The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-04
BLUES PLAY Went
RIGHT INERR|LY
Professor Napoleon Pleascs a
Large Audience ~ Perform
ance Very Creditablc.
YOUNG PEOPLE PACK STAGE

| wildcring procession of marvellous scenes
and an audience overlooking with good
humor scored for Professor Napoleon
that uncommon, German of lnuucstioned
/ parts. distinct triumph upon his first
bappearancc in Richmond last night
| 1t was something new and fresh Ut al
events. The stage was filled With little
| people working away more earnestly
| than ever ali old hand dd--whooping IN
dams and dincing devils, jackics. spick
and spnn and tripping japanese, switches
and iinps, and college luds and lassies-'.
\ curious medley, but II pleasing one, and
probably most pleasing because It's Ike
was never seen before. There were nun
drctls OF them III all. and how they Cnme
and went so we'll Is the marvel so''lc
faltered now and then, MS they were OK
| pccted to do, and occasionally n thunder
/ storm or 81 disgorging of red devils IRON
| the bowels OF the earth was an lhsthnt
| Into in occurring. But these we're incl
| dents that called for no note, except tue
| handclaps of the onlookcrs, ana even
when one little horned demon lost ms
| grip on the crust Of the earth ana ma
| to DO yanl1ed up by the nape OF his neck
| 1t was applause that nc Sot, ho1iiiiis
] more nor less.
AS a whole. 1t was remarkably done.
! Tho Professor and his company carried
the day9or the night with them. anu as
ElonE cas they lingcr their success IS as
sl,red. The audience was large and bril-
| liant. Governor Montague and his family
occupied box. and the faces of many
| we'll known men and women were III the
| pit. The Governors staif, respondent In
gold braid. divided attention with the
Blues themselves, many OF whom. III full
dress uniform. sat In the audience. The
house was practically filled. A portion
Of the top gallery was reserved for the
members OF the cast who were unloaded
from tho stage rs fast as they finished
their parts. and from this point the bon
neted and red-cheeked maids and the be-
whlskered little men sent down Il grand
chorus Of cheers that nothing could
check. The big people themselves were
not far behind iii their enthusiasm.
Everybody laughed and applauded from
the start until the finish, and everybody
was pleased.
The senior men were good as men are,
and might have shone elsewhere, but
when the senior girls came out with their
stools and sat them down where they
could be looked upon, there was nothing
to do but look.
4 + Mr. Brent made good Richard in tho
.hero's part, and with his chorus called
out much applause. Even better as q
musical hit. and, in fact one of the best
features OF the evening In all respects
was the performance of the sailor crew.
with Captain Murray in the person Of
James McBain9 at Its head. Tile old
men and the old women came and went
hobblng along the boards, and the wiz
ard and his imps and the witches and
their queen all passed in wonderful re-
view. The costumes were always appro-
pirate and attractive
The lumber Of very3 small children in
the cast was astonishing, and the man
nei' IN which they were kept to the lines
.vAoke volumes for hard days of training.
little AIicharx Crump, who. rs black
Sambo, the college mascot, led n chorus
of youngsters. immortallzcd himself then
and there The football boys tangled
themselves up in good Gridirona shape.
and the automobile group was excellent.
The spot lights were worked with great
effect, and Tho Japanese scene near the
close was given well-deserved applause.
1t Is impossible to name them all. Mrs.
C. G. Walker, who took the part OF the
preceptress Of the college. received Il
large bouquet during the evening. The
leading parts were all we'll done. and to-
night will be better done than ever. now
that tho stiffness has been worn of.
Miss Gussie Reinhardt was particularly
good as Inez, and her singing was n
feature OF the show Miss Tatum, Mr..
Hinton, Miss Cason and the others all
did we'll. The Professors part was done
cxcellcntly by Mr.. Boschen, whose clean
work served In no small degree to make
the play q success.
ff The Caste.
The entire cast deserves praise. Here
| it is, arranged In the order OF the ap-
pearance of the different characters upon
tho stage:
Helen, a student. Mrs. Monlrosc Graham
| Madam De Willard, prcceptrcss of
sagchurst College. Mrs. G. G. Walker
Elsie, II country girl. Miss Lucy 'ratum
Mr. It.. r. Brent, Jr.
Oliver and Robert, Richards chums,
Mr.. ". Powers I.efebvre, Mr.. Lar
kin Glazebrook
Mr. Phiz, teacher Of physics and cllem.iiA
istry.... i. ........ Mr.. r. M. Bidgood
ltInIeez Fisltc the senator's granddaugh-
ter -. Miss Gussie Rcinhaldt
Senator l'iske, from Pennsylvania,
Mr.. J. Conrad Hutchinson
Campus Cops-R. NJ. Glinn, Sheppard
Crllmp, w. s. Register G. c. Boisseall.
Captain Murray, Of the y. $. $. Iowa,
Mr.. James McBain
Professor Napoleon. principal and in
structorof German. Mr.. II. G. Boschen
Tho Wizard. ...........Mr. John Hinton
Mrs. Little. ..,.,.........,,.Phylis Brown
Mr.. Small..... Spot krause
Mrs, Burch. .,..........,..Mary Armster
Mrs.. Bunker OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Lena hTatesky
Mrs. Johnson... Gladys Hewitt
Leader of school girls-Miss Bessie Evans
Sambo, the college mascot,
Mlchaux Crump
Resale, leader of the banjo girls,
Miss Bessie lie Masurler
indian Prin cess, !, Miss Marjorie Knowles
ri III, n Japanese, -, ~. Miss Jane Cason
Xxi III, FL Els lover. Mr.. VIM. o. Leonard
This afternoon and tonight $thc per-
Torrance will be reproduced. Tonight
tho first lower box on each side Of the
house will be occupied by the George
town and North Carolina teams, who
meet here to-day on tho gridiron, The
color scheme OH tho stage Will be
changed, and Georgetown and North
caEolina both will be represented in tho
ribbons.
DR.. Johnson to Preach.
| In the absence of the pastor, the Rev,
r Jorf n II \Vnlfho1I ia NIL nit n n thC