The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-29

sof them. dances VOL and thoroughly ap-
Bprecintns the differonOe between 8conouy
and "horseplay." John Young is also
a comedian who can mako every 1n I'l11 t
that l1e is1on@the ntnys one OF Interest ca
Ing ,norriment. 1hen Charles dlblytn,
strongest personal "hits" In &'''rho Lad y
56lnvey,,' Is a comedian Of different typo
ana methods from either Mr. James or
Mr., 4 Young. W. isSs Isl 5isS f3 \
III Tho chorus will DO found a great fea-
turo OF the Organizations. It Is nttrnc-
4 tive In appearances, intelligent In the
great amount Of work It has been given
to do and 5os d Singing chorus" has SOL
dom been equalled In Richmond, It has
! d great deal to do In ""The Lady Slnvey"
and It Ii going to be done with great
credit.
rho dancing both for chorus and lprln-
cipals Will DO ono Of the chief points
Of nttrnotlvoness about tho various pro-
auctions and this department is under
the direction Of Lewis Hooper, ono OF
the mont competent men to be found
In England or Amerlcn Hans s, Limo IS
the musical director and years Of expert:
ence have well fitted him for the posi-
ton, which Is most nrduous ono.
4 w 8. Rochester. the stage director,
has probably staged moro musical pro-
ductions than any other man III the pro-
fession. The costumes forth Q various
productions Will be made in Now York
and q complete scenic lnyestlture will be
provided for each play by Charles q.
Boss. .
s|@3t'..The Lady slayey" has never been
seen In Richmond. although 1t was prob
ably tho greatest SUCCESS over produced
at tho Casino, New York. It Is full Of
bright tuneful music, simply, loaded to
the guards" with comedy, and Is as pic-
k..%. 1r<a{ -
4 the most exaoting could wish. 1t will
be given every evening during the week,
excepting Thursday, with matinees We'd
nesday} and Saturday. popular. prices pre-
vaillng for all the performances.
TILE BIJOU. 0sl
Laden with;sthe scent OF orange bloe-
SONS, lulled BY tho rippling OF the waters
Of q lazy Southern stcnrm, peopled with
folk held now IN legend as typical South
land, ION tho suwanee River" comes
to tho Bi1ou Theatre this week, opening
Tomorrow, with matinee on Tuesday.
Thursday and Saturday. Like tho song
OF tho Same name, ION tho Suwanee
River" has become q classic.
Y There Is In this play a young GIRL. Dora,
blind. Next to the unhappy creature in
"The Two Orphans" this Dora Is the
most pathetic creature on the stage. Dora
is the victim Of scheming relatives. Rely-
Is about to be welded to o wretched old
nliser, led to believe him TT helpmeet
for here. The advent Of the miser to tho
family would, so the relatives estimate.
mean wealth for them. A young follow,
the embodiment oftmanlinoss ndores the
blind girl. but whereas he would be
bound to discover. the plot sooner or later.
he is himself rendered lnsensihlo by the
blow OF one OF tho plotters, Ills reason
is dehtroned. 1tsseems as though nothinS
and no one could go to the rescue Of the
blind girl, but. taking advantage Of a
we'll established medical fact, tho author
Of con the suwanee River restores
Dorns lover reasonNby a shock slmilarito
the shock which deprived him Of 1t. This
results in things being Strengthened out.
by the efforts of the restored lover and
of an estimable missionary, and Dora
finally marries the young fellow The
good are rewarded, the bad punished,
and all ends happily. KS
The company includes Stella Mayhew.
Lew A. Warner. Fred Truesdel Earl At
kinson, Allan IT, Bailey, Harrison sted-
man and the Clover Leaf .Quartette.