The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-15
FAREWELL TOUR
NINE. MD0JEs s H
The Great Actress Will Play
Mary Stuart" oil Tuesday.
Night
COMIC OPERA ENDS SEASON
Mr.. Barney Gilmore in "a Rocky
Road toeDubljn,' All Week
at Blot.

A farewell tour that Is ali the term
implies is that OF Nine. Helena Mod
teska, which will bring this magnificent
actress to the Academy In "Mnry Stuart"
Tuesday night In sumptuous revival or
one OF her greatest SUCCESSES. Some
players and singers begin TO say fare
we'll early and continue TO do 80 at
regular intervals until decrcpit with age
and forced by nature to retire. Mod
Jeskn never before authorltatively att
nounced n goodbye tour, and she never
will again She has obligated herself
to Manager Jules hurry by word and
bond never TO appear on the public
stage In Anericn, either professionally
or for charity, under any management
or circumstances whatsoever after TINS.
tour Her bond really was not needed.
Modjcgka's word always has been con-
sidered her bond, but she, knowing the
abuse to which so-caled "farewellsH
have been put. wished to make known
her determination IN the strongest man
ner possible. Very seldom 1t is that
an artistic rctires when In tho very prime
OF popularity and power. Mary Ander-
son, one OF ModJeska's warncst friends
and admirers, is about the only one who
did SO and held to her determination.
Realizing that on account OF her splcn-
did physical condition. some might be
Hskeptical OF her purpose. the Polish
actress was all the more ready to In
slst that the obligatory clause. carrying
with It heavy penalty. should be In
serted into her contract with Mr. hurry.
Last of the Season.
Richard Carrie says that THE Maid
and the Mummy is neither light Or
a comic opera, musical or farcchl COM
edy, burlcsque or extravaganza, but u
Is merely n merry musical meange, con-
tanning some OF the good points OF them
ALL and It Is introduced for the sole
purpose OF presenting beauty. laughter
and song. 1t was the musical piece thus
described by It's author that proved so
successful in New York. Boston and
throughout the, East and Middle West
last season, and which Is going over
practically the same territory again this
fall and winter.
''Thc Maid md the Mummy will be,
the last attraction OF the season at the
Academy. where 1t Is booked for Sat
urday. matinee and night. The company
will include May Taylor Margaret Burn
ham. Rose Walker, Janet Priest. Fred.
Warren. Edward Jolly, Earl Dewey and
Edward Groh. 100:
The story revolves about5tiic sale ofsa
supposed mummy by Washington Stubbs.
an impccunious actor-manager, to a SCI.
enlist, DR.. Elisha DobbIns. The mummy
turns out to be none other than Stubbs's
man OF MI work, Bolivar. There Ia
pretty love interest In the book. The
music. which is from the pen OF Robert
Hood Bowers. liz all tuneful and catchy
some OF the renlly famous numbers being
peculiar julia" HE Fell in Love With
Polly" MY Gasoline Automobile" and
"Oh. Gee. It's Great TO BE Crazy"
The company altogether numbers sixty
people. the bulk Of the members being
in the chorus. which IS 3claimed to be
sthc best-lookng that left !Rroadway or
Chicago this season. The Polly Girls. the
Julia Girls and the Poster Girls, positive
sensations last winter. will again appear
in the ensembles.