The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-08

Rijou Under saspicion' nil rhe
week.
Coming nara the f,yc.''
The production OF Coming trhro'
q. Rye which viii appear ut the
AcRdeniy Wednesday, matinee and
night. IS one of the distinct successes
OF inst season and enough has been
said and written about IL to carry con-
Slctioii OF genuine worth in every fea-
iltre OF the performance. There are
eighty people in the presenting conf
pany maae w OF comedians, singers
hnd dAneerss Coming Thrp the Rye"
Is The work of George ". Hobart. n
numerous writer Of distinction with
music by y, Baldwin sloane who is
respensible for many Of tic scores re-
comfy dcard IN musical plays and
rofiiic oper9S
~ Is said that this play Coming
Tiiro' the Rye" could stand upon its
-rnetits as II consdy without the cru-
Refreshments customary TO works OF
the kind; aill, this being the case,
Nj. 10 ert . entitled to crctiit for
an ACCOMPLISHMENTS al once uniuuc and
prnis eworthy. air. 81 aue's score IS
described rs musically correct, and at
the Same time 10 Possess that jinEling,
catchy eienitnt which IS SO much en-
icyed b. all classes Ip tie performs
y
who Save achieved distinction In their
rcsnective lines of work. Frank Lalpr,
t,ie principal comedian, has made =
hst la Coming Thro' the rye" which.
has,enfned II plnce for him in TIN. front
ranks of present day comic stars. "
II admitted hy all win have Witnessed
hfs, performance that he IS comedian.
81 rare accomplishments, Who cofnpels
immoderatt lNughter by his eisan-cut
1ripinality and his perfect upderstaud-
f6E OF those methods which distinguish
lilo genuinely uuctuous player of
comedy Saltie Stemoler, the leading
feminine member of the companyf If
widely known, and Is recognized MS
an, Of the cleverest condolences on the
American stage, In eddition TO her
abiIits TO play an important part FL
fectiyely. she is a gifted nonologist
nrd her specialtics arc rated high
Mi Labor and Stemhier VIII
appear In the principal parts. Among
others in the cast are Isabelle Love
who will appeGr as Bessie Clauae'
r,yoleen Dunlnore who Is Lolita, an
.artiste model: sidney Toler. who im-,
personates an English nohieman:
Frederick H. Tiden. who assumes tue
= araeter of yanDyck Browne. the
portrait painter. ard Henry Burgess
who has Western character called
Cactus Claude. These people constitute
what Is known as the number one
company. and they are closely lden-
tilted with the extraordinary success
II Coming Thrc' the Rye all over
ne country. the chorus numbers sixty
neople fifty of whom are iamousY
known rs the Beauty Chorus" ihfy
are pretty. vivacious and Thoroughly
skilled In their work. and they nave
contributed materially TO tie splendld
success which has been achieved ny
tho production as whole.
Francis Ainctnilicn.
IN the coming of Francis Macmillen,
tbn great American vioiinist. TO blss
lily ON TUESDAY December 10Th, must
Ioyers are assured of rare lreat.
certainly no artist in recent years mas
met with such Sensational success Us
this Young man. who in four years nus
iumped from comparative obscurity 70
IN rndfsputed position among tine
greatest of modern virtuosos. In taet,
tauv OF the most conpetent crluSs
m the world have placed him alone
ON rho top rung of the yiolinistic lad
daf Tho rise of this young American
,srsas IKE n romance, His debut N
IouFon is said To have mada an epocf
ia The musical history Of the British
Ynetropoiis. Only recently he gave
lbrea recitals al Queens Hall. London
each time 10 packed houses, n record
INF has not been enualed there by
any artist in the past three years
Rolin Iotme tie ENGLISH critic, writ
ip,r in the strand saws of him; II be-
tieve that \ 'acmillen will go farther and
stay longeS than any Of the other V'o-
inists OF the age because l honestly
nelieve that he Possesses in a higher
f,erree the sublime quality of the "ight
kinf of eenius-the genius which pnts
artist,v at the ton, AMI uses pvrotech-
,,so tn "a end and not