The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-02

recuy 70 the girl or his heart and very
deeply emouonalizes the hope that some
day YOU and I shall take our To- to-
gether 10 some distant sky bur she
gave no heed TO his yearning. and talked
fondly with his rival
BY the way. have never seen IN
print the story that Clement Scott writer
of the ardent "Oh, Promise Me-" being
q devil ot fellow among women. didn't
az first publish the verses. hut gave quito
graphic copies 20 a half-dozcn London
ladies' II isn't told how many OF them.
~ any. made the promise 20 20 lovingly
slSyward with him: but some OF them
uid get together. compare poems and de-
stroy the value of bis asnatory compost
iion for private use by sending it 20 a
m magazine for publication Subsequently,
our Reginald de Koven u1ade a tune for
&c. and II became instantly the popular
ballad. which # still is.
"Sir Anthony"
The main oddly of Chambers Sir
Anthonv" IS that there is no Sir Anthony
ever visible i'm IL. The principal character
Is ana Ananias. who. am humble H.. Don
clerk. has exchanged casually q few words
with Sly Anchony ou shipbcard. and on
eettin~ homie bracs chat ne has -n@ae 'he
intimate acquaintance of the aristocrat.
That De leads TO others. ana the liar. as
ira hundreds Of plays. knots and tangies
his affairs uovtricarlv. 1't-
this time is William Norris. who is there
ho prt 'nto rhr process ~ fr
star comedian. Success would be surer
81 Chambers eXcee1'nglv T0elie.
with its types of London middle
ciassers had been subjected 90 thorough
Americanization for this country.
Yet Haddon Chambers is not focrv
ga his humor. he joiues the audience into
finally occepting his Anart-.
plucky fellow after Do hes been nothing
better than cad and snob. Ills rival
is % husky boxer. who has hcctorcd him
Very much and FOR a climax 10 the
r'at. ne hreces up mis- courage and dares
tho bigger chap to deht 80 out. They re-
tire ro the floor--o~f 7@'Na ~--,tr
blows are heard The girl OF H.. canten-
zion watches it through window. and
her excited ordinations givesan account
Of IT, as happens SO often with horse
races Ia turf dramas The Nar-tu~ned-
hero reappears with his face bruised %
be followed by his beaten foe in n much
more battered condition and thus "Sir
Anthony az least makes Cd hit at its
finish
Love Of a Geisha."
= Ja7.7re-- war drama was "a novelty %
tho work u was hale hour affair az a
matinee. and its authoress was IT'S ac-
ifnTs assisted ONLY bv two persons. who.
'i.'NH IT'D IN 70 tlffp "a hundred words
cach Ifrf the woman was FNiU-No "a
Nornr m1tron OF high social degree g.
l04uese smart society IN both Toxin
Hnd Now York The same Yash'e
Marsino. who had been Belasco's aid tn
accuracy In Madam Butterfly ana
Tho Darling % THE Gods" bossed tip-,
production ~ THE Love OF "a Coisha.
which therefore was TO Doe ac~crted as
aa authoritative sort ~ thing: and when
Fnii-lfo toddled INTO view with her hod,
bent forward from the hips. and opened
h0~ Gan with r j-~i,v riir ] had 10 give
up my old notion that tho three little
maids from school I'm The Mikado"
were exoggerations
Fuji-ko was as plaintivo rs Blanche
hates's Cho-Cho-San. but the attern-ts
at Relascan Illusions were ludlc~oue
Will tho dear little wife sat on the
floor tcll'nE her sad story % an accom-
psniment OF native music the scenes
were thrown on tho SKY. ~ though she
was imagining them. A few were moving
photographs ~ martial Incidents. and
soberly Impressive. but most Of them rge~.
jap artists drawings. and your own
Jap fans and screens will tell YOU what
they looked Ike.
FRANK F-YLEs