The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-07

eral.. Frank Patton.
Clavignac. Wilson Reynolds.
Jamasot, commissary of police.
II. A. Roberts.
Francois, a head waiter.
George Howell
Concierge. .l....,.3....... Charles 'Lait.
Cyprienne, Des Prunelle's wife.
Grayce Scott.
Madame De Briouer, young widow.
Lucille La Verne.
Mile. De Lusignan. Janet Dunbar.
Joseplla. a maid. Mildred Johnson.
Policemen. j ohm j. Burke. Charles Lait.
Time. the present. Place, Reims.
Quick Sets.
The Giffen Company, as well as tho
stage hands at the Academy last week.
broke the record when they gave
four-act performance each night with
a final curtain fall at 10:40, and with
such short waits between the acts tlint
one did not have half time to say ali
the good things to his neighbor about
the previous act that We're upon the
tip Of HIS tongue. There was only
time for comment or two and a
hurried glance around at the audienc.
and up went the curtain on the nexe
act. And Manager Giffen promises 20
keep up the good work all next week
in, his production OF "Divorcons.'
Lee at the Bijou.
Professor Lee. the hypnotist. who
will give number OF demonstrations
at the Bijou, all next week. has trav-
eled considerably. He has recently res
turned from India, where he made q.
careful study of the methods of the
fakirs and seers OF that country. He
placed himself. in position to perform
all the tricks of the Indians. and dur
ing his engagement here at the Bijou
he will expose manytof them.
Professor Lee Is an enthusiast He
goes into his work with the hearty
manner OF a scientist and physician.
He has made his science study, and
claims that he can perform many
cures In cases of rheumatism, surgery
and other things that come within tho
province of the physician. On tho
stage next week he will endeavOr to
effect cures free. of charge, and he In
vites people with toothache and other
local troubles to come on the stage
and be cured. He will have jury OF
doctors and teachers to supervise his
work. In speaking of some of the
cures he has effected Professor Lee
says:
II remember an interesting case Of
loss Of memory. though 1t was my
wife that treated that. outside Mem
phis, Tenn. woman. a Jewess, was
found wandering with a child in her
arms. She couldn't tell her name or
who she was, but she was. wearing a
badge of the Daughters of Rebecca
sort of women's branch OF the Free
Masons, and when she was challenged
she showed by her response that she
had held every position in the order
Yet she couldn't make an Ineligible
reply, so they put her into the asylum
was down there then on visit and
they asked me to treat her. couldn't
stop, but / asked my wife to go to
her. She went, put her to sleep and
told her that she would sleep till her
nerves quoted. Then she went and the
woman slept She slept all that day
and all that night. but when it got to
about twenty hours that she had been
asleep the people got frightened and
sent for my wife again. Just as she
got to the asylum the patient woke
| Of her own accord. Where am r said
she. 1t turned out that she belonged
to Greenrille. Miss, and that she had
been suffering form fever, and had
| Wandered 900 miles to where she was
found Her people thought that she
had got into the river and the river
had been dragged and then they had
| given her up for lost.
| At Idlcwood. F#SG
| The blu for the coming week in the
Casino at tIdlewood Park will. in every
way measure up to the high standard
set In the attractions which have al :
ready been seen at the popular open
| air theatre.
Among the next weeks artists will
| be tho York Comedy Four, the La Yine-
| Cameron Trio and Harry Jolson, black
| faced comedian. with new motion pic
lures on The acknowledgement.
Clever monologue, catchy sparodies,
good singing and dancing and. an
| abundance of comedy work will be
seen in the three acts for the week.
The lakewood concert band Will have
a complete change OF program forith
| daily concerts this week. and Director
Alberto promises that II Will be we'll
worth hearing, 81
Might and Morning. the great
| spectacular production Is nearing cons
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