The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-15
H :: AT THE THEATRES THIS WEEK ::
Acndemy-Dnrk.
Wiou--.'The Gambler and the Po-
iicr,"-SII the week.
toioniai-A nudeytiie.
Empire-t audevfiIe.
Iubtn-N audeNiIle.
The Messiah"

The Messiah
The arduous rehearsals Of the past
three months by the Wednesday Clnb
md the Philharmonic Orchestra oi
iIandei's great masterpiece. The MES
sish." viii eliminate on Tuesday, the
18th OF December. with a performance
~ the city Auditorium. Much en-
tnusiasm has been displayed Dy the
two bodies. owing 20 the fact that the
.niire oratorio Will be presented By
'.ichmond people. Soloists. chorus
and orchestra are all residents OF
richmond There viii BE- 300 singers
ln the chorus and between nifty and
.lxty in the orchestra. Orchestra and
.horus have rehearsed together for
some weeks past. and competent crit
irs assert that neither chorus nor or
.hesira have ever appeared 10 better
sdyantsge
Among the great choruses TO be
heard are: And the Glory" For Unto
Is" "AlI We Like Sheep He Trusted
~ God" GLORY TO God" ''Hallelujah.
Worthy II the Lamb
Among the solos are some OF the
most beautiful melodies In musical
literature Mrs. Walter Mercer will
sing Come Unto Him" and Mrs.
Mcneil viii render II Know That My
I:edeemer Miss Allen sings 20 Thou
That TelIest'' and He Was Despised,"
emo Miss Culbreth is responsible for
lie Shall Feed His Flock Miss Ada
kuyk has been intrusted with How
beautiful are the Feet" and the norid
solo Rejoice Greatly will be sung
by Miss Blanche Thomas.
Lynn Tucker and Dr. Maurice
koblenzer will share the tenor solos
and the bass solos will be in the hands
Il Howard Bryant. Austin Martenstein
and Norman Gail. respectively.
The concert will be given By the
Wednesday club and the philharmonic
orchestra Jointly. and II Is matter
FOR pride that these two ORGANIZATIONS
have affiliated FOR the purpose Of rem
dering this great work.
II IL some years since II was pos
-ible to hear the local chorus in the
middle OF tho season. and 81 success
crowns this venture. H. VIII probably
ne made an annual event
..rh~ Gambler and the Police
\ play has been presented In BAlt!-
more and Philadelphia by khmt &
,;azzoie based on the celebrated
BECKER RosenthaI case Of New York.
called The Gambler and the Police,
and will be the Offering at the BlIou
rext week While the play = on Il
cast that shocked the entire country.
II II said that the author has confined
himself to facts. and has given to the
public one of the best sensational
nfelOdrames that has been presented
IN some time The newspaper and pa
irons o. the above cities proclaim
= the most thrilling. and al the same
inns. The most realistic production
fnev have ever seen. II Is said there
=, not "A DUH moment in the entire per
faTruanc. and further that the scenic
achievements are true to If" and coni-
pIete in detail one % the features
II the play IS the showing Of the inner
workings OF the police department
~ New York City. one scene shows the
nome OF Becker. and even though con-
.icted Of a crime. IL shows At times
be had th~ heart OF an honest maj
and several incidents in his, life al
ne better nature are shown his love
COR his family and young girl VIII"
n. has befriended. and his desire 10
zee her made the wife OF a good ma n
bring ont tn better side Of the police
man who was the friend Of the gam -
.ers OF New York. The method " the
Collection ~ the graft money = also
SHOWN. and several things that were
never mentioned in the newspaper ac-
counts which tn" author OF the play
having personal knowledge. are also
told in this great melOdrama Of IKE
im the city Of New York. The fearless
district attorney * portrayed true 70.
I.fe. and the celebrated charge Of the
fearless judge j. presented 5pst a. X
occurred also the celebrated death
ellis OF the sing sing prison. and the
death room with the electric chair. a. =
shown. and the best feature of the
whole play j. that IL teaches IN"
moral that honesty is th. best policy.