The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-12
ADJUSTMENTS.
.c.demy Of Satisfactorily of the Cir.
GUS" matinec md night.
BljOl-.'The PrOmcters."
We'll worth seeing.

Well worth seeing.
IL isn't often that a repeater" comes
up to its first performance In what Is
commonly known as road town, ana
last nights production Of POLY oil
the Circus was one Of the few ex-
ceptions to the general rule.
The company that presented Marga :
ret Mayo's exquisite comedy, or drama.
or comedy drama, at the Academy or
Music last night. with few changes,
was the same that appeared here last
season. and the few changes that nave
been made in the cast have not hurt IL
in the least. Edith Taliaierro has
gone. hut in her place has been sub
stitutcd Ida st. Leon. who. while not
a. pretty as her predecessor. is Just
as winning, Just as attractive, and, 10
my mind, more convincing In the par
uf Polly. Although she has been II
not in A circus, at least In vaudeville
work-for she walked tight wire,
supposed 70 be a clothes line, with me
utmost nonchalancc--slic was charm-
ingly natural and easy wise KID,
brought UP in the atmosphere or ths
sawdust, clean and straight and
slangy--altogetl1 Their a dear little girl
and when kneeling by the side OF the
preacher, she quoted. from the Book OF
Ruth the beautiful passage beginning,
"fintreat me not TO leave thee, or 10
return from following after thee" with
the real tears dropping from her eyes.
she reached high point of dramatic
ability.
Earl Ryder. as the Rev. John Doug.
lass. in spite Of the fact that he read
his lines with somewhat exaggeraii,e.d
tie too broad. was manly, sincere ana
earnest In his work--a leading man
who appears 10 be man, in blessed
| contrast with one or two tnst we nave AYE
had OF late. The parts of Jim, the
boss canvasman, and Barker the pro
prIetor OF the show, were more than
Satisfactorily played BY Mart r. Kelsey
and ed Gillespie. big, strong. rough
stuart Johnson. as Hasty, and Kate
/ Jepson, as Mandy, We're two typical
/ stage negroes. | don't know how II
may be In the Middle West, but GER
| their words as they did. nor do they
employ the same expressions. Hasty
! said to MANDY. Don't you done tell
Mandy" and Mandy said to Hasty;
while Hasty kept speaking of water as
| "wooter.' But they should not be
| singled out. for | can't recall that J
| have ever heard a man or woman IN
I the Legitimate" speak as our darKies
Harry Lane. although he is the
stage manager, overplayed a BIT me
| part Of the clown-he was little too
But that comes from looking for
| is perfect. the lines are beyond cr!ti-
| cism, the company is unusually good
| and the whole thing is well worth
| seeing. W. - ".
| Laugh and Grow Fat.
| Ward and Nokes's appearance at the
Biiou last night was well named. II
was musical frolic." Hap Ward and
, Harry Vokes supplied the fun, while
Miss Lucy Daily danced and sung her
way through the evening. supported
by a we'll dressed chorus. and satis-
| fed house went away laughing and
! humming lines from Miss Days clos
| ing song, 20 You. Betsy" There was
| little pretension to a plot. and what
| there was was lost in the inarticulate
mutterings of some of the lesser Play,
! ers But there was chorus in which
| the men could sing and the women
even if all of them were not young
! vet wore striking costumes, ana some
! of them could dance. There We're sew
| eral catchy songs and some Jokes that
| have not been overworked. Ine Land
| of the Stein is a distinct addition to
! the popular drinking songs OF recent
| years, and Richmond will soon be hum
| ming at Makes a Lot of Difference
| When You're with the Girl You Love
| Some good musical specialties Were In
troduced with a stage dog that could
| give .Tige" points and an Anvil Che
| rus" that was realistic and unique.
| The performance may be neither great
| nor wonderful. but it pleased a popular
audience, which was unstinted both In
| applause and laughter. Miss DAILY was
| given the flowers and the lions share
of the favor of the spectators. When
skilfully, and then took the audience
into her confidence by saying that she
and the chorus were having lots OF
fun" And they looked 1t.