Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-02

Campbell at The. Garden Theatre. Mrs; L
Moyne will begin her engagement Their
| on Monday. November 10th. appearing il
her new play. Among Those Present
She will remain for three weeks.
/ It is pleasant to note that in his curren
| production Of Nh. Pickwick'' De Vol
| Hopper is striving strenuously to preserve
| g Dickensesque atmosphere-that is II
his support, and incidentally himself, Il
avoid horseplay and Glowing. There
were number of years that both D.
Wolf Hopper and Nat Goodwin used t
side the picture, and it is one OF the. bes
signs OF the times that they have both re
formed. Ten years ago who would have
predicted Goodwin as Shylock and Hopper
as Pickwick?
Genevieve Haines's modern society
drama, Hearts Afiame.'' has finished IL
remarkable run at the Bijou Theatre
New York, giv5ng way to J. f. D9dsor
weeks in cities in New York State. New
England, Canada: and nearby. with al
the principals that scored SO heavily
original roles. Fred Grant Young. for
five years incite of public interest Cor
The Sign of the Cross" is now bust
ness manager FOR Mrs. Haines's piece
in .Hoch the Consul" believes that if
Everett r. Reynolds can have bust
ness interest in two comedians-De Wolf
Hopper and Jefferson De Angeiis-ttlere is
no reason why Mr.. wager cannot do like
wise. That is why he secured the sole
rights to The New Clown" from Charles
DAILY in the title part. When the piece
was originally produced James Lee Fin
ney was utterly miscast as the clown,
and any one who has seen that character
and Dan DAILY can tell how well they
match each other
Charles E. NirdIinger, who has been for
several years writing remarkably impair
tial and scintillating theatrical reviews
''The First Nighter." has resigned Again
it is the case of the fatal three in the
atricals. First, Franklyn FyIes left the
Sun. Then Leander Richardson quit Daily
from.
It is definitely assured that Peggy
From Paris" the musical comedy George
..da and William NJ Lorraine are Ertti n
year by Henry ". Savage. That produc-
ton is now occupying most, OF Mr.. Say
ages spare moments AS the costuning
runs from the costumes of twenty years
ago in one of the small towns in rEi-
West to q full dress rehearsal of an up
to-date comic opera OF the present day.
there should be variety OF ,tothes Wcrn
by the members of the company.
Eleanor Barry has scored hoayiiy- this
season as leading woman for Stuart Rob
son in his big production of S!iahespaare's
g
pears as Adriana in the production, ana
ner personal beauty and fn;shs1 acting
everywhere have attracted the: most com
planetary mention.
Mrs. Leslie Garter, ut the beautiful new
Belasco Theatre. has passed lier thirty
eighth week in New YORK IS Ia Bar.y''
RE strength and bn.' ':y II h.' Perform
still. after full ssliol II New Furi.,
p,a"ing to immense -e>3a.ots
On her personal tour Amelia Bingham
throughout the South. and "a Modern
Magdalen' has been accounted the best
acting play since Diplomacy by the
critics on this circuit Miss Binghans
THE Climbers. respectively, are also
and the enterprises of this
clever tress.s1anassr are dividing at
ard successes. Miss Bingham plays the
Montauk Theatre. Brooklyn; the Harlem
Opera House. Manhattan. and Washing
ton and Baltimore shortly.
Mrs. Lily Langtry and Mr.. J. Hartley
a member of Mrs. Langtryss
company. have written & play called .'Vir-
sinia. which was produced successfully
by Mrs. Langtrys company in England,
md which she will present ar the Garrick
Theatre irGEew York, in addition 70
tMadsmoiselle Mars" during her three
weeks engagement there. This engage
nent will follow the run of Mary Man
herring in January:
The new comedy by J. NJ Barrie. which
Charles Frohman will shortly produce az
he Duke of York Theatre. London. is en-
titled THE Admirable Crichton."
The company presenting THE Princess
chic" headed by Joseph Miron and Chris
inc Hudson. IS meeting with great sue
,ess in Ohio and Indiana, writes Man
ged John P Stocum.
Apropos of the fact that Fred c Whit
ley is TO exploit Walker Whiteside in
Eichelieu.h FIRST in New York and then
n the road later in the season that man
ger says: Il believe New York city will
any great actor in q play which
as stood the test of years. The old plays
must submit TO the pruning process how
yer. Long. tedious speeches mus. be |
educed in length, and the plays require |
xceilencs IN cast. costumes, and |
cenery.''
Charles F'rohman has arranged TO have
J. H. Sothern play an extended enage- |
lent covering over three months this sea- |
on at the Garden Theatre. Mr. Sothern |
xpects to fill in his time with runs OF |
9th Hamlet and .It I Mere King /
r order TO arrange this lengthy engage I
lent at the Garden Theatre, AR Sothsrn
!. Willard at that house which Will mace |
he. beginning of his enGa cement iater in .
he season than Was originally planned
Quincy Adams Sawyer is following /
p its New Yo:k. Boston and Burial, 7
lccesses wherever il goes It is said I
,at when Manager atkinson received a .
alesram at his Boston Office stating The /
sce.pts of one performance at IocEpors I
+ Y. he remarked tina. they must have
sd standing room on the sidewalk -nrt4
aGfS in the SkvliGht circle IN the ro,S a.,