Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-04

IhpUSOil has DeCOUlc 1itIl uldi liiio06h
! his profession. is now reputed TO be
(! worth more than million dollars, and,
| according to Daniel V.sArthur. his mana
| ger intends TO devote the rest,xof his
| years on the stage to the creation of alb
| solutely new parts He is a master of
| pathos as indeed it is necessary to be to
| be a master OF comedy. and it is Mr.. Rob
| sons desire now to give the stage some
| new roles that will find warm place in
! the public estimation.
| The four Cohans and their big company.
| under the direction of Fred Niblo, will
be seen at the Academy soon, it being
| their first appearance at this popular
house this season. They will present
| George NJ. Cohan's great success The
! Governors Son. which has been re-
| juvcnated and put into a brighter ard
livelier yarn than ever New scenery, new
! costumes. new mechanical and electrical
effects and a batch Of new and catchy
| musical numbers have been added. Man
ager Niblo boasts Of the blue ribbon
chorus of thirty singing beauties. Sixty
people are seen in the production.
AS a rule the Grand Orera artists do
not frequent the American theatres, but
it is remarked that they will all go and
go frequently to see Richard Mansfield
act. Nordica and David Bispham are
especial admirers of our tragedian. and
when they are not singing they frequent
ly bring the French. German and Italian
singers to see Mansfield.
over 800 people surround Mansfield in
Julius Caesar which is to be brought
here shortly.
LOOPING THE LOOP AT BIJoU.
Looping the Loop iourrah farce mn-
steal comedy made up of number OF
clever people and chorus OF pretty
girls. with a lot of special music and q
fine equipment of stage fixtures will be
the attraction at he Biiou for the first
three nights, and Tuesday and Wednes-
day matinees, of this week, to be fol-
lowed by the Bijou Musical COMEDY Com
pany opening with a matinee on lhurs-
day and playing the last three nights and
saturday matinee The company will
play. "A Contented Woman, anG Agnes
Rose Lane, has been especially engaged
for the principal part.
Looping the Loop, the brand new COM
ic picture musical farce comedy will be
presented at the Bijou. Monday; Tues
dav and Wednesday, with rlatinees the
last two days. The piece is produced UNI
der the direction of Manager Alf. T. Will
ton in handsome shape, and admirably
set upon the stage as far as scenery, cos
tuning, and light effects, and tho other
essentials to stage pictures. are concerns
ed. 5e,
An endless chain of musical numbers is
introduced throughout the piece which
serves 10 make the performancesb bright,
breezy. and catchy. The comedy is by
Dave Marion. It is in three acts and
evolves around the following funny char
acters made popular by the pictorial
newspaper supplements. The first act
| shows Mrs. katZenjammer's summer
! hotel. while the summer boardersa includ-
ing twenty-five maidens from Nassarine
Female Seminary, are awaiting with
lively expectations for the arrival Of the
two real Counts, 'Alphonse and CASTOR"
nephews of Mrs. katzentammer.
The hotel has on all its extra embell.sn-
ments for the occasion. Tumble Tom the
son of Colonel Highball an Happy Hoor-
gan, the man who invented work.sarc the
| Two walters at the hotel. Lady uBountl-
| full is summer girl from a nearby swell
hotel who is much interested in.dohnny
| Boston Beans and Feeders AIcGinnis,
srandsons of Mrs. katzenjamme:es
Foxy Grandpa is engaged to Mrs Kat
zenjamnler. He is a wise one and always
just a little ahead of everybody. The fun
starts early With the Introduction of AL
| phonse and CASTOR to the guests and
until the close of the act everybody is
put through a series Of complications by