Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-14
FRANK DANIELS
p1G1yY IN STATURE, VET "A VERB.
TABLE COLOSSUS IN JUNCTION..
nNoT GUILTY. AT THE. B|Jou.
stirring Melodrama Crowded Broad.
street Play House. and Applauded
tn the Echo-.,Iiss Simplicity
Again ut the Academy Tonight.
Hou.e. ana Applnuded

a. nigmy in statue, yet a veritable CO.
lossus in JUNCTION, is Frank Oanlels- ~
occupies a position on the American stase
that is as unique as it is original. his his
versatility unquestioned, ms hu11lor q
feryescent, his wit Infectious
That miss Simplicity" is the best We
hic1e he has had since he entered the
realm of comic opera was manlIeSes s'
at the Academy last night. y risne ~ ~ -
liant audience it was, too, tnat passsSu! a tr
vOrable judgment upon .tHe eoAAAeoA eA :
work. - +,,a
It seemed as if King Horse was for tne
nonce forgotten and society turned As
tention from the tan bark 10 e Tue t ..,ith
people of the au fait stamp, ana II ap,
plause counted for anything, they place,u
the blue ribbon of approval upon Dan1els
and Miss Simplicity. .oo,,in.,
unmtstakable hit, every witicism brougnt
forth an unmistakable laugh Encores
were the rule not the exception:
LYRICS WE'RE CATCH?
Hearth lyrics were catchy and inspiring:
Barnet's book cleverly conceived, ana Wen
manipulated. 1t allowed the dlnlnu!l'e
comedian wide range for 1nterpretatlc J.,
wide scope for individual work. AS 70
the plot there was none; who ever heaI ;u
of q theme in well-cOnStructed coE;lc
opera; so Barnet fell into line, and dld
away with such an unnecessary apeii-
dage.
There was a score Of pretty maidens IN
abbreviated skirts, and fluffy lingerie.
There was well trained coterie OF gayly
comparisoned troopers, and, OF course, q
of a comic opera without the line, Here
come the merry, merry villagers. ana
they were all at the Academy last nigne,
singing, dancing, and pirouettlng on tnen
toes in the public square in SauteVelle.
Just where the geographical position !, OF
the village lies the author did not dl-
vulge but no one cared. as every one
nowadays is getting accustomed 10 Ae1ioa
. - VILLAGERS PRETTY.
But these villagers-I mean the femi-
nine portion of them-were pretty, ana
knew how to sing and dance. Several or
the musical numbers Immediately caught
the fancy Of the audience; among them
''Some Do, Some DON'T" ''Roses Begin
With r, Love-" sung with a sort Of Flor t
dora sextette effect, and the "Girlie With
the Baby Stare"
While the music in the latter air was
evidently conceived from Virginia Earle's
widow song In the Lady Slavey, stu
it was sufficiently changed and was cap
legs baniels's songs, Don't Mind Me-,
'',The .Sunday-Schoo1 Boy and Babette."
were particularly pleasing, and the words
of the latter, written by Paul West, New
York newspaper man, were particularly
happy.
Of the company, Cecil Lean as DR.. Will
lie Pellet, a satirized version of Munyon.
Frank Turner, Grace Orr Myers, and
statuesque kate Hart deserve special
praise.
The opera was beautifully staged. the
costumes We're ,scintilating, and the lights
we'll managed. Frank Daniels will close
his engag cement in this city this evening,
and those who wish to enjoy an almost
perfect presentation of latter-day, up-to-
date comic opera will miss an opportunity
if they do not see the comedian in his
latest and greatest characterization, My
Man Blossoms"
Every available seat in the Bijou was
crowded last night with an audience that
seemed to enjoy the melodrama, Not
ed play, full of thrilling situations, and
interspersed with witty dialogue. 1t was
the old story of virtues triumph over
vice. There was unstinted applause for
the hero and Kisses for the villain.
= The scenery was appropriate. and those
drama will do well to witness Not
Guilty." The play will be presented at the
matinee to-day, and will close it's engage
sment tomorrow evening.
Thursday afternoon, at the Bijou,
Richmond audiences will see for the first
time the new stock company, which Mr..
George Fawcett brings direct from Bal
timore to give a mammoth presentation
of Sardou's great. dramatic spectacle.
Theodore" This company is entirely sep
arate and distinct from the comedy COM
pany which Mr.. Fawcett has already pre-
sented in Richmond. -
Miss Mary Shaw, an actress who has
been seen in Richmond, will play the role
of the wicked empress, Theodore" who
kills and tortureS men without mercy,
who has learned in her youth to tame