The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-12

3Sss THE Academy cadelny Musical Conf
N I'd " Company IN 2"Thc Girl From Paris"
III lvery night, with usual 1natinees, ex-
nept Saturday. Saturday night-liaver-
" W i Niinstrcls. Y.
\. 8s 81 1ou.-.Isip Van Wrinkle" Monday,
$SSss Tuesday and Wednesday. with special
ma tinee Easter Monday. Across me
S95 Pacitic,. Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Il witt 5matiree on Thursday,
lEl3 A The Academy Musical Comedy Company
"a viii present this week BEGINNING OH
RI Monday night and closing the engage
@ mont on Friday night The e'irl from, ron
& Paris rhe company will go next sat sat,
ssiirday to Norfolk for a two-wecks en- e.
2ss IA cement before settling down for me
III q, nm er season ut the Academy In this
III city, .,The Geishn," and the Belle OF
@a New York, viii be presented on the re-
SS5turr, Of the company, and 1t Is more th ma
possible that the organization Will make
iS3 III least one ncursion into the ileld q
~ IRA Nd opera, and will be seen here some
time during the season In aVa y e. "a
Rus ticana'' an opera that Mr. As eI = ~
has been asked to produce IN view =. ~ NY
89ssb sren Z success Of 4the Irima donna q t1e
RI ro1c Ct sant,lzza, during her tour WI" v,
~ N asca gni. For the rest Of the season th y.
BSB,o,,, a nv will adhere closely to the 1nusi
SSS "a comedy field, producing only sucn 3
M : W 4 have made an international repu-
ttation. m The announcement that M I.-
i PER iffen would produce 'Ihe GiF ! ! io.ii
Paris !, was received with 8densnt,ui a.. ),
ticipation The piece IS SO prls ~ a ~.
II delightful and ittmade a trc1 ,'elluouis
f,,f
NJ i, n,ost musical comedies It IS IN TWO
4 49, TIE first is laid in ENGLAND ana
4 IA second in German spa Inc ny
M !. written by George Dance, ana llle
!. ,nI,s,c hy Evan Caryll. These Two men me-.
have elaborated in quite numper ~ ~
mode rn comedies, and always VIII w
Il Nat results. The piece enjoyed g season
u ssrraa os,er,ty on the other side OF ne
a Atlantic. where 1t was known as me seay
Parisienne. ~ j n u America 1t VIII always .l
he remembered as one OF the Pfouuc. I,'
tina tablished the fame OIL =. ~ 7 .se,
which was decidedly on the wane al,ea
the success or h 4 A92.' NJ In New = OK my
piece was produced Mt Herald a ss -,
Theatre with aSnotable cast, headeo oy
n 1ouis Mann and Clara II pnan. II was an
$instan taneous success, and ran there tor
q veral mont ts a fter which two seperate
road companies played 1t all through # Tie
country, and always with a great measure 'li
Of prosperity Tie play has very aptly
,be,a,,I, termed ,.frothy.' 1t has vast
\ annonnnt ~ bright. catchy music. but q
GOOD dead more of comedy dialogue than a
majority of the musical comedies, the last
act Indeed being far more devoted 10
comedy scenes than to music. Hans. me
y Dutchulan Is the presiding genius IN tnis
\ A ct and the comical hotel proprietor VII
s his twisted English, who does not appear
# ~ the first act,5 by the way, is the pivotal
noint for n whole series of comio,deVelop-
ments. The piece Is very Frenchy and !
4 affective, and provides exceptional oppor-
#tunities for casting.
&GS ..Thes Girl From Paris" is more familiar
TO theatre goers in this city than eitser
#ofsthe plays produced up to this time. Yet.
1t is doubtful If the comedy has ever been
interpreted here byla more capable orr
ganization than the academy Musical
/ Comedy Company.
Sylvester James will play the famous |
louis Mann part, with which the cele-
fbrnted linei"it Is to laugh Is SO insep-
arably connected. His work as the Ger
man Admiral with the Mask and Wig
Club in the production of Ole King Cole
last season, enables those who witnessed
that production to imagine what he VIII |
4 do. In this famous comedy part.
INIT The next comedy role, one that is really
more In evidence than Hans. the Dutch
IN that 1T Is the center of gravity
through act J.. and the liberal compo-
anent OF act IT,. that Of Honeycomb. Will
he played by Jahn Young, whoi rapidly
becoming general fatorite IL applause
Z Is any criterion of merit and popularity.
y. Miss de Felipe will play the prima
donna role OF Nora, the singing part Of
the piece. Miss dc Felipe has won every |
heart by the charm and earnestness of
her work and the excellence Of her. vocal
accomplishments No more fascinating or
brilliant prima donna has ever been seen J