The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-23
ACTRESS READY
TO HUG THEM ALL
Lucille LaNerne Just That
Glad to Open Summer Stock
at Academy OF Music.
TO PUT ON NEWSPAPER PLAY
The Fourth Estate Selected as
Opening Attraction on
Nav 8.

Lucille LsvcIne. heading a COMPANY
ot her own. will PC this leading woman
IN stock at the Academy beginnin.;
Monday, May 6 Il had been planned
TO BEGIN the cusugament neNi Monday.
6u, owing 10 previous bookings The
Academy could not he secured until the
later date
However Miss LaNerne. who is b..
no means a stranger in Richmond, /,
no idler, and rather than wait even
Tor a minute. She determined to put OF
her opening performance at the i5ijou
next Monday night. For the hrst week
Miss LaNcrnc has chosen u play of her
own making, Anne Boyd" in which
she has scored distinct success unde:
the Schubert management.
Standing on the stage of tn, Acad.
envy yesterday afternoon surro-rdrI
by her company. In the hrst throes OF
rehearsal, Miss LaNerne told something
OF her plans. YOU se.." she said II
just mad to come back to Richmond.
ono never knows what 1t is chat at
tracts one or holds one to a certain
place. On the road the Impressions one
gets are SO Kaleidoscope the changes
so rapid. the opportunities for studying
the people and local conditions so few.
that the average actor rarely knows
what city he is in unless something
oul OF inc Ordinary happens 10 blinE
Its name before him.
Glad 80 Get Here.
TO me Richmond has meant 80 much
have known and still know so many
Very dear people here, have met with SO
much success here and have had my
poor efforts so highly praised that by
adoption at least feel as II Eichmo nd
is my home. and II will be. If you
folks are good enough TO adopt me
7 .,4ne
YOU know air. Giften. Of course-I first
began to know all OF these delightful
people. and l have never spent "A NOR.
pleasant summer anywhere. 1t was
Ihen tina; l made up my mind that IL
ever got the chance was coming back
with a company OF M own.
when Mr.. Wells suggested a stock
ongag cement for the academy Ii nearly
took my breath away. Here was giveu
M. without effort. an opportunity to dc
something toward which / had been
striving. oh, for number of years
Without undue huste--I didn't want
even Mr. Wells 10 know how anxious
] was 10 COME agreed. and these.
waving her hands and pointing out
the members Of the company. are
what brought with me. We are now
rehearsns my play. Anne Boyd which
dramatized from the book OF the same
name. We will produce this play at
the Bijou next weak, after which we
will come back here to the Academy,
which will be our home for the sum-
mer.
After Anne Boyd have deter
mind to give the people of Richmond
chance to witness the Patterson
drama of newspaper life. The Fourth
Estate You must know that play,
though l understand IL has never been
10 Richmond. Its all about the news
paper game. It's temptations, It's hurry
and scramble after the news. and a
real, sure-cnough newspaper is printed
on the stage while the public looks on
and secs tn. wheels go around.
Virginia Girl in Compnny.
FOR the third week ! haven't quite
decided. However. Il Ia not going to
he hard for have my choice of al the
best and highest priced royalty plays
on the market. Personally ! think it
well TO offer serious plays white the
Weather is yet cool and as 1t grows
warmer to put on the warm weather
variety OF offerings, such a. Mrs Tenn
PIES Telegram and other light come
dies and. farces.
Just ~ this snoment am hardly in