The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01
!: Plays at the Theatres This Week =:
ACADEMY OF MUSIC

VI ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
BENJAMIN Players Monday night,
Tuesday. "wednesday matinee and
Thursdny night, Friday night. sn1ur-
tlny, matinee and night, nj Bijou
Thentre.
"The Three Twins" mt Academy Sat-
urdny, matinee and night.
Benjamin Players.
"Caetain swift" the greatest play
from the talented pen of c. Haddon
Chambers. author of THE Tyranny OF
Tears" and THE 1dler,i will be the
Offering OF the BENJAMIN Players at
the Academy this week. The piece
was originally produced with Maurice
Barrymore IN the title role, and II,
marked the first appearance of Henry
Miller as leading han n New York. AS
play dealing with a gentlemanly
crook. Captain Swift" is said TO send
"Rafiies" and Alias Jimmy Valentine"
back to- the infant class of dramas. 1t
will afford Franklin Richie a role in
which he should score heavily.
Briefly. here is synopsis OF the
plot: Mrs. Seabrook, now happily mar
ried and living in elegance in England,
has had a son born out of wedlock
The boy is sent by Lady stanton, her
elder sister, to family named Mar
shall TO raise and educate as their
own. The boy, who has been given
tho name of William Marshall. runs
away to Australia, and is not heard OF
again The first act shows the Sea-
brook home, where a Mr.. Wilding IL
the honored guest, he having saved
the life OF the elderly Mr.. seabrook
by stopping runaway. While a guest |
there, he falls in love with Stella, Mr.. |
Seabrook's niece, and stays at the |
home for some time. While there he |
IS recognized by George Gardiner, |
lately returned from Australia, as the
famous highwayman and bush ranger |
Captain Swift. who is wanted for va
rious high crimes and misdcmeanors
In faTaway Australia. Although Gar.
diner had suffered indignities at the
hands OF the elegant brigand. he hav-
Ing been held up at the point of his
gun and relieved OF all his valuables.
the identity Of the man they are in
nocently harborng under their roof.
Then arrives Ryan. a Queensland de-
fectiVe. who discovers that Mr. Wild
Ing. William Marshall and the noto-
rious Captain Swift are one and the
same. there is an exciting scene in
which Wilding or Swift is faced bv his
record. Then follows the stirring eli
max in which he declares that to keep
W. tAS iHolHcI llc KflOWleQEe that
ner liegiumate son is the fugitive
from justice and also to keep from
the world the knowledge Of his moth
er's disgrace, he will end 1t all. The
play has tragic ending, the culmi
nation being Vikings suicide.
MI Fitchie will. of course. appear
In the name part Miss Carter will be
stella, Miss Knott will he Mrs Sea
brook, and Mr.. Storm and Miss Brad.
ley Will be her son and daughter Mr..
curtis VIII appear as the elderly Mr.
seaorook, and Miss Cassel will i'm
personate Lady Stanton. Mr.. Blunkall
VIII have the role OF George Gardiner
Wildinss friend. and Mr. Perry will
be the detective.
me production will be more than
ordinarily elaborate, four scenes being
shown. The costuming also will be
feature Owing to previous bookings
at the Academy. the Benjamin Company
VIII appear at the Bijou Theatre on
2 Friday and Saturday nights and at the
Saturday matinee