Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-29
DOLL|EE' A VISION
IL -
.GRAYCE SCOTT WAS AN IDLfIC
PICTURE IN ROSEMARY LAST NIGHT
THE. PLAY SCORED A HIT.
Pretty Love story Well Portrayed
by Ginen Company Before a Large
4 Audience ut Academy of Music.

That's for Remenpra aanHss
Rut il is not the Rosemary tnat ,l lt,aN
me recall vision l Sa" lass vnI,ns-
picture yet in my mind eye VI :o,.ie1
rirI with dancing blue eyes anu Soiei
SSair clad in a fluffy white. gown, aic
buriened with multi-colorsd oiossoni ~
SIZE fitted upon the. stage IKE .toS,sh
sunshine after ,; SHOVE" 81; ntaii that mad
preceded her coming. So dainty, SO cAa t,';.
ing. yet, wilhal, SO splrituele, Mas oeIns
feminine vision that all Ethe WI 49, 5a;ntv
ed brighter by her coming. inote oat w..
bit OF fe1nininity it has never Dee.t NY
pleasure to see behind the toosn a2a,. 1ras
fiThe young woman TO Wnonl &c w. a..
hsr reappsarance with the Giffen Com
.pauy after an absence OF several months'
= MISS SCOTT GETS OVA .ai1 ,;,o,
the afrections of the theatre-golng pubic
-of Richmond was evidenced by the corqsdl
ontburst of applause that greeted her
entrance in the second ace. ,i tne s pHi
~ tha local stage was Rosemary,
comedy drama in three acts me piay
was originally produced by Jonn LEV
WINNER of years ago, before the latter
had attained stellar honors- ~ II ld W. IL.
nearly an entire season in New fo.h;
and was afterwards played upo1nl NV .. and
with unqualified success by Drew ,Suu
Miss Adams, and afterwards oy o'S
Sninner. -,-on
iSti JDYl1C LOVE SiCIN
/ Rosemary is an idylic love story,
sweetly. yet patheticaly told: It s ssad
of the unreauited love OF middl foI :,
bachelor, Sir Jasper Th95nd S,h1 te r,i an
Shank. whose heart had been given to-
another. The only thing that Sir Jasper
had to comfort him in his deciin l
years. was sprig of Rosemar rh,cs ssS ha
cherished and kept secret until ms DEAN.
There was not a breath of scandal. or
salacious word or thought throughout Tue
e''e' COMPANY .ACCEPTADAa
In the hands of the 1iffen Company
f.Rosemary" was not success, either thear
was it dire failure IRE, Frank ran :; M Il, h9t
the last act which the dramatists have
seen fit to term an appendix. here Ma
theu utterly failed to reaize an ola man
tcf1aracter and the play was thus given
a rather ridiculous ending 1t is an act
that could be we'll omitted. and the play
would be materially improved py SO 40
Miss Scott was more than charming as
Do,lie and the other members OF the
cast acquitted themselves with credit.
Special praise is due II. D. Blakemore
for his most excellent Characterization OF
CAPTAIN Cruikshank. He manased TO
evolve all the humor possible out OF the
part. Rosemary" is pretty part, anu
viii no doubt avail themselves OF the op,,
! portunity to witness the matinee ana
evening performances to-day.
ment of the comedy. The Major and
the Judge" at the Bijou the usual m 1is
show as it now stands is changed IN ma
terial form from the original, and IN
this new form it is drawing large audi.
ences. The advance sale for matinee ana
night is very heavy.
Two plays in marked contrast Will pc
presented at the Bijou Theatre next week EEK
| by the George Fawcett Company, WIN
Mary Shaw, from Baltimore. Those VINO
| ike thrills and exciting. adventures may
see DIR JekyH and Mr.. Hyde four
! nights of the week. George Fawcett will
play the dual role of Henry Jehyil up
| right and honorable physician and Ed
ward Hyde, arch-fend and murderer. The
play was one of Mansfleid's most sensa-
| tioral successes.
For two nights and two matinees the
bill will be Peaceful Valley" rural
| comedy drama. in which the late Sol
Smith Russell starred fer many years Mr.:
| Fawcett will be seen in the role of Hosea
Howe. a country youth who works at a
summer hotel to pay his way through
|