Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-28

TUESDAY evening ioSiiSs'.
Wednesday, Matinee and EVENING" ne
&ays in Hot Old Time.
Thursday. Matinee and EvcninS-Hcien
Grantlcy IN Her Lord and Master
Friday. Matinee and Evenins-Paui Gil
more. in Tyranny Of Tears.
Saturday. Matinee and Evenfng-Char.i.es
B. Ianford, in Tanning of the Shrs".
THE B1JoU.
Week. beginning Tomorrow Evening.
Matinees Tuesday, Thursday and satur
day-Fawcett Stock Company. in LORD
and Lady Algy.
The past week Electrically mas peen
es varied as it was attractive. Local
.,.vroers have had the unusual privilege
Of passing Judgment on Two STARS
n;.herto unknown to the theatrical mr.
,nan,ent and three plays but Tecshu!
nroduced on any stage. The stellar luHi,
.aries were Mrs. Clarence Bruno ana
Bertha Creighton. and the proou .. o,,s
1arnessed were EST. Ann" "Unorna ana
"a Colonial Girl" The former was
-rob,em plav frS.n the pen Of PAU Arm
,t,onr a new dramatist st Ann pos
.ars.s ,,n6oubted merit, and whiie 20
iaesoue in many of Its hnes. rs
sa-ingness only added to Its novelty.
Wks interpreted. however, by oniy iheui5
,cre company which seriously ecu ace"
fron, its proper presentation.
..II,orna'. proved a pleasant suHprIse,
a,.b fron, a dramatic as well as steiiat
s+andpoint. The play was an aoap.a,
81, Of F. Marion Crawford foha.i'..
s1nrv. The Witch of ProEne, anu =.
.rorded Mrs Bruno exceptionaoie oppo.
sunity for the dsplayal Oh heF i''s''
elent. oh,on NAV. a study
. h,nnoti.r. It was unique ana was
,o.ntad lavtshly but appropriately.
pr-s Br,ne proved herself to DE an az
l.a-s of no mean ability, and 1t was "
60 ,epre-ted that fewer people wltnesse"
3to production. Those who were loF'u-
hate enough to see MRS. 0i "ie "
..I5nor,a''' were well repaid.
a.tss Creighton presented Coioi'ii'
,-i-rs. Thursday matinee and evening 10
nn1x fair audiences. The play was re-
.-;ses edition OF the production mace os
n II Sothern many years ago WHICH,
howayer. was cast aside after a re" pc
sor,nsuces, as the young actor uiu NO.
.h;nL II was suited for Miss Harmed or
nnorded himself sufficient scope. fliuaS
and Saturday evenings ana Sa'ul uaS
,natireee the Gordon-Shay Opera com
pany Company with MISS nose -ase,tad
Shay as the prilna donna, presehteu
..Eanst." Carmen" and II TroVatore.
Tho organization was not fully up 70
IN, requirements of the three operas
which have been sung here TO very iiiuch
better advantage. The orcheslta
also bad. and 6etracted seriously from
The singers work.
WEEK AT TIE BIJOo-
At the Bijou the Fawcett STOCK Com.
pany gave perfect perioriiihI I, W
tIenyv Arthur Zones delightful satire on
eoc;ety entitled THE Liars" in which
John Drew and Otis Skinner had pre-
,ao,,sly successfully starred The Work
Hone by the Bijou Company liz the COM
CIV was beyond reproach. Mr.. Gilmore
who was seen in Drew's original part
OF Sir Christopher, and Miss Grace Kim
ball. as Lady Jessica, divided the honors.
"a Shop Girl presented by compe-
lent company, filed out the remainder
of the week.
This week also promises to be busy
me dramatically. as both houses Will be
opened every night. Several new stars
and attractions will be presented at the
ACADEMY, while the Fawcett Company
will return for six nights and three matt
ness in Lord and Lady Algy,' an En-
pire Theatre success
STORY OF PINK PAJAMAS.
,Harken. all ye matrons, maids and
misses, old and young, and hear the
story of the pink pajamas. Hear the
most remarkable and uniquely true story
stage.
Hear of the remarkable charm for good
luck exercised by a pair of pink pajamaS
over all who came in contact with them;
how they caused two chorus girls to
marry millionaires and made play,
which was predicted a failure, a sensa-
eional success, changing it from possible
withdrawal from the boards, to winner
pfFS75,0 900 on the season.
the aii-absoTbing question now agitat-
sng whole stage full of the prettiest
girls in America, all of whom are ask
ing what will be the fate Of the girl who
is now going to wear them, and deter
mine, II you can II pajamas will as a
consequence become a popular fad among
fhe1fair sex.
All t11eatre-goers and a goCG many who
are not have by now heard OF the Won
5erful pink pajama girl and THE Lii
berty Bellies" both of which will be seen
5n..this city at the Academy on Tuesday
night Of this week. The story of the
play and people who have been affected
by the charm exercised by these wonder
tut rivals to Alladdin's Lamp. is as fol-
COWS: More than year ago the we'll
known firm of klaw & Erlanger, of New
York city, accepted from Harry 3.
of modern musical comedies and comic
operas q book for a new musical comedy
entitled 1.-The Liberty Bellies. which
dealt with. for its theme, several sub
5ects, which, to say the least. appeared
daring at the time. After due delibera-
t!on Messrs. haw & Erlanger deter
mined to make a production of Mr.
Smiths work. To this end they commits
Bioned their lieutenants in the matter
Of costuming. scenic effects. etc. tc
spare no expense; and in the matter OF
The personnel Of the company they en-
gagged the best specialties and the hand
honest women they could get on the
american stage. Rehearsals were put ir
progress, and when 1t came to the nigh,
# the dress rehearsal there was gloom
md detection over everybody connected
with the organization. In spite of the
efforts OF the managers the author ant
the stage manager, the outlook for the
piece was discouraging: everybody was
unanimous in voicing the opinion tina,
ae play would not be a success.
Mr. Smith had designed the first scene
Y the play to represent a dormitory in
young ladies seminary. And as re.
1ults proved he had conceived the great
Est comedy ard lyrical novelty seen or
she American stage in years This scene
IS undoubtedly. it is said. the daintiest
creation OF the authors and stage man.