The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-11
A EULATTO In THE PARQUET.
/ Sensational Feature Of The American
Girl" Not DcYn on tie Bis.
A BOSTON WEIrE MAN HER ESCORT.
AZ the Earnest solicitation OF the '"'"'''-
cal Managers the Couple i'"'' wv
Theatre at the End of IN" >'c"""
Acl-Thc Woman Lives hci''

There was one feature at the perform
ance OF "phc American Girl al '"'
Academy last night waioh While mol
down on the programme was none the
the less startling.
BEFORE the end Of the second act a
man and woman who occupied SEATS III
the orchestra circle arose ana iei' u"
building. - ,o
manager of the play.
The ma. was white but the Wori""
va. a midattO.
\of long alter the curtain had arisen
on The first act. Treasurer Phhlp \,
NcNlvcn. Of the academy was informed
tnat a co,Orcd woman was
In the body Of the mouse,
lie al once Investigated the matter ana
tolJ the manager that the woman Wouiu
have to he promptly removed oi
some little while no one seemed 10 posi-
lively know whether the woman was
really a ncgress she being very Dfisnt
inLiatto ana heavily powered
AN NPLEASANT DUTY.
Finally it was decided that the couple
must be removed and at once but no
one seemed disposed to tell the man that
about II. Treasurer McNivcn was un-
certain how the man would receive INN
so finally tho duty devOlvcd upon Mr..
Scanlon. the manager Of the show
The latter went down the aisle and
whispered in the mans ear 10 come 10
the door He paid no attention TO this
and it took a second request before ne
came.
Then he was Informed that he would
have 10 leave which nc did accompanied
10y the woman.
The man claims 10 be George -. Wei
Ter. and saws he IS the special CORES
uonGeut Of the Financial and Industrial
Record Of Boston.
He previously met Treasurer McNiNen
and Manager Lcath. and tried TO ingra-
tiatc himself into their good graces, but
he did not succeed. He was more for
iunate with the manager Of the show.
who provided the alleged newspaper man
with complimentary passes.
After he left with the woman he was
followed and was seen to enter one Of
the houses which is situated just back OF
the Second market. This locality bears
anything hut an enviable reputation
II must be said to the credit OF the
arrangement Of the Academy that as
coon ms thew knew the WON IN was ~
the house. they took prompt steps to
have her removed.
THE PLAY.
Tho American Girl was welcomed by
a small audience but ii appeared 10 Please
ir~so VITO were present.
Mr. u. Grattan Donnelly is the au-
thor Of the play and It is called comedy
drama % two continents
The play was pleasing to the small au
ficnce which was present and the
good work of the company was literally
applauded. especially that Of Miss Rob
rrtSon. as "Ja~mine" Mass Wyatt. a
clever little soubrette. as "Twister." an6
7c children Mabel Taliafferro as Prince
ROXY and Lucille Sharley. us "ths
little lady"
ir. Albert Roberts was amusing a
Ross Boiler" al American hustler"
and everybody in the cast worked faith
fully in the presentation Of what is. at
last. an inocuous II convcntionally
woven play.
The first act was laid i'm Virginia and
the remaining acts were seen i'm London.
and Scotland. so that the auditors and
witnesses Of the play had great scope for
Imagination during the evening.
1.-THE American Girl" will be repeated
to-day at a matinee and at this evenings
performance.