The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-04
AnEN THEATRE!
IS talk E |! Of
Suggestion That One Be Built as
. Home for q Permanent
Stock Company.

On 4,is return to Richmond with his
entire stock company as It viii DO seen
here during the supplementary season'
opening at the Academy onS4A prii l9 ,ai,
+ MIR. Il. II. Citizen has a plan Wfich may
mean a new theatre in Richmond. nus
{ s. ), nlan for a permanent stock company
i in this city for next winter ana ~
speaking OF the meter yesterday M.
citizen talked as IL he meant business.
= His purpose would be to put IN a STOCK
company in its own theatre
When asked yesterday about thus mat mat
j sc,. Mr.. Giifcn said that such theatre
and such, a company was far from nelns
an irnpossibility: that he had beeh
thinking OF 1t and intimated that be
might undertake to interest capltai IN
The scheme His stock companies mere
y have been SO successful tilat ne IS
1irmly convinced that Richmond would
support another theatre and a permanent
stock. Richmond has not had perma-
,lcnt stock in many years, and with the
production OF good plays right aions on ~
the highest possible plane he thinks IL
a.ou}d pay.
..Thcre have been many theatres burt
here on paper said MI. Giifen. IN lalh--
ing of this matter, ..and LIDO not care 10
say a great deal about it. 1t might DC,
however, that a new theatre will be built
] and that a permanent stock company
viii he placed in it. will talk about
this later
Meanwhile Mr.. Giffcn is dcvotins his
entire time to the success of. the supple
7ncntary season ut the ACADEMY. TIC
talked freely of his plan i'll this conncc-
ton.
.,1Nc arc all here ne said. The com
nany consists of Miss Margaret Hing
ton. who has been playing 'Fleur de l1ys
in .Notre Dame at Days theatre ana
who Mr. Daniel Frohnlan has called tho
second Fanny Davenport; Miss GraScc
Scott, who was here last year and who
will play inscnue leads. appearlns an, IN
,nauy OF The principal parts during the
Z season: Miss Lucille La Verne. who
will play character and llearies. Miss
EVELYN Grown. who will play Juveniles,
,.rd Miss :Suzcttc jackson, who will play
general business. These are all the
women. There is now some doubt about
Hiss SCOTS sister coming down as was
first announced, because she is consider
ing q proposition in New York. l VIII
know in a day or so.
las for the men, Mr.. Bennett. whose
coming has been announced. will play
leads, Mr. w. M. bennett will play the
Heaviest. and Mr.. Frank Roberts who
was the original Arcll-dcacon in The
Christian and who has been playing it
nearly ever since, will play old men for
1Is. Charles u. Hawkins, who has been
& mere before. ana is very popular III ftlCll-
,nond. will be our principal comedian. and
Dewitt C. Jennings, who was also here
before. will play characters. Mr.. Will
liam Lamp and Mr.. Robert Brooke will
play Juveniles. Charles W. King. old men
and character, and C. ". Shagnon will
do general business. Mr.. e. L. Duane
will be the stage manager and Mr..
Arthur I1urleigll will be the assistant
stage manager.
Our scenic artist this year will be Mr..
Charles E. Boss, who has been here be-
fore with me, and his assistant will be
Mr.. John c. Becker. Altogether it is the
largest and believe easily the best stock
company I have ever had. and ] believe
that We will surprise Richmond. Our
productions will be larger, and every
play better done than ever before.
Speaking of the plays which he will
present here Nj. Giffen said the opening.
as announced. will be ''Tllc Girl / Left
Behind Me- and there will come during
the season other big successes such as
'.At thief White Horse Tavern Car
men. ~ Men and Women 1.-THE Dancing
Girl and possibly .'The Christian. a
carload Of special scenery will be here
tomorrow to be placed in the theatre.