The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-08
IT'S A UNIQUE AFFAIR.
NO WAITS, No ENCoRES. NO EIPEN.
SEES AND NO FREE LIST.
Tbsse Arc -Four Mig Points In Favor OF
the Great Charity Vaudeville Enter
tain meut-rhe Advance sale.

Show Thursday mSnt. i"'S
vas asked time and again last eVeh'nh
when the unprecedented sale o. ccke's
Yesterday for that entertainment was
announced.
Tho Academy will be crowded on the
occasion from the stage TO the iopmos'
gallery space and the sale for me n's'
day was beyond anything ever known III
,be history OF similar entertainments IN
Rscbmond: still there are many soo'
seats TO be had - 900
Az y.here all the seats were disposed
Of and though you are slow ana canho'
re. as s-ood seats as II you had gone 10
the box-oiiice yesterday. you need MOI !c'
DESPAIR $1,000 80,
Tnere are a plenty of good seats ieit'
but II Is a Gaze OF frat come flrst serNed'
and " bohoCvcs all who desire 10 WINES
The Times Grand Charity NaudeFlie en-
sertasnmcnt comfortably seated, TO can
pronyptu at the box-office Tor tickets
to-day. 80 49,,
Every effort In connection with TINS
enterprise has been an unquanhed sue
cess. and the grand finale VIII be tne
turning over TO the ladies OF the city
Mission check for perhaps thousand
dollars or more for the relief OF the dest-
tute poor OF Richmond.
No waits no encores. no expenses and
no free list are the peculiar ana unique
points which make this entertainment dif-
fcrent from any other.
No'wAITs.
There can be no waits, because they
cant be afforded. The many excellent
numbers on the programme require that
they should be presented with all the
rip!aity possible in order to get them all
md mo N sSiOu Will he permitted
The stage will be under the direction
of Mr.. Horace +. Smith, Polk Millers
manager. and he will be assisted by Mr..
W. A. Jenkins and the entire stage force
OF both the Theatre and the Academy
under the management of squire Lonflle
Graves.
When the curtain goes up at o'clock
IL Will not again 20 down until the close
OF the entertainment. As one scene Is re-
tired another will quickly follow, and he
who wants TO see man on the OUTSIDE
will loose a portion Of the attractions
while ne is gone.
20 ENCoRHs.
For the same reasons no encores will
be allowed. TO allow any deviation from
this rule would cause 50 much loss of
time that II would destroy the presenta
ton OF the complete programme.
While there are features that would
wei bear repetition. the audience must
content themselves with one view. and
be satisfied with the others just as good
w'fch will follow. An encore consumes
Just as much tine as the original. and 1t
VIII take the most careful and persistent
effort To stage all the attractions TO he
presented In the limited time allowed:
therefore. there will positively be no en-.
cores.
NO I1PENsFs,
This Is perhgps tnoef ,pf,t,a ,.o,,.
of ALTO create and conduct such a costly
entertainment without one cent Of ey-
peIte; yet such is literally and abso-
)utely the case. The entire proceeds of
the entertainment will be turned over TO
the ladies' of toe City Mission. with no
oeGuctions whatsoever for expenses. Man
ager Leath gives the Academy free OF
charSe the printing and AN the stage
properties ana accessories are donated
WithoW cost The necessary furnishings
ior ule entertaiEment comprise articles
a~I goods from most every line of trade
and yet all has been given generously and
Freely, and not one person has said no.
1here are literally no expenses, be-
cause there has been no end to the gym
patty and liberality OF the people in this
cause.
NO FREE LIST.
IoHceman. reporters. theatre attaches
and all those people supposed to be favor
ed with free entrance TO every sort tof
performance. VIII pay their way into
The Times Charity Vaudeville entertain
ment. Every living soul who enters the
house that night will nay: Mr.. Leah
VINO mas generously donated the house:
Mr.. Horace f. Smith, who has given
lime, WORK and genius to getting IN the
snow: the orchestra, the stage hands. the
actors and ushers and everybody else will
pay admission. This Is no d0ubf tho first
SHOW known t,+ha
The house. the actors and stage hands
paid admission. This feature alone should
commend IL 10 all who sit in front of the
footlights.
TIE FIRST DAY's sALv.
The boX Office opened yesterday for
the sale of seats. and no such scene
las been Witnessed at the Academy since
Jefferson was here.
For hours an unbroken line besicged The
box office.
The crowd was composed largely of
representative citizens. but il Was far
from being a representative box-oflice
crowd for in 1T there were many peo-
pie who never enter the Academy or
Theatre on other occasions, who. for
the sake of charity, and on account of
the refined. congenial and unobjectiona-
BILE character OF the Entertainment were
among the first TO apply.
IL was one of the busiest DAYS the
Academy box office has seen. and the
CASHIER was nearly broken down from
the steady strain, when il was over
III was the last day of the sale also for
Richard Mansfield and II was a close
contest between the buyers of tickets
10 see the great star actor impersonate
Napoleon and those who will attend the
great charity event.
The success which seems to surround
the entertainment Is indeed gratifying
and II the interest Increases ia the same
ratio, the Academy will not be sufficient
TO hold the crowd.
NEW FEATURES.
Mlttledorfcr Will decorate the Academy
boxes. proscenium and galleries with
flags, strcamers and bunting and this
feature Is also without cost 10 the enter
tainment-a donation of time and ma
terial. Fourqurean. Price & Co., Miller
& Rhoadc. A. Cohen & Co. and f. ".
Wood g. Sons made valuable donations
yesterday.
Miss Mamie Leahy has been ADDED TO
the list OF talent. and will give the Mar
rage of the Flowers" intoned TO music
Miss Leahy will also pose In the living
pictures as Charity" Mir. j. T Temple
has consented 10 contribute bicycle
riding act. and will perform number
OF taking and difficult feats or this popu-
lar vehicle.
Ode Ole Battered Banjo" thu song
which has been written by Mr. Benz
B. Valentine expressly for FOLK Miller. 10
be sung by Mr.. Miller for the first time
at this entertainment, will he neatly
printed on card. together with a nalr-