The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-25
A USENIENTS.

AT THE ACADEMY.

"DODGE'S TRIP, TO NEW YORK"
After short absence John Z. Hem
shaw and May Ten Brock, supported
%! an excellent company. present the
musical farce, "Dodge's Trip to New
York. at the Academy of Music to-
DAY. giving two performances, matinee
at 2:3o y. IN. and night at S:l5 p. III.
1t has something Of n plot which serves
to hang the specialties ON, but these
are OF the rattling up to date order,
ana follow on each others heels in
RAPID succession, which makes the
breezy melanEe anything but tiresome
ana mon0tonous. The fun and merri-
nent come fast and furious. and ,onc
Is Kept. 1t is said. in a good-nautred
and hearty laughs ALL 1.-THE evening.
Matinee prices. 30 cents any seat; night.
20, 90, rs cents and 81.
DARKEST ANrERICA."-The at.
traction at the Academy of Music Mon
day, December eth, will be John w.
,oseiS Dig company, Darkest Amer
nca, which Is the sensation OF the
times. In big dancing advertisement.
arranged expressly for Darkest Amer
ica' all the dancers appear in q dane
ing contest. Some forty nimble- footed
actlVe-Dodied dancers take part in this
scene Every stlye Of dancing peculiar
TO the South Is introduced. The CON
test at the conclusion is one OF endur-
ance and Skill and excites an audience
TO unbounded enthusiasm.
'CARMEN."-Wh appears at the
Academy neN; Tuesday, December 2sth,
and the Boston Daily Advertiser. one
m inc most conservative journals in
the country. has this to say of Miss
Rosabel Morrisnn's production OF
Carmen" which was given its frs.
performance in the Hub" ",rhe gene
raj scheme Of the play naturally fol-
lows somewhat The opera, and lavish
use was made OF Rizst's music. There
Is in the character of Carmen as n
has been sung, n magnetic fascination
Tor the public. Of which it viii proba-
ny not tire for many years"
NEVER AGATN'-Thc extraction
Tor Wednesday, December 29th, at the
academy is the famous comedy Never
Again This, the most brilliant ex-
position of the laughahle side of life
was the one sensational comedy sue
cess last season in New York, and
after an absolute conquest Of the East
ern metropolis for go performances. It
duplicated its success in Chicago for
three months IT will be prescribed hero
with n magnificent coterie of farceurs
and with the same handsome stage
surroundings which distinguished tho
AT THE STAR THEATRE
Ahorp: five hundred children attended
the matinee ut the Star Theatre yes
terday afternoon. The success of tn
matinee was very gratifying to tn
management. The matinee and even
ing performances to-day will he fuli
comedy bill. the bingraph giving n
new set Of pictures, including "Thc
Pillow Fight" also the battleshir
IeXas The price OF the matinee is
y" cents to any part of che house
and 10 cents for children
a fuil vaudeville company, headed
by Exa!sa and Heath. the European
marvels, Will he ut the Star Theatre
next week. The company consists Of
thirty performers, and will give first
class vaudeville show The bfasraph
WIN It's moving pictures. has been re-
HnTaged for the second week An en-
'lr"iy new set of pictures will be shown
and few Of the sensational ones re-
aimed. The Cartons with their wonder
ful acrohGcic and novel act, have beer
re-enGagcd by special request The res:
of the company is as follows: Holmes
and Holmes, musical act; Weeks and
Make. comedians: the Laurel Sisters
dancers; Lew Rawlings. monnlogue:
Little Elsie. the children's favorite;
the MartineEas. with their Roman
wings: and, Dawson and Gilbert, com
cdy sketch. The performance will last
two hours and half. There will he
matinees Wednesdays and Saturdays.