The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-20
At The BIJ0U THIS WEEK
"Across The Pacific"

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ACROSS the Pacific,'' which comes 10
lbe Bliou Theatre TOR h week 8 engage
ment, commencing Monday, December
DIST Is a melodrama full Of life and ac-
ton, with all of the facts telling ABOUT
tho Filipino war. In the first act Tue
cnening about tho war Is made When O.
company is organized. In the second act
the soldiers boys with others. are shown
al a Chinese restaurant at Frisco, ana IN
tbs third. there is a departure LOT MA
MIA, In tho last act the de1enso VI
block house by nine men against o'V'o
tillplnos and the relief by other Onc!e
sam troops. give the audience the great
opportunity to enthuse.
OF course, there Is love story at Inc
bottom Of it. Elsie Escott. ward OF Joe
Lunier, a Montana miner, later captain tam
nf the volunteers, is the young lady
VINO is loved by her guardian and pro-
tector, and who. because OF snoothhess'
loves Bud Stanton, tho man mean enough
to do anything low and coward!y. 1e
realizes that he IS loVed oy L isio' e'u
asks her to elope. N
Sho hesitates and Lanier happens on
Inc scene to hear Stanton I'm plorlng the
girl to take the step. Sho coniesses'
tber refuses to do anything undermined.
Nell IIazleton, who has been duped ny
Stanton In days gone by. appears on ING
scene and sho and Stanton have warm
words.
rhe last named becomes so angry az
Nell for her declarations that she WIZ
attempt to thwart him in dipping Eisie'
mi oil 1lp{
which turns her love into hate. Iho
miners. the locale Is Montana, find out
That stanton's winnings on the previous
night we're through marked CARDS, rush
en- looking for Stanton, and declare they
wi, lynch him. They are persuaded !1ot
tn bur no is ordered to leave the coun,
trv. rho volunteers are then organlzeo
| and 200" goes as captain.
In tho second act, Lieutenant Alo
paymaster Sam Drysdale, VINO 10 az
pocomplice OF Stanton, appears us
done" fend Elsie Is lured to tho Same
resort In Chinatown patronized ny DtSs -
dale through telegram supposed 70 W
sont Nv Captain Lanicr, but WHOSE ~
,hor was Stanton. She Is rescued py
| VILLA Live. q war correspondent WIZ
In mems along In tho nick OF time. as ne
also did In tho first act, ana does ~ t''e
other acts. doIa In
| Stanton knows tnat D'Jsu1'o ~
money with him. inyeigles him INTO a.l I,'
Inc opium, and robs him. MeanWhlIe
| Nell and Captain Lanler, VINO nays a.e e
gone to the Chinese resort meet ~.
Neil tries to win Lanler. She Goes ~ :,
aucceed very we'll, and Is shot py ousts.
4 i'm on her attempt to thWart nus escap'
+, after he had robbed Dryadaie,
In the third act Elsio impersona.ess -.
soldier whose clothes arc taken from ~
noe ba is drunk. Willie Lave, who take "a,
the place OF bootblacK, tHu'ass to- q
TOMS enlistment papers VINO ~, ano nam mnm
Ia fight for Uncle Sam. undeT 'u u,,. H.
al Walter Warren. Wine leils n's'o -.
sny her name Is Walter WaFfe IA A w
then, while making blull 70 Wv" ~ ~
Goodbye, sticks the stolen ehl'stsn' erd y,
norn into hcr belt She passes NV ~ ~, ~"
n examination, Including dr'''Ins, ~ ~,
Ne rifle, prompted by Stanton, INV w
am, 7 awton says she II Q. IS,
IN tho fourth not, the Fillplno op ~
fans are shown, Drysdale appenss ~
major in the Red Cross ana StnHVn %,
. n captain on the generals sthit' 20
AVA In leaguc with Agulnaloo' IVY 80
!, tnc United States service. ,,o, a,
There is duel between Lars. a. -,
!, stantnn. who appears demandlhE .iie ~ ~
/, randor ia tho Iriliplnos. and slA,,o o
!. death follows. Tho attack ~ .nn ns;ner
: house. tho great battle scchv ~ tI,e mo
8 and generally conceded 70 ~ 80, IN !,
]. realistic ever produced, ana aeh"'''s - =
n victory for Uncle SANS boys, ,u,,
: Harry Clay Blaney asa't' PIG :"