The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-02
.AckDEMx or MUsrc-saturday,

ACADEMY OF MUsrC-saturday
alery MaanarinS. matinee and night.
I5aJou THEATRE En- Trip TO Buf-
iaio" All the week.
Only six wceis moro remain of the
regular dramatic season, but some OF
Tie Lest attractions on The road viii lie
seen here duiiGs thar time. The Acad.
envy viii DO dark all OF this week until
Saturday, but the appearance of Mary
NannerinS or that day Will more than
rcconlpense fer the uuietncss OF the inter
vening time. She is non only a beautiful
woman, bu, one OF the foremost of Amer
lean stars. She viii undoubtedly be
greeted bytwo Of the largest audiences OF
the season.
The attractions the following week will
he Are You a Mason a very laughable
farce; The Casino Girl" Mclean and
Tyler and Jefferson DE Angels.
Otis Simmer is a most Interesting con-
Scrsationalist. There IS nothing of the
poseur about him, and While he is intense
~ absorbed IN his art he does not show
The ovcrweening cgorism that aiflicts so
many stars. While seated in his dress
ing-room last "Wednesday night he t:ilked
ec,y cnterlaininSlN during the progress of
The second act. Il have a great fond
ness fer Francesca de Rimin,' . he said,
for it MAS i'll the character of Paola
that obtained my first foolhold as an
actor | had lrecu intending for several
years to revive this play and / am Siad
lha; no one anticipated me.
There seems 10 he a general imprcs-
zion that people do moi care for tragedy
any longer but this has been my most
successful season. i Will not appear in
any revival this spring. All sucl:6 re-
ports are mistaken. AIy play next sea-
son will be a book play, and. as | cN-
peot 10 do much of the writing myself,
j Mil haze no time FOR an extra spring
season.
After tise conversation had ,drited about
in various directions. asked him about
Hamlet .:of course, every actor wants
to play Hamlet some time. played it
abott; six Years ago. nut the company
MAS poor and there WAS no production;
and. TO tell the truth. / took little interest
81 ii at The time. Some day when have
about SSe00O chat don't know What to
do with will play Hamlet again
II really seerns u pity tllat AIR. Skin
,,a,, Is going to rso "A swash-buckling book
,lay. An actor of such gifts should
I ALWAYS appear in the poetic drama. hut.
unfortunately. the commercial needs OF
She theatre forbid.
Nearly everybody who follows conteIn-
noraneoEs literature has read Faul Lei
cester Fora,s novel OF Revolutionary
times. "Janicc Meredith" 1t will be Pre-
scented at the Academy next SATURDAY.
afternoon and night, splendlaiy STAGED
nv manager Franz. Nickel. with that
,rcst beautiful and attractive actress
Mary Mauncring, in tie title cole.
The play OF "aasice Meredith was
Trs,natized from the book story by the
{ nn,hor. PAU Leicester Ford, and Edward
Is, Rose. Who has made a wide reputa-
) zion as the dramatiaec Of g large NUM-
her of popular novels.
In The first act the love interest be-
tween Janice and Charles Townes, the
bondman. is made apparent. a British
force IS in Brunswick, and with it Lord
Cloves. am English spy. They come TO
the Meredith farm at tbs time Joe Bag
Z by, captain of the village militia, asks
Meredith to pay his share Of the price
s Of the powder stored IN The townhonsc.
9 lie indignantly refuses. Squire Hen
mon, a time-serHer. who IS on The fence,
asks Meredith for the hand OF his darsii-
ter Janice. for Philemon Hennion. Janice
has found the coat Of Charles to@nes.
che bo,ldinan. IN The woods. ard has il con-
c.aiied in 4 pail Captain Mohgag dis
covers .Ie coat ard drops lie coat on
She potch. Lord Cloves finds IN the
!, Bsosktr OF this coat letter from General