Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-31

Armstrong. Joseph g. Greensfeider.
Robert Frederick, Montjoy Walker.
! GEORGE App, Il. A. Williams. Lillian
Swain, Mabella Baker. ana Minnie Lau-
dis. The story Of the play runs on thess
| lines:
Act 1.-During a storm Mt sea, OF the
banks Of Newfoundland. Captain Tarpau-
lin. Of the fishing smack Nancy" dis
covers a ships yawl. driven before the
[ He rescues her, and the name she gives
sounds like Bonnie Bell. She Is called
that by Captain Tarpaulin and his sis
| ter, Auntie Crab, who adopt her. She
| l. the bright star OF the honest old Cap
| tain's life. and is brought up at the
| lighthouse, a picturesque spot on the
| coast, Of Maine. near Bar Harbor Roy
| Sterling. a young gentleman Of leisure
and enthusiastic angler. falls in love with
Bonnie and she with him. Another love
affair runs through the story. between
Shrimps. champion canoeist. and Kitty
Glover, belle OF the village. the typical
coquettish summer GIRL who keeps
Shrimps In a perpetual state Of agony
with her many fiirtations. Admiral Pom
poso. Spanish grandee. comes
across an old issue OF an Ameri-
can newspaper containing an ac-
count OF Bonnie's rescue;s thinking she
might prove to be his niece. whom he
supposed had persisted at sea with her
parents, when the Spanish sip, the Mon
ticello." foundered a number OF years be-
fore, he starts for America In search or
her. He arrives on the scene In his
Spanish man-of-war, accompanied by
Count Falsetti. A locket which Bonnie
wore around her neck when rescued
proves her identity as hts niece, the
Princess BonnabellavIta. To her dismay
she learns that she was betrothed when
a child to Count Falsetti, who now claims
her hand Pomposo commands her to re-
turn with him to Spain, Kitty going
with them, and the act closes with the
parting OF Bonnie from those she had
learned to love the most.
Act II. takes place in the courtyard
Of Admiral Pomposo's military palace In
Spain. Preparations are being made for
the marriage of Bonnie with Count Fall
setti. Roy, Shrmps. and Tarpaulin have
written from America they are coming
over to see them. The letter has been
intercepted by Count Falsetti. who in
forms the Admiral. Fearing they might
frustfate his plans, the Admiral has or
dered the palace to be guarded day and
night. Pomposo, who Is collector OF
rare antiquities and curIos. purchased
three wax figures in America. Learning
OF this, Roy, Shrmps. and Tarpaulin
bride Salvador. the Admirars bodyguard.
to let them personate the figures. thus
gain access to the palace, and discover
themselves to Bonnie and Kitty, who are
overwhelmed with JOY. They all plan
to return TO America, but are stopped by
the sudden appearance OF the Count,
who alarms the palace. Numerous COM
plications follow, and Bonnie is about to
be forced into an immediate marriage
with Count Falsetti. At this juncture
Shrimps gets possession OF letter i'm
plcatirg Falsetti in a plot against the
life of the King OF Spain. In his eager
ness for money, the Count has over
reached himself Admiral and. Donna
Pomposo are astounded by the disclosure
of Falsettis duplicity. and consent TO the
marriage Of the Princess Bonnie with
Roy. Kitty coyly says She thinks the
name of Shrimps would look nice on wed
ding-cards, and the curtain descends amid
general rejoicing on the union OF the
lovers.
The members or the Academy and The
atre orchestras and the stage-hands have
generously rendered their services free
of charge for the first night OF the forth
coming production OF THE Chimes OF
Normandy" at the Academy. April 10th
and 18th. The organization will rehearse
every night until the eventful evening.
Miss Elizabeth Taylor. Of Norfolk. who
is to sing the part OF Serpolette. will ar
rive here tomorrow In time for the re-
hearsal at Colonel c. OBJ. Cowardln's
residence in the evening Mr.. Thomas
Eberts. Of New York. who has been en-
gagged to stage the opera, and sing the
part OF Grenecheux. will reach this city
nyt mo- m tyh N % HrEf
stage rehearsal will take place at the
Theatre very considerable amount OF
interest Is being evinced In the event all
over the State. Major George w. Taylor
will bring a party of twenty-five from
Norfolk. and large parties from Danvile,
Lynchburg. Petersburg. and other cities
have written here 10 make arrangements
to attend the performances.
Ettle Willie Kibosh is the name OF
frank Daniels's new character In which
he Is TO be seen in comic opera next
season.
New York's 400 turned out In large
numbers at the first night Of Mrs. Pot
ter and Kyrle Bellew in Charlotte Cor
day" at the Herald-Square Theatre. in
New Yor
Rejane, the French actress triumphed
again at Abbey's Theatre, In New York.
last Monday night She appeared as
Sappho, the cocotte. in dramatization
OF Daudets novel Of that title.
Sybil Johnson Is engaged by William
A. Brady TO play 'Trilby." 1t will be re-
membered that she made a sensation |
years ago by appearing undraped as liza. |
the model in the "Clemenceau Case" But |
that was before living pictures or bronze |
statues were heard Of.
John Hare, Henry Irving. Charles |
Wyndham, and possibly George Alexan-