The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-27
MISS GALLATIN.

One Of the most Charming and talented
actresses on the stage to-day is Miss
Alberta Gallatin. who will be seen here
at the Academy on Thursday night in
Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts"
Possessed of an unusual amount uf
talent and beauty. she BIDS fair to hold
position second to none on the Amer-
can sLdse.
A1lss uallain is Virg.n1an and pos
sesscs al! tue beautiful Quai.tles mat be-
long 10 Inc n4gu-DreQ southern girl Her
general, ALBERT uaIialln Jenkins While
i.er grandfather was j. B. BoWlin who
was ambassador to Paraguay way bau x
in the ntrleS. Miss Galiut4n made her
p.ofess.o nal debut in 1851 with Mrs. d.
=. bowers. Her success was 4nstantaAe-
Gus ana the result was starring tour OF
TWO seasons IN repertoire OF Snakespear-
can plays. Since that time she has sup
ported Richard Mansfield. appearing with
him in Beau Blummel," 'Parisian Ro-
Merchant OF Venice" She has also ap-
stars as the late Thomas w. kecne, Z.
II. Sothern and Joseph Jefferson. Her
first bid for favor before a New York
audience was at the Madison Square
It." to the '.Orlando" Of Otis Skinner. Dur
Ing the season 1s97-9S she appeared at
the Flfth-Avenue Theatre in the support
Of Mrs. Fiske. doing. splendid wort in
GERS" Following her engagement with
Mrs. Fiske. she was leading woman with
the Columbia Theatre Stock Company.
appearing in such roles as Dora n Sir
Christopher, Jr.," the part originated by
Maude Adams; Esther in Caste" Lady
Florence May in 'Rosedale" Audrey in
las You Like It," Lady Henry Fairfax.
In Diplomacy" and others
Her next engagement was in stock
filing the, position Of leading lady with
The Thanhouser- Hatch Stock Comrany,
Milwaukee. During her engagement OF
twentyone weeks she appeared in many
men and S nSsOg Sapea Miss CAR
latin rounded. out the season OF 1895 80
with Henry Miller, appearing as "Ophe-
lia," in his, production Of Hamlet"
which he took on a western tour
During the following summer Miss Gal
latin was again back In stock succeeds
ing Minnie seligman as leading lady OF
the Griffin Stock Company, playing a
summer engagement in Denver at tie
Tabor Grand.
During the early part of the searon
of 1899 and 1900 Miss GallatIn. continued
her stock engagement,s, this time as as the
Stock Company. Philadelphia, playing a
wide range Of parts, Including "Ress!e
Barton" In Women Against Women" and
Edith C. Gray in atns p har Wife so
dur ne the latter part OF this season star-
red as "sapho," in the Olga Ne'hersole
version of the play of that name. So sue
cessful was she in this latest venture.
she determined during next season to
again appear before the theatre-golng
public at the head Of her own company.
The play selected was Under the Resto-
ration" Miss Gallatin appearing as Nell
Gwvnne." a character which won her
glowing tributes from both press and
public Last season Miss Gallatln was
the star in 1.-THE Adventures of Lady
will WILLS "rwo OLD cRoNIEs,"
Jno, 3. Wills and his favorite musical
comedy. equipped with more novel new
and original points of supreme merr ment
than any other company now In the mu-
steal field, show that combines In Itself
all the strongest and most delightful
elements of ur-to-date comedy and first
class vaudeville, will appear at the Acad-
en- Friday and Saturday, with matinee
and lovers OF comedy, admirers of pretty
women devotees of pleasure pure ard
simple will all find plenty to amuse and
Interest them from the raising of the cur
tain until the final fall. 1t Is an effer-
vescent connection of hilarious merr'mer t
In three acts augmented by twenty beau
ttful AMI we'll voiced chor'sters, ten vel-
satile humorsts and wealth Of superb
scenery, pretty stage settings and spark