The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-26

ie.ec,, i yynch and Shrimp. In which Lyhct,
sMa,va his rover over his white COLLEAGUE,
Z Il NM 5Ynrklyi hints at his Intentions 70 gett
II 1,sn cameron out OF the way, because !.
MI stands between me and my desire s !.
3A +, t.n,n,,flln horde Of corhf "a NEGROES
u and members OF the black ba1id sWar -
MN i4Ye ,arlor behind the nuctloneer,
,,,a ,syprl blas 5000 for the place. Just
ns8ItGfs about to be knocked down E!sie
stn,ct,,n,, BIDS 81 900 and saves the ga y.
% General Forrest, who now enters, nus !.
.n.,,c 10 urge Ben to take chieftainsnip
~ the Ku-Kiux- Kun. Dr. Cameron &c de-
,n,irs and argues for the healing process 's
Y ~ Tine but General Forrest repllcs Ahu
strikes the keynote Of the play ny say ny !. W
s,tx.n t,.ci,t b1cl, to the old flag. but Ind
we known OF Whit awaited us VIC eo QUIZ
hare fought Il hundred years One step
r,,yc 1, waits lis, and that Is to go down
,,,,tl, thc shadow, where the claw OF l!'o
a,1ac,. 5,nnst waits for the throat OF the
white girl. 81
i4ero Lunch and Shrimp returned 20
iislk,nd Bcns troops and shrimp il llt1,
4 noisy huianguc. prochimlns .ne er " H.
;;vEof the races and the downfall o. tne INV,
\ 'ristacr!ssv whcreuponl the faithful
4 Sc,es. leaps out and knocks Shrimp down,
\ amid great applause. saying: x GU say
is',s GOOD rs any whiic man, SO l Is as
spoa ls vol Take that
"Thc Black Horror
,rhr third act Is the tragedy OF the
NAV All through its length. stalks or
stnks or lecrs the black horror OF INC
being With n mans Intelligence ana y
h,,sstta mission. Soften and modify u
MS You Will, tho unacceptable susses,i.o,nl
IL one too horrible for words, ~ wy
Flora's birthday party Is interrupte e. py
very well done scene between ieeise,
. rs, ,,,I 1rh Rpn comes
sec her presents she bursts INTO tears
I'd he throws away II box of candy given
35 ~, Nv ,Gus" The dramatic value OF
tbis act Is heightened by the presence
~ c;us who turks In the background, hp-
nsotnsr and disappearing throughout INC
,vLolc scene Flora finally goes 10 inc
sprinr to feed her pet squirrel WHY nv
Remand Elsie have touching scene, ~
,yttch lie declares that he is inc . cn,ei
ofrthc 1lu Klux Khan, and gives Wy
,,rinciples and objects Of that poaS "
4, ,hl e,iaent delight of the gallery
M, 1,,ora does not return. hurried
..,,oh ,s nln,le with no results, ana IN
d,s13er,t,on n posse is organized 70
sn,rch FOR her body. 1t is agreed that
one shot shall be the signal II she Is
g to,,,a dcad or two II alive. After an
,nonlzin.. period of suspense. ono long
q revcrbe,-, Mt shot is heard. and her grlei-
stricken father bows nnd wr'thes -
4 homeless grief. 49,
hoI1 s,non thed audience and whch -
nrchestra tried tuplessenNthe tension y!
having a lively air,E voice cried ous
AVID a storm of Kisses. q" The ldcn o.
-la,,;n.- Two step after scene my
thot ), Dut the band, nothing dauhleu'
Il played on. 10 ~,
me next sccnt, in the cave OF the ~. Nv
Elux Khan, shows the members III .ns.1
rnhes listening to the ritual. Gus, ullci-
ing inarticulnte sounds Of terror Is uias s'
God in, and under the influence OF h!p-
a,,s,n +nIls how little Flora was drown
"a IN her efforts to escape lie Is co1l-
der,nea 10 death and led away TO exc
cution. oa,,o
Act opcns in Lynch's private once,
where Lynch again exerts ms po ,yr
over Shrimp by threats and promises
and makes Shrimp appoint MN nc''i's
Governor. 49,,
'Thc plan is to declare martial law ana
trv and condemn Ben Cameron by mil
torv authority Stoneman, who has the
preside Mt s proclamation declaring mar
tinl law. declines to give 1t to Lynch
and calls his daughter Elsie to testify
against Ben in n civil trial. a very anus
ng scene was given here Chcle tA'e e'.!s
declares that he was done with NY
ing to be sheriff and was 'gwine back 70
nlourhing ter morrer mawnin'' Elsie
declines to testify and drurl-heau
court-martial Is ordered.
% After the prisoner, Ben, Is carried out,
and the room Is cleared, Elsie returns
10 bcg for Ben's life and Is kept prisoner
by Lynch who. finding his suit scorncd'
decides 10 marry her by force.
Later Stoneman returns All or MS
theories about social equality vanlshes
like thin air when Lynch asks for the
hand of his daughter, and the tangle
IS cut by the unexpected entrance OF
Ben Cameron. who had not been killed.
at the heat! of the Khan. and the curtain
falls as the discounted but not dis
mayed Lynch is carried out by the now
triumphant whites.
Art of the Player.
From the standpoint of art, which
means a keen and upprcciative insight
of the part that is being enacted, Mr..
Austin Webb who played the negro
Lleutenant-Governor OF South Carolina
In The Clansman last night, stood out
pre-eminent amongst his excellent fellow
players. sf1lriiF2.- Az
That the character was repulsive to Tho
audiece and that his lines were hldeously
offensive TO Southern ears at tales,
only emphasized the more the extremely
clever and delicate manner in which he
+ interpreted the part. His voice was mel
low and strong, and his gestures easy
and natural Mr.. Webb was easily the
starr
Mr. Franklin Richie as the warm
hearted, impulsve Southern cavalier
made fine impression. From the mo-
Inent he entered he won the sympathy
OF the audience, and held It firmly In
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