The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-15

MONpAY-The Herrmanns.
I'll BSDAY-Roland Reed. 90.
FRIDAY AND SATJRDAA-Ots SKIN
sATURDAY-Aiati
All the Wcck-Naudcvilc az the blJo1'
The coming week az the Academy OF
Music will bo gay with magic comedy
ard drama produced 5y three Of the
highest scholars of those arts-lseoh
Herman Roland Reed. and Ous SKINNER
All three stars viii have new PRODUCTIONS
and each il supported by ID spienala com
pany Of players.
THE HERRMANNS.
The Hcrrm8nns Adelaide aua Cum
will appear at the Academy OF Music 10
,norrow night only In "a new mclangc OF
magic. mystery and dance htiI maui
and magic. What familiar aouhu. Ahc
names have been intcrtWineu iol lneuS
Ncars First IL Was Carl Hermann,
Whom our fathers ravod over next
Alexander. called the Great. whom tho
present generation id0li2ed, ana now
comes Leon Hermann, pocket eultlon
OF those who have gone before VINO VIII
amuse and mystify the present and COM
ing generation. Was there ever Quite
such a sequence before? Always Herr
mann and always identified with magic.
Is It then strange that When inc name
thoughts ~ 10 all that Us mysterious
and uncanny2 Not that the Herrmanns
are uncanuy. far from IT, for the Herr
MAINS were a jOvial lot, and amused ana
entertained with flow OF small talk
while performing the most astounding
feats of legerdemain. that quite won one.
and opened UP a vein of good fellowship
that crossed over the f00tiights ana
brought the audience and the magician
in close communion. The present Herr
mann is just as entertaining as his pre-
decessOrs, and performs the most start
ling feats I'm the approved HERMANN
manner. The magician is progressive.
The same as All other professions. and
the magic Of the present is quite superior
10 that Of the past. Leon Hermann Dis
in touch with the times. and his sieight-
of-hand and necromancy is said 10 border
on the marvellous. The most astounding
feats are performed in a way that seems
10 bad defiance 20 all laws OF nature. Ills
eleight-Of-hand is especially commended
and IL is said that none has ever been
seen 10 even approach IL in dexterity or
finish
Adelaide Hermann gives what IS 10
many the best portion of the long and
varied programme. Her dances have
Brought her fame, and have given 30 the
stage the most bewildeing, beautiful
spectacle ever seen in this country. The
grace, the beauty 81 the performer and
the brilliancy OF lights and costumes in
ever changing huc. combine 90 place
before the spectators eyes. something
that IS simply Understandable. For the
present engagement. several new dances
Will be given. THE Black Butterfly"
LA Satanesduc" and silver Clouds
which are expected 10 surpass any given
heretofore by this famous artistic.
ROLAND REED.
A brilliant comedy event viii be the APP
Jearance Of the comedian Mr.. Roland
Reed. on Tuesday night in his great
success. "rhe Woman Halter i'm which
he appears as Samuel Bundy. The play
has been remarkably successful. "The
Woman Halter" tells the story Of a mid
dle-aged man. Solomon Buudy.' a re-
tired merchant. who has attained the
Population conveyed 10y the title. hut
who is really extremely susceptible TO
feminine charms and has been only kept
hy diffIdence from expressing his feelings
When he al last conquers his timidity.
he finds the experience so pleasant that
DIE repeats II rather rashiy Some three
months before the opening of the play
he had proposed by letter TO q widow.
Mrs. Brewster and not having recev-
ed an answer, concluded he S. rejected
ThereupOn he proposes 10 another widow
Mrs. JOY" who like an the principal
characters az the first act. is STAYING AT !
the F1fth-Avcnue Hotel. She accepts him
and ne proceeds % ten his happiness to |
another widow. Mrs Walton but does /
30 In such ambiguous terms that she |
thinks he is proposing for her hand and
also accepts him.
While I'm this awful dilemma n letter I
from Mrs. Brewster is handed to him
II states that his proposal had gone as !
Tray In the mails. but had az last been
received. and was entirely agreeable
Driven frantic by this accumulation of /
acceptance, .Bundy' rushcs forth from (
the room and IS supposed 20 have gone /
10 New Port. In reality he IS hiding n |
the hotel. and sends daily letters 10 New |
Port 10 be rcmailed from there 10 his !
numerous sweethearts. lie finds the COM !
of I..f asI.
and therefore writes the same form TO |
each. a proceeding which causes some ]
funny situations. The complications in |
the play are numerous and so constantly |
changing that II would he almost i'm /
possible to detail them. hut they are so
contrived as TO seem always TO arise
naturally.
Miss isadore Rush accompanies Mr..
Reed and will be seen I'm her ideal role
Mrs. Lucy joy Miss Rush is a great
favorite IN this city. and has many ad-
mirers among theatre-goers.
OTIS SKINNER.
The most notable engagement OF the
week will be that OF Mr. Otis skinner ia
the great comedy Rosemary" on next
FRIDAY and Saturday nights with a matt
nee Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. skinner has executed an exceeding |
~ clever move ip securing this bright /
and popular comedy for HIS Southern
TOUR. II had the longest run of any of
York, and Mr skinner is 90 present II
with its original establishment Of seem
cry and costumes The supporting COM
pany Of metropolitan players IS said 10
be the strongest this popular actor has :
ever presented here. and. accustomed s.
We have grown 90 associate the name I
of Otis skinner with excellence I'm art !
and entertainment. we are inclined 10
believe that IN Rosemary" he b. eclips-
ing his record The play Is the story Of
a middie-aged man and his overwhelming
love for young girl Tho action heeins
in England during the first years reign
OF Queen Victoria, and ends on the occa-
sion OF her Diamond Jubilee"
Miss Maud Durbin and an exception
ally fine company appear I'm the support
OF the eminent actor.
AprOp0s OF Mr.. SINNERS engagement
n brief story Of the actors career would
not DE amiss
Otis skinner was intended by his IA
Their one OF the best known of The clergy !
Of the Unitarian faith. for a mercantile
career. and TO that end was placed IA one
Of the large counting-houses OF Hartford I
81 one Of The churches in that city. Life
behind tho desk proved very irksOme 90
the young man. and ia was but a short |
time before ne was az the head Of the |
New England Dramatic and Literary Blu
reau am association made up OF local
intent which toured the smaller towns !
of tho Nutmeg State The bureau was
not as great n financial success as IL
might have been. but ~ decided the course |
Of the young mans career. Naturally |
there was considerable opposition from
liis father bat his was overcome. and
Otis made his professional debut az
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