The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-28

playhouse and that 1t was pleased w" was
self evident Governor Montague was
among those who sat In DON aio
chucllled officially at the grotesque nap
penings on the stage.
For this occasion Mana ser Wells. OF
the Bijou, had provided several novelties
and several surprises. One of these. and
possibly the most striking, was the
special drop curtain, which had been
painted for the Virginia boys, showing a
building of the University centered In
the gorgeous orange and blue OF the
University.
At the finish came the singing by the
audience and the company OF ..Auld
Lang Syne." a fitting climax to an even
ing which was intensely "raf. rah. rah.'
COLLEGE WELLS.
There were no reserved seats at the
Bijou last night at all. 1t was first come
first served. and the crowd began to
gather In front by z o'clock. Ten uin-
utes after the doors were open: the
crowd had pretty we'll filled the avail
able seats OF the house. and within five
minutes after the curtain went up it was
impossible to crowd in another person
with pile driver. There is unfortunate
ly limit to everything. Possibly that
fact. and this alone, kept several hun
dred more persons out of the house.
Until the curtain rose. the boys be-
guiled time and amused the audience by
a wonderful and never ending series OF
college yeIls There was 1utterlng of
colors. harmon!zing with the la.vish de-
corauons OF the house. and for the Il ~
being, it seemed that ere chrysanthe-
mum was the national flower. They were
In great bouquets at my lady's belt:
they were stuck in my ladys hair: they
protruded from a score of vases and
baskets which had been used for decora-
tive purposes, and they went over the
footiights in great punches to the favor
ties. Miss Maud Hu:h. the leading wo-
man, and the Doherty sisters receiving
large clusters of them.
On the stage everything vas IN n-,r~e
and blue. The chorus wore Tutoring
sstreamers Of 1t. the comedians u . !.
decked out in the blue sweater with the
familiar Y in the center. the ribbon con-
fetti which was thrown from the stage
into the audience were the >c,lors of the
two rs:ai teams. There were scores Of
stunning gowns in the audience md man
in his evening dress stood up in every
available corner and chuckled at the
groteseue humor OF .'4..e Major and the
Judge" while the last act with its con-.
tniuous horse-p'ay kept the house in
shrek, and made the sedate man Of
fashion forget that ne ever had such a
thing as dainty.
WERE APPRECTATIvE
The show and the evening was success
In every way for the Alumni and for the
management OF the house. and for the
skcw. Certain 1t is that the comedy was
nsver played TO more appreciative aI-
dience: certain it is that encore after
encore came from those who ,re-a -,
jcyins themselves. and certain It ie that
tie safety of the theatre was ENDANGERED
when there came the supreme moment
when the entire company raised the ole
familiar college yell OF Virginia. and sir
hundred pairs of lusty lungs joined In Il:
Never before in the history of theatres
in Richmond has there been such a
Demonstration In a theatre All wa. or
derlv and smooth: it was merely a aues-
ton OF letting loose the few wells that
were not used up on the foot-sall fad.
From the Bsjou a hundred. or more of RI S
guests took c:lr-ias ss to Masonic Temple
to the big ball there