The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-10
.C;H|i|IAlIlU.|.N||.CEY' OLCOT1I
MAKES FIRST visit i.
Actor, Singer and Matinee Idol
.5 on First Southern
our.


ss There Is ono thing that tho audience
did at tho Academy Inst night that they
r did not tdo during last week 8 81 grand
& opera estivnl-- they d left tho Academy Of /
4 Music whistling and humming the airs 4
that were heard during Sthef pert rlnance.j
sChnuncey Olcott was the singer who
caused them to leave the playhouse In
( such evident good humor. # lie appeared 4
gn Richmond last rlg hit for the first time.
prcsentin Ing tho naw III y. renee INIT
MI olcott is d matinee idol 1T Is easy to
see. ~ Ho 4 Is quito q good looking chap
with 9 sweet voice and II gla cefuls pose.
Tho latter he employs frequer tlys II
III seeing C1cott play, y one canno Y be
unaware OFF the fact that tho a tor knows
le Is x Olcott posse all the quali.5|
Ties that would make him a u favoriteS
swithstho ma ority Of thea regocrs. Every
zone knows that Tho \ has Il not what could
by any stretch OF imag lion be called
a fine voice. IL He has q. q sW eet Ice,
admirably suited to tho littlo3 ballads he 4
Sings so well ,t4 The audi ence thoroughly
enjoyed his song, Sonny Boy ind
also lick, Tack, Mr.. Ole oft acts {
|fwithsan ease and grace, and speaks his I
lines with a synip thetl c voice that one 4
cannot he In admirlng. 5s3 sSs s48S
Is Tho play suits the actor splendidly, else
he would not be In t, & Els first pear
auce on the stage Is worked up until lit \
lis what might be called a hurrah ell-2.'
trance. AT the outset, tho play gives q
f signs OF being ethng NJ of ~. melo-sI
drama, but 1t very sool, settles down.
action quiet enough to- NAL Ike 81 IT.: quito
smooth running. Thcro8 are some very
pretty lines I'M the piece, and there is
plenty OF romance, @ indeed u i combines i
most happily several I Of tie elements
that go " to max 9 d up 3 a play that VIII
please every part Of Il the house rom Or
chestrp to gallery. 9gi ,j'y9 $sgs
The company Is quite ca pable. Alar-
glerite &IIaydeil,5 who possesses q 81 most 4
attractive personality. plays chnrmingly
THE role Of AIaureens D 4Arcy. III Gro 9hre
two children illSthci cast who deserve
mention. They are John Cough A and
Blanche lexander,S the tic Sts sweet
hearts, Danny and COMFY. - Fl Y.
e Mr.. Olcott responded to a. curtain call
Che received several during the evening" |
and made a Speech" in WHICH lie said
that he was sorry he had been aWa ~
So long, s but promised to return u tho
audience wanted him. The audience evil \
IDENTIFY did, Judging from the innnnerat IN
which they received this remark
5s Mr.. Olcott9 will appear ut matinee nnd
evening performances day "
Across the Pacific.
Tie Biiouthis week has ono Of Blaney's
rapid Are. mi lodramns. It Is the fastest
thing that tho king OF melodranles ever
gave tho public. y cross tho Pacl fc,, 9S
as presented at tho BiJou " last Mig llt,
needs mo description here. II has played |
lin Richmond twice before. Harry Clay |
spots, part, B willie Live Flo certainly
does live and t Is q strenuous life, TOO t"o.
There is moro action during five minutes
{of this piece, than one genera y gers
during n whole act Of $Ordlilary Z melo,
drama. The audience has 70 20 a deal
Sof travelling to keep up viii the various
characters III the piece. H U Is l$$l
81. Flrst. the audience finds itself at Joe
{Lanier's home, In lakewood Valley, Mon
tana; next Is shown q street IN emma
town, san Francisco, and this Is follow
ed by an opium den, IN which some
lively work Is done. Tho third net shows
tho Pacific Mail steamer y Dock, san. FruliT
mart for Montana. Tho last act Is the
most sensational Of all. Tho first scene
In this shows General I.aWton's head.
quarters. " Tho second scene Is tllht OF
the Blockhousc, in which the flght oe-
ours, bringing in action a. eating 9.tl gym.
EThls fight simply makes !, part I, o. tle3
house gat on Its foet IN Wild entn uslasM,
liz ia ono az tho most sensational amd
realistic clinaaxes found In any Of tl.e
Blaney melodramas, which Sia saving q q
IA VA cross ross tho Pacific" will be tho .blll
for tho ronalnder Of tho week. mere
Will lie a matinee day, ms usual
This Weeks Offerings.
Madame Antoinetta Sauna 4 dams
moska will give a piano recital at w
Academy to-norrow evening", critic
OF tho Hartford Courlnt writing OF inc
pianist says a. 49,.
mime, szumowska Is q player OF Inv
ability. She has Charm q appearanpe q as
Ier 10 her audience, Her programme last
evening y was well played t,rougllons 8an rt
for the most part brilliantly played. ~
seems d great nifty that she did not nave
a more musical and sylnpatAettc audi.
.,v,e for an artist Of her rank deserves
greter consideration than was SHOWN
her,, .9 . Nj 4 -. *. }s AZ Y L
Howe's Moving Pictures.
cleyer,# timely, well intonated and nlod "
lated sounds that aceentuate every action
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