The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-27
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THE N I: J | D ]
Playhouse Crowded at Both 8Af-55
ternootl and Evening
Performances,
BILL AN tx CELLEN'T ONE
5Crcstons Clarke Appears as Mon
sietir fBeaucairc at the X
Academy. .8t8l 81 ~

cadelny. 3 a S.5 ~.
rho new EiJou opened Its doors Ia the
public yesterday afternoon and Il Rich-#
inond theatre goers, Of whom there were
as many as! the building could possibly
accomnlo date, saw as pretty d playhouse
ns there Is In tlle Sou TIL. Tho opening OF
a new theatre ID always an interesting
event and when tho initial performance
Is given on a folday,sit makes ! t doub-
" 80. Ii There was no hitch attending the
opening. n ~ Every thing was " ready, NJ the
doors wero opened at the usual mtltinee
hour, the t,shers handled tho crowd speed 4
lily, tiioro being no blocking Of the nisles
and -the fifteen hundred seats were all
occupied ten minlites before time for the
curtain. The orchestra took their places
at Twenty-Five minutes after two Q, clock
and at &2:35, BY Manage w ls's wa tch.
the curtain was rung up for the first time 4
and the Initial performance in tho new
house commenced. S Manage RS ~ Ills and
AIc1Seo were both back Of n no railing and
atchcd with interest and TIL pard orl-S
able pride, tho first scene Y OF the n piece
which set the IA Il rolling ~
s5 No better production could 6llaV e been
chosen for the opening OF tho house es
|speclally as 1t was the holiday attraction,
than Running for Office, IA must cal \
comedy written by George M. Ctohan, II he
name. u i l5s
N 8 one would have any III fficult y In re-
|scognizng the piece as the worls OF Geo. II
Conan. Z he D Ia tier can get as many
exits and entrances to a$ minute q a $ any
man who turn $ II gu t prod uct pms IL g
stng q Nh And wi tn Cohana "a Z Is not a. 1lles--5
ton 81 simpt 4 taking 88 his character
chase each other across The sta e.5 Tina II
IFS an old trick. hut Mi Conan so works /
these and exits that each a
|Sonei8 causes NJ q nj CIV compl icati lon he
laudlence is In a Sroar f Taught ter during
this rapid action OF the piece. a33s
|F Bobby .I1arring ton makes the hit Of the Il
performance i re Will n be rem emberedz
for his excellent work vii til 9 Foxy
\ Grandpa Company. seen at the 81 jou n
during Horse Show week. Harring ton
has regular George Cohan$ pa It In this 1
piece and he plays II with NIL ne snap 4
and vim cl,aract ristic & OF the Wrt ter OF 1
$the 4 comedy. Il His song in the first " act
won him 50 man enc ores n ha u q count
Of them was lost. HID Ell
rho entire company was excel lent and
no one vii VI dispute the $ fact ~ that the
chorus girls &were the PROTEST and live
Hest over seen on tina Il stag . Seriously,
however, the chorus kept pace with the
Others lnF the cas- and that Isl sayin 8 q
good deal. s ia Il 4 N 81
III The audience al light was quit g as large
as Sthat#of the fternoon .Is he p lice$ q re
alert to carry out the instruct ions from
HEADQUARTERS and are even Il overzealous.a
Managers Nick ee and y Wells were both
requested to find seats; when they were i
standing behind the rail 8of the afternoon
performance :S The pol Ice are the SonfS1
ones who seem 4 to y have the privilege OF
standing in a r edmond theatre.
s@ The appearance Of a police officer Sin
a Richmond thea tire now has almost the
sd me effect as the cry Of 8s"loR>'bridg
on a canal boa t.ia8s, 7 10 man who IS sta nd
ling nvoluntarly d,lcks. 5,5s
Mr.. Clarke s M onsieur Beaucaire.
Mr.. Creston Ola IKE once quite a. favor Or
ite viii aemond
noon and EVENING g, presenting vi Mon sleur4
Benucaire, n, which was last seen here
when Richard Mansfield played the tile
hn more 81
8thatSof Mr.. Mansfield, who vi h NIL his
technical skill as an artist meyer let's his
audience get throug i the surface OF N IS
tyBeXterlorst M r. ms cid lis "a rea
actor great in i tho sense . peri cetly
ADJUSTED piece of5gmechanisln,an wonder
fully continued al tomnto with every 4;
gesture every m oveme an T. and & every q w
5brntion Of the voice IN harmony and in
perfect accord yet lacking the one thing
to make his portrnyalss br9aths IN u fe-a
SOUL. Mr., Alansf Id Is the 8 test .lly-
Ing example q 6 echnnica acting &Il e rs
|/like a pianoln- he mus lie giv es Rout is
|Sfaultless In its execut lor; and tsel'n lquo,
|5but there IS no soul In Il,e 3eaucnire
Or Creston G. larke Ia ked the SIN loot hness
OF that ZOE Nlnnsfiel blu An PING that
he gave IN 'impersonatlon instlnc II with
life, IN two tors ever played 4 he same
roleSwithout the work of each bel 8 COM
pared with that o Eli he other 1T 3 IS the
T first thing that the audience does, a&nnd
nnturalysI Is the first thlngathe. reviewer
does. gu VII m ~ f5:5s iflS
gard ITO compa risons, y those who write
and those who talk will eontln :, y. .to5
j il only by comp risonSt that one learns.
Ono singer Is q ivine until another, song,
bird With al ter voce is heard and
then Tho first Is q poor lit e5warblers aft
ter al $&$ "a 5l 3 f,4 III
Tho company supporting Z. Mr.. Clarke