The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-16
AT THE ACADEMY.

IT i. not easy TO recall Just when there
has bean presented In Richmond 2 greater
musical production, not including those
cperato, than 1.-The Roger Brothers IN
London = which was seen at the Acaae~
my last night. Certainly nothing IN the
rnusical limo that has been presented here
this season has compared with TINS pro-
dlction In Its Magnitude.
TIE company usually hernlded as con-
tainans sixty people Is. as rule, found
t. number about forty. There are more
than two score girls in the chorua VIM
tho Roker Brothers. and when the en-
tire company Is on the stage, there y
what may really be termed crowd OF
people Tho stage can Scarcely accom-
MEDIATE them.
yrfA production was elaborate In every
detail. 1t was superbly mounted The
11rst scAne was unique. showing the LAle e
decks OF an ocean Liner.
a The Roger Brothers are tho leading en-
non41ts Of their line Of business Within
comparatively a few years they nave
climbed from the bottom to tho TOP or
the ladder. With little support. they are
fully capable OF Keeping an audience
rs u,I5 but K,aw ana Erlnnser have pre-.
x,ned tham with q production that is most
lavish. and furnished q company that VIII
he q great attraction, even without Two
such comedians az the Roger Brothers:
Joseph Coype did a splendid piece 81
work as Harold Harvoy::
The audience was. perhaps. the largest
OF the season. Orchestra, balcony ano
Many could not secure seats. ana $1,000
during the performance. ~.
4 better pl4nsed audience has not o!ten
{1eft a Richmond playhouse than !aai
uhieh departed fr6m the Academy last
night, after witnessing ono Of the BEST
productions ever seen hers o. b. = +
APretty Peggy Tonight.
wt1lIau, A, Brady, who is we'll known
for the prodlsAlity and good taste SHOWN
IN tis dramatic production, - said fairly
"a nave outdone himself with "Fre.ty
Peggy" the play by Frances sAymar
Mathews. which brings Grace George 70
4 tina academy tonight and to-morgow y:
rnat,ues ana nisht, ssven sittings painted
by Moses ana HAMILTON ana no Fewer
than 40 costumes are revealed ~ the
course Of thu performances, when, tneIo.
tore, may be expected to present snr'as
.fretty Peggy'' Is a. new treatment OF the
love affair OF David GarFlck and Pes
W6fapgton, than which no rom l.ce OF his
tory is more susceptible TO Naturalization.
with the iltsrattt and the players o.
the tine to furnish characters with their
prillitht speeches 10 furnish dialoxue,
With ths Fascinating backsround % sourt
4 ana green room. and. to crown al. with
the vital lave OF tho two principal figures,
~ playwright could 81! 70 turn out &C.
ceptablo matter. ass
Moving Pictures.
At the Academy, Saturday, uatinea and
night, Mr.. Lyman n. Howe will make bis
bow 10 a Richmond audience with hls nov
ovtft. which viii surpass al h!s5 previous
Efforts
Little Church Around the Corner.
Tvo performances Of the 'Eittls Church
Around the Corner were g, g'yen yeater,
dsy-mhtlneS ana nikht The 3us!naramp
wss nors enjoyable IN every way than
a. tho opsnlnEs-.tte PLAYERS ys a$' yntl,
thina working smoothly The scene OF
tho Jittle church In q snow'storns is one
OF the prsttlest. seen or any stage.
The play will run the remainder Of
the week, with tnatinees THURSDAY ana
Saturday,