The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-14

matinee md night.
Bfjou-''Don't Lie 10 Your Wifc,-|
matinee unG night
Good Performance OF Charming Com
cdy.
If you have never seen The fortune
ituntcr' go 20 the Academy OF Music
this afternoon or evening and see it
YOU Will regret neither the time nor
the money spent. ]
For contrary to the expectation OF
most OF our professional ana other
chronic plnygoers who have become
somewhat Run-shy OF the productions
sent sen 10 us by Mcssrs. cohan < Harris,
inc company with which those rnurk
ing masnatcs who wished Get Rich
quick Walllngford" on us present
Winchcll Smiths delightful comedy Of
to-day Is. FOR the most part dulte sat-
lsfactorE, and then the play Itself "a
such gem OF clean, wholesome hurnor|
mat only such an organization as that
"aiHnsiord' outfit could possibly
make II anything bur wholly charming
Everyone knows the story Of ,ne
young man. down and three times
out VINO goes TO a sleepy little town
win the arowed intention OF winning
an helress. of his rules OF conduc,
faithfully carried out. of his Kindness
70 the broken old inventor resulting.
IN lnnnite happiness 10 himself: of
ms siren adherence TO the part assign
ed to him until the work. tn, abstin-
ence. the clean living. the church aud
us consolation have all cleared his
brain and MS heart and he becomes "a
man standing suuarcly on his feet aud
looking ahead 10 a happy future OF his
own earning. The story mas been ibid
again and again. hut, to appreciate tho
cleVcr comedy, the Whimsical humor.
a li,.t,,
est OF 1t. one must see the play Itself
and when he mas seen il. the moral
moral In a straight comedyD--wil rc
main in his mind
William Resell. a very blond. very
nice-looking young man. Is this sea-
sons Nathaniel Duncan. The Fortune
Hunter himself. the role that Fred
Niolo played here last April Mr.. Ro
sell handled the part easily and vcrv
asreeahly making altogether a Meas
ant impression. y little less eyan
serated walk would add 10 The ,cr
orally pleasing character OF his per-
formance
Next in value TO the play Is tho
character OF the old druggist Sam
Graham, which was portrayed by
Albert Tavcrnicr with much dirpjty
simplicity and effectiveness. Most nf
the minor parts were we'll filed. In
deed. several OF them were handled
by actors OF pr0tean ability, who dou-
blcd and even trebled In the parts
And in their programming, the man
agement was guilty OF rank MIA
eiarism in using Frederick Thomp.
sons own patented name. "Sprlvin."
for one OF the doubled bits True, the
prenomcn used was John. Instead of
THOMPSON George. but even at that,
it was slavish imitation.
George Ahren deserves paragraph
all his own for his performance OF
Roland Barnett, the village cut-up.
In this character OF flash. country
near-srort. Mr.. Ahrcn gave an accu-
rate imitation of rough neck Bow
cry boy, q picture OF Terry McCovern
in his ugliest mood--a wonderful OBJ
jert lesson Of how not TO act
Fortunately, the women did not
matter much. SO. on the whole. the
performance was good.
Seriously. no one who cares for
comedy at its best. satisfactorily play
cd. should miss ''Thc Fortune Hunter"
w. Douglas Gordon
The Durbnr.
Ono of tho real novelties OF the
present dramatic season viii be sncn
here when the famous natural color
motion Dictnrc production. "1rhc Dur
bar in Iiincmhcolor." Is presented nj
the Academy Monday Tuesday. Wei.