The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-19
Tnr AMFIIA nHrNIoN.
i rRIr 10 rAn RocnIns.
1t Was Presented at the Academy Last
Evening In a Gnnh Innsr


On September "a "Yetiva: or. \ Trip
! 10 the Rockies was produced at the
! Nall-Street Theatre in Philadelphia. ana
| pronounced by the press Of that city "A sue
| cess Tor certain reasons best known to
/ himself the lion. George Morgan. the
! hhrettist. saw ht 10 close his season and
| leoleanlZc ms company. The character OF
1cuva was tntu played by an uuratis-
factory prima donna. while that or DICK
Dudley was by no means successfully
mud.
Miss Celie Ellis the present prima
donna. was engaged for tar character OF
Nciiva. while Mr.. Charles w. strine was
engaged for the role OF Dick Dudley.
These two have lad but little time 10
learn and rehearse their parts. and last
night Was their FIRST performance. I'm ad-
diticn e. this disadvantage. Miss Nellie
IlumW,r. the s0ubrettc. who takes the
character Of Dorothy. Dicks sister was
painfully burned yesterday morning by
tho explosion of am alcohol lamp and was
unable 40 appear With only Few hours
notice. Miss Gussie Benz was taken from
The chorus ana required 90 nh the role.
Even under these Disadvantages, and with
the play practically hi3t-nisht per-
Torrance. X was successfully presented
and agrecahlv received ly a rather large
audience here last night
~ ctiVa ls comic opera. dependent
for its success upon It's catchy music.
pretty stage settings, rapidly OF action,
and clean comedy. These qualities IL pos
10 moving smoothly there can bc no doubt
of the ultimate success Of the piece.
"Netiva' lives with her MeAlcdn father
in the Rockies. She Us sent East ana
educated. and returns home bringing
back her proposed husband I'M the person
Of Gerald Grcenbank, who is travesiy
on the coming woman. 1etlva, however
falls IN love with Dick Dudley, who in
turn is loved boy Juana. wild. mad pass
siOnate Mexican girl Dudley reciprocates
Yetiva's love. and Juana. In her jealous
anger. has her abducted Boy some Mexican
"Grcascrs." She IS. however recovered
by a search-,arty headed by Dudley, and
all ends happily. or course there Is room
for the usual amount OF Dy-piay ana IL
f. fairly well worked in.
Robert l.. Graham as Gerald Green3ank
admirably sustained the VEN or comedy
lie is always good ana II Is needless -
comment upou his ctcellen, WORK, SO
VIII let 81 e0-let IL 80.
Cclie ellis in thc role 81 letiva, was |
acceptable. She has sJco soprano ana |
handles IL well.
Lille Linden &C. Juana was tne nest !
of the female cast. Ter ccntr1lto voice, !
while lacking breadth. is sweet ana iull ]
of soul and passion.
Charles Kirke as Hop Leo made an |
excellent Chinaman, and wac very anus
CHARLES W. sirirc cssayo1 the charac-
fa- Of Dick Dudley lie sings mucn bet
ter than DE acts. True. hc mas the ch2t-
acfcr OF "a h.g. cav A. toNho" hut ne
.0ulcs nowhere u,ar iling It's require
mcnts.
THE chorus was eood. but 10 has not
yet been drilled up 10 its full strength.
and on several occasions let OPPORTUNITIES
siiD where 81 could have gotten VI e.et-
i-. climates on the whole. 10y euva is
! Heht. catchy comic opera. ana NHe
an GOOD things. 10 can be improved lhefe
are several places where the bile nehe"
nisht he effectively used.
Tb.re viii he "A matinee to-day. and the
win close with tic perform
ince tO-ni-ht