The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-08
FUN AT THE THEATRE.
THE RAMSAY MORRIS COMEDY COM
PANY FIRST IN "JOsEPH"
The Merry Minstrels OF Al. Field Next,
with New Songs, Jokes and Acts-Lil-
Liam Lewis Follows with Lady ILL.,"

On tomorrow evening the Ramsay
Morris Comedy Company will begin an
engagement of three nights and matinee
at the Richmond Theatre, presenting for
the first time in this city the sparkling
comedy creation entitled. Joseph" Near
ly all Richmond play-goers will remember
THE Private Secretary" as one Of the
most vlvacious and delightful entertain
ments they ever enjoyed. Joseph" is on
the same order for fun. but funnier,
regular conglomeration of fun that per-
mits Of no rest from laughter in the entire
two and a half hours required for the
development OF the plot. The company
Mr. Morris has selected to interpret
Joseph" is one of the strongest in num-
bers and brightest in talent now on the
road.
John Glendinning will be remembered as
the leading man Of Mr. and Mrs. Kendars
Company, George Giddens was for years
the principal comedian Of Charles Wynd-
hams London Company, Harry Gwynette
is OF the late Lester WallaCk stock conf
pany, Reub Fax is of A. NJ. Palmers New
York Company, Edgar Norton comes from
the Richard Mansfield Company, jane
son Lee Finney from the London nay
market and William Mutton, Elsie de
Wolfe the leading lady, will be remem-
borcd as creating a sensation last season
by leaving New York's -Four Hundred
and fashionable life for a career on the
stage. She certainly is a coincidence,
and has q bright future. Associated with
her is Mrs. r. J. Philips, of a. NJ. Pal
mers stock company. who has no peer
on the stage in the character Of old lady
parts. Mary Penned and Helen Stock
well. both pretty and Vivacious and ac-
complished actresses as well. Theatre goers
may expect delightfully."- vivacious per-
Torrance from Mr.. Morris excellent or
ganization.
Al. Fields Ministries will appear at the
Theatre next Thursday evening. The Gin
clnnau Inquirer speaking Of the perform
ance recently said: Every thing in the
programme is BRIGHT. breezy. witty, pleas
Ing, refined and spicy, without n particle
of double entendre The musical and
vocal department Is simply immense and
the songs were a revelation to people who
have harvested crop after crop OF chest
nuts. The gags were new timely and
fetching The OliO was made up OF
series OF vastly entertaining acts. The
sketches and the afterpece. entitled, THE
Darktown Circus" was one Of the fun
niest and most ambitious attempts our
people have seen in that line.
Mr. Field himself was given royal re-
ception when he appeared, and so were
Frank McNish and Jerry Hart and each
Of the jolly fun makers
As a matter of course the production
Of Lady Lii" and tho appearance OF
Lillian Lewis i'm the title role is looked
forward 10 with interest. Friday and
Saturday matinee January 13th and lith'
Richmond Theatre-gOers will have an OPP
portunity of seeing Lady Lii" on Satur-
day evening Miss Lewis will appear as
Lena Despard." As a woman and as an
artistic Lillian Lewis has won for herself
a place in the heart Of every theatre-Goer
and in Lady LIZ she has Il play which
far surpasses any she has ever produced
II is a tempest and a whirl of actlon-a
wonder I'm surprise and climaN-aud Will
be presented here with the same cast and
auxiliaries which made its triumph on
its production. The New York News said.
AIarston and company had worked nara
and spent "a barrel OF money when the
curtain went up Tuesday night on Law
renee MarstOn's latest play, Lady LII,
at the Standard Theatre At o'clock all
was expectation. at lO:4o reailzauoh de-
monstrated that they had produced a sue
cess. of course the house was packed 10
suffocation and the heat was insuIleraDle'
and vet the audience worked With their
hands and voices as they seldom DO Al
each curtain they clamOred for the actors
and would not be satisfied until. in twos'
fours. and SKIES. again and again they
anueared before the fOOuishts. True the
piayers were capable. but equally true
| thev had lines and situations TO handle
which would extract the full measure OF
their ability.