The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-21

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ACADEMY or MUsIc-Tuesday. Froh-
mans Comedians: Thursday. Town Topics.
BIJoU-Naudcsilie.
.;Nss.h Nat Goodwin and Maxine Elliott
and the Prisoner of ZesdaS' at the Acad-
eng OF Music, and a Wise Guy" at the
Biiou. last week marked an epoch in R.ch-
5nond's theatrical history. Having been
educated up to higher ideals in nleaaricais,
rhe local tneatrc-gotng public are ath'rst
for The best the booking agencies can sup
ply, and this coming week their thirst
Will be Temporarily satisfied by the pre-
eentasion Of high-claSS comedy and Vauoe-
yiIle.
Charles Frohman's Comedians from the
Madison Square Theatre, New YORK, an
organization which is that busy Inanaser 5
especial pride. VIII appear for me l.st
time In this city at the Academy OF MUSIC,
on Tuesday evening, in their most recent
success Self and Lady. which VIA DC
presented with the same casts ana eilee1e
as seen during its recent successlai r .,,,
at the Madison Square Iheatre- Inc
company is headed by T. NJ. Hohaliu'
Fritz. Williams. Isabel Irving and May
Robson and also includes Arnold Daily,
james Kearney, Jay Wilson. Tony n. Eu
d:nger. Maggie Holloway Fisher, Marie
perickson. May Lambert, Neiie butier ana
May Gaiyer.
self and LADY, has a rather constom-
Grated plot, and IS 1ausn-produclnS
comedy on the order of the Cay PARISH
ans. According 10 the story, told in VII
ty dialogue and unique situations, there
Is trouble in the home of NJ and Nine.
Furet. He is fond of music, and wants TO
become an opera tenor. While ms WIZ
Josephine. ;adores romantic novels t'ure',
who rs a notary. soon finds opportunity
to indulge his desire for operate honors.
He. has advertised for Inc her to nil
lion francs Rarouli. u tenor, turns up
and claims the legacy
While R.acouGi IS at the notarys Once,
he has been needed at THE playhouse. and
sn consequence of his absence, has been
dismissed This gives Al Furet an opror-
tnnity to present himself TO the manage
snent and ask for the tenors place he
secures il and sings Faust to an adin-rlng
audience.
In a box is his wife. Josephine, VINO
has no, penetrated her husbands dis
.,uise but falls deeply in low with MN.
She sends a note to the tenor. whom she
ssupposes to be Racouli, making an
appointment to meet him at the Grass
hopper Inn, at Chalons- one AZ Dupiau-
Tin. who has had trouble with his VIE,
dc s1pping at thu inn with two pretty
1nilliners on the appointed evening.
fruret appears there, and his inamo-
rata who has sent the note 10 the the
ate turns up in the person OF Nine
Duplautin. who, having heard OIL lhs
appointment. thinks she will go there her-
Inns no f.nI- yY ri
: for her husbands dereictons. When
1anret gets a vi w of Nine. Dupiautin S
countenance he finds that enough to cure
.him of any fascination that might nave
threatened in the ease, Meantime
1,auuita. n Spanish woman. who IS the
wife of the tenor. talks hand III the
scene, and creates some trouble and
excitement
Nine. r1ret reaches the Grasshopper
Inn on time, but hzr heart fails her, and
sshc returns home, simply leaving n nos'
<Iuet with a note attached TO II 1or ile
tenor. A great many complications
ens,le at the inn. and these are aii
Strengthened out aftr some ADDED ner-
nlexities In the home of the Furets n the
sast act. 1t will be seen from this that
self and Lady cffers the same oppof-
,uuities for fun that were found and
utilized ir ''The GAY Parisians.
TOWN TOPICS.
OF Town Topics which Will be seen
here on Thursday evening. but little neeu
be said. The performance Is 81, s,ricus
IN 10 date il, every resp ct, and, the cast
being made up of competent people, the
show will, undoubtedly. score equaliy
as big hit as when here last
The piay is an did favorite here II
belongs 10 the French order OF farce.
IT tells no story, points no moral but
f,as been CONSTRUCTED simply to amuse.
AZ ~ Si
.hree seasons of uneduirocal success.
..Town Topics is Just what its title sus-
eests-a breezy. fantastic play about the
foibies and weakn sses OF mankind as
they may be seen by any close observer
in any large city.
The play is a medium for the introdsuc-
4ion of numerous Very clever speclatuss,
and. with bright costumes. clever COM
nany and effective accessories. nj Should
afford very pleasurahle evenings enter
tainment.
An unusually strong chord Of human
interest is kept vibrating throughout
Lewis Aor,'isons famous production OF
..Faust,t' and no more elaborate spectacle
has ever been presented upon the stage
than this seasons new and revised YER
sion. Its local appearance is announced
In the near future.
The famous Operate Extravaganza.
mas. IL. Yates The Evil Eye will
make a special feature of all the latest
and brightest song hits. and new songs
w.ll be rendered by Miss Mayme Mayo.
Gus Bruno, Miss Lora. Ieh, Chas. Flynn
snd the Great Phasey Troupe from Lon
don. while many new mechanical effects
have been added that make The Evil
Eye" more marvellous Titan ever
The Gunner's Mate" new naval dra-
ma. dealing with the new American navy.
vii! be at the Academy this month.
Al the B .jou.
The Bijou offering for this week. is
b!ll OF vaudeville made up of acts direct
from the leading theatres Of New York,
Chicago and Philadelphia. Manager
Wells signed some of them last winter.
because If ne hadn't he could not have
gotten them. 1t IS a bill without a con-
ficting act hrst-class variety of the
best that vaudeville can afford.
Ching Ling Foo was an example for
instance, and as a headliner for the bill
this week another great act Will be pre-
scented. that OF the Rossow MidSets, whose
reputation in the great cities is sufficient
TO draw The capacity of the theatres at