The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-08
:-:Plays ait the Theatres This Week. ::
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday nights
ana saturday mhSiDcc, doctor de
Luxe
BIJOU THEATRE.
THE Traitor oil the week.
Lubin Theatre.
Vaudeville.

doctor de Luxe"
"A musical comedy about the presen,
fashionable fad Tor dogs and cats
among society women. has been made
the theme for masical comedy
Joseph Nj. Gates will present Ralph
Herr in Doctor de Duke" by the au.
thors OF The Three Twins" Bright
Eyes, Madame sherry" ut the
Academy of Music, october II, IS. H.,
win saturday matinee and the origi-
nal New York cast direct from "A sue.
eesslul engagement in Baltimore
Ralph Herr, who was the principal
IN Madame sherry" and who has by
MS Efforts, embarked many an enter
talnment towards the port OF success.
VIII now be seen as star i'm the
theatrical armament. His rise to this
rank was in the course of theatrical
history, inevitable-not an mcxpcct
cd chanEe-to those who have follow
ed the career OF this brilliant come
dian.
ne role of Doctor dc Luxe, taken
by Mr. Herr. is one that gives him the
greatest well taken opportunity he
mas had to display the range OF his
genius as provoker of laughter. Mr.
Herr makes his entrance into Doc.
tor de Paws emporium utter res.
cuing n boy from being run down h,
over his deed of heroism and, he ia
hnally taken on the staff of Doctor dc
faw-who needs an assistant in the
task of playing niIrse to the nets of
the wealthy.
After making success as a doctor
WIN unusual cases of cats and dogs
pcctor de LuNe"--8s he is hickman
eds called TO the home of Doctor
Melville-the father of Margic--who
ir, f..,
from the hospital and tenders hin, 81
fee. which he takes without Question
ing.
Donald Houston. who is in love with
Margie mistakes him for DR.. Melville
ana asks him FOR the girls hand
Ihere has been scandal brewing be-
cause OF supposed love affair be-
tween DIR. Melville and Mrs. Houston
ana the latter's husband. Colonel
houston, is on the warpath. lie APP
pears armed with revolver, ana a
lively scene ensues
Mrs. Melville, swathed in handagcs
calls Doctor de Luxe TO Mrs Houston.s
nome. thinking he is her husband and
That If she makes believe she ,s thn
otner woman his fidelity will be re.
Fealed. There is n tumble of cNcitinu
comic incidents before the deception
under which Doctor de Luxe traycls
powders for everybody, and is made
the hero of the minute.
1.-THE Traitor"
The Traitor" which comes to tho
Bijou Tomorrow evening for week.
with matirees on Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday, is another OF Thomas
DtNon's striking stories of the South
land 1t has as BACKGROUND the
peculiar conditions that prevailed n,
North Carolina at the close OF the
civil War. when that State was over
run by spurious limitations of the
powerful ku klux Clan. II is an
absorbing story OF love and rivalry,
OF mountain prejudice and mountain
hospitality, iull OF deep interest and
feeling of the time. that OF the recon
struction perior, vivid in dramatic pic
lures and forceful in Characterization
Mr.. DIXON, who has colluboratcd witr
the gifted young dramatiat,. Channina
POLLOCK, knows their tyres well ana
is fully acquainted with the history
of tho country in which the scene tx
laid as has produced u play so fasci-