The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-18

The attractions already announced
for next week are Eddie Foy in over
the River" Frederick Warde with
King Richard ILL.," in a new guise.
and Neil OBrien's Ministries at the
Academy: gig Hopkins at the
Bitou, The Girl Question at the EN-
pire and the usual vaudeville and
moving pictures at the Colonial, Lubfn
and Superior theaters.
AT the City auditorium "Wednesday
night will appear the New York Phil
harmonic orchestra, Josef Stransky
conductor, with Nine. Schumann-
Heink as soloiss.
Frederick warde's dramalogue on
shakespeare's historical drama, is an
nounced for Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday at the Academy with matt
nees on Wednesday and Thursday at
O'Clock Mr.. Lawless, editor OF the
Augusta Chronicle. speaking of this
entertainment says:
The Chronicle liz going somewhat
cut OF It's way to editortaily criticise
q theatrical attraction: but the at
traction, Itself. Ia out Of the ordinary.
Reference. of course, is to Frederick
warde, his lectures and the Shakes
pearean pictures now running In
Augusta. Unquest!onably there Ia an
immediate approach of a great re-
vival of Shakespeare In the theaters
of the country. but there will hardly
ever be Il stage productton-indeed.
Il would be i'm possible to stage one
within any opera house--com parab
with Richmond III" as II is shown
In picture form. While the scope is
30 vastly broader that the entire
scheme is given to the audience be-
yond the possibility OF stage acting
the intensely instructive feature OF
the attraction In In the iecture-inter-
probation by Mr.. warde. who is. by
nature, inclined TO the Shakespearear.
This particular attraction is a far
greater conception CT shakespeare's
plays than anything ever heretofore
produced in Augusta. and 10 worthy
OF an unlimited attention"
II takes elk reels 10 show the en-
tire warde entertainment. The first
one is devoted to pictures of Mr.
warde in his own image, 40 King
Richard III, In his robes OF state and
I'm armor ard of the other characters
I'm the play
The next reel shows King Edwards
TENT after Tewkesbury. death of
Prince Edward. OF Lancaster. Rich
ard Of Chester. on his way TO London.
Richards arrival at the Tower of
London, Richard demands admission
to King Henry's prison. the passages
Of the tower. King Henry's prison.
death Of the king. Edward OF York.
entering London In triumph, the end
of the house of Lancaster Richard
leavings the tower Lady Anne Plan
taTenet. receiving the body OF King
Henry for burial, the road to ebert
Sey. Lady Anne wooed and won by
Richard
With the next In seen the court OF
Edward ". quarrel with the Duke OF
Clarence, the scroll of alleged proph-
cay thrown in at window, Edward or
ders arrest OF Clarence, Clarence and
friends leaving palace, arrest OF cIar-
ence, Richard vista Clarence in the
tower. Richard and Catesby leaving
the tower. plotting death OF Clarence.
Richard urges Edward to sign war
rant for death OF Clarence, warrant
delivered to murders murderers de-
maudinE admission TO Clarence. dream
and death OF Clarence, Catesby pay
ing the murdererS. death OF King Ed
ward on learning OF his brothers
death
The next reel discloses the young
princes. at their country home: de-
parture OF the princes for London.
arrival of the princes in London.
welcome by Richard, court OF the
young king. Richard as Lord Pro-
tector. GuiidhAil. the duke of Buck
in9ham urges the mayor and citizens
OF London to demand Richard to be-
come king, mayor and citizens as
sembls In court yard of palace, the
oratory. Richards hypocrisy. Buck
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