The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-02
NINETY AND NINE
TEMPERANCE PLAY.
Show at Bijou This Week One
Of Best Of Kind Ever
Seen Here.
SEAT SALE FOR MANSFIELD
Crowd Expected at Academy To
day When Box-Office
Opens.

! The Bliou has a play on this week,
THE Ninety and Nine" that will please
all sorts and conditions OF people. There
liz In 1t the religious note that will appeal
TO those who do not, as a rule, attend
/ the theatre, for ali earnest cry against
and Miss Bayonne Whippe as Ruth
Blake Is us pretty and attractive a
temperance worker ns one could find in
long days journey.
1t is a play with II moral, full of lofty
! sentiments, yet not hacking in those
startling and meodramatc situations,
which at once delights and thrills the
gallery.
THE railway scene In the last OF the
third act, when a real" engine dashes
through the prairie fire, the hero sitting
in the cab caused the widest excite
ment, and was in itself we'll worth the
price of admission.
The Whole piece was splenddly staged
and well-acted. In fact, 1t is the best
show of its kind that has held the Bijou
boards for many day.
Mr.. Frederick Montague the star, play
ed Tom Sslverton" in manner that
havoc with the hearts OF the matinee
girls. who have a penchant for lost
Sheep
Myra Brook was probably the best on
the stage, although she had hut small
part.
If the crowds that filled tho Bijou on |
yesterday keep up. this will be a record
week. for the house was packed at both
performances. and Mr. Mckee, the man
ager, wac forced to close the box office |
fifteen minutes before the curtain went !
up. and to announce that no one else
would be allowed to enter the theatre I
The Ninety and Nine company Will
play matinees to-day. Thursday and Sat- |
urday. and every night during the week.
Creston Clarke and an acceptable COM
pany presented Monsieur Beaucaire" at
the Academy yesterday before large audi |
ences at both matinee and evening per- |
formances. Mr.. Clarkes "Beaucare" IS |
favorably remembered from last seasol,, |
and 1T stu proves as attractive as then. |
His supporting company includes Nell !
McEwen. who, az Lady Mary Carlisle, . |
shared largely in the success of the play. /
Mansfield Seats.
The opening of the sale of seats at the I
Academy OF Music this morning. Tor the |
engagement on next Saturday. matinee |
and night, OF Mr. Richard Mansfield will /
be the occasion OF lively scenes in the !
theatre lobby, Theatre parties, clubs /
classes and pupils, all from adjacent
cities. are inquiring by mail. telegraph I
and long distance telephone about seats ,
for Mansfield night. For the information
OF the general public the management de-
sires to say that there is tight and /
easy way to secure Mansfield seats. Those
who live in the city will be expected to
come to the box Office on the opening
day of the sale. Residents of other cities
should write at once. state the number
and price of seats desired. and enclose
remittance and addressed stamped envcl-
ope. These orders Will be numbered as
received, and they will be filed after the /
sale opens, not before. Those in line dur
ing the first hour of the Mansfield seats /
will have first choice To defeat specti-
lators. no unidentified buyer will be al |
lowed more than six seats. No unpaid /
reservations of seats will be held after - |
o'clock, noon Friday, January 9Th. At |
that hour all seats that have been held |
will be placed in the ticket racks.
Mr.. Mansfield will present during his i
engagement two of his best plays Beau
Brummell" is the bill at the matinee at
2:15 O'Clock, and Don Carlos" at S:l5 |
o'clock the same evening. Don Carlos |
Is spoken of as the most worthy dramatic |
effort of the actor since his memorable |
performance some seasons ago OF Rich /
ard III" 1t has met with generous COM
ment from the critics and has pleased
Mr.. Mansiicld's most blase friends.
Howard Kyle AS Mozart"
Howard Kyle, whose fine artistic en-
deavors were so much appreciated as
Nathan Hale" in which he starred for
several seasons, and whose John Ermine
Ia ctf,r me- N,,,,1 nfh M
table achievements have firmly established
h:: in the favor of theatre patrons. is
now appearing with unstinted success in |
the title role of Mozart" a poetic drama
based upon the life and romance Of the
great composer. Mr.. Kyle will present
this play at the Academy on Friday night.
with an adequate production and cast |