The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-04

Horse snow bniuihE--Shcu'' i''"
nee ana night.
Lillian Russell in Farce.
About two-thirds of house last
night at the Academy OF Music saw
Lillian Russell. the ever beautiful, in
all her wonderful beauty. her blazing
Jewels. and. presumably, superb gowns.
Supported by u Capable company for
the mos. part. III an absurd farce.
called The First NIGH aaapeed q IRON Hnl
bart-and one wonders why he did 1t.
The plot. If that be the name Tor IL,
deals with an old man who mas two
daughters. each of whom has sweet
heart. One of these sweethearts Is an
author, who has written play Which
lis Just about to be produced-music by
Rose Graham Center Lillian RusselD.
The author and the musician nave
never met: she follows MN 70 .l,e
house OF his sweetheart; author-sweet-
hearts sweetheart gets very jealous
so does musicians husband. Every
body hides, then runs out OF the othsI
door. or covers himself with rone IN
a big chair, and there follow the usuai
complications that are never dreamt
OF, save in farce OF the farciest KIND
Still, the audience laughed very heart-
lily at many of the ubsurditles.
Digby Bell. whom everybody refnem-
bers, was really the hit Of the show
AS the old man with mania for col
lecting photographs lie was Immensely
comic. Susanna Westford, the very
temperamental aunt of the two girls.
young man with money, played SHY
bart well. and saidee Williams. tho
maid, was more than good IN hef plt
OF Il part
everybody seemed to enjoy it-and,
then. Lillian Russell is always worth
looking at-she has stopped slnslns.
"Ari2ona." which opened-a the BIZ
iou last night, might once have been
good play, but maybe IT was Wnen
old New York was Dutch; ,,nd II run, runs
the usual heroes. the usual villains
and the usual knife and gun play. In
an exciting scene at the close of the
third act one of the heroes evidently
forgot that the curtain had gone down
scenes. The bugler. whose loud notes
came forth occasionally from behind
the scenery, sounded as though II was
slowly recovering from big CHRIST
mas drunk. -
Two members of the company-Ed.-
ward Farrell. who took the hero part
and John Drury, in the role of MeXl-
candid fairly we'll Miss Dorothy
Lyon who took one Of the most ,,nde pro1 me
weather, for her work was disappoint-
| ing. ..,,n
will draw.
PRESS NOTES FROM THE THEATRES.
Honolulu students.
After q remarkably successful sea-
son in the big cities Of the North.
| the Honolulu Students, famous Ha-
waiian entertainers, havc begun a new
| tour of the country. and VIII be the
chief attraction In a concert to be
given at the Academy on THURSDAY
evening under the direction OF the
| Radcliffe Bureau.
| The appearance Of the swarthy ma
| ttves in full Hawaiian costume on the
lyceum platforms one or two wears ago
| caused something of q sensation. but
they promptly made hit and have
| since. by excellence of work, steadily
added to their popularity Thee six
students were selected from the best
!, vocal and Instrumental talent in the
islands. and the program of native
/ and classical music they present has
delighted many American audiences
Special Interest Will be taken In the
/ weird melodies and strange instru-
ments OF Hawaii and In series 81
beautiful stereopticon scenes OF the
| islands