The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-12
MISS SIMPLICITY
At THE ACADEMY A
Merry Music and Catchy New
Songs in the Bill.
ATTRACTIONS FOR THE. WEEK {: X
.Lord Strathmore- "Wednesday Bill at
Academy-'.Not Guilty" viii Be Seen
FRS, Half OF Week al 8ijou. and
Fawce,t Stock Co. Latter.

Charles Boss the scene painter OF the
S,iffcn Company. is silent man and
never gets any applause in the show
business for which he can step to the
iron; Of the curtain and utter his modest
thanks.
Every now and then the audience ap-
pIauds his work, but the audience never
secs Charles Boss. He's too busy with
his task Of turning out old castles or
squares 4of city houses, sunsets. oceans
and lakes, etc.
Duane the stage manager. who Is re-
sponstble 10 Mr.. Giffen for everything
ebout the play being artistic, as to the
acting, delivers to Boss q ground plan
lor zach act. Daune wants SO many
doors and windows, Daune has got 10
have a clump OF woods. two or three
nnountain peaks, or Duane tells BOSS that
he must grind out a boundiess desert
and prepare for a sand storm BOSS goes
TO his library and studies picture upon
nicturc ] a drawing room scene is wanted
he has pictures OF all the finest drawing
rooms Of the earth and he studies out
the details with great caro-. lie will take
q flight of stairs from his lords castle
or that rich mans mansion. gets his
color scheme from the interior of some
famous artists home, and then gathers
his pots and brushes and begins to splash
at his huge canyases.
It has taken years for him to get his
library together. and it would mean years
or hard work to get another like it again.
He has prints Of all the famous land
soapes and studies in details OF decora-
lions OF all the fine homes OF the earth.
From cloud to mantelpiece he has fol-
lowed the work Of hundreds OF artists
and designers.
AT the Academy tomorrow and Tues
day night Frank Daniels. with his COM
pany. will present for the first time here
new operate comedy entitled Miss
Simplicity" Instead OF depending for his
effects entihely upon cheap-horse and
slap-stick buffoonery, Daniels always
gives evidences Of the fact that he is
keeping his brain busy as well as his
anatomy. 1t is s. ted that in none OF
his former successes has Daniels been
equipped with a role so rich in possibilities
for the exercise Of his droll and clever
methods as he is in the part Of ''Blos-
sons In this character he is former
trolley car conductor who becomes the.
valet Of a young English nobleman. Lord
Aentfcrt BY queer freak OF British
diplomacy Eontfort has become the king
Of A threc-acre kingdom on the CONT
nc,t On his way the coronation
with a merry party of London swells, he
loses his heart to a pretty peasant girl.
He finds that he has to choose between
the girl and the Kingdom and the girl
wins. His friends remind him that no
matter what happens. the coronation
cannot be postponed. and after trying in
win to persuade some one of his pals to
accept the crown. he is focibly reminded
of Blossoms" who has just entered
through space from an exploded auto
mobile. He commands the valet to be-
come king That's where poor Bios.
sons" troubles begin and they aren't
ended until Montfort finds that his peas
ant girl is the princess of the Kingdom
in disguise.
Lord strathmore,'' a romantic drama,
S.hose dramatic version is taken from
Oujda's popular novel Of .Strathmore =
will be seen in this city for the first time
on Wednesday. matinee and night at
the Academy
Lord Strathmcre", is thoroughly mod
ern in its construction. full Of intense
heart interest throughout the entire FIVE
acts. The action is interspersed with
enough refined comedy and intense patllos
70 hold the audience from the rise to
TIE fall of the curtain.
The company has been carefully select