The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-15
Amnsemcnts This Week


Amusemcnts This Week
New Academy Of Music;
Monday-Aiy friend from india
Lycdncsday-Bccausc She Loved Him
So
Thursday-Lowis Morrison.
Friday and satuday-The Sidewalks OF
New York.
The New Academy of Music VIII be
onen. every night this week with varied
selection OF attractions.
ON Monday night My Friend from
India" by IT, A. Du Souchet, ono Of the
hest and brightest comedies Of the sea-
SON. VIII be the attraction.
II IS founded upon theosophy. ana an
the fun reyoivcs around tho various anus
Ing situations and numerous phases arts
ing from the efforts Of Kansas CITY
pork-packer TO break into New York so
cleiy To accomplish this he SEXES upon
an unfortunate barber, who gets into me
house through freak OF "a scapesIdcs
son and booms him rs member OF tni
learned "Order Of the Yellow hooe OF
India"
family and everybody else ana ahords
occasion for uproarious laugh er, un-
broken from start to finish The smy'h
and RTE comedians are Joseph A. Wilkes
CeorH Mack. Osborne Searie, Lutte Nro-
man charles Gauut Joseph Damery
Ioniee Arnot west Temple Madge Otis,
Iouis Francis Clark and Helen Weber.
TIE OPERA WANG
That merry and tuueful opera Wang,
viii appear al The Academy ON Tuesday
night with Albert Hart in the title role
Of Regent. Mr. Hart win be best remem-
bored as the tail bassO secundO Of the
Clipper Quartette, and he fills the re-
ouirements of the role i'm all its details.
il is unnecessary 10 compare MT Hart
with the original wang" as I'm physical
nronorions ne is almost the counterpart
Of Mr. Hopper, and his carnage Us 81
nearly identical that it cannot be truth
fully said % be an imitation Inus me
lanky Regent OF Siam losas mono Oh ms
amusing characteristics and the part IS
full OF the exaggerated comic element
which makes the title role prominent.
Mr.. Hart IS supported 10y am excellent
company. OF which mir. Phil McNiVin -
the manager
BECAUSE SHE LOVED HIM So
on Wednesday night. and matinee We'd
nesdav afternoon because she Loved
Him So" william Gillcttes latest ana
preatest comedy. which ran an last sea-
son at the Madison Square Theatre. New
York and was am all summer triumph
in Chicago. will be presented.
This was the author-actOr's first work
aft his famous all-ccnquerlng secret
Service" and Is a worthy success.
Because She Loved Him So IS an
adaptation from the French OF BlssoH
and Le,lercq but as In all Mr. Gillettes
work OF this sort he adds considerable
Of his own quaint ana witty originality
Mr. Gillette has been very successful In
pleasing the American public with his
comedies. the first of which, 1.-The Pro-
fessor." 'Au the Comforts OF Home" and
'Alr WilkinsOn's Widows are as fresh
in the minds of theatre goers as the last
100 Much Johnson"
LEWIS MORRISON.
Ii f. always interesting to chronicle the
success Of a clever production, be 1t
comedy, drama or tragedy, and when
popular actor succeeds in presenting a
play which contains the principles OF both
comedy and drama and TO have II 50
carefully staged and played as to receive
the commentator Of national press, the
production must certainly possess merit.
such has been the reception and verdict
accorded Lewis Morrison so far TINS sea
son wherever he has appeared in his new
gInEfGfUIGF fNUltNF ANN'AlNfN At'N
Great" which will be seen at the Aca-
DENY on Thursday night.
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''THE SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK
Paul j. Splash TUstin. whose dare
devil dive from dizzy heights have been
the most prominent feature of f'orepaughs
show has been engaged by Thos ii. Davis
10 appear I'm "The Sidewalks Of New
York"
This splendid, realistic and sensational
comedy drama will be seen at the AGA
DENY Of Music FRIDAY, also Saturday
matinee and evening.
As its title indicates. the piece IS Said
10 be a living reflex of the characters.
scenes and incidents indigenous 10 the
streets of the metropolis.
At the BijOu.