Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-12
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.
The Remode1ed Academy of Masic-The Coming Week at
the Summer Theatres Green Room Gossip

Ger, who made such a wonderful hit In
New York during the past season, will
head the bill of high class vaudeville
that opens tomorrow ut Ocean Views
Pavilion Thcater. La Fafalla" is
new and big original novelty, and she
Will be great card this week. The
Casino. in Richmond. where she has
Deen playing during the past week has
been crowded every night. and the
Richmond papers say that her act is
one of the best ever seen in that city
In addition to LA Fafalia," Manager
LeFaucheur Will have what he claims
to be one of the best shows ever pre-
scented at his theater during this. or any
other season. The Bright Brokers'
equilibrists and hand to hand and head
to head balanccrs. are Il great novelty.
and are considered everywhere Il very
strong team. The Howard Sisters -
toe and contortion dancers; Farrell
and Starkc." trick bicycle riders, and
the 'Bragdon" family. commedians.
singers and dancers. make up Il bill in
which there is no conflict between any
OF the acts. there being no similarity
In any of them. The crowds that visited
this place last week We're more than
pleased with the performance. ana as
the season progresses 1t is shown by
The attendance. both as regards num-
berS and the class of patrons, that
good. clean vaudeville, properly han
died, is appreciated by the public Two
the afternoon performance commence
ing at 4:30 and the night at s 30 the
performance being over in ample time
FOR all to catch the 10 o'clock train
home. No admission is charged to see
these performances, but if desired re
served seats can be had upon the pay
mnet OF q nominal sum.
OCEAN VIEW J Ter THEATER
The coming wee& will be n brilliant
one at the Ocean View Pier Theatre
The bill Is headed by the AIaultbys
comedy and musical sketch team. After
these come Hayes & Connolly, in refn-
ed comedy, singing and eccentric buck
dancing; Keough X Ballard. eccentric
singing and dancing: Charlotte Dan
bridge, monologist and balladist. and
Lillian Leroy, operate soprano.
Manager ELAN is proving his fitness
for his new position by getting first
class attractions for the Pier. and. cou-
pied with the cool brcezes that blow
through the thcatcr and over the Pier
IL is one of the most delightful places
on can find during these hot days.
Performances are given every night
and there are matinees on Wednesdays
and Saturdays.
TIDEWATER VAUDEVILLE COM.
PANY.
The Tidewater Vaudeville Company.
that has been touring the country for
five years. Will give a series of cXhi-
bitions at League Park, commencing
Monday, August 18th.
There are twenty-five members in
the company, some of whom have been
with Primrose and West and other
wcll-known minstrel managers. The
program Will consist of singing, buck
and wing dancing. acrobatics and
cake walks. There will be popular
prices. On Wednesday night the man
agemcnt will offer three cash prizes.
aggregating SIS, to be competed for
in the cake walk.
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AT BUCKROE BEACH.
For the coming week Manager Rex
announces an all-star bill claimed to
be one of the best shows OF the sea
son. Maddox and Wayne. in The
Messenger Boy and the Thespian:" La
Petite Gravie, singing and dancing
soubrette, limitations of Anna Held,
Fougere and other celebrities: tho Ma
sinlcys. acrielists. in sensational mid
air performance: George Leslie, the
monologist and funny eccentric dan
Ger; Walsh and Schappert in an anus
ing musical act. and Ida Russell. n
dainty singing commedlcnne and char
acter change artistic. make up the list
of attractions.
a SHAKESPEREAN SPECTACLE.
The production OF "a Midsummer
Nights Dream" which Wagenhals ana
Kcmper are building for the Louis
James and Kathryn kiddcr company.
promises 10 he one of the most. IL not
the most. elaborate ShakeSpercan spec
table ever launched on the American
stage. a feature Of this production
which is likely to make Il sensation Is
n mammoth panorama which will be
presented in the form of n framed pic
ture. The canvas Will be $50 feet in
length and will be worried by means OF
an electric motor. Another feature of
the production will he the electrical et-
fects used in the Fairyland scene II
Is promised that these effects Viii equal
those introduced by Henry Irving in
his famous production of Faust" a
complete ballet will be carried by the
company. and during the play a Pyr-
rhlc dance will be introduced. which
will be the first representation OF this
famous dance on The American stage
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MODJESKA'S FAREWELL TOUR
Madame MoGjcska. as is her custom.
Is spending the summer at Arden. the
name Of her often described ranch near
III foro. Cal. She writes her managers,
Messrs. Wagenhals & Kempcr, that she
mas never been in such robust health
us AT Inc present time, and appears 10
have all the enthusiasm of the debu-
tahtc over appearance as the Lady
Constance in King John" on her com
ing farewell tour. Embodying as il
docs the heroi5m, sclfSacrince, resig-
nation and all the most glorious traits
OF motherhood, Modjeska could hardly
Ind til