The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-09
AMUSEME NTS,
ACADEMIA Royal Rogue" at $50.
BIJOU-High-class vaudeville at $50.

When the Bijou is entirely completed
and all its trimmings and Furnishings are
in place the theatre will be one of the
prettIest on the vaudeville circuit. Even
in its unfinished state there are pretty
| manifestations of what is to come.
Al the opening last night there was
most representative audience. In one Of
the boxes sat Mayor Taylor and party,
ana in the other Colonel John Murphy and
party ana the family circle and body of
the house were packed with people so that
standing room was at premium.
The old familiar attaches were in their
places. a large and beautiful horseshoe
OF roses was displayed n the foyer, a git
from Bennett and Young, the popular
Illustrated song men.
The bin was a high class one from start
10 finish, and each act was an artistic
success. Brown and Harrison started the
evenings amusement, and their eccentric
act was fattfngly received; the Chicago
Ladies Quartette followed with a choice
selection; Almont and Dumont, high-clas
musical artists came next, and were
doubly encoured; Miss Louise Cunning,
Scotch Nightingale. sang several real
Scotch songs ana Annie Laurie the Bar
rows-L Lancaster Company thsn presented
their popular comedy, Tactics" followed
by Sidney Grant and Mss Norton in a
splendid sketch The performance con-
Guided with an aerial act by the marvel
ious Three Lukens," ana the audience
declared that the entire show was well up
to the Bijou standard.
The same bill viii be given all week with
| matinee this afternoon.
The indications are that Jefferson De
Angels wall be greeted by d crowded
Mic n I1i1q hin
presents his new success, "A Royal
Rogue 1t is in two acts and is located
! "a Paris in 1897. 1t deals with the troubles
of a boulevard cafe proprietor who gets
/ mixed up in politics and love. 1t IS from
| the pen of Charles Klein. who wrote Eel
Captain and The Charlatan" and the
! music is by that clever and popular COM
poser, William T. Francis While Mr..
| De Angels does not call "a Royal Rogue
d comic opera. it will have a comic opera
| stage mounting. with special and elaborate
| scenery and magnificent costumes. 1t Will
| be a novelty to see this really clever and
! popular comedian in an atmosphere any
thing different from the regulation old
/ fashioned comic opera It is hardly neces-
j sary TO say that this artist would have
| any but excellent support. and his COM
pany is said to be in keeping with the
! reputation ne has already established.
| His principal support IS Miss Jessie Mack
! aye. a talented Young comedienne. who
! IS said to be as tiny as she is charming.
| "a Stranger in a Strange Land which
| is 10 be presented at matinee and night per-
formances on Friday. is an Anglo-Ameri-
can farce in three acts. a roller coaster
of complications. whose speed keeps up the
whole way along and provokes plenty of
laughter The story is of returning
youth who TO prove that he has engaged
in ranching in America. is supposed to
bring IN Indian to his English home. The
redsk'n gets lost on the trip and another
Indian must be substituted. A real one is.
found. another is faxed and a detective