The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-10
CHARMING ORAIl
SEEN At ACAOG||
polly or THE eIRCUsv AHE1Al!
AGAIN WITH ELSIE ~. Lne1 Il
in TITLE ROLE
DRUMMER PLAY Her
THE TRAVELLING SALE1M
COMES TO THE BIJOU-DIxx9a
AT THE EMPIRE AND
COLONIAL THEATERs.

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little drama built around q pa4ee4M
theme with circus in the
ground, was presented twice ~
Academy yesterday, at mattnee
at an evening performances
has become such a fayorite In
mond that its annual appeafAmCM!.
taken as u matter OF course n
u NAV become a second "OId Honn
stead" or that classic Of tbs Hn44
drama, WAY Down East. -
are those who declare 1t will live IT, &
long as Uncle Tom or Al. q. Fiel0
Ministries. But such enthusiasts
natural optimists.
But there lis no doubt OF the p0B
larity of Polly and the ". LA0M
girls, who have a monopoly On
title role; either that or the title rQs4a
has monopoly on the st. Leon GtfyS
ever since Edith Taliaferro turned 11
over to Ida St Leon. The presem4
star is Elsie st. Leon. who - al rrAkr
ty as her sister. If not as plump. ElSS3
sic st Leon looks more like eitcs
rider than Ida did. At least she APM8
pears to he In better training AN
she has not that sweetly tngeAMO0S
manner of Ida, whose very roun0M
was a large exclamation Of surpk1Nss
Ida always looked as IL she was ah0tl
| to exclaim "O'" Elsie is thinner. 3N&&
| less of an exclamat ton point.
Elsie plays the part prettily. plss
TngIy and patnstaktngfy. AZ ~
Teen with her sister two or three
sens she naturally falls heir "a
of her mannerisms. Also, she 49,
Mart f. ff~tscY, the Big Jim ~ -
| play. to direct the stage Tor her H..
| Mr. Kelsey Is an expert on 0s Ss8
| II. xr-Sxh f2,a Z
thine. The Mrs. Wilioughby ma
] Miiinughby children. played -.
Brooks Howard Brooks and
Brooks, also seemed pleasantly 1a
| lar, but the rest OF the cant ox30N
was new to the audience.
Charles F. Newsom played t14s
of the Rev. John Douglas, App4&
to the best of his information A1M
lief A minister fresh from thSs&
uy. school may look and apeAG
the Rev. John Douglas In the Ds4m
of Charles r. Newsom. but Al
all the giamor that accompau3N
cleric All Trueschell gave 61N4S
/ Improvisation OF the circus propA
/ although he does not know
say .sYou be bowed He Ma
more refined circus proprietor
usually seen, sSs a5Ssz3
little tract in the form OF
ever was written. It II = ~
/ tie sermon II just suits th04
like simple little things ana
= ask roo rrYueff. 81 IA w0lsia nank4
u ceiient Sunday-sehool book II
: ranged in hook form. With
Leon as the star and the c1S3
Leon family Of acrobats to IN 1T
the piece should have long M34
cessful career.
4a.ss THE Travslinr Saaeesus1 Il asl1
clean wholesome play -
cry day folk. with bra4Sy 41M
= su eat NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ment becoming tragic or dEqN
somewhat describes The IxM
Salesman" The play - proa6
| the Bijou this week by 4 9eHol
Icellent company. The produckfo1
the label of Henry B. HAxxA
naturally, 1t IL a good one.
THE Travelingg 6ale4mnns
, at all aaw to. theatergcers of
Ii was seen at this Htjou
. and was we'll received. Last nl14E
filled house was delighted M
Judging from the hearty, eve4
Gus applause that broke cut n
AS for laughs, they wexo unM
and spontaneous.
The cast III invariably stS0MG
. the smaller roles were paAyN4
, gently and the Bill Crahb e.
Vincent was as clean cut ~
The Pearce GIN Of Frank o.
not the worst piece OF work ~
l | Torrance by any means ana liz
Henry Dawson's whiskers -
ted his face he would hGy
passed without notice. -
Walter VI Milton was 4 49,
but he surely received Dro1
ciation for his work. ~
laughs, all right
But aside from the LTD
particular gem Of the per1ue
the Mrs. Rabbit. Of Fre1a1
= It's . splendid part and Al
that someone els0 can ~
j H. but, this AeHNned m
IFredrika Slemonn plaYe4
IN she had known the 1a4r9
had known her tnttmA41S
real pieces Of chAxect1N
Ted Watts, piaye6
lWiley, was ! Aninh14
land the Frankltng HcrQn
Ciayton Nd IeDa ~ glS2
& tsufIlcientiy 9SaI N +
unpopular m f6A