The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-25
ADJUSTMENTS

ADJUSTMENTS
l,iloi,--asIy yvise's Family.
Idlc,v0od.--Snmihcr Annseincuts.
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Debut Of Miss Wilcox.
Z That tho talent Of the members OF
p ehsp ya Vas IS aban
f Sen1 y III last pSSe
FORE one q the largest and m9st SELECT
q light frothy farce comedy, familiar
to ali frequenters OF the theatre, and
Just tho thing for these hot June
nights, trough the Acad envy vas nm-
well fully realizes the possibilities Of
the hunior In the title role, and her
work is beyond reproacl. Mr.. James
Bevins, who Is cast as Petcr Amos
trayal 4of the nervous old GENT cn,nn,
and has q bigger part and moro 5op-.
ptortunity than his yet been, give him.
He Is on the stage two9-thirds Of the
sIice IN continuous roar. Mr.. Pas
ooe appears a. Corney Griffin, and Mr..
Royce, as Jefferson Thompklns. Miss
and Miss Wood q most amusing ei sister tor.
in--law. Miss Angela NcCaull. in u
Juvenile role, Is as attractive sns, pos
sibles and Mr.. Charles Gay. who plays
Of the os tehy
OF tho evening was tho appearance In
tho cast Of Miss Shorrard wilcox,
who is well-known In Richmond Rsoe
local amateur theatricals. Miss Will
cox has very little to do, but does that
little unusually Well-so well, In fact,
that at the close Of the first and sec
applause bestowed upon her by the
audience. In the second act sho
introduced some exceedingly clever I'M
Embassy BALI; Mr.. Robert lorraine,
4, Man Man a n, superma.n," and Miss IS.
Enn Miss In WAS tGa Mary
of several handsome bouquets from her
friends and admirers. VIII o had turned
out IN full force to witness her brief,
professional" debut.
in connection with last nights per-
formance-that it Is the beginning Of
n last week Of the, popular George
Fa !, g. 4, Company which has enter
nearly two months. The sincere hope
is entertained that Miss Haswe1l and
her capable coterie OF performers will
return next season for an evCn longer
given all this week, and fareWells will
be said Saturday evening.
ut lakewood.
The free vaudeville bill in lakewood
last / night far eclipsed anything Of the
KIND seen there before this season
SHOW. Nile. onelda As climbs rHaets pole to to
a height Of bout twenty, 5ave feet. and.
Wonderful feats Of balancing, while
belt suspended from his shoulders.
i The Lorie. Trio proved to 30 quar-.
added last night. They are very fun-
ny In their act. AS acrobats and conc
dians they are away above par. and
ap pi u their eevef feats OF e tun
bling, vaulting and other stunts" in
i The moving picture, showed nrsts
British coast. the rescue Of venture
some swimmers. and the bringing OF
them back to land. The second scene
is by far the best. dog detective
and by his individual, and almost hu-
man. efforts he saves one man from
death by dynamite and leads me bank
sists in capturing the thieves for which
he. is given good dinner ana me
collar NJ III az, N ii,5 III
At the BiJou. sis g
The ,Bijou this week offers farce In;
Certainly a Welcome change. "A1y
Wife's Family was the vehicle in
which company Of some dozen play
ers appeared at the Broad Street house ts g
Oldest type known to the stage but
1t seemed to serve its purpose very
well last evening, for It offered more
or less amusement to the small audi
cal numbers are introduced during the
action of the piece, but 1t cannot be
said that they materially add to the
q t TIE serve p9r
pose OF making the performance run
the usual length OF time.
John. g. McDowell and Giles Har-
the Val, variety ss halls in the .character
their work. are the principal come
dlans. They might fill in twenty min
utes in one OF the minor vaudeville
houses, and be acceptable. They are
the greater part Of the! burden Of q
farce which runs nearly two hours and
a half. Rose Murray sings the eddy
Bear" song fairly well. Her chief b.
of the piece Is certain meaningless
/ wink which she employs some two ol
4 three dozen times. However, she
SKIP that at least is Suggestive Of life
i and she may be said to- be conNtcu
Gus In the cast. Mabel Gray. MS the
! mother-in law, looks the part, ant
i puts good deal of energy In hel
deal in farce-comedy.
i "My Wife's Family" will no doub
be ratefully received by such Of thu
4 Bijou's patrons as have become tiret
1 OF the lurid melodrama.
DOG CASE APPEALED.
Bernard johnson Fined $40 by Justic
i Crutchfied.
4 Bernard Johnson. OF Fulton. appeared Il
1.-The Police Court yesterday morning on TIL
charge OF allowing q vicious bulldog to ru
I at large. The case, OF little moment In It
4 self, involves the right OF keeping unmuz
4 zled dogs within the city and Mr.. Johnso
took m appeal, He was fined $40 by Just!c
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