The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-02
Mrs. Leslie Carter TO-DAY.

Mrs. Leslie Carter To-Day.
Mrs. Leslie Carter, considered by
nunySto be the greatest En- gllsh-speak-
ing actress in tho world, will play her
first engagement in this city at tho
Academy to-day, matinee and night,
appearing In the masterful drama, .Du II
larry" in which she achieved her
most brilliant success Mrs Lesle
Carter is easily among the first stars
on tho American stage The roles OF <
Du Barry and Zuzu ur:, those With
which her reputation IL Chiefly assoc
lciated. When the Bclnsco play, "pu
Harry" was first seen IN New York,
where It was played for nearly two
lycars, 1t was ut ones evident that tho II
| temperament OF Alrs Leslie Carter,
| varying from tho ignlest emotion TO
] the most fiery passion, had found ready
opportunities in the character and per-
I, cnality of tho beautiful, well-intcn-
4 toned, but cratic. tascrite OF Louis
4 XIV. OF France. Mrs Carter. admirable
lI!artist that she had proved herself TO
4 be, far surpassed a,lHthin.s she had
4 ever done when She CIV. life anew,
to the historical charms atd frailtles
i of Du Barry.
/ At Bostock's.
4 Signor Rinaldos group Of lions In
4 Bostocks Wild Animal Arena this
. week has been increased to nine and
I. the two additional members, though
g young. have already made a reputation
ii for themselves.
!: Erutus and Tcntalus arc the two.
They were in tho group formerly han-
died by Rey, Ellis. Tho latter is to-
) day in the hospital lowering between
,%lifo and death with blood-poisoning
as result OF an attack made by these
,, two ferocious beasts in Toledo, O.,
New Years night.
Tcnta1us led the attack. but 1T was
, Brutus whose claws and fangs made
. the wounds. and any one seeing Rinal-5
d do force these two young lions to per-
! form would never think that the reck-1
I Hess trainer was ever injured BY 4.
: fighting lion, or even had a faint idea
! OF tho danger that Is in his net.
: Rinaldo replied that though he was
Q taking some chanccs lle was perfectly
: sure OF his ground, and II he let either
Il Brutus or Tcntalus out OF his part,
Q or even q portion OF it, Immediately
( every o Their lion in the group would
9 become unnanageablc.
: Cripple Creek" at the Bijou.
+. From a scenic point OF view, few pro-
Q ductions presented in Richmond can out
Q point cat Cripple Creek the drama be .
$ ginning the week at the Bijou Theatre
last night. Il the cast lacked dramatic
q ability, the scenery filled tho gap.
u The performers. however, acquitted
~ themselves very crcditably. Tho show
&c represents phase OF Western life, rs
70 conceived by Hal Reid. Therefore, West.
- crn life has kick. But in the spirit
- that the dramatist intended tho parts
y. are graphically portrayed.
~. - Miss Maggie Mason showed that she
!, had the fullest conception Of tho part
= thataof the heroine OF the production. by
~ acting it In a seemingly reckless manner
al Baby Hope. in n juvenile part, sharet
!. the bouquctswtl Miss Mason, and Walter
he v. Coyle, as an Indian. depicted tina
IL character well. n
n Tho name OF tho show was badly Sc
u lcctcd. It leads ono to expect blood
III thirsty mclodralna, in which man y
killed every time another man canno
think OF anything else to do.
A special matinee was given yesterday
and as at tho night performance. til
theatre was crowded. The play will b
d, repeated every day this week.