The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-05

At the Acadesy OF Music tomorrow ia
Dor Day. the now comedy success. "lne
Widow Goldstein will be the ATTRACTION.
a matinee and night performance VIII De
given.
The story OF the Widow Goldstein IS
based upon the discovery OF a gold mine
in Cripple Creek by sam. formerly OF
Jayp0rt Maine. He visits New hofk'
hoping 90 interest capitalists IN develop
ing his mine. Ho secures SliO from
relative and loses the money s9cu'atlns
i'm whisky with Cyrus Russell IN wan
strea-. While in New Yorks ne NETS ana
falls IN love with LA Slmkins. daughter
OF a Wall street broker. proposes, Is ac-
cepted by the girl but repused by the
father The latter is I'm the power OF
CYRUS Russell 10 whom he has hypothe-
Gated 100000 worth OF securities ana VINO
also wishes 10 marry la. Hetty Green
baum tho millionaire of Wall street mas
the greatest hatred for Russell he hein-
her opponent in several money transac-
tions She takes an interest 30 sam ana
la and assists them 10 corner the market
on the Widow Goldstoin mining stock. IN
which Russell is specuatinc. and sgueezes
him TO tho tune Of S2ll,000 thereby aVeng-
ing herself ON Russell and enabling Sam
20 gain the fathers consent 20 his mar
rage to LA.
THE second act takes place I'm Jay Simp-
kins' Wall street office. adjoining the
stock Exchange. The act is fun OF ne
action and excitement; reports com" III
OF the mine being Sailed, the ran OF tne
stock and its rapid rise when the rumor Us
found TO be false makes up the big scene
Of tho play. a.. 49,,
bodiad I'm the characters OF Judith and
Cora. relatives OF Jay who are visiting
New York. and Pat an lrishman ID love
with Judith. The love interest centres "
! sam and LA. Harry Rogers. the rea
funny man on tho American stage plays
sam.
The management Of the Academy o.
| Music announces as It's attraction TOT
! next Friday and Saturday a line proouc
tion of sydney Grndys "Sowing th'
| Wind" This play has scored Grea'
! triumph III was brought out IN Londui
| some three seasons ago, and AFTER l'-
! mendous successful run there Do Wd'
| brought to America and repeated l.s
| success In New York, Boston ana en-
! cago and other principal cites OF t"'.
| country. -,,,..
with the plot Of Sowing the Wind u
! NAV be summarized thus. Several year
| before the play opens. Helen Gray
! beautiful Girl. has met and loved, ho'
WISELY but too we'll" one BrabaZon,
man far above her In social station. AM
has been deserted by him before their hl
tie girl. ROsamond. was born. Ihe iholH
| or and child separated. the FORMER TO iea
| an abandoned life and the latter 10 grow
| mn and become a London concert singer
While Rosamond was az the height o
her professional career she capu
waited the heart Of handsome
manly young fellow, named Ne
, Aneslcv. who through mysterious tap
and become the adopted son or IRA
bazou. The latter, hearing OF Neds cpl
oocemout 10 the fair singer, ana ais
learning that there was some cloud o
Rosamond's birth. forbade the maIrlak
Ned stood by the girl ana was throw
overheard by his adopted father. Al t.
point RosamOnd has an interview VII
BrabazOn and the famous sex asa''''
sex" duel begins.
ON one side is a proud and talented VIC
man. stung by the injustice of her pos
fion and able 20 put her wrong into on
most bitter and scathing forms OF speec
| ON the other side is a naughty, sehsluF
jmpatlent man, writing under inc teco
lectl0ns of his own youthful SINS IL Ia
| battle royal and 10 Is fought 10 Il 4'''7
with a final scene between the two con
I
tho portrayal OF intense emotion ana II
passionate defamation. has rarely bee
SURPASSED I'm the annals OF play wr.un
| Then follows the denouement, dlsclQ7ll
10 Rosamond and Brabazon their reiat1
IN each other. and the play IS over
OF course there are other cAaracte
and sufficient allowance OF comedy
tighten the gloom Of the darker side
the picture. bur the interest centres
the three characters named.
II Mr.. Nat C.. Goodwin carries ont b
nrosent ideas his coming season Will
one Of work. IL IS his intention 10 op'
!. with IAN American Citizen BY Mad
, line Iucette Ryley and later produ
.Tredway Of Yale" by Augustus Ihoma
b / and Richard Savage" by Madeline J.
catfe Ryley. Mr.. Goodwin and Miss j.
b lott also contemplate making a produ
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