The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-28
The SIMPLE | L d /: IS ]
lively I ENOUGH !|!|;'.|i
Comedy Was s Too SIC. Slow and and
q Laughs Too Far E; I M X. 81
Apart.


sis.sTho Simple III fc ns a coined IS fa
too simple for the stage II is q, the ex-
IRENE Of simplicity. Hoy such ~ com po 3
;sssiot, could ever pass the necessary pre-
tlmlnarics Which must take place be tore
1T cnnb giYon tho public is 81 tnys'tc
III would seem that any, one with any
,khowledg 90 of tic irequlrcmcnts 8whicil{a,
comedy must possess II, order TO be sue
Hcessful, would, upon the fret reading OF
This play, have cast u N asid o as Ia u pe-
less piece or work. There Isl little In III
ftogrccomn,end It to the sta &c. Q cca sion
ally there are n few lines that cause ~
laugh, but they are SO far. par tina the
audience tforgets that It ever SIM let. s;5ss
SaSir. Charles Dickson, n g comedian of
some equation. appeared in the role
tot Theodore 5anguine, butt the part off
3fercd few opportunities, ana was a. total
far as furnishing humor was
concerned. Ss1 The same "a III existed as to-
all tic other roles. II 10 laughs were
Sn,ucl, too Il far y remove s. TO keep the at-5
'd,cnce ever half wa nterestsa. 35sgi
. The Two Orphans.
M " n he all-star " Two Orphans will be
only. one per orlnance- and 4@ tho ndIca--,
stlons5 are I hat the 5enga gcnentswil prove
ono or the fsnlost auccessful III The his
tory OF 81 hcs theatre. NJ Among the per-
are Cara :slorrls who returns e the
stage especially fortsa this gsf Droduction;s
James O'Eell. who was compel LED ], to
cut short the. 81 ccessful run OF The
shs II cast Sarah
Trunk, who a T}l,ea rs 9 $ Helriette and
Isabel Irving, who has been sta airing for
the pa st tn years q %
( ). ID. b odsop MI be seen; as. I he crip-
I pied knit e- grinder. Pierre. Louis James
wifi be seen n as j Jacques. s the b gu flaw
mes rs g s y
local fayori te. He was an orr ginnl n en-
Der Of the famous Boston T heatre Stock
4 Company, and was for man, years con-
snected with Booth and Barrett.,5 Ell g
sSs!Sr 9tis E2 s.
pear rs La Froef,ard S $s
81 Eleanor Robson.
& Miss Eleanor 4 Robson, whose slong sue
cess Tirls.,a erel ", Mary Ann.',Nin London
and IN ew Y ork, has made her one Of tho q
foremost International actresses OF The
day, will be the TRACTION at the aga. .f,Sa!
Miss OLSON has Just returned from Lon
DON where she had one; OF the most re-
nlarknbleS cngag ements,g played py an
American actress In the British metro p
i;Slerely Mary Ann, the play 4, whish,
+ Miss Il I Robson has scored this " onderiul
S. d Is by Israe ZangWill. Il and tells
simple and pathetle LITTLE story q ~
Ina cheap Lon don lodging mouse po1 i
.ss3s Margaret Anglin.
Margaret Anglln will make her flrst, ap,
pearanco IN Richmond as a full geo
star Friday and Saturday Of pext wee
Miss Anglln Will pres er,t on thls 9 c x;
siotil a new play o ( modern American I'VE
BY George Middleton, entitled sAssNvlie 9:
Strategy 4. sa Z. 55 (. H.,
" Last 81 "First False Step.
4 rhe ma tinee to-day and I he night sper-
formanco will bring the close ct the en- i,
earament 81 Her First False Step.
whichahns been packing the Bl1ou ~ !
every performance this week. 3. The play
I ia FAR \ al fferent from what the publio
Would believe from the title and teaches Ee's
a wholesome lesson. y; IN 89 7. d 4
The Sign Of the Is ", q y
There u are many Interesting features res
n the I CIV version Of "The sign 9, the
Four.H the modern nnla,.S W mic hssNga!-
ran Edwards and his supporting company
VIII offer theatre-goers at the bi1ou nexe
' "TsM. nopular favorte scored one Of tho
falling hit 8 OF the history OF local I lnss
Rant ricnl when last seen here, ana the
ta II that,the popular 'Sherlock Holmes.
story has been completely recast exclte g:
no little interest. 3S 81. f}i. itl44 4. Ill