The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-10
ADJUSTMENTS
-AcademS-Howe's Travel Festival.
BfJou-IianIon's "SupcrbH."
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They Put one over on the Mayor.

they Put one Over ON the Mayor.
Where The Girl IN the Train dam
lily danced her way up to the border
line OF propricty and coquettishly veer-
cd off to the domain of pure fun, ''1hc
Girl in the Taxi" Haunted herself TO
the line. walked over and sat down.
as one chronic theatre-goer expressed
~ lhey put one over on tho Mayor
tonight" There was nothing that
sailed for police interference; nothing
said or done that ncccssitutcd an orr
der TO ring down the curtain but fur
.her than that It would not be safe to
SO. with the exception of the third
verse OF song III the second act. there
were no lines spoken or sung that
would warrant an arrest. and. doubt
less, conviction would be difficult
90 90 secure ,hs on that score--it all depends
story, funny as ii undoubtedly is.
makes fun Of constancy. faith and de-
In the second act. a father and son
discover each other al "fia sh'' rcstali-
rant, dining, drinking and generally
s hhpcE,lhs ns ana; ,.i SO far from being
like father. like SON and, later.
s .i,,1 and help one another at home
VIZ tbs, the Wife and mother. ! si,ua-
81 The whole thing (io pose, for an
,hs a moralistl lies in the fact
re gen anr pae orh rs IS SO cieyerly SO in
help laughing at it--it is vicious to
us core, but its vice is never a mon
e,er or hideous mten on the contra
~, II is briIliant. attrI CtiNe and win
h.hg and in those qualities lies its
me scenery was somewhat worn and
tired. but the company was more than
capable. Young Ward de Wolf was the
Siai OF the performance: he was ron
,ii, clever. and the rest Of the com
fany measured up satisfactorily
1hc play is 81 mas terpiecc OF suEgcs-
uNe; frcnch farce. and a great big
.n ,, roared and screamed its APP
preclation OF its vicious Wit. but from
.he STANDPOINT Of an UMPIRE JUDGED oh
server, Il is as dirty and salacious a
ed in Richmond ~ n =:
IN Artistic Concert
Despite the inclement weather a
large audience gathered at the City
AMditoriun last night 10 hear the Met
concert of the Radcliffe series. 5f
MS organization, consisting OF Nine.
i-ue,la Chiison .Ohrman, soprano: Miss
h {,. Campbell Hussey, contralto. !.
Martin. bass, fully sustained the rcpu-
"a ZION which preceded IT, and gave
program that was we'll received. the
pi inted program being nearly doubled
~ length owing to the frequency with
when the artists were forced TO re-
srond to cncores.
a
ihvorabl impression with her colora-
, ll work in the familiar "Polonaise''
from = ON "Mignon" Miss lIussey sang
M. n hef usual good taste group Of
aid ntralto voice. Mr.. Duney is n
tenor who has recently emerged from
VIC baritone class. His voice was
pleasing in quality and his songs were.
well received.
1t would be diflcu, to md better
o. o. more popular bass than Frederic
tcm stale his Infinite variety" Al
though he has perhaps appeared in
more concerts in this city than any
0,her singer, he is ever welcome. as
was in splendid voice, and sang his
numbers IN most. artistic manner, his
cicar-cut cnunciation being a delight
TO jaded ears. The singers were for
tuEatc IN having an exceptionally clev-
CT and sympathetic accompanist. Miss
s shsie Fora, Iho o also played the
number most effectively
Altogcther one Of the most artistic
concerts Mr. Radcliffe has sent US.
Nowe's Travel Fcxtivni.
Those who have travelled for years
as we'll as those who have not wan
dered abroad at all. will be equally in
terested In Lyman II. Howc's Travel
Festival at the Academy tonight. The
range OF subjects is world wide. They
please the Intelligence as we'll as the
e ".o'' ~ tlIClii are presented III all
the rich tints OF nature. The mat chi ess
natural beauty Of Europe is shown side
by side With extraordinary scenes In
the Orient rohed in all the gorgeous
color Of the living reality. The mag
nifcence and beauty Of every land de-
nicted is such as TO compel a thrill
of delight.
Some OF the big, features Of the new
program show the construction and
launching OF the White Star liner
Olympic the largest ship in the world
inciscnsrhmidt Fails to Throw Zby.zko
New York. February g.-In ninety
minutes OF wrestling, George Hacken-
throw Stanislaus Zbyszko, the Pole at
Madison Square Garden tonight. and
the match went to the Pole Hack
cnschmidt had undertaken to throw
IbysZko twice, within an hour and n
half.