The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-28
THETHEATRE THIS WEEK
PALMER Col,s BKOWNIES" WILL
BE THE ATTRACTION.
Record OF the Spectacular Play and the
Principal Features-Sews and
Gossip In Drama.

Brownies" which has proved so highly
popular in New York. Boston. Philadei-
phia. Chicago. San Francisco. and every
other large city throughout the country.
will be the notable attraction at the
| Academy OF Music the last four nights OF
the coming week. with mainees Thursday
and Saturday. The same orsanizaticn
Of fully 100 people. including Frank D,<n-
on. Ida Mule Marie Celeste. Gertie Car
! lvle. Robert Brodorick. and other favor
ties. together with all the elaborate equ.,
ment Of scenery, costuming, properties.
/ and effects that have been witnessed In
/ these cities. will be brought here com
plete. Richmond and Norfolk viii be the
/ only cities in Virginia in which the pre-
duction. which is the biggest Of its KIND
! before the public. will be seen.
The performances here will be absolute
| ~ the same, and moi single feature OF
| the long metropolitan run OF ly9 nights
| will be omitted.
SCENIC EFFECTS.
A description OF the elaborate scenic
| extrayaganza will be found interesting
There are twelve scenes In The Brown
! les. the first OF which shows the electrical
y
is laid TO Illustrate the happiness OF Inc
Browies and Fays.
This changes 10 the palace courtyard Of
Queen Titania In festal attire. Then H.
| turn comes the thrilling storm At sea
| I'm which the Brownies are seen tossnf
on a raft: the shipwreck. and rescue o.
the Brownie dude by the colossal sea
bird: DragonfeIs country OF weird en-
ohantments. In which the novel serenad
upon Illuminated maniciIns 10 the ialk
ing moon occurs: the magnificent palac
that is destroyed in an instant by inc
realistic earthquake and Volcano IN
plittering mines Of fabulous ricnes' an"
others quite as remarkable. culminatinf
in the transformation scene Inc Dl'"A
OF day in Brownieland."
THE FLYING BALLETS.
rrnioue ballets and specialties crowc
thick and fast upon each other through
out these scenes. Among the NEST notable
features are the Oriental Ballet oibeau
tiful women. with its effect Of vaTi-color'
cd lights. Newhouse and Waffle. an
OF European musical artists: Gertie Car
lvle. q remarkably talented young pre-
niere danseuse. and the German band
which TO use the words Of the cls-ln-
rushed actor Joseph Jefferson Is n
funny as the average iarce-comeoy ina
takes up q whole evening. IN ih'
Brownies" too. Richmond thcatre-soers
will see the marvellous living pallel 1i''
has been n rage in Paris. London and New
work. In New York Il was such fea-
ture in the Brownies" that 1t was after
wards presented both at Roster Bials
and Hammerstein's Olympia The flying
ballet is the most mysfifying Stage illu-
sion that has ever teen invented. Tnf
dancers. beautiful. shapely young women
foat in all directions through the air. and
n is oulte impossible n discover how they
annarently defy the laws OF graNiiation
As IN the serpentne dance the most he-
wildering colors are thrown upon theS'
graceful young wcmtn and eHecis ar
accomplished that are indescrioably beau
,iful The finale occurs when the stars
and Stripes in myriad folds are seen.
PALMER cox TO BE HERE.
The famous Brownie man." Palmer
Cox. will accompany the big production
here and direct in person all the per
formances at the Academy OF Music
There will be almost as much curiosity
TO see the creator Of the funny Brownie
as the wonderful stage production. u
which the Dude Policeman. Chinaman
and all his other odd characters. to say
no,binp e the large number OF prettr
Young women who are IN the piece hgure
Ar cox NAV be seen during the per-
formance. which runs Ike clockWoff
under his personal SUPERVISION ne
Brownie Man" IS over six ieet III heish'
Of rugged build. and with kindly SIN I'M
face Uc is native 81 Canada. haVinH
hoon horn near the town OF CRANKY
some fftv miles distant from Mrntreai
ovor q half century ago When he grew
"a manhood he went 10 California. where
no engaged I'm n mercantile pursuit. BIT
az, and literature proved more 10 his
liking. and he finally decided 10 give M
his business and TO take MP these PROBES
sjons as n means Of livelihood.
Tho Klein family IS very much in evil
dence now on two continents IN theatrl-
cal matters. Charles !. a.. aIaiila. ~ ia
ing written the book OF "El CAPTAIN an"
several plays Manuel IS a musical COM
noser 81 some note. Albert is IN actor
and Hermann Is critic for the LONDON
Times.
Lii Lehman Is forty-eight years old.
For the first time In the history OF the
native stage an English manager mas
agreed 10 pay the travelling expenses
OF American actors I'm order 10 secure
their services In London. Mr. Gatu VIII
defrav the cost OF transporting the Sc
cret Service" company from New YORK
TO the Adelphi Theatre. That is a truly
remarkable concession SAID lhaTlca
FrOhman when you remember that Tor
the past thirty years or more w nave
been having the expenses Of knglish.
French and German actors In order 10
get them here"
one OF the attractions OF the Barnum
Circus this season will be a Russian
dwarf who can he held easily 100 on
hand He ie seventeen years old, weighs
G l-2 pounds. and Is barely eighteen inches
In height.
When Fanny Davenport secured els
monda" there was the usual bon IS ana
10 per cent royalties exacted. "G.smon-
dai was not 10 be done IN French TOT
two years. after which the royalue5 were
TO drop from 10 TO per cent TIE TWO
years have passed. 'Gismonda' his been
produced by Sarah Bernhardt-to whom.
by the way. Miss Davenport waived all
her American rights-and- now 5ardou
wants his 10 per cent, Ike Tennyson
Brook" 20 80 out forever. Through his
agent Miss Marbury. ne has brought suit
M New York. but Miss Davenpor, deies
him and is ready TO battle and prepared
to win.
Gracia T. Quive until recently Of the
Rostonlans, will shortly marry Charles
Van StuddifOrd a rich young society
swell OF St Louis The Chicago News
saws: Jealousy among the musty. crusty
Bostonians with their old time methods
and amateur weaknesses cropped out
viciously against the beautiful young So
nrano The success Miss Quive attained
In Chicago during the recent engage
,,,a,t a the Columbia Theatre reused the