The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-01

The theatrical season is now fairly on
and In q few weeks, when people nave re-
covered from the surfeit that the parks
have given, and rave rested from the
fatigue Incidental to the return from their
summer vacations. the business at the
theatres will be at its height.
The event of the past week was the
opening of the Bijou. and the intro
duction TO Richmond audience of the
unique ATTRACTION offered by the Illusion
lists. Mildred and Rouclere. The Packard
Opera Company. also closed a remarkably
successful season at the Auditorium
For five nights this week the New
Academy will be open. and the BiJou
Will I'LL IN the entire week
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Robert Downing's play, a Indiana
Romance" is a new play by a new au-
thor. 1t IS built upOn new lines the
theme is new. and he characters are new
70 the stage. The characters incidents,
and scenes are all from actual nte' ana
an added zest is given the production by
the fact that the author appears promi-
nently in the cast. At the Academy on
Tuesday night.
Miss Nina Collins has resigned her place
with the BiiOu Stock Company, OF WASH
ington. and has been booked 10 appear
at the leading vaudeville theatres. Her
voice is said TO be the best on the vaude-
Vile stage.
= Charles Coghlan n company viii pre-
sent .eThe ROYAL BOX" at the Academy
next Friday and Saturday with a Satur-
day matinee. MIR. COghlan's support in
cludes Andrew Robson, Alexander kear-
ney. Palmer Collins. Charles Stanley,
Claude Brooke, James " Harry
Banlon, X. c. Chamberlin. Taylor Gran
Vile. Mortimer weldon, Edgar George,
Miss Lottie Linthicum, Gertrude Bennett,
Gertrude Coghian, Josephine Adams and
Nora OBrien.
Blockson and Burns, tho eccentric com
edy %2crobats. returned last week from
Europe. where they met with much sue
cess. The team IS booked TO appear at
some OF fhe best theatres In this country,
presenting a new black-face comedy act.
That an actors life is not altogether
q happy one can easily be imagined, when
the following item Is chronicled. Lew
Morrison. in order TO truthfully depict
the idiosyncrasies OF the irascible mon
arch. FREDERICK the Great" was under
a tutor for six months learning 10 play
the flute. the Kings favorite instrument.
which figures very prominently IN the
Lyod1ction.
Leonard 1.-TWO Jolly Rovers'' come
FOR the first time 20 this city Wednesday
night at the Academy. and brings with
them a company direct from New York.
The following are tle members: John +.
Leonard. sherman Wade, Maize King,
Alice Gilmore. Three Dranvel Sisters,
Madeline Burdette. Mabel Dwight, Carrie
Milton. Lillian Hathaway, and the famous
Americas Comedy T.
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viola Aliens performance Of the role
OF Glory Quayle has Won her some unusu-
ally laudat0ry notices in Chicago, where
she As now aDrearing. Says the dean Of
western critics. Lyman - Glover. iu the
Times-Hcrald: IL think there can Dee no
doubt that Viola Aliens Glory fascinated
the audience. The diversified emotions OF !
the character inspired her best efforts. (
and she has never seemed more lovely
human ana ingenious. All the scenes
were carried by her with u~ndoubted force
and sweetness. 1ndecision, love, 0mhl- I
lion. and then love again, in rapid alter
nation. were expressed with the utmost !
fidelity. The business OF the dialogue, !
vith rs dainty saucv abandon, was ire /
%sistible. and the unfeiened JOY Of a hrst
success I'm a music hail. clouded boy
haunting suspicion Of her queer compan-
ions. could not have been improved upon. .
IN outline and detail Miss Aliens work
was OF such q high order that we can no
longer wonder Of the success she has
achieved
while because She Loved Him So" I
wiliiau, Gllletfe's greatest comedy src- .
cess. II OF "A refined and exquisite quality. 4
a, -eaitv gives f~arciraf froefwe1f 90 tho =
- s;ect II presents. For this reason and
<faus@. too. OF It's daintiness and charm
Is been christened The Little Minis
Z farce.
Esa[ Theatrical Amusements.
1gfa h 10 sing in Berlin.
(ypert Downing produced IAN Indiana
snsse N Washington on aienday last. :