The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-09
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The coming pfodaction of Pima
fcre' by the society men ana girls
OF the city at The Academy on Mon
DAY and Tuesday nights OF Easter
week looms large on tho social hori-
ION just now, when ali interest dur
ing the Lcnten season Is conferred on
the things to be- Rehearsals are
being held several times a week, and
from among the eighty or more mem
beers OF the chorus there are each day
doeelo ping new prinia donnas. cal
cuiated to astonish the fashionable au-
dicnces thar viii greet them by their
hird-iikc trills and warbling. The bits
of stage business that are being grad
ualiS brought to light reveal UNI
dreamcd-of dramatic talents In Rich
mond's maids and beaux. II the app
pearance in Easter week of the Pima
fore cast pro"okes but oDe-half the
grace, musical charm and mlrth that
charactorizes the rehtarsais, the re-
sultant crown of glory worn1by the
alumnae association of Miss Eilctts
school. under whose auspices this pop
utar old opera Ii being given. will be
heavily laden with bay and laurel
tor the successful heroincs of the day.
The audience that VIII greet Pima
forc' On Easter Monday will be ono
OF the most brilliant that has ever
gathered in the Academy of Music.
After the forty days abstinence. at
this first breaking of the iast from
worldly things society viii turn out
in it's richest robes and handsomest
jewels.
All Of the boxes have been sold
fer Monday night. The large Talbot
Meredith wedding party. including
many out-of-town guests, will occupy
has also taken a box and other box
holders for the first night of Pima
FIRE" will be Misses May and Julia
.Mccre and Miss Virginia r. Elicit
The rehearsal that was scheduled
for Thursday has been postponed until
Friday evening because of the wealth
err.
Return to Virginia.
Mr.. I.lew ellyn Pugh and Miss Ssllie
Iugh. who have been spending the
winter in New Orleans as the guests
OF Miss Eliza Pugh. have returned to
their charming home. Ben Cooiyn.'
at Keswick. Va. Miss Pugh was the
recipient of many social attentions
during her visit and participated In
the geictles OF the carnival.
Cast for "fA02."
The Baltimore Sun Of Thursday
contains the following which is OF
Interest here -
After careful consideration of the
merits OF the applicants for positions
IN the cast of 1913" to be given Eas-
ter week AT Albaugh's Theatre by the
Paint and Powder club, Mr.. Eoches-
ter, the coach. made the following Sc
lections last night;
Christopher Coiumbus---Mr. Stuart
Anderson or Mr.. Charles Murray.
Royal Treasurer--Mr Charles g.
Kerr tpresidenb.
King Ferdinand Mir Joseph G.
Swikert or Mr.. Robert Hundiey.
Don Juan--Mr Frank ". IIarmi-
son.
King Charles 1II-Mr, Reese Cas-
fard.
Pinzon-~M Robert Garland
Margarite--Mr. Nell Hughes.
Isabella, Queen OF Spasn--Mr.
Charles Andrew Mccain.
Donna Josnna-Mr. Arunah s A.
Brady.
Donna Cataftns--Nr Hyiand
kuhns.
Bridget Murphy--Mr. Gustav Helm
ekin.
Heraid--Mr Evelyn A. Harrison.
Premiere Danseuse--Mr. Oscar
Webb.
Duet Dancers-Mr. kuhns and Mr..
Marshall Bruce.
Six Baltimore observation-disclosures
Harry Belt. Howard Morgan. innes
Correil, Robert r. Dew. William 8.
Edmondson and Henry Jenkins.
II is more than prohs BILE that the