The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-11
Scannon

Academy-ruesday: a. Q. scammon
in THE American Girl
Bijou-Press Eldridge and a 1irst-class
vaudeville company all week.
The only attraction at the Academy this
week will be 1.-The American Glrf' on
Tuesday night
The American Girl is said to be a
first-class piece. not because it is above
the conventional type of melo-drar1auc
comedy or because it is. striking IN
theme and treatment but because it pre-
sents two tiny girl actresses who are
sweet enough and clever enough to almost
carry the piece to success on their own
small shoulders.
They do not act like pair of stage
machines that have by dint of much
training been taught to repeat, parrot
like, words they do not understand: they
seem more like grown up actresses, who
understand the resources OF voice, ges-
ture, expression and pretty bits of by
play There is something so seemingly
spontaneous about their acting that thes.
win the syrnpa thetic admiration of. the
audience at once and hold it with increas-
ing interest throughout the play. The
work of these talented tots must appeal
strongly to all who love children to all
to whom the joys and griefs and hopes
OF innocent childhood are like little riffs
Of sunshine in the sad work-a-day world
that we grown ones know so we'll and
so sorrowfully. The piece will also in
troduce Mr. George F. Hall, the eminent
American comedian.
AT tho Bijou.
Manager Wells presents at the Bijou
this week an up-to-date Bijou bill OF
nirrth, music, novelty, and everything
that goes with a tirst-class, refined Vau-
dey5lie bill. The programme contains the
ACTS of some of the highest salaried head
liners in the profession.
Miss Hi,da Thomas and her company
head the bill with their most successor!
comedy sketch. Miss Thomas is one OF
those dashing, pretty condolences WIZ
Joined the vaudeville ranks, and her
success has been pronounced. she rs
most excellent character comedlen11e'
and she sings all her own music
Press Eldridge, who was the mead
liner of the first bill presented at the
Biiou is also head-liner this date. lie
is on one of his occasional VISITS 10
Riohtnond,E and he will tell a. lot OF new
funny stories on live topics ana sing
couple of new parodies and tine latest
coon song success. Every BlJou Tatrol
knows Press Eldridge.
I,he greatest troupe Of marvellous
en,iflibristic acrobats. the Carl Dammann
Troupa-three males and two fenl:nes-
will also be on the menu OF good tnlnSS.
The work of the thoupe is wonderful.
q according to the press of the East anu
North.
Williamson and Stone, the clever black
don
princes, will be seen in their new act OF
new dancing and new songs. They maze
a great hit at the Bijou last season.
The N1cNulty Sisters, whose pictures
tell of good looks, come we'll recommend
ed. They are singers and dancers, ana
are said to dress elegantly.
The Leandos pantomia1.dsts and aero
bats present q new act to the Rlcnmonu
public, one that will be novelty
BENNETT and Kessner, the song illustr'a-
TORS the cleyerest in the business, re-
main as the closing feature Last week
the singing of Mr. Kessner and the beau
tiful views SO skilfully exhibited by Mr..
Bennett made the audiences hold tselr
seats until the curtain was rung down.
Regular performances Will De gwen oil
the week
TENNYsON AND 4RDEFAN.
Confidential correspondence from the
mems of two such world-renowned cele-
brities as Ada Rehan, beautiful come
dienne, and Lord Tennyson, the eminent
poet has just come to light. ana IS sure
to be Of deep interest to all admirers Oh
"the artistic drama Before the produc-7
ton of 1.-THE Forresters. Tennyson wrote
the following simple note to MISS Rehan:
II wish you all success WITH my play,
=..The Forresters." From what knox OF
of Maid Marian to perfection, and l am
contain that, with the music by one so
popular as Sir Arthur Sullivan. with the
costumes fashioned after the old designs
of the British Museum. with the wood
land scenes taken from Mr.. Whymper's
beautiful pictures of the Sherwood Of to-
day, my play will be produced to advan-
tage both in America and in England
With all cordial greeting to my Amerl-
can friends, remain,
Faithfully yours,
..TENNYSON.''
And he received the following from
Miss Rehan:
Let me add my congratulations to the
mar ny on the success Of The Forresters.'
cannot tell you how delighted was
when L felt and saw, from the first the
joy it was going to be to our large au-#
dience. Let me thank you. for myself,
for the honor Of playingsyo Maid Ma
rian, which I have learned to love, for
while : am playing the part, I feel all
its beauty and simplicity. and sweetness,
which makes me feel. for the time. a
happier and better woman
This is another example Of married to
art" Is can be plainly seen in Miss Re-
hans every sentence, of her most in-5
tensely pure and artistically loyal reply
1 T. II
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