The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-25
THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
Mr.. LshTH 0FFLRS THREE STRONG
ATTRACTIONS FOR JHIs WEAK.
"E1isson" Opens Tomorrow Night-ue
VIII BE Followed By a Bunch of
Keys, and Then Comes Miss
Emily Bancker.

Manager Loath offers his patrons three
exceedingly diversified and entertaining
shows for this week.
To begin with, "Ehason," the Mormon
wizard. Will open up the weeks enter
tainment at the Academy tomorrow
evening. lie viii be here Monday. Tues
day. and Wednesday, with matinee
lpon the latter day.
Hoyt's "Bu9ch OK Keys comes on
Thursday for two porformances-matlnc
and night.
Last. but far from least, comes Miss
Emily Banckor. She will be here FRI
Gay and Saturday. with d matinee on
the iast-named day. She will present
"A Divorce Cure" as her opening piece.
while on Saturday she offers Our
Flat"
THE MORMON WIZARD.
Eliason, who has during the last sea
son become so widely. known, is a young
man who has been ranked side by side
with Kolier and Herman. His pro-
grammc is fresh. new, and sparkling
from start TO finish, and even old tricks
which he himself used last season, have
been so altered that no one Will recognize
them Besides the wealth Of small work
I'm conjury. ledgerdomain. and palminS
this magician has evolved from his inner
consciousness an array OF new Illusion
and marvels that are calculated TO stag
ser the credulity Of those old theatre-go-
ers who think they have seen everything
IN this line. They soon. however ind
that Prof. Enason can do things that
they never would imagine.
one OF these and The most diihcut al
ali Illusions Is the bicycle trick. Mile.
Edmunda viii ride "a bicycle in the mid
air. soaring h.thcr and thither
The "Begcar's Dream" will De another
astonishing Illusion tut there are so
many things done by this Mormon wiz
ard. IL woull bc Co give the entire pro-
erammo TO mention them all. which IS
in five acts one of1he things tina. will
attract attention besides Prof Eliasons
clever work. are the costumes worn boy
Mile Edmund The one worn in Nine.
Sans Gene is particularly handsome. The
skirt is of rich white brocadc of trailing
vines and clusters Of crimson blossoms.
The waist decoilette is OF moss-green vel
Vet. strapped with white satin. In the
bicycle soene she is a perfect symphony
in scarlet. beautiful suite OF white
satin in that shade making her most
hewitchlrs vision TO behold.
A BUNCH or KEYS.
one Of the standard comedy successes
That Invariably attracts crowded houses
wherever it, is presented Is Hoyts clev-
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lIiss Emily B.uckcr. the comolv and
accomplished comedlounc. whom theatre
.ocrs VIII recall as former favorito DOB
Charles Fr0hman's principal companies
ANA later as the star OF that amusing
farce comedy "Gloriana.' has forged 10