The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-29
.BLANEY TO WRITE
SOFT THINGS NOW.
King OF Melodrama Decides tc
Cut Out Wild West Shows
/ in Future.
NO MORE YOUNG BUFFALoEs
Miss spooner Here With Her
Husband to See Bijou Well
Opened Tonight.
Bang! Bang, Bang. Bang.

Bang! Fang! Bang. Bang!
Smoke and revolver shots; brasa
Hnucks and cleaning knives; gang
OF desperate criminals who would
eteal the girl away.
More smoke Nor. revolver shots
More knife play. Saved" she cries
Au revoir
No more will "crool' Jack Dalton
pursue poor Mabel Pare
There will be no need for Howard
Gruikahank's strong right arm to
shield the girl from "har-um."
Hereafter the bicep may devote all
ITS time to lovely Mabel's waist.
Henceforth Charles E. Blaney's foun-
tain pen is to be filed with ink
With his wife. who is best known
In Richmond as Miss Cecil Spooner,
Charles e Bsney. the king OF nlelo-
drama, is spending a few days in Ricn-
mond the main object of their visit
being to witness at the BiJol' Theatre
to.night the openlns presentation Of
1.-THE Adventures OF Polly" new play
of which Miss Spoone- Is coautho..
Seated In his room at the Richmond
last night. Mr.. Blaney told reporter
that he would write no more "bIood
and thunder" He is OF the opinion
that the American public is satiated
with this form of amusement, and
henceforth he intends to devote his
whole time and attention 20 the writ
ing and production Of plays. Just
plays" is the way he puts IT. Life.
as 1t is, types. human interest
There never was play that had
the right sort of stuff in 1t that
failed" he said "Humor and pathos.
mixed in proper proportions and prop
erly served is what the people want.
and / for one intend to give 1t to
them
Asked to explain the decline OF
melodrama. Mr.. Blaney replied that
some of 1t was good and some of 1t
was bad. 1T all came under the head
OF melodrama. and It was all Judged
alike" he said.
Not Like Miss LIbbey.
Miss Spooner laughingly denied that
she would emulate Laura Jean Libbey
IN giving heart to heart talks with
the women of her audiences. However
IL is hardly probable that che will be
allowed to escape altogether in h.eh-
mond Or the many occasions which
she has appeared here in the pas;
nothing short of her appearance be
fore rne curtain for little personsi
cha. has satisfied her many admirers.
The little woman IS fresh from her
farm near New Canaan. Conn, where
enc has been spending the summer.
She describes herself as feeling per-
fectly At for the long season before
her on the road. as the result of her
.eotourn IN the country. She had
lovely time all summer. she said; she
drove the ponics-she owns tented
1he chickens. enjoying thoroughly
every minute Of the brief period which
comes between the season on the road.
The farm Is recent present from Mr..
iBlaney to his wife, and is one of the
finest in connecticutt. Mrs. Blaney's
description of 1t LED her husband to
TELL a joke.
Fortune in Windows.
Upon acquiring possession of the new
farm. Mrs. Blaney asked his permits
zion to have few improvements made
about the place, to which he, of course.
readily consented, especially upon be-
ing assured that the work would cost
but several hundred dollars. she had
$4,000 worth OF windows cut in the
walls of the house, before she got
through" he said. Fourteen thousand
dollass to add 10 the 100000 which 1
originally paid for the place
Three new Blaney productions are
being sent on the road this fall. 1.-THE
Adventures OF Polly" which opened
last week in Brooklyn. and which will
play It's second week at the Bijou here;
my wifes Husbands which will take
the road some time this month. ana