The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-18
ADJUSTMENTS.
Acndcn,y-"Junc Icyrc.v
llijOu-"DOwn Mobiles"
observation-disclosures Amusement Tnrk.

MISUNDERSTANDING Amusement l'nrk.
The Hest Yet.
tho Fawcett Stock Company at the
Academy this week. is from every
offered, with the possible exception or
Leah lllcsclna.'' Tho play was last
seen here. when Walter Edwards pre-
scnted 1t Mt the Bijou. but tho fact
that many OF the audience had seen II
many timos before detracted In no
way from tho interest OF the perform
ance. AS might naturally be expected,
Miss Haswell's Jane Eyre" is one Of
clever actress has cssayed In Rich
nond She invests IT with n fascina-
ton and charm that give II q. place ~
hcr repertoire with Lady Bnbbio and
artistically. the transition from the
prosecuted child waif In the opening
sccne to tho mature young woman OF
tho later acts.
Miss Haswcll Is peculiarly FORUM
ate In having in her support Mr.. VIII
liam II. Pasco, whose Lord Roch ester
was neutrality-suspicious. piece OF
acting.
The work OF Mr.. Jamcs Bevins, as
Colonel Dent, entities hia to equal
honors with these two, and, though
practically confined to the first act It
was far and away ahead OF anything
he has done before.
Miss Margaret Fawcett. the charm
Ing and pretty little daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Fawcett, made her stage de-
but in the role OF Rochester's ward,
and did 1t most successfully winning
several curtain calls and receiving two
handsome bouquets. At tho beginning
OF tho fourth act she executed IN
graceful style a tambourinc Dance to
which she was compelled to respond
with an encore.
Mr. Carter made a highly amusing
Achillo dc Leon, though his French
at times bordered on the Teutonic.
Mr. Gay acquitted himself with great
the audience greatly With his capers
Misses Mccaull. wood and Brady
ness OF the entire production was in
marked contrast to the lack of this
important feature noticed last week.
The staging is unusually complete
The regular performances will be
given during the week.
"A BiIou Thriller.
Another OF the Biou "thrillers" was
presented at tho Broad Street house
last night. and this time Hal Reid
Lincoln Carter. the man who of yore
would get a lot OF scenery together
and then build a melodrama around It,
Carriers scenic melodralnas, ut least
fects. but Down Mobile" cannot even
claim this distinction. and the great
fro scene In the last act Is about as
poor q stage effect as could we'll be
on the device is expiring. Tho illu-
sion would not appeal to a fiye-year-
old child.
A few more of the cheap melo dramas
affects the patronage Of that playhouse,
TheEaudicnce last night was anything
but large. which ls rather unusual for
the opening night. Mclodranas Of
productions appeal to the better class
OF theatregoers about as much as the
novels of Laura lean Libby. or course
nearly every large city has theatres in
produced at the BlJou recently, but
their patronage Is not composed OF ex-
actly the same class OF theatregoers
T2ichmond's popular price house.
ills needless to go into details in re-
gard to tho cast. Miss Pauline
Fletcher, who was cast as Josephine,
fragrant Southern rose" in the first
a wild rose, or not, for she several
rough .souhretto. Finally: however,
she made, up her mind, and after that
way through. which was just as we'll
FOR tho fitness OF things. perhaps. for
her soubretto "stunts" were not at I'LL
in Keeping with the role. b.
Good Show ut lakewood. n
The performance in lakewood last
night pleased ono Of tho'largest audi,
ences OF the season, although. many dld
not come In until about Q o'clock. when
the first turn was about eompletea;
sea Rico and Elmer. Rubo ana
Gilman man, ina com!cal horizontal PR
act, were first on the program. TO
both the triple bars seem>d mere
child's play, and the famous giants
swing, the height Of every amateur
athletes ambition was Just as easy,
forward or backward, as nnythlng
The Mardo trio did some funny and
startling things In the way of gym
nasticH S5i
and interesting and served to keep
the audience amused for some time.
Tho FREQ vaudeville show and the
thirty other amusements in lakewood
will serve to keep Richmond In a good
humor all this week. Next week. q
complete new free vaudeville bill VIII
be put on in the summer theatre, Last
night the weather was deligh tful for
dancing, fnnd many couples enjoyed
tho fine flo6f in the large summer
Ballroom, Kessnich's FREQ hand con.
cert offered mUsic-lovers q chance OF
enjoying the time while they waited