The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-04
THEATRE AND ACADEMY
nfIIo xroNE AND "WALKER,
LONDON, ar THE OTHER.
TN IN. Brightest Comedies Now TRAY
cling TO be Presented to h'chm0"d''
Tbsatro-Goers This Evening.

Ind, 10 the bad state OF affairs in
yoaooke. Colonel Murphy has made ar
..,cements with Mr.. Powers to cancel
-. date fin that city. and play return
..,nept AT the Theatre tonight. This
,..or voung comedian made a tremen-
.,.s hit Monday night before large and
.,.o.ist,ye audience. Walker, London"
\, ,urcly English, and never tresome.
,,.s,ieccnt scenes on the river Thames
~...t.r with the famous house-boat and
-. the drst to be produced on the
...or,,an stage. are among the features
@,tIr production. Mr.. Powers In the lead
-. role Is intensely amusing, and ms
my love scrapes together Win ms
'.'. .'..,o.cbqble ability for lying, caught
.e house by storm. Apart from mr. row
superior company will assist MIN
- producing this play. Prominent among
IN are such people as Miss Rachel
r,,fb Lorraine DreuX. Lillian Eldridge.
t,,y TyrreI. Molly Sherwood, Waiter
rI6mas. vs.. H. Crosby, Harry j. Morgan,
I.Is Rysc, samuel Gardiner, Russell
rtudq. Thomas Evans and Thomas
Mod Colonel Murphy brings this at
traction back feeling assured that he can
commend 30 TO the public after us sue
.sss OF Monday night. and 10 VIII be
erected by a crowded house.
"Dr. Biii" at the Academy.
.pr. Bill" a comedy replete with
-errlment, and one that appeals to the
most intelligent OF theatrc-gOers. IS TO be
.ssa 40 the Academy this evening, with
I matinee tomorrow. and a final perform
s.ce tomorrow evening. This attrac-
Ho1 comes 10 Richmond after a most
fst,er.ng success at the fashionable
Garden Theatre in New York. and IL
takes rank with such delightful plays
as The Private Secretary" Jane" and
"Wgkus0n's Widows" The plot is most
ingeni0usly worked out, the play in it's
original state being a clever work by
q French dramatist. For its American
presentation, after a most successful run
'a che French capital, Il was toned down
thoroughly, 80 as 10 meet the appreciation
OF the most critical and fastidious theatre
goer The comedy has now stood the test
Of time and criticism. for this is its
fourth season. The fun is legitimate,
clean. and clearly cut, and the success OF
the comedy depends upon clever acting
rather than the horse-play methods 80
common 10 the stage at present.
The Dazzler' closed a successful en-
gagement last evening, there being good
crowds at the matinee and evening per-
f0mances.
a Straight Tip" will be presented nt
the Academy Friday and Saturday even
ines, with a matinee on the latter date.
Lille Ellsler in Doris" win be seen nj
the Richmond Theatre the first iour
nights Of next week.
Mr. Ed. Hamilton Cahill joins the
alabama" company tomorrow al
Macon. Ga. In an article that recently
appeared in The Times, which exclusive
ly stated that Colonel John Murphy has
assumed the Management Of the Richmond
Theatre. II was stated. speaking Of Mr.
Cahll and Mr.. Marc Klaw, Of the firm
OF Klaw e. Erlanger, that whatever
improvements Mr. Cahill would make in
the house, the firm Of jefferson, Klaw
q Erlanger would be responsible. This
statement had reference to the time Mr..
Klaw visited Richmond just prior TO
The time Mr.. CahiH leased the theatre,
and was based upon the impression
created at the time by Mr.. klaw ana
Mr. Cahil. Mr.. Klaw writes TO this
paper that there was no intention 10
create the impression that Mr.. Cahill
would receive from the firm Of kiaw ~
Erlan9er any but their moral tupport,
and further states that Mr.. Cahiii's law
Yer captain A. y. GuigOn) and Colonel
John Murphy understood perfectly that
we would not even 90 security for the
ase."
Concluding the letter Mr.. Klaw says:
We did intend 10 give Mr.. Cahill our
moral support OF booking all Of our at
fractions with him. and even waived any
recompense we might get as New York
representatives. OF the theatre. When
we found that Mr.. Cahill could 80 no
further. We ourselves advised Colonel
Murphy TO take possession OF his theatre,
because / had assured him before /
left Richmond that we would do our best
20 see that he always got his rent
DO not know who is responsible for the
statements in your paper, but this an
swer is made in the interest OF truth,
and without the intention Of casting re-
fection on any one