The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-26
EZRA KENDALL SEEN 4:
IN |N| A |. /. liC G..
Weather Beaten Benson at
Times Much Under the
Weather. as.,!


Iii 'tWeather Beaten Benson Mr.. Ezra
Kendall has. Sn8 play that only begins 10
become really tcresting rs It ncais the
5ciose. Tho comedy reminds one Of tho
weather conditions treated Of IN the
play. "a There are ways Indications that
8ther droughttwillB be broken but the dry
spell holds On ia long time. II continues
1ttirorgh5sthe first act. 4 and the greater
part OF the second. III + he play Is Intended
to be very qnlet,:3 and is&bult along the
snlileS lires II hat have made some OF tho
most successful dramas given to the
sta sc. 3i5 IS gii 8i: tit;
rio Quiet ,lay, because ] 1t lacks actiotl,8
h IS enc or the mos t dhlciilt to enac CT. a l-$
Etl1cugl, 4 Nj. Kendall & and his company
have been presenting tllisNpiece since last
September, there q res ines during the
play especially iii the first act----wncnlthe 4
Isl given hat IN rehearsal 6iss
needed. 81 The cliaract ers are not natural
I'M their moments of rep cse 3 5s * NJ
Every one. seems to be waiting for some
one else. That Il a Inc effect 1t produces
on the audience. n Il $3ss II is3 N N. III
NJ Mr. X endall has developed Into one Of
the easiest and most ( ma tural 4 OF act ors.8
4 He works along the same. line that ode
Sol SmItk a Russell Ct fam BUS and which
has since been d tied by Tim Murphy
Both actors strive for he same effect
and both partly suc ceed In producing IT,
SOL Smith s Russell 4 produced II without
striving. III 5afs@
n Az S. lucille Ia Verne is aga In q, mcnl-s
fbers DC Mr. Kendallis company, and she
$ q most IL heart reception "A asst
8nlght from her d dlllirers who have not
forgotten the days Of the Cilffen Stock
Company. Her Mrs. Fl pplc s was q plen-5s
did piece of work Ssg 8.i.|
Charles Dickson's Company
M the selectlo heir present com I, u i;
he iliust ~
sinple \ L .'Ssj Charles n d ckson and his
tmanag ohm n a en- ga aS y, a IA
ts.s aRpsal s]s se
sprettiest girfs.G tina I'll ever 1T AZ ews A. orks
Withgsany con,pt!,ly. hey Include Helen
AdeliSs f Re hi
pie, atalie Dunlas and Dick-
sons associate oneida MS lnc cI!,t,
,liam MeKeyT " sufGesaeG and
starred lii the srple two sea sons. and ike
wise was a. leading member Of the sup;
port Bro%n etEe tp ana
around the world q George AN verill re-
scently%quite q feature In the musical pro- 2
auctions at tho n ew3 York Casino, sc, ];
Henry Hoover, who Is what U.s. technically
Etcrmedifin thea trlcals Il find.
#S Charles Dickson and his com any, In
s.a,TheS Simple Lii Will he at The cad
envy Saturday, tlnee and night.
Many Famous Artists.
s When ..s.rh Two, Orphans tour was first
announced the Wiseacres Of the pro es-
sSma rs
sible to keep the all-star 9rganlza ton
together In, cond tlon8 Of 5an,lty AS witt,
50 many one eastthhere wnpla
would come sure md fast and that tho
tour would eventually y break up m q riot.
That the prophets Of the profession We're
company has now been out something 4
has nots3beeu one no te OF discord lin the
STEahlyas,Ga i n bg
4 happy family, on ii holiday. '$ } ~ b
1.-The production win be seen g the Acad-
(! envy MOnday nj ht, 5$S y5{ iiig
To Feed the Lions.
A eception is to be given 4nfter the
matinee this afternoon at the Bjou by
little Miss Dorothy who Is nightly thrown
into the cage with the two African lions
IN the presentation OF tho play 'Eler
First False ster, which is running ut
the popuar playhouse ths week: /, ~
meet tho little lady. ma also toSwtness
her feeding the lions. a 4.
Walter Edwards Coming,
Interest is aroused Sby the announcer
ment that Walter! Edwards. at the head
OF n carefully selected company Of play
sers. Will appear at the ,Bl Jol next week
In a revised vcrsion9of last seasons suc-
cess, s'Y"rhe Sign of the -Four, declared
to be the be st OF til. Conan DOYLE SFer-
lock Holiness tales,
THE tour Of Mr. Edwards Is being d.
i ected ny Wells. Dunno and Harlan Com
ipany. Tile now play Is said 4 Q contain
q great many interesting features II OF
the story not shown or told hcretofrre,
AS HAPPY
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