The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-03
At the Academy.

Monday, matinee and nlg',t---"Htn'a
Z Hearts"
Tuesday--Eusenla blair In "a Dolls
HOUSE,"
. Wednesday---""The Fortune Teller"
Thursday, matinee ard night-roy
"a Bunch of Keys"
Friday and Saturday, matinee ana nlgh1
Pete Baker III 1.-THE Legend OF the Cat
skilIs'
Al the Bijou.
All the week, with matlnees Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday--Mur-
ray and Mack in "Around the Town."
There Will be something on at the
1 Academy every night this week, and ut
& three matinees while the l3ijou opens Its
4 doors for the season with Murray ana
4 Mack, in a new piece entitled around
the Town" This is the first time these
\ comedians nave appeared here Mt popular
prices There will be four matinccs at
the Biiou during the week
3 "lluman Hearts, a melodiama that
R Is rs popular. among the patrons of plays
4 of this type as ''frhe Old Homestead IS
( among the lovers of the pastoral drama,
will be seen at the Academy at two per-
!. formanccs tomorrow. This play Is the
y greatest of all the dramas written by
Z Hal Reid and has lived longer than any
x - u
q and simple. with all the elements that are
deemed essential in the makeup Of plays
4 which must have the villain and the
Ii low comedian IN order TO be entirely sue
Y ccssful. Human Hearts, has both. The,
{ play ia so familiar here that 1t needs no
description. Most theatre gocrs know Its
2 plot by heart. but nevertheless those who
{ admire this play 80 season after season.
X and allow their emotions to be worked
~ Oppn hvt4ha sort nj snn m emf with which
" the drama deals.
"a Dolls House"
x Tn selecting "a Dolls House" rs the
Y vehicle for her present tour Miss Blair.
not only aocedas to the demands OF the
81 public for the works OF the great Nor
y wegian but fulfills cherished ambition
namely, the presentation of her charac ;
& terization of Nora Hclmcr, the NEST In
G1tensely human of all OF Ibsen's lharoines.
n Miss Blair brings to the portrayal Of
a the part not only, hor strong enthusiasm
Z but broad and intimate. knowledge o ,
Z, the works of the great Northmnl, and
. particular and acute possession of the
u authors conceptions and IDEAS Miss Blair
y has for years been n devoted student CT
z Ibsen, ard her delineation Of the char
& acter Of Nora will doubtless prove rev.
y clation to the many admin ers OF her
Z work In emotional roles. Her character
D painting of the development of Nora Eel
II mer whose personality has been dwarf.
Is ed and stunted by the BRUTAL esotsm OF
father and husband. by whom her ma.
s. ture Is misunderstood, is n remarkable
i dramatic achievement, and the lights and
il shades she produces through the entire
* picture are rs subtle and convincing as
ID they are artistic and delightful
In mounting the play Miss Blair has
been to great pains to follow mlnutoly
II the conception Of the author, with the
result of retaining the true Ibsen atmo-
sphere. Miss pl3lalErss supported by an
Z exceptionally Clever company, the mem-
4 hers OF which have been selected because
OF their knowledge OF Ibsen and spe-
ii cial fitness for their respective roles.
q The cast Includes Edmund Elton as Lead
: ing man, an actor of convincing methods
and more than ordinary force. The pla Y
z Will be seen Tuesday night at the
Academy.
The Fortune Teller.
When Alice Nielsen produced "rhc For
tune Teller one Of the brightest and
e most tuncful comic operas the American
stage has seen IN the past quarter of n
century, she stopped at nothing In tho
matter Of expense TO make the produce
ton as beautiful as 1t could be made
This entire production Is being present.
ed this season under the direction of
Milton and Sargent Aborn, who, with
what Is reported 10 be q most excellent
company, are duplicating the original
success made by Miss Nielsen with this
beautiful opera, The organization In
cudes selected cast, headed by Grace
Orr Myers. who is the only American
prma donna who has yet been able to
follow IN Miss Ncisen's footsteps sue
cessfully, Miss Myers is one of the young
est prima donnas on the American stage,
her first big success "A couple of years
ago being as sopbrette with the Frank
Daniels Company, Miss Myers efforts
are most satisfactorily supported by tho
work Of clever comedians and an OK
celent cast all through surrounded by
big beauty chorus whose splendid
vocal work In ensemble numbers Is n
special feature. AS 10 "Thc Fortune
Teller" as an opera, Il is conceded TO b
one of the classics az American comic