The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-07
1T the Ohonlres

The Bijou Musical Comedy Company
must have come upon the stage Of the
Broad Street playhouse last night with
that sense OF qualification which one
feels when perfectly sure Of a rouslnS
welcome. And that is just what each
member received. There was an audi
nece in front eager to welcome the favor
ties home again, for Richmond likes to
think herself the ho,rs of the organiza-
ton The people last night were almost
hanging to the walls of the theatre.
There wasn't an inch Of space In the
house that was unoccupied- It was
genuine first night audience.
When the curtain went up on the scene
in the florists shop, there were the
Rijou chorus girls, looking as fetching
as you please, and the audience gave
them a round of applause. just to make
them feel at home. Each girl smiled
and looked her prettiest Then came
the principals. one by one. I have for.
gotten just the order IN Which they
made their appearance, but the entrance
of each was the signal for a demonstra-
tion-a reception" that must have made
their hearts GLAD. Little Chip >got more
than the share of a full-sized man. The
small comedian Just smiled his thanks
and went to work. Otis Harlan got ''all
II that was coming to him. The writer
doesn't like the work of Otis Harlan,
but tnen such an occasion as last night
should make one feel kindly disposed to
everybody There were lots of people
in the audience who old like him, and
they adopted the best means Of making
him know it.
The first the audience saw OF Mary
Marble was her hat. She passed Just
back Of a long window, but being such
nr1u n
above the sill. But the very motion Of
the hat was sufficient to make every one
recognize who was under 1t, for Mary
Marble has a peculiar walk. And so
the applause commenced before the ac-
#tress had shown herself. John W. Dunno
doesn't come on until the third act, but
the audience had kept his reception on
tap, and they gave it TO him in full
measure when he did put In an appear
ance. John w. Early, David Andrada,
Lindsay Hall. Andre Bode, Dan Marble,
and. Of course, Tony Hart came near
FORGETTING hinl-all received applause
when they made their entrance. Agnes
Scott. Eva Burnham and Pearl Tor1nie
were made to feel that they were awful
w good fellows. In fact, it was a case
Of handshaking across the footlights all
around
There isn't much to say about the
piece, Lost, Strayed or Stolen It Is
all about a baby that gets lost Just be-
fore the time for its christening. The
baby, however, is soon fogotten,s and
the audience only remembers about him.
every once in while. The piece served.
its purpose. which was renewing the old
acauaintance a-of the company With a
Biiou audience. and in that was en-
Stirely satisfactory.
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one Of the greatest mechanical effects
ever seen on the sage Is, it is claimed:
presented In William Bonelli and Rose,
stahYs production Of Janice Meredith
q. great snow storm, which is introduced
inst1e second act. where Janice aids the
escape Of Colonel Breretor, the Copunen-
tai spy, from the British patrol. Twenty
bushels of cut tissue paper, the fakes
one 81 ghth, e-auarter 81 and one-haIfs
inch square, are used IN this eject. they.
being blown from an electric blower. ere