The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-01
.MAT|n[[S TODAY
At BOTH HOUSES
"Beaucaire' at the Academy and
Ninety and Nine" at the
Blot.
THE STORY OF "Don CARLOS"
Mansfield Seats On Sale TIES
day--Kyle iii Mozart on
Friday.
THE STORY OF 1D0N CARLOS

Crestoh Clarke in "BcaucaIre" will play
u special New Years Day matinee to-day
AS well asNthe regular night performance
at the Academy. Mr. Clarke, who is
fnvorite in Richmond, Will doubtless draw
large and enthusiastic audiences.
At the Bijou to-day the Ninety and
Nine company will play special holiday
matinee In addition to the regular per-
formances scheduled for the week.
MIR. Frederick Montague, who heads the
company, Is said to be an actor OF rare
ability, fully able to make the most OF
the intense art situations with which ths
Story of Don Carlo.
Carlos. which Mr.. Richasd Mansfield is
to produce ut the Academy on Saturday
night next is one OF the mot tragic and
Mansfield will act the roll OF Don
Carlos, son of King Philip 1ISof Spain
The prince is in love with and h beloved
~ Enr ne pb sees e ri a> Bss
and conmands her for his wife This
places Don Carlos in the position " be-
and she loves him. Schiller around this
situation has written a, wonderful stary
81 royal y plot and IN
drama of any language is the great
fourth act
Don Carlos mas Deen lrlprlSOneu 1Or al
legged conspiracy. His only friend. the
Marquis OF Posa, has come to him, and
while there IL assasslnated by n secret
agent OF the king. He comes with hls
court to treat with Carlos, but the prince
turns on his royal father and over the
dead body of his friend enacts a scene
which ranks among the ff,t two or three
in his entire, literature OF the stage.
Torn by all the passions OF love. grief.
hate and despair. the frenzied soul
seethes and pours itself forth in torrent
OF denunciatlon. yet remarkable In the
transitions from scorn to sorrow. from
grief to defiance. from tender pity to
raging hate.
This is Enough.
One critic in Chicago said: Mansfield
or any other or the greatest actors who
ever lived could risk li.s whole reputa-
ton on this Incompatible scene. ana !,
Mansfield never had done and never will
do anything else his enduring fame is
secure in this triumph" AT the special
matinee Saturday afternoon Mansfield
has consented to act his masterpiece.
Beau Brummel
The sale of seats for the engagement Of
Mr.. Richard Mansfield begins tomorrow
morning q, the b9x office o. tn &c As cad
erned by the same rules as adopted for
the recent appearance OF ahe Grand
Opera No mail orders will be accepted
nor VIII reservations be made by phone
until after tho rush nj the box office mas
subsidized All unpaid reservations Will ba
placed on sale Friday at noon.
Kyle AS Mozart.
Howard KYLE. whose reputation as n
star OF the first order has long ago been
established. is meeting with nuqualihed
success In the poetic drama: entitled
mozart" which was especially written
for him by Miss Ivy Ashton Root,
niece of Secretary of War, Elihu Root,
and will be seen at the Academy on next
Friday.
The inlay is said to abound In romantic
Interest as well as In exciting episodes N
the life of the famous composer. and to
afford Mr. Kyle all the advantages ne.
cessary for the display of those artistic
talents which have endeared his por-
travels Of Nathan Hale. John Ermins
of "On the Yellowstone" and other
characters to the play-gong public.
Heir to the Hoorah.
Guy Bates Post, leading man of This
Heir 10 the Hoorah' Company, eRsan MS
theatrical career as an usher in a Seat-
lie theatre and reached the stage BY
way OF the box Office route David war
field. who also halls from the Facing
Coast served his apprenticeship In the
front of the house before he became an
actor Mr.. Post has made notable sue
cess In ''-rhe Heir to the Hoorah. which
comes to the Academy of Music IN 1e"
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