The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-29
the AcadernY.l

81 81 81. S5ii At the Academy
monday night star cast sn i 1--WE Ft'Y'
"a tuesday and Wednesday nights
Eleanor Rohson In 4 erelyg airy An ..5
friday and Saturday With m tlnee SAT-
furday--Margaret Ang IL wires ,ess'
strategy Is Az, 81 u s3S
At the Bijou.
a Waiter e dwards 4 In st he 4 Sign Of the
-Four, all the week y usual y u n ALI
\ nees.. sst M q iii &
558,rhirty years I'M the theatre equal 1; o.
cycle in almost all other spheres e. ~ IL IS
5tiyity. rs rapidly do fashions and "a e ces
change. Yet II good play y sltWays |,
good play, however ARCHAIC Is outward
$gurb may seem, to N new genera Y q. rs
III not dGlcult To understand why DiEn-5
1ery.s ..rhc Two Orphans has held the
stage almost continuously SINCE ina 2
y night, IN December, 1874, when \ Z was first
produced int the famous old llli0ng 80 tlarti
Theatresin New ork. As u final a1ud Sc,
s the public seldom &elrs, and ~ II gives
q It's approval to Il play fora whole gem
,,ra ton. a tina t play, be IL tragedy. N elo-
81 ira ma, comedy or farce. nust have In IL.
certain vital element Is which raise = above
tho. ia mildly shifting fashions Of the line s..
r,hc repival.yo OF the pinys wit n the.fail7
star east, Which .ieller q Co. have suc
& ceeGcd In getting thcrs FOR ms pro
duCtions prolnise osb
= cresti X, us 1t mot aonly gives chances
Tor comparison between u the Old 3f9 anu
modern schools OF acting hut also in play
construction AS iS ME odrnlna, So ne
Two Orphans" Ii considered one Of the
greatest plays Of It's kind ever written.
IN fact, The Two Orphans shas,54for
many years. been consid cred Il q IA MODEL
which otherfp play instructors nave en- en-
deavored to follow. III X "!
The cast selected for this revival by
3LicblcrS and Co, and which will be seen
lat the Academy tomorrow night, Is one
OF the create aggrcgattoHs 81 3cele
the stage has ever known
AZ James O'Nell, OF ,"AIonto Christie fame,
will appear as M. De fNnudrey. d i}
5.53 ], f.. Dodson, who made his tirstfappear-
ance In this country With the kendalls
and afterwards created9a sensat ton as 81
monidics In Iilaw and lirlangcr's London
production of8"Ben Hnr, Will he seen as
Pierre, the character orignally Gp4ayedY
with great success by r. f. Mackay,
Louis James, onc-time member OF the
famous Boston Theu tire! Stock Company
Will appear as jacques. Mr. lanes has
been starring mt the head Of his own
company for the past ten veal .s4sS
Jameson Lee lslnncy will impersonatef
Picard, the character made famous by the
late Stuart Robson. Mr.. Flnney closed
his successful starring tour in "a Fool
ana His Money in order to accept his
present position. @ s
Isabel Irving will simpersonatc the blind
Louise. Miss Irving is Specuiarly fitted
for this character, both Stcmperamcntally
and nrtistlcaly. She has beenysa star
for tho past three years, appearing with
success at the head of her own company
4 iii tho "The Crisis
L sarah Truas, the I4enriette.H succeeded
Viola a len In 1.-THE Eternal City d
* C Mrs. IeNIoyne Will a appear q $ the Count
tss. Il & Sho is well and favoraily known
through her productions of Browning g
.'ln d Balcony,"Sini which she appeared
with Otis Skinnersnn Eleanor Robson