The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-15
THE WEEKS PLAY-BlLL.
x,~~rr MApDEKN FIsKE, ROLAND
REED AND, 1.-THE MfkADo.'
Mrs. TIske in Three Great flays-i.e"" !" F"
New and Brilliant Political SATIRE an"
..The Mikado" for the Bcncht oil VIZ
ginia Hospital.

Minnie Madden Fiskc, supported py
a splendid company viii be AT the Acan-
elny tomorrow and Tuesday hvSc
who remember Minnie Madden flShn
most Nivldly as an actress OF Noh'''iu'
succcstiveness on lines OF the niAh'Se
art in plays that offered her poor oppVi
iunity. viii hardly be prepared Tor tle
evidences Of development That she snow
In her new play. THE queen oil LIARS.
No actress of any time or country mas %
notably expanded In power, WITHIN I'VE
vcars and this would be less remark
able had she steadily remained on inc
stage Her rcappearancc artci iciie-
ment for that period has given much tNi-
Iencc Of growth. az 70 Indicate th"t III
time has been spent In that NitaiN enc.
iy, study that is directed 10y genius IL
self Critics everywhere nave hd"eu h'i
with enthusiasm as the one Amer ic""
actress who demonstrates type Oh 3,
MUS that heretofore has had kinoied IL
lu.lration only In foreign aruS,s' VI
course much depends upon the play III
which an actress appears. In her new
Alav Mrs. Fiske has a medium fha1
It's ali her expressive ability. IN the
leading cities "rhc queen OF LIARS mas
been declared TO be the strongest anu
most interesting drama OF It's class ha"e
known this season. 1t tells 6 ensiossli'S
and human story Of woman VINO G..
n,oshes herself in falsehOods In a VAIN at
ternpt to lead an honest life AFTER lueS-
tionabie past. rhc characters are uId" II
with the truth that had MADE Dduu'. =
The auihor of the play. world famous.
While "rhc Queen OF Liars Is Slio"s
drama. il gains greatly from the illusira-
ION Given To the leading character 10y MIS-
Fiske. and it IS doubtful If any other &C
tress could so vitally typify This part
"A Dolls House" in which Mrs. flske
has been\acceptcd as the ideal Nora VIII
also be seen during her engagement
Roland Reed has been given royal
welcome throughout the country. lie VIII
play his annual engagement IN inns CT
~ AT the Academy next Nedhes'as
and Thursday. Mr. Reed returns ,i,S
,.rar i'm "a new mask admirably fitted 10
his own uniaue style-the eferyesceni
and frothv role Of General josiah LIN
her the hero Of Lloyd IL Rosenfeld's ne"
satire. "Thc Politician, or The Woman
plank" From his early advent as Inc
caucus boomer in search of congress
sional candidate with harrel 10 ms
final appeal TO his constituents before the
fooflichts the walls Of the Academy
with shouts of laughter and the Genera
is unanimously elected 10y MS au"ie"V'
as prince OF entertainers INC 49,
formauco is most delightful portray .
of the TYNE Of the rough-and-ready poi
itician. The General proves 10 be a.
strategic as his name would imply aa
roll I'm love and war. and expert doupi'
| dealer. whose fine Italian hand IS equ"
Nv AT home at running caucus Jolly
| ia, the boys." making solid the CnuhA
| alunk delegation. or managing the cam
| naiau fund. His humor reaches us Oh
max i'm the memorable scene outside lh'
| convention doors, wherein he formulate
the platform. cuts a few splinters OF
| The voman's SUFFRAGE plank. ana n
struots the workers. 4 snapshot OF III
| at,f-ude and expression as he explain
| the first campaign item 'tc the uh"i'
| ling candidate-"Nou see, the boys want
cd some refreshments would be pho
| toeranh of his cleverest and most real
istic stage art. A broad caricature iai'
ON with the boldest stroke, his impers
| onation is inimitably funny, throughou'
The critic cannot quarrel even with IN
! pronounced Reedisms Of the lnterlocu
| tory campaign ditty and the SPANS
| fandanco. '"rhe Politician Is rollck
ing play Of essentially American humoi
| There are many clever characters intro
duced. one OF which the twentyieth cen
| fury girl IS cLarmingly played by Mis-
| IsadOro Rush.