The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-10
Hn1usemenfs.

ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Monday
QUO Vadis. Tuesday--"Quo Vadis,' mat
inee and night Enthusiastically Wrong
Mr.. Wright" matinee and night. Fri
day-shay Opera Company. Saturday
Shay Opera Company, matinee and night.
BlJOU THEATRE-Geors w. Nom
roe's Company in Mrs. B. 0 Shanuessey.
'Quo Vadis'' is always sure to attract
large audiences. The engagement of
this popular play begins tomorrow
night and will continue for three per-
formanoes. The play is rather melo-
dramatic at times, but there is am UNI
dercurrent of quiet and sombre intensity
that makes the scenes very effective. The
dramatization of Stansaus STANCE is
the best Of the many versions prepared
for the stage. and Whitney & Knowles
have spared no expense in mounting the
piece. There are eight@elaborate scenes
presented The costumes are rich and
appropriate, and the, cast comprises tnirTT
ty-two speaking parts. The four COM
panies of last season have been reduced
to two, and only the best actors have
been retained. This ought to insure a
most excellent production.
THE WRONG MIR. WRIGHT.
Mr. George II. Broadhurst has proved
that his ideas are original and his de-
velopments of them ingenious. These
qualities are pronounced in Roland Reeds
greatest success, 1.-THE Wrong Mr..
Wright" which will be presented We'd
nesday, matinee and night by that tai
ented young actor, John Allison, VINO is
supported by an excellent corps Of tall
ented farceurs. Mr.. Allison was last
seen here in What Happened to Jones"
His new. role is Seymour Sites mer-
chant whose cashier has absconded.
sites. employs female detective, Miss
Henrietta Oliver and others to trace
the fugitive, and impatiently takes hand
inythe game himself under the assumed
name of wright. This, of course, is
the very name which the absconding cash
Ter is travelling, and so the efforts OF the
detectives bring them back to seymour
Sites"-"The Wrong Mr.. Wrigft'-who
SECURES a happy issue out of all his af-
fictions by marrying the female tdetec-
tive. -
THE SHAY GRAND OPERA COMPANY.
In presenting the Rose Cecilia Shay
Grand English Opera Company to the
American public the management feel
positive that they will get the support
carefully selected and every principal OF
the company is American-born. This
fact in itself is worthy Of the country's
support, especially when one takes into
consideration the ma gnificence Of the or
ganizauon. The company is what IS
termed a double company, possessing
four prina doanas. two tenors, two bari
tones, two bassos.
,rhe artists will be supported by n cho-
rus Of forty voices and a full orchestra
OF selected musicians. making a com
pany all told of about seventy people.
The subscription list for the series is
now open and all who subscribe have Il
chance to vote for the OPERAS which they
desire to have given. This list may be
-. ~ -TofJ,1 e.f,fs a nc n
erng.
At the Biitu.
AS usual. there will be a most entertain
ing attraction at the popular B1jou thea
tire this week Manager Jake Wells has
a Way of booking the best shows on the
road, and ne has not departed from his
record this week. George w. Monroe,
the original Aunt Bridget is one of the
funniest men on the stage. and in the
new Mrs. Shaughnessey,'' he is sure to
tickle the rlsibilities of the large au-
diences thatTwill gather at the Bilou. No
one can see Monroe and fail to laugh
continuously. uproarously and .tumultu-
ously. He is so spermeated with the es-
sence and spirit of fun that laughter is
inevitable.
Mr.. Monroe is surrounded by an unus-
ually capable company, among whom ere
Linton and Mcintyre, John Conroy dor
merly Conroy & Fox) John Donohue and
Matte Nichols, Anne kennick. Edward
Hughes. Eugenia Winston, Fred Pish-
lance. three Montrose sisters, Wallace
Brooks, Verta Hamford and others. me
fact that Alan Dale. of the oarfal'
praised Monroe's work extraVa gantls
speaks volumes in itself. II a coInef'i az
can make Alan Dale laugh no one IS . sais,
and manufacturers will doubtless IT axe
3 . rush for the Bijo1 this week. There Will
be the usual Hlatinees.