The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-30

ole of her pursuers. Miss Irwin will be
heard in a number of new songs and will
also repeat some of her former sue
ceSSeS.
The strongest and probably the most
expensive vaudeville company which has
visited this city during the season will
occupy The Bijou Easter week, commenc-
ing with a matinee tomorrow, and the
leading feature of the organization, Ten
Ichi and his famous Troupe of Japanese
jugglers have just finished a successful
engagement of sixteen weeks in New
York. This act alone receives a thou
sand dollars. All the artists are headline
ers. Among them are +. j. Jose, the
famous centra-tenor, Felix and Barry With
their laughing comedy act; Eddie Mack,
the chamion dancer of the world; German
comedians, and the Vitagraph. whichNwlil
show pictures OF Prince Henry's visit to
this country, including two magnificent
views of the launching of the Meteor and
the christening by Miss Alice Roosevelt.
The Japanese Troupe present mar
yelous exhibition. One of the most Won
derful tricks done by Ten lchi is called
the Enchanted Fountains, in which he
juGeles streams of water as other Jugslers
would rubber balls. The Living Volcano
is another in which he eats blazing pine
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his mouth. followed by dazzling fireworks.
The third and really most wonderful OF
all is called the thumb and tie trick, and
Ten Ichi extends a standing invitation to
anyone to investigate, and SO lar ma
bafrIed the shrewdest. y committee is
selected from the audience. lie places ms
thumbs together and then alter theS nave
been securely tied and the knots examined
he passes rings, poles, bodies. etc. through
the strings and thumbs and instantly they
are as before, tied fast and thumbs close
together.
AMONG. the other members of this troupe
.re three noted japanese beauties ana
each contributes a bit OF wonderwork 20
the entertainment. The entire act IS
UNIQUE and mystifyinE.
AGNES Rose Lane is one OF those lot
I. +unata members Of the theatrical pro-
fession who are not compeileo ~ 80 on -,
the stage to earn a living. She is IN
love with the art OF the theatre. MISS
Lane has been on the stage for num-
Der of wears, and has played with many
of the leading actors and actresses, III
Guiding Clara Morris md Richard Mans
field Her last appearance on the road
was as a member of Wilton I4ackaSe's
company, With which she PLAYED - me
leading feminine role i'll the defunct
Charles o'Aialley." dramatizatien OF
Charles Levers story of military life.
Her debut on the stage was made in a
play called .'Kaintuck," and she began
as a singing and dancing soubrette, Miss
Lane is a traveller of wide experience.
She spends her summers abroad. and
tells many interesting stories Of life in
Europe. An incident occurred last SUM
nler while she was visiting England
that shows her TO be a thorough Ameri-
can and Intensely patriotic One after
noon She was visiting Westminster Abs
hey observing the various points of in
tcrest in that historic place. Entering
enc of the marble rooms. she saw many
busts of famous men dAorated with gar
lands of flowers. They were mostly
Englishmen. Among them, however, was
bust of the American poet. Longfellow,
and 10. 1t was entirely destitute of deco
ration. THAT will never do, = exclaimed
the actress. and She at once few to the
florists. purchased an armfnl of beau
y ful flowers. and returned to the abbey.