Jolly:
The FIRST act takes place In the hall of the
depOt Of the Co Paris Lyon MediterranoS
The first scenes are clearly used 10 snow the
oddities Of MI PerrichOn "A well-tO-do car
riage-builder. who goes for the ntst 'Iine III
his lie on his travels 10 SwltleIhuu; ZIP ~
experience and the bad humOr OF DIS Wne
clises him macy annOyan res until Two
Young men appear. both In love win ms
very attractive daughte. They agree lhal
tiev Will seek her hand, rOyally, ana lhal tle
unhappy. unsuccessful man shall bear the
vlcfor no lll-will.
The second act takes place nj hotel near
The Mont Blanc. At first The young men pas.
I'M review the incidents Of the nrst part OF
tbeiI VOYAGE Then their prospects chang
| I'm a number of amusing incidenis-HIst one
Swing The fathers life, ana then the Oinei
beng saved 10y the father. me gtaduai
change I'm the feelings 81 MI. feIIlcitun u
| most amusingly painted ana very true 10 ma
lure The burden OF gratitude becomes uh-
b able 10 the weak, Nalhsi"ilous lciIlch,u,
aud he begins 10 hale the infh 10 MhoH he
owes his lie, Wlllt ne hf'' ilNo mn TO-.
more attached - The other lover VINO 10
deeply indebted 10 him.
The thrd act takes place i'm the parlor OF
| MI PerrichOu in Paris Mr.. ferilchoh II
v-ry glad 10 be back 81 home. Al hrsl' ques-
| toned by his wife upon his views anoul hi'
daughters marriage, he tells her ne choos a
| as sOI-iu-iaW thc gentleman "hosc III
mas saved. However, hc consents 70 let Ms
daugh choose. Henrietta declares she
prefers the gentleman who saved hei iathei :
| life; then PerrichOn angrlly says ne VIII
think oft The two lovef7 call ai the nous
! 4 Air. P,rrichOu. who gives o. MS saver o
welcome as sorry as he receives giacIo.sly
! the other. The lsiter has had the account OF
his rescue put in % newspaper, then Nf. Iei-
richun becomes even more attached I'd MN,
buf ON his return Mr.. rerrienOI has iEsulico
. custom house officer, who has dot cieI nun
| I'M the act OF smugelnL several wal nee :
| q on when hc arrives I'D PARIS ne Is threaten
| ed with prosecution fOp"nsulting a pup .
| officer then the lover who saved ht IelT-
cboli,s M. PROMISES to settle the legal prose
cntiOn. PcruchOn. afraid OF OelLg put IN
prison, dec des IN favor n Armand, anu Ie-
clares 10 Us great regret 10 the otheF nv ne
| termination: but ms one having hhlu 10
! PerricnOn that he intends 10 have the scene
/ OF bis rescue reproduced in picture Win
very small Mont Blanc and an Immense
PerrchOn. ana 10 have THIS picture eXhlOiteu
fHthe Exposition Of Paris Mt lerrlchOn
promises 10 him bis daughter, and mates more
and more his SAVER, Who just arrives 70 Tell
| MIN that the legal prosecution is settled on
condition he Will make apologies 10 the Gus
tOm-hOuse officer.
In AN uuguarded moment, however; the
ODuOnent explains TO the defeated lover
| how cunnlngly he has all the time taken al
vantage Of the travellers weak points, pre-
tending even 10 fall into creYice IN tne
glaciers OF Mont Blanc, IN order 10 make MI
PerrichOn believe that he has saved MS lie.
| lhe rival expressed his indlgna loni ana Mi.
PerrichOn having overheard the converse
ton. rewards the rival with the hand OF MS
daughter.
The play is very similar TO one presented
a few years ago IN Richmond by Jonn
sleeper Clarke and CrestOn Clarke. II was
during the same engagement that the latter
made his debut as a tragedian, playing
Hamlet"
The cast l. as follows: