The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-18
THE DELIGHTFUL
ELEANOR ROBSON
Will Play Tomorrow and Tues
day Notwithstanding Open
All Week.
FIVE GOOD PRODUCTIONS
Running for Office Cohan
Musical Comedy, Attraction
at the Bijou.
At the Academy.

mohudy nt9ht-Eieahof Robson, IN
"Merely Mary Ann"
Tuesday nsht--EIeanor Robson, In
"Thc Girl Who Has Everything"
Wednesday nIght-RIchard Carrie, In
"The Mayor OF Toxic
Thursday and Friday nishts-Maclyn
Arbuekle, In THE County Chairman"
Saturday, matinee and nisht-"under
Southern Skies"
Coming. week OF February 2sth-klaw
and Erlanaer's spectacle. "Humpty.
Dumpty.''
At the Bijou.
All week, with usual MISUNDERSTANDING
ming for Office"
The coming week here will be particu-
iarIy noteworthy on account OF the en-
Eagement of Miss Eleanor Robson at
the Academy. beginning tomorrow
night A few weeks ago MesSrs. Liebler
e. Company made the announcement that
the plans for the future career of this
distinguished young actress had been
completed, embracing the productions OF
three or four new plays before the close
of this season. Next season. MISS Rnb-
son will spend the entire year at the
liberty Theatre. New York. coming to
tto metropolis with n repertoire of five
or six new plays, which will be constants
Is, added to. This city, therefore. will
no, have an opportunity of seeing Miss
Robson next year. but when she returns
the following year. she will appear mere
in a complete repertoire, giving dit-
ferent play every night. The new policy
WAS initiated In Cleveland last week,
when the first Of the new plays written
for the use of Miss Robson was pre-
scented.
The Girl Who Had Everything
The name of the play is THE Girl Who
Has Everything" modern COMEDY III
four acts, written by Mr.. Clyde fltch.
the PLAYWRIGHT laureate to the court OF
o,,aens of the American stage. Miss
sr,y;a Lang played by Miss Robson, is
..;i,a pirl who has everything. At the
reeinning of the play she has wealth.
social position everyday happiness ana
n lot Of other things which help 10 con-
tr,bute to the pleasing CARVING on Oh
an everyday existence. Az tne Gnu y,
the Dlay she has lost all these niateliai
comforts. but she has Saineu the oi ,'
GREAT supreme thing In life. Whcn Is
80 ,nd that it what makes her THE
c.irl who Has Everything" sylvia is q
,,o,,np tyn,cal American woman, VINO IS
o.t;np as guardian for the chlldren OF
49, dead sister. Her brother-ln-law.
who Is a de generate and a bad chafac !. =
,aneraI,y tries to gain possession OF ms
5ead wife's fortune. turning me nio on, :
q, his own use instead OF sett,n =, ~ as'''
70 nrotect the future OF his chilaren. :
1,be struggle between sylvia ana ~. me-
A.athar. in law for the possession OF tne
fnrt,,na and Sylvias love for Sou.is
hut poor lawyer. who acts as her ~, $500 ~,
eel form the main themes OF ,ns .o ohai ,,n J
Ing little comedy which MI. ~ r'. said to
be- true true types Of real people. The = New y,
York Herald. a little while ago. said M
describing one of Mr. Fitch's modern
plays: 1T was like taking down ,he NY
lie look In and see what Is gong on
among real people" The story Is q nat
f,iral one. and the incidents might nnppeH
In any big city in the United States 70,
in the role Of Sylvia Lang. Miss Robson
Of course. may be depended upon TO nave
Rome delightful comedy scenes rs wei
as being called upon to interpret some
consistent with this actress particular
genre. The play met with a most cordial
reception in Cleveland. Miss Robson's
own acting and the scenes which she has
with the children n the g, play CARRIED .,r,,e
Girl Who Has Everything" Will DO playet
TUESDAY night Monday will be devoted
to "a farewell performances here Of Merely
son son presented this charming. little bit Of
humanity from the pen OF MT, Israel
zangwiii,. to the great delight Of the loca
public These being the last three times
seeing Miss Robson in this character, Il
: il to be expected that the performance
viii be we'll attended. After. THE Cir
who Has Everythlns" !, has been played Z,
FOR a few weeks, Miss Robson Will put II
Immediate rehearsal n new comedy by
Jerome X. Jerome This will be followed
late in the spring by a production of the
drama now being written for the use Of
this young actress by NJ. Edmond Ros-
tand, member at the French Academy Of
Immortals. and the man who wrote "Cy-
rano de Bergerac' and 'LAlslonn for
4, Sarah Bernhardt,
"The Mayor Of Toxic"
On Wednesday, night at the Academy