Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-07
AMUSEM ENTS.

Mr.. Tim Murthy. supported by n tall
ented company of very high class
gave a most successful presentation
of Sol Smith Russell's great play, "A
of Music last night.
Those who have seen Mr.. Russell in
the character of David Holmes. editor
and literary critic of the Review and
who saw Mr.. Murphy last night. will
be forced to admit that in Tim Murphy
Mr.. Russell has an equal who measures
up to his own high standard and beau
tiful conception of this pure and Iowa
bic character.
Mr.. Murphys support is fully in
keeping with himself. Miss Dorothy
Sherrod. as Sylvia Somers. Davd's
ward, entered fully into her difficult
part. and Percy Brooke, as Martin
Begg's. David's secretary and conf
character of the honorable and faithful
companion. friend and helper of his
noble minded master. Mrs. Fanny Ad-
Olson Pitt. as Miss Ciemantna added
much of the rein of huInor that ellie
tied hearty laughs. The other mem
bers of the company were also worthy
of equal commentator. IA Bachelors
Romance" Is one of the most beautiful
and worthy plays on the stage to-day.
1t contains not an impure line or word
has achieved.
LOUIS JAMES AND KATHRYN
KIDDER.
At the matinee which will be given
this afternoon at 2:30. at the Academy,
Mr. Louis James and Miss Kathryn
Kidder will present two plays, "a
Modern ST. Anthony" and "Pygmalion
and Galatea." and tonight Wagenhals
and Kemper will present their big pro-
duction of Shakespeare's glorious COM
edy, "A Midsunimer Nights Dream"
These artists are surrounded by n com,
pany of forty-one players. including a
ballet. chorus. etc. From the time of
the 'Oberon" overture the audience
become entranced and usually settle
back to watch for the result and to see
If Wagenhals and Kemper. who have
done SO much in recent years toward
reviving classics had also succeeded in
the somewhat delicate work of bottiing
the moonshine and the mist: whether
they had shown us the real comedy,
written:
las youthful poets dream
On Summer ewes by haunted stream"
After seeing the performance there
Is at least one thing to be said in the
most emphatic way. Messrs. Wagon
halls and Eemper have provided the
Midsummer Nights Dream" with a
Sumptuous setting and an artistic COM
pany. In all that pleaseS the eye and
eur LOO, tnere Is no STINT; the royal
raiment, the imposing scenery and
the selections from Mendelssohn are
admirably suited to give the produce
ton the beauty that the public de-
mands nowadays. This comedy, as
presented with the perfect wealth of
scenery. costume adornment and mu-
steal Accomplishments such as chorus
es. ballots. etc, is declared to be the
most mastery stage production of
Shakespeare ever done in this country.
MURRAY AND MACK.
Those kings OF Irish comedy, Charles
y. Murray and Ollie Mack, will be at
the Academy tomorrow matinee and
night. They form a whole show, but
there arc others, including many head
liners ana dainty girls, making a COM
pnny OF thirty members and possess
Ing rare merit. Many specialties of an
ihe-timcs character are intro
duced; also n race-track and race, and
real chute in operation.
"a MILK WHITE FLAG"
All the elements of popularity as ap-
piled TO stage production are en-
bodied i'll Chas. II. IIoyt'S most sue
cessful comedy, "a Milk White Flag"
which comes to the Academy Friday
and Saturday and Saturday matinee.
1t is claimed that this seasons Iroduc-
ton of this successful farce is in many
respects the best ever given to it, A
special feature is the ensa cement OF
little Chip for the part of "The Pri-
vate."