The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-11-29
TIE A1UUSElTENTS.
The County Fair at the Theatre-Barrett
at the Mozart.
Richmond Theatre.
The County Fair.

| Inc NOuutf fhlT.
A picture of New England life in four
acts BY Charles Barnard.
Otis Tucker. Mr. w II. Burton
Tim the Tanner.........M Mr.. Henry Simon
Abigail Prue.............M Miss Marie Bates
IaEe. ..........-- MISS LON heileii
Sally Greenway. ....... Miss Ella Salisbury
large audience filled the orchestra,
dress circle and gallery Of the Theatre last
night. and alternately laughed and wept at
the fun or pathOs OF "The County Fair"
1t is truly picture Of New England life.
The dialect, dressing and scenes are not
familiar to u.s. but through the play there
runs the touch Of nature which we are ted
makes the whole world kin.
The company is evenly balanced Every
body, from Miss Bates. as dear old Miss
Abby, down TO the Little Tot, OF petite
Allie Fisher. who danced so naturally and
unaffectedly in act III. rs TO earn for her
"a double recall 1t is like a glimpse into
the simple, happy life On a New England
farm. this play, and you 20 away the better
for It,
There is q thin plot Of lcTe, and villainy
thwarted. and goodness triumphant, in II,
but it is mainly made up Of everyday IN
cldents and scenes, all gone through with
with an ease and simplicity that are de-
lightful.
Realism is triumphant There is the real
wood to split, and the real hay TO toss up,
and the real corn to husk, and the real
horses to feed. and the people all seem real
people, not players. and hardened old thea
tre-goer as 1 am, l felt like jumping on to
the stage and swinging foot when they
were dancing in the barn.
"The County Fair" quartettc Is an ex'
cellent one and were loudly applauded fer
their selections.
The elimination Of the play is the race
scene in Act ". BY Il most ingenious ar
rangcmrnt the horscs are seen strainng
every nerve in the race, while the fences
and field fly by. And when the winner
comes down 10 the footlights with his
jockey bcstride him, what an ovation he
got
"The County Fair" will be repeated tc-
night. The performance last night was for
the benefit Of the Stuart Horse Guards, and
was "A big success for this company. dem
onstrating the popularity of the banner
,roop Of the First Virginia regiment OF
cavalry. This troop was the first organized
i'm the State in 1888. under Captain Haxall.
1t is now commanded 10y Captain r. j.
Euker. Lieutenant James X. Branch ana
Carl Euker being his commissioned oihcers.
Never in the history Of the organization
has it been so fourshing turning out. rs
III
soldcrly appearance ana excellent drilhhs
ALWAYS attract attention.
The company now playing "rhe County
Fair" is the regular city company that mas
played three years and not the one here
last year. which was specially organized
for onc-night stands.
Among the military present in full dress
uniform last night were Colonel w r.
Wickham, Of the First Virginia cavalry
and his staff, Major Charles Euker MAJOR
H. NJ Boykin and Captain w. b. Pizznl.
The Stuart Horse Guards were ia front,
with full ranks, Ct course
Wilson Barrett.
Mr. Wilson Barrett presented at ire
Mozart Academy last evening TO laH
audience that emotional drama, Zen
My-Cree." The play in five acts, is a
Of Hall Gaines powerlul
novel, THE Deemster.'
The stirring scenes enacted by natural
men and women one
would expect 10 meet I'm the Isle OF Mann
make a most thrilling drama, in when
true pathos plays no unimportant part.
Sturdy characters are the men WIN
honest hearts beating beneath their pea
jackets. Loyal and true are the women
to those they love.
The play centres about Dan Mylrea
(Wison BarretD, lazy, good-fcr-nothlhs
sort Of a fellow, but with heart tender
and true. Turned away by his uncle, he
still loves his cousin, Mona Mylrca miss
Maude Jeffrles).
Shielding her lover from the wrath or
her father. she compels him TO climb |
rom her window. His escape is witnessed |
by her brother. There is an accusation. |
A quarrel. The brother is killed. A SEN |
tence OF Punishment for Dan Mylrea. His |
agony on the cliffs. as he lives alone with |
he sea birds for company. His return TO |
his old home. The 9th OF chastity by |
Mona, compelled by accusations by the |
governor OF the island The church scene.
Mona's death.
The play throughout possesses a natu-
-alness but rarely seen In emotional
iramas Therc is total absence OF rant
md heroics-all at as you would suppose |