The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-26
AT the Eiiou,

One of the funniest comedy plays ever
written will be the offering at the Bijou
this week, and that ever popular COM
pany of musical comedy stars the BlJou
Musical Comedy Company, will present
it. THE Man From Mexico is the title
of the piece, and its author is the sue
cessful comedy playwright who wrote
My Friend From India
The story is an interesting one. natural
and very funny. 1t tells of the nishaps
of a sport-loving husband and his amuse-
nent loving wife. and their friend, kind
gent}sman who is q great "hxer, but
whose work manages to land trouble in
deeper hole than ever. Through the klH6a
offices of this dear friend the husband
gets into a fight with a caLman. is ar
rested and sent to Jail for thirty days,
right on the eve of q big reception ana
q. banquet he is going to give to his SIS
ter-tn-law in honor of her engagement
to one OF the young swells around town
He hns TO make an excuse to his WHO
for his absence. so tells her nc is ctiiei
suddenly to Mexico. He goes to prison
and makes friends with the warden, who
takes n letter to the wife from her nus
band supposedly from Mexico. Tine scene
in the prison is an amusing one ANU
some of the funniest clinaxes happen III
meetings least expected. Inc thlrd tce
shows the return of the husband and MS
arms. He is forced to describe q buli
fight that he never saw, and to try to
respond to questions they ask IN Spanish
because he had said in one of his letters
that he had learned to speak the nan
n-uare. and the play ends with the kinu
friend liking everything
Otis Harlan will play the part OF berl-
iarnin Fitzhugh, the husband. 1t Is well
srlited to his talents: in fact, the part
rte IpSt
done. John W. Dunno, as the friend. will
have Il part that is well fitted to him, and
Little Chip, 4 German poet, promises
great treat Of fuu-nakJng. 1t SHOWS
also how versatile he is. Tcney Hart VIII
have a new chance at character work.
th,t of an Italian waiter. and David
Andrada. Dan Marble, Lyn Hall, Amy
Bode. John w Early and others will BIS
in the cast with good parts
Agnes Rose Lane, the dainty, talented
/ artist, Will play the wife This is a PARK
that will allow Miss Lane excellent dra-
| matte chance, and will help to make her
more popular.
Misses Florence Mcneil, Agnes Scots
and Eva Burnham have parts that will
make them prominent
The musical numbers will be fea-
ture-
The first sumber is dainty Lit.
tie duet, handkerchief Filtration
y
| GraGa. OILS Harlan will sing catchy
song about Mexico" assisted by the
| chorus. CARRIED in new and strfa 1s cos
tunes The feature. though. will pa
.Howdo. My Zuia Luz" sung by Mary
Marble ard Little Chin in black face
In this song Max Hoffman has written
n sure favoritc that will equal Ching
abingdon i'll popularity, and nobody
could sing 1t better than Mary Marble
and Little Chip. This song alone ought
to pack the Bijou the week.
Thaa'r'ca Topics.
r. Il. Giffen is now the manager for
Amelia Bingham. He will retain this pc-
sition until April LIST, when he will coma
to Richmond to arrange for the opening
of his stock season. He will produce two
new plays. THE Member from Manhat-
TAM" by John D. Barry. novelist ana
magazine writer and a comedy entitled
Charity" and thereby hangs Il tale.
Grayce Scott opened her season as Faith
in New England Folks" She will create
the role of Hope in Richard Harding
Davis's The Soldiers of Fortune" and
the part OF CHARITY Thus the three
graces wi! he embodied in one charming
little person.
chronic Bronchitis and catarFh OF the Rladdss
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