The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-22
SISTERS
IN MRS. DULANE.Y
The Vaudeville Headliners Make
a Hit in Their Musical
Comedy.

The Fillmore Sisters have been favorltes
here in vaudeville; SO the announcement
that they were to appear at the Bijou
,n the musical comedy, Mrs. Delaney,
of Newport. was received with gratiil-
cation by Richmond theatre-goer who
8 proved that they had not forgotten ms
clever team by filling every seat last nlSht
in the Broad Street playhouse.
Kate and May Fillmore work much as
they did in their vaudeville sketch, only
they have surrounded themselves with
q company of capable people and nave
been provided with a two-act piece when
is a sort of cl.azy-ql,ilt affair made UP
Of some of the best things that have been
K done in vaudeville and in farce comedy.
While "AIrs. Delaney, Of Newport, can
not Jay claim to having anything new IN
its makeup. 1t certainly affords ample
amusement. which was. of course. the
object when It was placed before me
p,1hlic. The chorus is one of the best
drilled and hardest working lot of girls
seen upon .l1e Bijou stage in many a day.
There seems no end to the number OF
costumes they wear The finale of the
second act. when as Uncle Sans Girls
They give an exhibition of sword-work, is
about as clover q thing as any chorus mas
ever done.
May Gilmore in licr song. Eyes of
Irish Blue" stepped upon the stage look
ing for all the world like a smaller cdl-
ton Of the late Bessie Ronnchill, and her
work IN that number reminded one very
1nuch Of that clever artist.
Kate Gilmore, as the irish washer
woman who has come into a fortune
makes the same hit that she did in vaude-
VILE
Rose Snow (rather an odd name for
man, as the tramp anarchist. was really.
a comedian far above the average. and
his work was a feature Of the perform
s4ncc.
The production vas pleasing from first
tion for THANKSGIVING week.
The Virginian.
The sale Of. seats for '"The virsinian."
which will. be presented at the Academy
This afternoon and tonight. indicated
that one of tho best audiences of tho
season will witness this production The
play, as nearly every one knows, is
q dramatzatlon OF the novel Of the same
name but unlike many Of the book
plays" which have been so much in
vogue in recent years, it tells the story
with fine dramatic force, ana the plot
can be Understood without a knowledge
OF the novel.
Dustin Fnrnuin, In tho leading role role
IS young actor, who has already won
ils spurs, MS work IN AnSoha, laHlhS
,nadc his name generally known among
theatregoers, Mr.. Farnum made a most
decided impression In New York, when
THE Nirglnian" was produced there, He
realizes 10 the fullest the authors con-
ception Of the character.
Mr, Farnum before tho production Of
7he piece last fall visited Richmond with
a view Of studying The Virginia dialect
and for many days he Was wrestling with
the pronunciation,
The Glee Club Coming.
The University Of Virginia Cilce
and Mandolin Club Will appear nj tbs
Academy of MUSK, Wednesday evening
November sd for The benefit Of tht
Home for Needy Confederate Women.
The tickets have been for sale and tx
change at the Academy since last week
and indications arc that the brilliant sue
cess, which has greeted the appearance,
OF The club elsewhere, will hn rcpeatc,
here.
The TACT that the.clnb comes on the cv
of Thanksgiving VIII likely make II scor
tn q crowded house The worthy object
which brings IT, cunlncnds its coming I.
The public ~ large
All classes Of Richmond people, soclct
leaders; the University of Virginia Alum
nj and the many who have never llear
81 Giee cub programme are looking eager
~ forward 10 Tomorrow evening.