The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-03

| rho piece IS filled with "whisueaoie
songs. which appeal alike to ofches''"
and gallery. Among the popular nonpe' >
contained in Nancy Brown are. w
Cant Fool ali the People all the Time !
"a Little Birdie Told lie So ~
Ilatydid, the Cricket and the Frog; !
could be Happy with Either one !;
.June"; "1n Gay Bnllyhoo'; Navajo p, !, !
cupid s Rambe''; IA Wise old o"i :
'"l'he Soldier is the Idol Of the Nat'on /,
and Marie Cahills Congo Love song.
Daniel v. Arthur. Miss Cahlll's mana
ger, has surrounded the star win nh
excellent company Of players. when guar
antees /. well-roundcd performance. !. -
gunnece ssary for Miss Cahil to M i her
CO., pany with actors OF mediocre apllllS
in order that her own work may shlno
by contrast. Her individuality ana per
sonal ma gnetism arc 80 strong that s'ioo
would not find herself Ill at ease III !,
company that was exclusively CON ol'lposeu
of stars She has won her way 70 the top
of the dramatic ladder by long consc y.
tious work. She is not the sudden s 'ei''a'
whim of any manager. nor was h -, repu-
tn ton made In a single part. she mas
risen gradually dlltt 10 ~ W
tablished MS a. star.
Among the members Of! Miss Cahilrs
company who compose the original Broad
way cast aud will be seen In this Guy
during her local engagement are: Julius
Steger. II. w. Frederick, Ale Grant, iar-
nv Brown, George Beban. ROY Atwei!'
Henry vogcl T.. w. Lewis. George j.
Damerel, Augustus Reed Harry Burgess
II S. mcfarland. Clara Palmer, DOMAIN
Benrimo, Eleanor Lawson, Alice l<no"i-
ton. Ruby Paine, Louise Egner. Beat.
rice Flint, May Brown-H Howard and Ethel
Hoag.
"The Wizard of o.
"rhe Wizard Of o. the new spec
ia cular extravaganza which has been run
ninr ali winter and all summer at the
Majestic Theatre. New York. to audi
cnces limited only by the capacity OF the
theatre. will be the Offering of the Acad-
emv for Saturday, matinee and nish'. .
The New York press has teened an
season with eulogistic descriptions OF
,s..1,bc Wizard OF o." and SO glowing are
the reports Of the new spectacle that It
is difficult to form an adequate ldea Q!
the nature Of the production. instead Of
being based, as most eXtravaganIas are
mon one Of the ancient fairy tales, Inc
Wizard OF. OF" Is derived from modern
! fairy story of twentieth century Kansas
.h,,t there is no essential difference be-
tween the two sources.
Instead of following the fortunes OF
bewitchlng little Topeka girl, Dorothy
Gale, who is transported into falryliind
by a cyclone that disrupts her ancestral
home and transports herFinto the lahd OF
"Oz, = where she encounters all sorts OF
whimsical and fantastical creatures
witches benevolent and malevolent fairies
and finally the mighty Dotentate. me
WIZARD who imposes upon the crcdulity
of the simple-minded fairyto!k who In
habit his domain.
So much for the slight plot OF THE
Wizard OF o." which is said to have
more conference of fanciful story than
most light production of its class.
Chief Of the personnges In the action
Is a Scarecrow. who in one Of the ear
lier scenes Of the eXtravaganzas is endoW-
eel with life, and from thence on Is the
mirth-compeliing spirit of.the play. There
is also a Tin Woodman. who likewise be-
comes a vital force for fun and comicali-
ties after his joints become oiled up
once. These two characters are abso-
lutely unique in the field Of extravas-
anza Both are immensely funny from
start to finish and never once do their
antics and mad pranks tire upon the
audience.
OF the girls ir the new show THE Wiz
ard Of o. is exceedingly prolific. Scores
Of maidens, to the eye alluring and to
the ear eloquent. make up the brilliant
ensemble of what has been declared to
be the handsomest stage spectacle ever
produced in this country.
Z Of = d. y
"The Idols Eye"
"rhe Idols Eye" which has been Sc
Elected by Wells, Dunno & Harlan for
their. Bljou Opera Company as the opera
to follow THE Amer" is a comic opera
in three acts. book by Henry b. Smith,
! ana music by Victor Herbert The story
is laid In East India surroundings, and
centers about a sacred Brahmin idol
which, for eyes has a pair OF priceless
Jewels. rubles. One Is called the Eye OF
| Love and the other the Eye Of. Hate. The
| Eve of Love has been stolen and falls
! into the hands of Jamme NlcSnuffy. q
| Scotch Vagabond. He Is saved from
drowning BY Abel Conn, an aeronaut
who "just drop in" at the right time
| Tho possession of the Ruby, known af
the Eye Of Love, makes all women madly
in love with the possessor and to be
saved from the clutches of Damayanti, ar
| East India dancing girl. and the Brah.
Minis who accompany her in the search
| for the missing stone AlcSnuffy plants
| 1t on Abel Conn. who, by a. curious law