The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-05

| titles, and the sixteen women and
eisht men who formed the chorus were
not good looking nor could they sing
| the sound produced by all of them
together was not lurge enough for one
sitting In u row TO Judge of its
/ quality.
or the principals it may be said that
they had small opportunity. for the
piece Itself has little merit Comic
! opera is rather n large phrase &c
, apply to it-"comcdy with music" Is
nearer, and. at that, there was little
music and less comedy. Nine. Schciy
had several pretty songs that were
! pleasing, and duet with Philippe IL
the second act, concluding with PAN
tpmimic dance. that was probably the
best of the musical numbers, while
! Miss Bolcy furnished practically all
! the comedy. Even the orchestra of
! ten or twelve pieces carried by the
company did not distinguish itself.
However the setting OF all three
acts was heavy, elaborate and really
beautiful. W. D. G.
"Beverly" Is n hit.
Proving to be ona of those lovab1e.
! likab!e. yet indehnable something's
which manage TO grip and hold. "Bev-
crly," dramatized from George Barr
McCutcheon's novel, Beverly, OF Grau-
stark" which was presented at the
BiJou last night, more than satisfied
tho usual first night audience at that
playhouse
You might call Beverly" a romantic
drama. and again you might call It
pure melodrama. or you might say
| that II was comedy. while another
time tragedy would suggest itself.
And, indeed, you would be right in
every instance. for. as matter OF
fact. Beverly" is all OF these things
; combined. yet combined SO pleasantly
That one forgets the tragedy of IL all.
or the melodramatIc moments. In con-
temptation of the whole, So rapid is
the transition from tears to laughter,
! or from awe to smiles.
Indeed. Beverly herself is SO en-
trancing. is so clcveriy portrayed By
| Irene Warhcld. that anything which
the book girl might say or do would
! be pleasing. And one cannot think
| OF Beverly without thinking OF her
, old negro nanny, which. done by LII
liam Allen Deycre, is one OF the host
bits Of Characterization witnessed here
! in many day.
Beverly Calhoun, q young woman of
Washington. d. C., travels all the way
from her American home across the
, seas TO Graustark, chaperoned by her
NANNY. Sac is entertained BY the
princes OF the foreign country, ana
forthwith falls in love with Baldos, a
mountaineer. who is In reality prince
The action IS fast, and there Is always
something interesting either happening
or about to happen. The trials of the
lovers. the accusation brought against
! baldos, his sentence to be shot as a
traitor, and his final liberation in the
last act when he and his American
sweetheart pledge each others love,
oil form part OF tho story.
The play is well acted. Not sin
gle character but is in the hands OF
some one who knows how. Lawrence
Evart. as Baldos. afterwards Prince
Danton. has pleasing stage presence
and well modulated roice-Just the
kind OF voice to make an ideal stage
! lover. That ne falls in love with Irene
Warheli Is by no means strange, for
che Is indeed good to look upon And
what wonderfully clever little ac-
tress she is! With all the wiles of the
soubrette, she nevertheless impresses
one more as sprightly ingenue, ready
with Quip or gibe to take verbal ad-
vantage. Altogether lovable. she cap
tivetes her audience as we'll as her
stage lover.
Boyd NJ. Turner. as the suspicious
and crafty General Marlanx is capable
OF making the most of mean part.
ioFeHce Raulnor Is just as imperial
and commanding as Princess Yetire
should be, while Hazel Harroun, as
the sister of Prince Danton. does her
little bit so exceedingly we'll that one
is bound TO notice her.
Altogether the company is more
than acceptable, and beverly" de-
serves a week OF uninterrupted sue
cess
'The StruEElcrs.,
One of the distinctive American nlays
OF the season is coming TO the Academy
Ior one performance Tonight, and
promises to be an attraction OF cxccp-
tional merit.
The Strugglers'' is away from the
Eea,en path of dramatic creations,
winch treat of life In the far West
The characters are real people and not
the oVcrdrawn type OF stage Western
er SO often found In tales Of eold-
field life. The company is headed by
Margaret Keen.
Lecture on Scout Liz.
auditorium OF the Jefferson Hotel, the
captain. Confederate States Army, Will
49, n.s canning lecture ON Scout
Lie With the Army of Northern Vir-
ginia"
This most daring Of Confederate
scouts will tell In his own graphic
way of his personal experience OF
hand to- hand encounters, of hair
breadth escapes, of perilous situations.
So gallant n soldier with so remark
tell 1t in so charming q way Will be
heard with uncommon pleasfIre