The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-06
YANKEE CONSUL
one \ !: 1.-THE I | Best
MIR Short. and Miss Micl,slcna
Arc Stars oftl1c New York
Order.
T' l.|'' E. AND HUMOROUS
q Large Audience Enjoyed One
Of, the Hits Of tic
Season.

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Tho Yarkcn Consul" a musical com.
edy that had In bysone days set THE
whole country Wild with cnthuslasln,
visited Richmond yesterday for tho 1rst
| time and made ono OF The great hits or
the season.
There is nothing old about the clever
musical comedy except the success which
has followed II everywhere.
The muscls bright. tuneful and far.
removed from the terrots OF what are
known, ,nhappily, as popular sue
cesscs.'' the honor is real and therefore
delightful, the stage settings are elab-
oratc. the chorus Is very pretty and
well dressed and best and most salts
factory, the principals arc artists.
There is always n 2tendency.t to Indulge
in ,odious comparison and there be those
who SILVER at Hamlet" now that Sir
Henry Irving is dead, ard lit up their
voices onl, In praise Of what "hns BEEN,
MIR. Raymond Hitchcock shed the i,ls-
| Of Booze when ~..Thc Yankee Consult
| came first into being, and made that
| excellent ana hcart-reaching son.."Ol.s
| What Il Difference Just a Few Hours
Make aR I popular throughout the land
Of the dollar, as the misunderstanding
high ball OF whose ESTABLISHMENTS liz
sang. but the .humor nd clcyerncss OF
! booze. did not fade wien Mr.. lIiich-g
| cock Jared to pastures new, and turned
over BOOZE 10 that clever comedian.
Mr.. Harry Short
Made Much Of the Part.
1T is only fair TO say that Mr.. Short
has not hidden Ills talents In Il napkin.
hut has even made more OF the part
than did his predecessor.
He belongs 10 that small band or
coined ians who are born ana not made.
even by the syndicate. for his h,inlor ana
fuh flows as naturally as very extra
dry and ticklcs like the laughing bub-
bles Of a favorltc wine.
Miss Vera Allchclcnn, who sang no
nita,'' pretty. young and charming. pos
sesscdsa voice tina gives promise OF bet
ter things. for tthe clever dark-cycd
prima donna Who has not yet escaped
The confines OF her teens" is to play
Carmen" another season "a. W.
Miss Mac BottI, as "Pcpita'' WAS II
charming soubrettc. certainly flic equal
OF her sister, Rosa. from whom she In
hcritcd the part, and With Il voice far
and away superior
Miss Hosmer,E Tie buSonl widow With
half a million, madcethe fourth OF the
clover nuartettc, aud Won q large share
Of the applause with which the largo
audience greeted every number of tho
play.
That Mr.. John r. sloc,lm has gotten
together an excellent company is not to
be denied, and those who failed to max
a pilgrimage to the Academy missed ono
of tho best aud most pleasing offerings
Of tho season,
Tho Yankee Consul is full OF good
songs, such MS 'Iloln' and "My San
Domingo Maid" sung by Miss Niche
Funny What Few Hours Make" and
I'm the Days OF DID, sung by Mr.,
Short; Tho Mosauito md the MIdgc''
sung hy Miss Botti, and I'VE Arc Taught
to Walk Denurely," one OF tho hits VI
the play, sung BY Miss 1Iosmcr, Miss
Mlchcena and Miss Botti. @ III
&&Al OF the cast were good, and The
chorus was tuneful aud comely,
Ryan's Personality.
I One OF the many pleasing features OF
the atmosphere no is able to instlll into
alty seems to dnuse Itself to plays and
players alike under his guidance. Ills
originality often compcs him to trampla
saes s'f 70" H ths SSsns as1h a o
great literary masters. and i must he
G' CO.., hts fearlessess u thIs respect
MI, Ryan, viii play "Gnmlllc" al DC
matinee to-day and ny request "Dr.
5Jeyklc: and Mr. 1lydc"s5to-night.
Old Homestead.
ponman ,rhonlpson's "tod Homes cad.
is coming to tho Academy. matinee and
night, Saturday. What would tho season
be without 4? SMilat q train of thought
the name The ld Homestead" seems to IS
ent generation the first experience at tlle
iHenrss As Ito YEATS multiply ne ihs
ness and freshness OF tho early days.
lowed It, lincle JOSH i heartily Welcome
're Ma IL are y II Prn4 the o se ' srkn.
Happy Jack. sallcy Rckety Ann, stupid
LIB Ganzcy,. the country nddcrs and
Anna Marla Murdoch. the p,rin,, one They
mot overlooking also thu
famous double quartetie or farm hands,
which will he heard In some new num-
bcrs and some of tho old favorltcs.
rs Athlete Breaks His Rib,
iWhlle wrestling With one Of his pupils
IN the Sparks and Black Hall yestcr-
day afternoon Rupert Vaughan Lloyd
broke one of his ribs, md this prevented
him from having try. on the mat last
night with Charlie Kelly, the sailor who
Is willing 40 meet all camera IN IlGllr
lnond nr Thomas Murrell was called
In and treated the injured rib.