The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23

20 be attacked by feroelous enemies
men fr rnonsters--whom You pound
puncturt, tear apart and utterly destroy
with the greatest ease. but who won't
stay dead ana are up and at you ~
forms more horrible than before IL was
IKE that with the White chief. IIo
strev0ed the desert with that villain many
times, but again and again the foe
gathered himself together. and resumed
his fendish pursuit OF the heroine. lie
hired a gang Of Bedouins TO abduct the
girl. and slav their noble chicftain. he
maddcned them with hasheesh. and
promised 60 let them have their way
with the maiden when they caught her.
he armed them with scven-pop pistols
and razor-edge swords for their various
onslaughts; bat. my goodncssl haven't 7
told YOU that Mr.. Montgomery Irving Is
tn strongest tragedian on earth2
once the White Chief flung seven men
over his head In rorid succession. like
"a juggler tossing balls; again, when they
tried 20 rush him in wedge formation.
hc caught up their leader. and used him
AS sandbag 20 feli the rest OF them.
and yet again. when they sBeakcd 5ehiad
him. and capped irons ON his wrists
and ankles he broke the metal like put-
~, choked a miscrcant with each hand
while kicking others insensible mounted
his horse. drew up the girl to his side.
and sped away MP tine mountain Ike
combined Lochinvar and AIazeppa. And
when no led her across the stage in re-
spousc to "a recall tn ere followed a. file
OF broken ard battered Arabs. each IN
his own peculiar state of umpine STUN
bling contortion. 20 the ccstatic delight
OF the people.
A Novel Vaudeville Act.
TWO English actors. musty old ag the
favorttc ale OF their country. Charles
imported across the Atlantic for our
vaudeville market. Warner became so
addicted TO Zola's :'Drnk'' tutrtt re..t
ago, that he has had delrium tremens
on tho stage almost daily ever since
American audiences have seen some OF his
hts Edouin was the comedian with Lydia
Thompsons blondes and so is the father
Of the present generation OF funny men
H. musical farces
Warner mas "a son-nOw here in service
with Eleanor Robsou-who Is so light
and easy a comedian as 20 throw the
fathers heavy laboreG method into cN-
trcme contrast. The senior Warner IL
using a condensed drama. At the Tele-
phone which originated at Antonio
famous Paris theatre OF art oddities. In
the play, as acted there. a woman was
shown in the first scene alone and unpro-
tectcd in suburban house. She heard
robbers breaking In. telephoned TO her
husband in town for help. and when
the curtain fell she was covering at the
instrument in terror The second sconc
was at a house in the city where the
husband. guest at "a dinner party. was
called to the phone 20 hear his wife's
pitful plea for aid, and TO be unable TO
save her
For vaudeville use. the essential first
scene is omitted The start is made with
Warner telling that he has left his wife
at home unprotected overnight The ac-
tor thus deprives himself OF any pre-
iude. and relies on mis- own unsupEorteI
power OF vocal and visual expression
while informing the audience of the TRACE
dy which is taking place at the other
end OF the wire. Warner IS one of those
slow. measured. deliberate and everything
bit expeditions actors OF the old school
who tire you out with their excellence.
IN case you are "A hurry-up American
with nerves that ache r. they have TO
wait sun, he gets a hold Of the audience.
and doesn't let go. with the tragedy OF
the wife's murder by the burglars. which
he is supposed 20 hear but of which
not sound or a glimpse is other than
imaginary.