The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-19
PLAY SUGGESTIVE
ANDFULLOF FILTH
While Utterly Condemned by
Representatives Of Mayor
Richardson, 1t Makes Hit of
Its Southern Life With
Norfolk Folk-Nothing
Doing Tonight.
ny II. w. SIMPSON,

SIty ftultOr Oh Inc lI"GS~UlSpuICnst
Norfolk, Va, February 1s.--Becnusc
or Its suggestive fcnttrcs and Its gem
crnI theme. "'rhc Girl From ilcctor'xs
will not appear mt the Academy OF
Music LII Isichmond Tomorrow night.
This mucI, was settled here Tonight
by Chief of Police Louis Werner, Police
Commissioners w. Douglas Gordon and
Evan Il. Chestcrmnn. who were sent
to Norfolk by Mayor Richardson to get
first-hand information and forward
him n report by ire mat he might
determine what course to pursue.
Until the production reached the
close of the third act thcre was moth
ing particularly objectionable but
things picked UP after that and got
| warm. The fourth and final act made
The Blue Mouse" look like a story
| book for children.
Makes Hit in Norfolk.
| It must be said just here that the
production made the hit of It's Southern
| There was not standing room Ap-
| parently it was representative
| audience. with more men, of course
| than women, and the one feature which
! first aroused the Richmond committee
! really brought forth more applause
| than the whole show. 1t was merely
a dancing scene, to be sure, but the
/ leading woman. whose costume was
dainty bit of soft and fluffy SILK,
Il ioined In the merriment after q drink-
4 inc scene that isn't often found and
L seldom talked about even In a Club
4 1t rot stiil warmer in the third act.
printed on the program Is this note
hy the author: a.'rhe Girl From Rec
> tors by Paul NJ. Potter. is free
version of the famous comedy 'Loute.'
. which had triumphant career in Eu 1
: rope 49,
: BASED on the strange theory that
married men often lead double ives ives
- and that the saint OF the ruraI no,,.o
XII x may he the Lothario of the city, Mr.
nat,ar hesitated to Introduce the
ID comedv 10 a community where he pc,
le iiaved in his innocence that marrleu
@ ,,an of double lives are practlcaiis un3 un-
!. known. ,,ts have
IS s"Rnt as many recent lawsuits haNe ha
= tended to prove the contrary. ,iie .,.,a
agement has decided TO pfooue s-
play in the hope that II VIII -, ~ "a -,
H., v,rn,np TO American husbands ana
L stranrthen the hands of matrons anu
maids. who are battling for the PUTTY
5, of the American home.
= Nothing to Commend 1t.
e There is Just as much sense IN say
. ing that you ought to open m1sSloH'
IL ary meeting with keg of beer OF
It temperance meeting with a pousse cale
: Even If the management should CIV
q tho milk and water edition. there Il
!, nothing about the thing to commend
. it-no reason for its presentation any
Il where .'The Blue Mouse went It
n wav and got by, and while 1T is rish
IS to add that more people watched tn
=: "Girl From Rector's,'' looking for tn
= bad. II has no excuse except the bo:
IN office.
is Henry w. Rountree. of Richmond
of volunteered the opinion to Majo
Werner that the show should not b.
(, permitted to appear on the Academ.
l. stage. Others gave a different view
but had the Richmond committee sivel
~ tho production a clean bill of health
tho theatrical syndicate might as vel
ne send on ''The Queen of the Moulin
g. O. Rouge" and THE Easiest Way"
~ ~ They are birds of a feather. an,
ar right sporty birds at that. You can.
n- battle for the purity of the American
as home, as the theatrical syndicate says
er and give THE Girl From Rector's
'ys the right of way.
w What Norfolk will say aud thinl
~ when ii hears of the Richmond de
FOR clslon will bring on more talk. Th
,g- crowned heads from Client. the bal
heads from CRANKY Street and tn
aid boneheads from other points saw
aat tonight. They did not eat 1.-THE
ne rulped it. They laughed. but some 0
M the women looked a bit comfortable
en- and they rather relished stage set
ger tings which made everything dark.
am. 4 man who came over from Raleisf
be where the Mayor called the police an
N, shooed the Lady away, came here
w get a close view OF the play. fhe
an, took him out of the theatre before y
-eall was rewarded so he could sleep 1t OF
pes So far as was observed only one VIC
ar's man left the house.
ort An Honest Opinion.
les. Major Werner Mr. Gordon and W
rse : Chesterman were not swept off the
,,ss ,ssv feet by any moral spasm They sa
nst the girl squirm in tho witness chai
ich They heard her call for "a salon
his wrirele" when she wanted drin9
. .hey saw a bushel of kisses, even
the kiss for "prop.'' hoy, who rushe
ane aaae Inon the stage with a bunch of pap
10 roses. They had to cast aside ever.
hat thing and give an honest opinion. tia
to thev wired Mayor Richardson 70 4
he her come this correspondent Wou
hen have fIatly taken Issue with tne
lhe JUDGMENT And all of this y said VII
nat out reflection upon a Norfolk audien
acts which saw the play, II ~ simply
dlfference of opinion without any 4
tempt or desire TO make friends WI
the saints
ny w. DOUGLAS GOitDO
n Staks q.