The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-05
AT THE
CASINO.


,rhe summer season is ON and II the
VILLAIN Of the melodramas and his accom-
4 nl,ee, tle ndvetttiress, will only take
I vhcet itn for a while and LEI us nave .
. little lass blood and thunder and o iittle
more singing and dancing, we WI al DC
I very graceful. ,rhe bllldin has certainly
md Ills day thia season. He has WORKED
hard. and lie needs n rest. So do his audi
ences. They have both earned ~ GIVE tPe
sister team and the song and dance man
chance. we don't want any leadlns Ia
dIes shiyering In the snow this sumner
unless they are going to use real snow
ph,ch viii lower the teperature on a
hot night.
5rha public evidently doesn't care for
con,,c opera at present. That was dem
onstrated a little while ago. Mclodrhra
has done very we'll but 1t is time for q
change In diet. stock companies seem
a have worn out their welcome In Rich-
mond. rho only thing that seems 70
he loft is something In tho nature oil
,yeak before last but that was 30 bad
i, didn't count. OF course n vaudeville
MI, that Is weak IN every number is not
going TO draw large audiences.
T'he Casino opens Tomorrow night Win
the Dixie ,rronbadours, an organization
formed ny Messrs. Wells, Harlan ana
1)unne and the entertainment VIII be
vaudeville In It's nature With perhaps
1ust a touch OF musical comedy. l . Will
serve to Introduce some clever people
and number of pretty girls. The or
ganization seems to be planned Just ris II \.
for summer Amusement purposes. IL y
* followed up by other offerings OF siH1i-
lar character, then the Casino should
have a prosperous summer season.
The following notice Of the Atlanta per-
& Torrance OF the 4"Dixie Troubadours "
will give some idea as to the merits OF
The new organization. which ls 10 MAKE
B its first appearance here tomorrow night
4 splendid audience composed Of At
|anta,s representative people witnessed
Tho performances OF the Dixie Trouba-
5dours lnst night at the Casino. The crowd
WAC In nigh spirits, and not only sn-
5tyed every minute Of the evening, but
demanded frequent encores The enter
( 1ainment Is not one to tax the brain, but
rather a pleasing tumble Of nonsense
catchy music funny sayings, side split
ting comedy nimble dancing and inter-
estlng speciatics
The Otto Brothers are making their.
usual hit and they were encored lastnight
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in their various pretty dances and the
8 Misses Pearce and Hoffman won appre-
ciative plaudits. The Radium Dance
propad a great success. and was declared
{ by everyone to be the hit OF the evening
and a8decided novelty. The theatre IS
4 In complete darkness when suddenly
shadowy forms appear on the stage exc
cutting weird dance. 1t gives one the
feeling that ghosts are dancing In mid
air The effect is really startling.
The performance moves off With much
vim and precision, and there Is not duh
moment from start to finish
The attendance this week is fully up
to the most sanguine expectations OF the
management, showing that Atlaniani
I will patronize a good thing. no matter
when is offered them.
AS soon as busy season is over the
z star OF a big production Is usually content
to HE himself away to the mountains,
the seashore or Europe for a rest. But
Mr. Wright Loriulsr, who recently closed
a successful enlargement in his Hagnifi-
cent play, The Shepherd King, at the
Knickerhocker Theatre in New York. has
decided TO go to Denver, as the guest OF
his friend, Walter Clark Bellows, at
whose request he Will appear in the star
role of Zone OF the big productions a t
+ E,iitch's Gardens He viii also probably
accept a few of the invitations he has re-
ceived from literary societies to deliver
his lecture on THE Tendencies OF an
Actors Life"
In addition to this ne will make some
slight alterations in the text of his play,
increase the ballet in the third act. max
ing 1t one of the most beautiful pictures
OF Oriental gayety, and add new fea-
ture 10 the scene In which David kills
Goliath. The month of August he Will
spend in Switzerland, where he Will COM
plete his novelization of THE Shepherd
King for Aessrs. Harper & Bros, who
are to publish 1t with Illustrations from
the play and original drawings.
Mr.. Lorirner will return to New York
early in September to conduct his rehear-
sails. His company will include the en-
tire original cast, except two or three
who played minor parts, and viii open in
Boston October Sd. His season will
comprise thirty weeks, which viii include
six weeks in Boston, an indefinite run
in New York, and long engagements In
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