The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-07

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ACADEMY-Tuesday. Jeff De Angels
in "A Royal Rogue"
| Friday-'.A Stranger in a Strange Land
BIJOU-High-class Vaudeville, all week
Tho Royal Rogue.
The plot OF Jefferson De Angels new
comic opera ~ Royal Rogue" which he
will present at the Academy Tuesday even
ing Is laid in Paris during the establish
1nent of the first Napoleonfc Empire Ste
phanie, the daughter of Baptste Ballou,
a boulevard cafe proprietor, falls IN love
with Georges Girodct, the son OF Il Very
wealthy widow THIS widow is not only
rich. but has social aspirations In order to
continue her Irritation with Georges. Ste
phanie in spirit of fun. tells him she Is
the daughter of the Due de Charities.
and that her father IS hiding in Paris.
posing as a observation-disclosures. under u1e
name of Bailou This joke is noised about
Paris ard the secret society of sociallstic-
students of which Ballou is Il member.
holds a meeting at the cafe and Ballou
IS chosen to kill the real Due de Cnartres-
who is an oppresSOr of the poor classes
1t thus happens that Eallou IS deputized
to assassinate him. Innocent of tie story
| his daughter has circulated. Ballou enters
| into a conspiracy TO kill the Duo, only to
discover when too late. that he has the
| title thrust upon him. In the meantime the
| widow Cirodet with the Royalist party.
| throws her millions at B4lou's feet and
he gives his cafe up to the mob OF stu
| dents and gr:setteS. who take possession
| OF it. Ballou is taken in hiding to the
widows house. and the efforts Of the So
cfalists to discover his whereabouts form
| the main bass fer tie complications which
ensue.
| OF course. in the end it is discovered
| that BaIou has been the victim of a
| practical joke on the part of his daughter.
and the play ends happily with the mar
| rage of Staphaute and Georges.
/ Charles Klein, the author OF "El Capt.
| tan and The Charlatau. wrote "A ROY
| ri Rogue for M. De Angels. and W. 7.
| Francis. the distinguished COMPOSER Of
| catchy and dainty melodies mas written
! the music.
| A Stranger in n Strange tlanu.
| "a Stranger in a Strange Land Will be
| presented at the Academy on Friday
! night for one performance only
| There is a keen satire running ali
| through the farce. The scene is laid in
| England and the strange notions the aver
| age EngIshman in England has of the size
| of the country and the locations of its
! cities is one OF the humorous Veins run
! Ming through it. OF course there are de-
| ceptions and old situations galore and but
| little thread TO the plot. 1.le person I'll
! quest of light, easy-go.ns and clean fun
| will find it in "A Stranger in a Strange
| Land
Jack Thorndyke. a great favorite of the
| Hon. Mrs. Holcombe, weaithy English
! woman who expects to will portion ef
| her fortune TO him, indeed is supplying
| him with money necessary to stock and
! get in working order a cattle ranch she
| supposes him TO be at work on IN Wyo-
ming The only foundation, however, for
| this ranch is in the letters thar Jack
sends home. The young man got no fur
| Their west in America than New York
| city, which he found 50 pleasant that he
| could not think of !savip. Aunt Ho.-
| eornbe begins TO suspect that something
! is wrong, and csas.nS to send the money,
| Jack is Obliged TO return to his home near
| London. Before doing so. taking the adj
| vice of his friends at home, he brings
| with him an Indian in order 20 satisfy
| the aunt as to the truth .,f his experiences
| in tbs West, but being detained IN New
| York. the Indian arrives in Liverpool De
| fore him. and through the kindness OF a
| philanthropic parsonage, takes the next
I! steamer back home To supply this In
!, dian is the first thing he is obliged 10 do.
! For some time he is in a quandary. but
! he ftCdily dIIIbSl lpiS-S q AS'N'N+'
| sumo the disguise, just as pr-
| Butler. an American promoter of his
| Indian bitters. comes or the scene with q
| real Indian he has pressed into the ser
vice. The fun becomes faster and more
| farcicaI as these two Indians meet ana
! Jack is manufacturing lies to explain the
| presence and absence, as the ease NAV
be. of the redskins Bur after time 4
| third Indian comes on, and the manner
| in which they are mixed up in tue story
| and lied about by Jack, keeps 'hs audt-
| ence in constant laughter
| openiu. ut the Bij"u-
| The third season of the Bljop VIII open
to-morrow night with Il bill that Is -
| strong in every branch as any ti.,.e -.
aser Wells has brought 10 TINS cry.
hills tha rest,l, of careful selection anu
the acts were put together Win .. WV
of having something TO suit the fancy %
admirers OF the several branches OIL va ais
vile Mr.. Wells has had the eSps PEI, ss.sIu
ia make such selections ana the OH ~
stand on its merits. f,r.,s
The Bijou VIII be seen in q new ufess
t1,, ce-tainlv oecoucs sae cosy ana
/ COM fart.bi4. playhouse y ne" theatre has
! been constructed inside the walls OF the
!. ola honse and in this Mr. Wells was care
! ful that all the comforts possible We're
adaed Absolutely everything possible for
] u,l>s ,pd convenience OF patrons