The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-07
PRINCE OF P|LSEN
| BETTER THAN EVER.
This Clever Musical Comedy Was
Played Before Packed House
Last Night.
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Mr.. DANIEL RYAN RI AS HAMLET
Classic Play Will Be Most Credit
ably Staged at Bijou
Tonight.
Mr.. DANIEL RYAN AS HAMLET

few. If any, vacant seats in the house.
II The company has many in the cast that
have appeared here before, and what
ter, the production, as whole, being of a
flrst-class order. In this respect one
could not help being agreeably surprised.
Musical comedies usually descend the
scale of excellence In ratio to their re-
appearance. but last nights production
equals, IL not surpasses, any of its pre-
decessors.
All of the familiar pretty music was
enthusiastically received and Jess Dandy,
as the Imaginable Hans Wagner. got n
laugh for every word. It's doubtful
whether there Ia more absolutely
laughable scene on the stage than Hans
Wagner in the fountain, and the roar OF
laughter Is as long as his stay in the
watery element.
Miss Ruth PEBBLES, as Edith Adams,
and J. Observation-Disclosures as Artie, were
especially good. Miss Peehles's voice Is
sweet, and she sings with great deal of
ease, while Artie could hardly have been
better played.
The chorus was the best that has ever
appeared here in this play. itt
Audience Not Disturbed.
Quite number of persons had to stand
through the first act last night, but all
Richmond had been advised that the
curtain would rise at Sis and that no
one would be seated after that hour until
the first act had been concluded, and so
they had no one to blame but themselves.
The rule was not made to annoy any
one, but to save annoyance to those VINO
are prompt and who wish and are en-
titled to the enjoyment of the play with
out late corners walking over their feet
and making them get up after they have
gotten fixed in their seats The hour
was advanced to Sis because many OF the
best plays are long and often keep the
audiences until 11:30 o'clock. ~
Hamlet at the Bijou.
Mr.. Daniel Ryan. who has been win
ming new laurels at the Bijou this week
in the melodrama. Forgiven" viii pre-
sent Hamlet Tonight tomorrow mat
inee and Tomorrow night Mr.. Ryan
has excellent support. and all who at
tend the Biiou tonight and throughout
the week may expect $3.50 performance
at this pretty popular price house
Miss Thurston Returns.
Adelaide Thurston will be seen at the
academy this afternoon and night In her
new play. THE Triumph of Betty"
The authors W. a. P'rremayne3 and
Irving L. Hall, have endcavored to repre-
sent her as she really is; character
which will allow this dainty comedlenne
ito display her charms as an actress bet
ter than any role she has ever been seen
in. The action of the play takes place
in an old cathedral town In England. The
beauty of the place. its quietness and
historic traditions that surround 1t with
its quaint old characters make the comedy
effective, and charming from beginning
to end.
The petite star is provided with a very
handsome production and the company are
Edward Lester. Frederick 6kerby, ROLAND
wallace Edmund Ford, Fred G. Hearn,
T.. A. Kelly, Eric Francis, Madeline Iig-
gett, Lillian Wood, Marion Holcomh and
Mrs. NJ. Ranous.
Looking for My Ten.
one of the best songs Marie Cahll has
ir her smart musical play, ''AIony
Moonshine," which will Ee at the Acnd-
envy tomorrow night is entitled Look
ing for My Ten 1t tells the story OF a
colored sport who lent ten dollars to a
friend, who died Immediately afterwards.
without returning the money. He is ad-
vised to seek Il medium. because she
will be able to produce Nose ,hrscn.
Iit pdS ilis LOiltS III duNtLliCG anu tISc
medium then starts to show him such
characters as julius Caesar, Georsa Wash
ngton and Napoleon. She finally pro-
duces Cthelo and the debt collector takes
to his heels in fright.
The Pit is Powerful.
Seldom does it happen to the leader
to have set before him so forcsful and
vital a picture OF the gigantic ..deals''
,,fi
life, the grasp that the mania Cor spec
ulation has upon it's victims, ana the
development of womans love ana char
acter as is discoverable in the lats Frank
Norris's famous novel of Chicago and
its trade maelstrom, ''rhe Pit" The novel
was dramatized especially for Wilton
lackaye. WHO will appear in .ns play
at the Academy on Saturday, matinee and
night.
Mr.. Lackaye viii be seen rs Curtin
JadWin, part in which he is said to
have scored his most signal succcss Many
other dramatic efforts might be trTial
! Those of Wilton Lackaye are always felt
| 10 he important Most of the plays with
| which he has been identified are among
| the greatest plays in our language, and
/ the spirit in which he has treated then
mas been that of exalted scholarship
austere reverence and perfect refinement.
Grand Opera Stars.
| WIN Nine, ManteilI, at tho Acaleni,
Of sfuslc next Friday night. will be heard
| Sig. Alberti Nine. Noldb Nine. Albrecht
! Mime. Decosta. sig. Fontona, Robert
Canndsh, j +. Roach and sig. Fran
| ccscoi.
III Trovatorey will be heard, the prin.
| ctpals singing the choruscs.
! Mcintyre and Heath Coming.
| Mcintyre and Heath will be seen at thu
! Academy next Monday night in "The