The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-15

and Mary Marble belong to Richmond.
or Richmond belongs to them, is per-
haps a matter which would cause a
difference of opinion, but either way
1t was decided would not change the
fact that when they strike this town
they feel that they are home again.
and everybody gives them the smile
and the glad hand. This time. they
will be seen at the Academy in "Dream
City" the successful Joe Weber pro-
duction. which will be presented We'd
nesday and Thursday, with matinee
the latter day. AS an added attrac.
ton to this big production Nine. Lii
liam Blauvelt, the. grand opera prima
donna. whose name and reputation are
known to all lovers of music, has been
engaged for the cast at n salary which,
If mentioned. would not be believed.
perhaps, so 1t is as well to leave II
to the public to guess, and to the
management to pay. Madame Blauvelt
needs no Introduction to those who
keep In touch with the musical world,
and We're She the sole attraction, there
are many who would attend the per-
Torrance merely for the pleasure OF
hearing her sing. But she is not the
sole attraction. which is just as we'll,
for little of a good thing is often
enough for some people, as Mark Twain
said of grand opera. Madame Blau-
Welt has a grand opera voice, which
will please the lovers OF classic music,
las well as those who are not so dis
terminating, While the latter will not
be too lofty to appreciate a ditty
sung by Mary Marble, even with
the voice of Blauvelt still in their
ears. Therefore, those who. like Mark
Twain. can enjoy one act of grand
opera. endure two. but cannot bear
up under three. will find in Dream
City" just the happy combination In
just the right quantity. And to pre-
vent the little lady with the little
voice. and the somewhat larger lady
with the still larger voice, from be-
coming the least bit jealous in an
equal division of stellar honors as
artists of their class do there will
be Little Chip. who will come in for
his share. and as third star, receive
his portion OF attention.
Dream City" as It's title may sug-
gest, is an imaginary town. Edgar
Smith, who Is responsible for the theme,
has admirably worked out the idea of
creating a city such as one may be-
lieve will be found a century hence. A
contented Long Island German farmer,
who is listening to the tale as spun
by an irrepressible real estate agent
who is booming his property, is lulled
into doze. and a city OF dreams Is
the result. He enters upon a land in
which airships are used as means
of transportation. Everything is of
the most modern type. The slow mes
senger boy, reading his dime novel as
he leisurely starts upon his mission, Is
a thing of the past. In this city all
the messenger boys are girls" but
they are alfred in assumes that will.
not tend to impede them in their work,
which means that they no longer have
to tax their memory to remember their
skirt measurements. There are also
female policemen to whom every man
may tell his troubles. The nickel-in-
the-slot machine, in Dream City has
reached perfection. and almost anything
n man may wish may be supplied by
simply dropping in coin Maurice
Levi has given to the piece the catchy
music that so well pleases the ma
joritws of, theatrego
Mary Marble is cast as Nancy, the
old Germans daughter. Those who re-
member how she rendered the song,
Lena" may be able to Imagine what
sort of a German girl she Will make.
OF course, the company carries chorus
of girls, for there are the messengers
and policemen already referred to. ;,
The production is said to be carried
intact, that is, 1T will have all of tho
original scenery, stage effects and cos
tunes ms used during the New York
run of the piece.
The Four NIortons.
Good-by to melodrama for the pres
ent. The Bijou this week will have
musical comedy upon it's boards. Must
col pn IA tha RjiOn and
it will go. all the better after the
weeks Of the gentleman villain and
the plotting adventures, The -Four
vaudeville, will be seen in the musical
comedy, THE Big Stick" The piece is
from the pen of George v. Hobart, and
it ought to be mirth provoking, cer-
tninly IN the hands Of the Mortons.
son and daughter--quto Il congenial
little family gathering on the stage
every night. Devotees of vaudeville
al over tho country know the Mortons.
mond VIII before the end Of this week.
The comedy has to do with the
family OF Daniel Donohoe. In their
Some people could not do this with a
set of burglars tools, and their eff
forts In this direction are therefore all
tho more luditrous, This effort to rise
to higher social plano has been made
the subject of dramas both serious ana
humorous, for many, many years. The
Iorportunites for hunor which 1t af-
fords when dealt with in comedy
may, readily be seen. The company is
said to he large and capable one
There Will be the usual number or
igirls. ~
Mrs. r'slSe Coming South.
Mrs. Fiske, after being unable to-
cross Mason and DiXons line for some
tninR IKE ten years, will this seasbn
lplaS u number of Southern cities con-
ditlons IN the theatrical world have
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