Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-08
nJANIcE MEREDITH"
Popular Revolutionary Play to b
seen at Academy To-Day.

Popular Revolutionary Play 10 be
seen at Academy To-Day.
William Boneli and Rose stahl will
present their elaborate production OF
.1anice Meredith Paul Leicester Ford's
ropular Revolutionary romance IN TINS
Ecity. at the Academy. at matinee ana
might performances to-day
Mr.. Bonelli will play Charles Fownes.
| tl,e bondsman-spy, and Miss Rosa Stani'
the role OF fine ingenious Janice
The dramatic story of Janice Mere
ldith'. was written by Edward z. Rose. a
iswe1l-known PLAYWRIGHT, In COLLABORATION .l.'
,ewft11 Mr.. Ford IT is presented In four
acts, the first showing the farm of Squire
| Meredith in Greenwood. n. j.. In April,
TN. a. living room in the Meredith home
stead, Christmas Eve. Hts, the neadquar-
lsters of Colonel Rail- the Hessian COM
lsmander at Trenton: and dismantled
I5house in Yorktown on the day of Corn
lwaIIfs's surrender to General washington.
The excellence of Miss Percy Haswell'
I company which Will be seen tn her sup
port, when she appears as the Princess
Angela. in Marsha1l's regal comedy. "A
ROYAL Family" at the Academy to-nor-
row at a reception matinee and night
performance is attracting great arten-
ton.
! All of Miss Haswell's company have
been identified with only the foremost
/ of American productions. The names OF
Frank Roberts Walter Crosby, Robert c.
Turner, Charles D. Pitt. Jeanette North
! .ern. Harrise F. Forbes. and others are
well rernen bered by theatre-soers. The
high quality Of the performance may be
| judged in advance by the excellent
Wee n
port.
Here are few cuttings from news
papers of the past week, which Indicate
/ tl,as Miss Adelaide Thurston. in AT
/ Cozy Corners is making tremendous
1 hit everywhere:
! Bulletin. Norwich. Conn: While AT
| Cozy Corners'' has real merit as a play,
lthere is no doubt that great credit be-
longs to Miss Thurston for It's success.
1 THIS charming young actress lends
peculiarly fascinating atmosphere to any
| pa IT she elects TO play. and her audiences
| quickly icnd Internationally capituln-e te
/ her irresistible charm. The company is
/ far above the average good one.
| The Day. New London. Conn: AT Coy
i Corners tells pretty love story, which
| draws strongly on the sympathy OF the
audience Miss Thurstbn is always as
i snred of a welcome in this city ''' AL
i the characters IN the play are all capably
acted
Telegraph. New London. Conn: al
/ Coy Corners" is one of those plays that
captures the a Elections OF the audience
making its auditors feel AZ II they were
Indeed at Cozy Corners. and the players
were neighbors who were merely working
out one Of the stories Of its life.
4
p Manager Glffen will bring his stock
;Ecnrpany TO Norfolk on Thursday, ana will
i go INTO rehearsal at once The first bff
1 50 sbe presented on the circuit win bs
1 HAL Cainets x Christian. 2 This piece wa:
done by 1fr. Citizen last summer In Rich
Imond, and the production was made on
scale 30 elaborate and so complete tina
!: Mr.. Daniel Frohman. who witnessed III,
thirst performance. placed himself o,
] record IN a note 10 n. GtRen. deciarIn,
idt IS be the MJest peeffecf ma cofnEfefj