The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-27
OPERA, DRAMA, MAGIC.
ftRrETY or tn EATRICfL AMUSE
MINTS TINS WEEk.
bRob Roy" Bancroft the Magician, and
the Pleasing Madsmo'f' eile, hhen'
Story of tho Former.

Tho present Week VIII 10 onc % e''
most interesting OF the theatrical season.
it will oIon tomorrow night with dc
Eovcn and Smiths successful opera, ROD
Row" which VIII be olaboratcly presented
by the Whitney Opera company. me
ncxt cncagcmcut VIII he that OF mo NJ
tratcd magician. Bancroft ana NJ ne
Rnea viii appear tho last two days OF
mo week In three of her greatest achieve
ncntS -
riuco in native opera equal IN emu
ronce TO that occupied by Mossrs. Gil
bert and Sullivan In England.
lncy have achieved this cminencc oetI
al rivalry by good works Their robin
Hood" was not only the best comic opera
produced in this country, but one OF inc
most successful musical pieces ever per
formed en- tho Ensfi3iSpeakng sldbe'
A new opera - this talented young hu
flcian and his witty colapoialeuL ~ an
event Of sufficient lmpoi lance " i"~i''
pack tie Academy
~Rohin Hood" was. IN some measure,
founded on the folk-sosgs or Ensiahn
1ts successor If established 10 an equal
tagree on me ballads Of Scotland.
.phc Story Of the opera Is a. ioHo"S'
STORY or ROB ROY.
Tho first sccnc represents n mar hct
,.are ia an old Scotch town-the time Is
night. and % party Of Highland raiders
come TO rob the Mayor o. Perth, VINO has
In his possession sum I'm EnBiisn 6oid-
Ihe Highlauders wanted II 10 assist the
campaign OF Prince Charles stuart
rcht follows between the Highlanders
and the Waterman, which - conciuoeu
~ "a stirring solo On which Lochiel calls
on an !uyal Scotchnen TO unite under me
las1er 81 Bonnie Prince Charles + oIa
Mcdonald Genes TO Interest the Mayor III
The cause Of Prince Charles. Inc Mayor
s. n turncoat. who Is alternately scotch
IN
fle war causes his daughter Janet 10 mar
~ both a Scotchman and an English OF
frar As Janet IS already secretly married
"a "Rob Rob" she rs IN the position OF
having three husbands az least, by the
Scotch form Of marriage declaration IN
the presence OF Witnesses. COnSidefanle
amusement results, from the Mayor Ell
ffrfs 10 get rid Of ms ocoich Soh -hl-i1M,
.,.hen tho Scotch are beaten, ana OF iiS
1snrii-h sor-in-law when the English are
Norstci Tho great EFFORT or the act ~
+rs climax ID re is represented mo
",atrc-ing Of the clans The prncip'n
Highland families enter with their Ieal
srs. pipes blowing BANNERS Mylns, ,,ot1b
rfaa sn.giug it's own Uanlltf Stol,H
ENC when all have entered ana are
grouped on the mountain slopes, the set
oral clan songs are repeated, SUNG Slnlul-
tancOusly. Tho second az ~
.Rob Rows" retreat iu the Highlands. a
lively afr. one of the catchiest IN lho
onera IS sung bv Janet, and there are
reels and sword dances galore. The refol
a. interrupted by the music OF pipes al
80 dlstarce. At first the Highlandcrs
tIi,l N tho signal OF victory, but as the
,nreie sound, nearer they rec gnile lhe
,o~orarh the dirgs Of the defeated. Inc
scots defeated az CullOden, return win
SHOW nriuce wounded and prescribed Inc
primo. ia DISGUISED as a miller boy ana
8 represontod as deaf and dumb. The ae-
lion OF tho second act i9 largely utNolt'
10 the efforts of the English 10 capture
fho Prince and the manOeuFciS OF t'o
pov" and his friends to OutWit the pur-
,lcrs Tho musical numbers of the act
ave rustic Scotch glee. toast sung
bv Rob q dashing cavaliers song, Boots
ash Saddles" At the end Of the act
through the Mayor schemmg. the
Prince. siin - tho miller's boy. falls into
fhe hands Of The English. Flora comes
TO the rescue. and ln the finale appears
I'm the Princes costume, gives hersei up
as the Prince brides the Mayor To cor
rohJrato her. and is led away. in the
third act the complications leading 10 the
rescue of Flora are numerous ana inc
action does not flag. The perpleNiteS OF
The Prince and his adncrents are not
adjusted I'm me final speech OF the opera.
which results in a genuine dramatic sur
prise. .o,o,,..,
END Of the century is the httiE~ ex-
preston used I'm connection with M
glcian Bancroft's array Of mystical spl De
doris and BpeCtacueT eccnic Illusions.
which will be- seen at the Academy e
Music Wednesday and Thursday nights.
Tho end OF the Century has seen all
productiOus upon the most gorgeous scale
editions of Turkish, Persian, ana Egyp-