Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-30
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Great comedy, ."The Henriet Ia .t 80 :
presented by Mr.. Robson ana q, l l,i.' i.
organization a the Acad EN- mo- NO. Iii, no
1Tno,Iestionably all theatre-goers WI ne
,,es;ro,,s of seeing Mr.. Robson's famous a. l,t
,rnnarsonation of ..Bertie, the lar1p,. . 80
-nrinl creation which has
s.an ora tons and stands pre-enll .aS
tho most UNIQUE and laugh-prose.u, n M -
characterization of8stage his. -. ersnn,s
Ropson,s ..Bertie'' and Joseph a.oat ions
rip Van Wrinkle are the tW Two - tasdsy
of 5slle most popular comedians ~ ..t;oal iv
,.rich the pubic always enthusiast 1icatis
welcomes. ,rt;stic
i Jolly event. as well as one OF ait ,;a,,
Significance will be the appearance -,
shortly OF AL II. Wilson 'he So,
Voiced Singerin thst new \ a.,
"a Prince of Tatters. tale. OF e o,,.
York. by Sidney r. Ems MI ~, ,,ir'7best
success last season is after I'll ii.s 80
advertisement for the present ensas
mont. as audiences appreciate Wns.e ~ -
genuinely artistic and deserving. II -. ~.
cha racter Of Prince Hugo Won heppe. :,
Mr. Wilson'S delicate humor IS io. t.a4:a
at s9al times, and he can grow psill ':.lsr
when occasion demands. Win cii', 4a,Is,
"A
most interesting story, ana us stud
tions are well conceived and flneiy eNe-
cuted. The mana cement, MessrS. 1a.e
and Ellis, have staged the play mag mn
Gently, the production befrF ca.F'''' - ~
plete. While particular attention mas Dee.i
naid to the costumes and properties. VII
wilson will sing six new and catchy songs
6,,,inp tho action Of the play.
The success last season of Mr.. wilson
will. no doubt prove 2 FOOD advertisements
| for. the present engagement.
The aggregation Of entertainers, known
as Frank T. Perley's Singing Comedians.
which delignred the public last season.
with it's rollicking representation OF e'le
musical satire "The Chaperons," will pre-
sent tho now far.ous operate comedy at
the Academy soon. 49,,
An eastern writer described The
Chaperors'' as being "a Will OF girls
And so it is; pretty girls. dozens OF them.
who dance. sing. and wear all Sorts OF
costumes The songs are fortlsslmo Inc
dances so with rapid transit VIM ana
dash Costumes are changed every min
ute. Jokes fly fast and furious. and the
whole is an ola podrida of sparkle, music
and nonsense '"The Chaperons," from
All accounts, is merry, amusing, without
being silly, and is made up of such
variety Of elements that. whatever your
taste-proviaed it not be serious-you'll
ma scores OIL LliiHSS " ldu6il a. eHii>1 az
plaud.
John F. Ryan, who plays JOB. the
negro preacher at Big Bend. in "The
White Slave" this season, has played
ncle Tom over one thousand times:
The success in COB" equals that of
Charles White, Milt Barlow. and w. j.
Scanlan who, by the way, was the
originator Of the part. \
The Olympic Quartette. Messrs.
Eeough, Sullivan. Mack, and Randall,
with the -Four Cohans have been together
rs a quartette for twenty-eight years.
! They all take important parts in George
| sI Cohan's farce, THE governors Son"
THREE PLAYS AT THE BIJOU.
Or Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" probably
the most thrilling drama ever presented
! in any theatre, will be the offering at
| the Bijou Theatre tomorrow night and
most of tie week, being presented by the
| George Fawcett Company, with Mary
| Shaw, from Baltimore. The play is the
celebrated romance, by Robert Louis Ste
venson, which was first produced in this
! country by Richard Mansfield. and scored
| one of the biggest sensations ever re-
| corded in the history Of the American
| theatre It is the story Of the constant
! struggle going on in a mans inner na-
| ture, between the good and evil instincts
| with which nature has endowed every
! man.
Dr. Henry Jel1yll, who is represented
| as the type Of the honorable, upright
man of the world, discovers certain
| mysterious drug which causes him to
| lose moral control Of himself and trans
| forms him against his will into another
| being, the pcrsonifcation Of evil, who