The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-05
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This Week at the Theatres
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( tie Dresden China prlna donna. will
| be seen In d speciality und tho leading
5lKhts Of the ~ Beauty B unch'' Will all
give an example OF tho bent OF their Pc
ltculiar talents. hi 5i5is 8ij &5i3s stt5 \,
There 5is@a lot 4 pretty music al
through tho coined y and tho sexte 1l9 q u
tho end Of tho flrs nc Il Is conceded 1ta 10
be one Of tho prottiest comp tons ever
written for must cal com dy. or a. comic
opera either, for that mat ter. N, y
Tho plot Of musical comedy n alters 81
very little. but the intrigu of this piece
twins yet bear not the slightest resern-5
l,blance.fto each other. Ono is q sailor,
1.-the other waiter Bot Il are IN owe
with suzctte, the F>renc OH maid q flighty
Elitslo flrt, who Is also Beloved by q TEL
1 gendarmo. In tho ond ,gshe mnrries the
sailor, But not until nll sorts Of COM
| pllcntions anu screalnngly funny slit
| ia tions are brought about There are otll-f
zen love affairs ncldentnl to The ple
one of them tho love of Harry Fife b tho
son Of tho fiery old haronet, Sir Drum lla
mond Fife for Dorothy Travers. The
| pleco ID particularly rich in character
studies, a fact tina t vii II make the pre-
sanitation vastly entertaining, since there
! arc some exceedingly clever people in the
company to ill these roles. NJ I,
]8 Sylvester James and ~ ohm = oung vii Y
|!play the parts Of the twin brothers.
1.-THE one tho sailor, the other the walt
Mr.. James ,partfIs the one that made
| Charles Is geow famous. It was his first
| great hit, and Is &reckoned the best work
be ever did The success OF Mr. ames5
land Mr. young last week In THE Lady
Slayey" makes this arrange a very
happy one In prospect. Mr.. Young. VINO VI
liG an excellent parodlst, has one OF tho
lGbig song hits Of the piece went y-seyen
Bells BY the Wa terbury Wa tch'-to sing
!GInEthe flrstanct. VI BE BB
| the part Of Suzettc, the French Maids
| a part admirably suited to her charming
md dainty personality. She will have a
number OF songs to sing, which wi give
Thor ample opportunity for the dlsp lay or
|Shers superb voice, Miss de philippe Is q
| clever nctress8 as we'll MS "a great singer.
|fand her stage presence Is Rondrously ca Pr
l8t!yatinE. n a elii38i
Joseph Phillips. the rltone, Will play
1.-THE part OF lieutenant Harry Fife, r. M,
the latter role tofbe filled by Miss Nellie.
Victoria, who last week flgnred as one
| Of the mpecunious6 majors pretty dc ugh
ters. Arthur Barry Will be seen ms Sir
| Drummond Fife, ". g.. Ii.iC r.. 4 fiery
old baronet. Admiral Sir. Hercules Il nW-}
Twill be played BY Lewis Hooper. Charles
| Tihlyn will be seen as Cammabert, the
| proprietor OF the hotel who Is insnne!y
| Jealous Of his wife. who returns tho com
| pliment, tho latter part to he Played by
| Miss Matte Mnrtz. s. "a .s
Miss Tnnnehall will he seen this week
as Lad " Hawser. Arthur: lIurlelgh will
l4fllgthe role Of the Mnhralah of Punka-s
pore. \; Harry Dnvlews VII be the gend-3
nrme |. In love with Suzette; Seymour ew75
lett. IA waiter, Victoria Stewart has been
COST for 1nlic: Alma Estee for Marie.
and tho other speaking parts Will all be
| well filled, III 5i ~
Tho groupings ana the chorus work In
this piece Will be particularly brilliant
and the whole production gorssons to a
| degree, Tho comedy has been prepared
with great diligence and care. The first
performance Tomorrow will be smooth
ana idcli%,tfuRa there will sbe q walt
Of only. five five minutes between tho
acts.4tas \ ls 81 M
Atthe Bllou.
,"The Man Who Dared" with the au-
thor AID star OF the production, Mr..
| Howard Hall, Will be seen at the Bi1ou
| for tho first three days of this week, with
matinee on Tuesday and Wednesday,.
THE scene Of Mr.. Halls play Is leid IN
| France, the country OF romance ana ad-
luenture tho period Is the present day.
1.-THE incidentsof the first and second acts
take plnce In tho palatlal residence OF
| tho Count Louis dc Martinean at Paris,
i Louis de Martlneau, n captain IN the
! French army, has been stationed for
| some months previous 70 inc opening Q.
! the first act In China, under command
! az his uncle General de Montford. II
lis during his soJourn IN China that he
is introduced BY his friend and brother
officer, Captain Paul GirardeauS, to the
beautiful and fascinating Ritasdi Castro,
who Is attached to tho Spanish LEGATION
He falls a victim to her charms and they
are married, CAPTAIN Paul becomes wildly
Jealous Of his friend, but soon discovers
to his delight, that while Louis do Mar
tineau has won the fair Rita's hand, he
still holds first place III the ladys heart
After the memorable relief Of the ha-
sieged legation in Pekin WAS affected.
General de Montford's regiment was or-s
dered bone to be present at the grand
military review ut Versailles. Louis obs
tains leave OF absenceGin order to ac-
company his bride to Parts.
They arrive on the day OF tho grand
military review. & and Captain Paul
Girardeaux calls to pay his respects Cap