The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-02
A GREAT PLAY.BILL.
THIS WEEKS ATTRACTIONS ALL
HAVE BRILLIANT RECORDS.
"a Bowery Girl" Will set the Ball Roll
ing-Eicbmond's favorite The Old
Homestead" and 4" The Widow Bedott."

The Rowery of New York has long fur
nished the characters Tor many writer's
OF farce comedies. melodrdmas. sensa-
tionaI novels, and songs. If an author
has anv particular characters, no mat
ter what nationality, they can pay the
Bowery a visit and study the characters
~ they exist. one can see from Grand
street 10 Chatham square more chsrac-
ters and vacations than all New YORK
city-pawn shops. saloons. religious mis-
sions, concert halls, cheap restaurants,
cheap clothing stores, ana every KIND OF
business and walks OF ilfe, from the
old woman selling her papers TO the
president of the Bowery Bank, the strong
est financial institution in New YORK,
bustliug along this noted thoroughfare.
Superintendent OF Police Byrnes, or New
York. one OF the most noted authorities
on criminals I'm the world, says. More
diligent watch is kept on the Bowery
than any other quarter OF New York, as
the famous crooks, upon thelr arrival
from anv country, go directly TO the
Rowerv To mingle with their class" lie
has the Oldest men always on the look
out there. ~, 49,,
rite expediiions OF the -Four Hundred.
ANY evening one can see parties OF six
To ten ladies and gentlemen, under the
guidance OF a central office detective, see
ing the sights and visitlng famous places
which abound in the district
Ala Lee Bascom, a young California
at,fhoress' who has achieved some reou-
tation by her clever portrayal or char-
acters. visited New YORK ana mace
study Of the famous East Side, and found
abundance of material for stories. MISS
Bascom made speclai study OF chardc-
tiers on the Bowery, ana wrote a low
cry Girl" a melodrama' Wnlch VIII nav nav
IT'S first production in TINS city to-norro"
and Tuesday at the Academy OF MUSIC.
The characters In "A Bowery CIR are
correct: their peculiar dialect and dress
Is only TO be- hssrd and seen there. me
NAV Is under the management or MT.
1arr,, Williams who Is we'll known py
mis- successful productions, and he mas
selected a most competent company
Clara Thropp, who plays Nora DIV
erv girl. is one Of the leading souDrettes
on the stage. and her conception OF the
mart Is ideal The scenery ~ Specldi
feature and a carload Is carried py me
company. II is from the brush OF JONI
a. Russ scenic artist OF the Haymarket
Theatre Chicago. The principal scenes
are the Bowery AT night AT Grand street,
with its many characters the pallsaoes
on the Hudson river with a terrlnc us'
Mantle explosion. This scene Ia rear
iern in stage mechanism The housetops
of New York. the Brooklyn bridge In me
distance with a thrilling and realistic
escape from fire. .,.,.,,,.
any nretension to strong or intricate plot
II is rather a succession OF home scenes,
i'm which country life In Ne" bngIailu
and CITY life in the metropolis are strong
I,- contrasted IL is pastoral ana hOmeiy'
ana through il all runs the story OF TWO
Young men, who were cast anrltt by thelr
own folly and incompetence. ana restoItu
10 home and honor by well-directed moran
There are many characters In the story,
btIt they stand apart somewhat. each MI
ing an individual sphere ana yet az
mingling as neighbors and ifiena5 III '.s
nottIraI course Of life rather IMAM ss
cbaracfers modelled for a play. and ntleu
into certain well-defined grooves ana nt'eu
places. 4. ..aoto,, ~ the
fraerance OF country life. There IS thy
sunshine of happy contentment ana
beaitbful vigor all around. only shadoNed
nv the concern of Uncle joshua w mt
comb and Aunt Matilda Tor the ao. ee-
how who had hoped TO better MS Iol
tune by leaving the farm for the great
When the company from the city mas
entered the house. there comes upon ~
scene devil-may-care, hungry u snaI,
yobo calls himself Happy Jack. ana 1 ne
Joshua not only feeds. but ques ions M
as to the cause OF ms depior ao,s % a
ton Bluntly, the story Is tolu % "a,
dounfau due to drink. Then theie i
liftie fatherly advice. with a niue SUI
etantial assistance, and Happy jan IN
PROMISES 10 return 10 MS fnothSl =, y" -, va,
rifv and try 10 be somebody IL va
better than setting the dogs on mn,
tIannv LACK thought and so he resolved
tben and there to make an ehort to"aiu
When Joshua whitcomb went 10 Ne~
vi in search OF his son he fouhd
friend and helper in the REFORMED uaniS,
r,bo AZ last. helped 10 bring MS poy Dan
to he old home. as when he lelI II. A ~,
then what "A merry -ndnlhe W., - ~
boys and gals" or the ldlnl an rur,i
,ei,,b bornood, What scene OF u,r VI,
fcstiyitv with the country haaier AN, anu
nrompter. and the old-fashioned colniot,',
r. say nothing of the quaint bis o, rus,l,
',ari,ino and auarrels. and recohchlauon.
~ a. ~ staFv acting, but just Simply a
~. ~. ~ Inc before a big log fire IN me
ititcben into which and out OF Whlen
ne,nie come and go just as thsy nhsn'
ID were there no fooughts anu ho "P
plauding audience. ,,-s....,,a,, and
Presented here on w euhc -9i,:s,,o, on
, ThGrssay at a'ts The Academy OF Music.
onc ~ the most pleasing entertainments
,,o,y on the road is the WIDOW oeuo 81,
Comnanv. the play made FAMOUS py NJ
I'm J'l,l' o. nj tho late Charles Bishop Inc
- bos lately been revised by MI.
H. iaracn Ewing. who plays the part or liie
r,ido,v and having played IL u9~,
~ one thousand times, Is not I a,t.,,s
in anv way 10 the successlui coll'etst,i1 .,,
- wore his predecessors. An -tNCeHei.
company supports MT. ENl,lSl So mem,
only can sing, but act ~ W., .,l,ioI efness
- being engaged for their speclal IL ~ III
oeI 3','' 70 IS assigned The widow VIII
lOI ,ie - annearance at the Richmond
i iri,', ON Friday and SATURDAY, ale
,-ul rovallv entertain her many 1870
Win a clean, lively, enjoyable perioini-
ance