The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-29
BIJOU THEATRE.
s'Baby Nine"

'Baby Nine"
Baby Mine" Margare, Mayos play.
which comes TO the Academy on We'd
nesday. matinee and night, direct from
its eight weeks successful engage
ment at the Majestic Theatre. Boston.
also has a record of the solid year at
Days Theatre. New York. where II
played 10 the largest average audi
ences ever assembled in metropoli-
tan playhouse. Baby Mine has al
ready reached its second year in Lon
don. at the Criterion Theatre. and VIII
shortly be produced in Paris. Berlin.
Vienna, 81. Petersburg, South America,
Australia and Japan. Laughter is said
TO never leave OFF in Baby Mine. IL
10 a rio, almost all the time, a tor
nado of harum-scarum fun. Its fun
consists in its comical situations And
Its nonsensities. ..
Paui ). Rniney's Afrieas Hunt.
The Paul J. Rainey African Hunt
pictures. which Will be seen a; the
Academy Of Music on Friday and Sat-
unGay. have been pronounced the most
marvellous motion pictures ever taken
and represent the absolute high tide
In the gradual rise of the motion pic
ture idea of entertainment An expe-
difion OF more than $50 men spent
year In the depths OF the African
tunxies. Drawing death from fever
and, wild beasts. In order that this
wonderful entertainment might be
presented.
Mr. Rainey. who IS a millionaire
sportsman from Cleveland, Ohio. un-
dertook his big game hunt at FIRST
merely from the point OF sport He
was the first African big game hunter
70 provide that the wonderful scenes
he saw and the strange experiences
he passed through should be pre-
served for the deIectat,on OF the
American public through the medium
Of the motion picture. colored slice
and lecturer Accompanying his ex-
pedition was a large corps Il expert
paotographers and motion picture
camera operators. and wherever there
was a hunt to be undertaken or
dangerous trip Int the jungles these
Intrepid men OF the camera ana MN
were in the forefront
The Ra!ney expedition consisted OF
thirty white men. 325 black men. 135
carnels. forty horses. sixty dogs. atty.
four oxen and $50 sheep on the hoof.
Mr.. Ra,ney, Professor Heller. OF the
smithsonian Institution, and others
and their personal retinues met Allen
black, Of Australia, and Augustus
Ou.ram. of the TransvaaL at Fort
Said. and while travelling TO Nom
hasa completed their plans Or.
William Johnston was added as pay
stefan and surgeon and stan OF pno-
tographers At Monbasss, the COM
plete safari or hunting journeS. was
arranged Black giants OF the wan
r.mbahs. 1.-THE and agile Swaheelis.
thin and why Kavandas and khaf-
kuas, the courageous inky Massal'm ana
smart Sonalis. all African tribesmen.
noted for their endurance and otnef
worthy qualities. accompanied the e1-
oediriou, some as carriers ana the
remainder for the love OF the sport.
Mr. Rainey's expedition cost MIN
over $3.50, and the time consumed
was about one year
way Down East"
"way Down East is to be seen again
at the Eijou Theatre this week WIN z
company in keeping with the stancato
~ excellence demanded by William A.
Brady. Its success with AUDIENCES -
,,nouesfscned, its long life has made II
a NAV 20 be seen by one generation OF
theatrecos.s who have heard o. the
plav when they were in pinafores ana
knickeepockers. Others have told chill
dren Of that play. and children now
fathers are doing the same Its on
that account that Way Down East
goes on forever.
To many, the coming OF this play 10
m event These theatregoers are not
frequently seen at the playhouse Tney
are discriminating. They see posi-
bly, two or three plays year They
choose the best. and having seen
ssWay Down East" they know what they
will see when IL returns. Mr.. Brady
has never allowed the play to fall be-
low his standard Of quality
Blanche Shirley Is to be seen IS
Anna Moore Frank Bass the squire.
while Samuel c. Morris Is to play Hi
Holler.
C>ss.inl's Comedy Collection
Comedy features as well as musical
ana singing artists Will make up the
bill arranged by Wilmer. Vincent ara
Wells for the new week OF entertain
ment to start Tomorrow at the Colo
uial. An unusually expensive and
valuable Offering will be the musical
comedy sketch. Fun In q Vaudeville
Agency BY the Five Brasdons- II
will embrace dialogue. singing. mUsi-
cal numbers and character comedy rep
resolutions by . Quintette OF eStab-
Hshed comedians.
Two generations Of minstrelsy viii
be displayed BY Frank E. NcNish. the
original silence and fun artist. and his
son Frank. The father is . famous
minstrel man, having founded the Nc