The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29

AT last and the last, Enter Joy at
Lucille La Nerne's announcement shat
she will present The Deep Purple"
this week and enter Gloom at the an
nouncement that II will mark the last
week of he delightful engagement of
the La Verne company this season.
For the past nine weeks Miss La
Verne has entertained Richmonders
as they have never been entertained
before, ct even double tie price, and
for her tenth and final week she has
chosen one of the greatest successes OF
the past season in New York. The
Deep Purple" II ran for one solid
season at the Lyric theater, New York
and was acclaimed the success Of tho
year--it has never been offered here
before, and ii was one Of the most
popular plays in the recent voting
contest
The Deep Purple" WAS written by
Paul Armstrong and Wilson Miner,
In it they have inculcated the es-
sences Of gripping meiodrama and Of
pure farce. The main plot revolves
ahcpt the White Slave traffic. 1t
shows its conception. It's DEVELOPMENT
It wildly portrays existing conditions
and clearly points the remedy. 1t
embraces further the police graft, the
.
recently uncovered in New York It
is startling. open, and to tho point
and yet handled in such n manner as
not 10 offend the most fastidious per
son who might he accompanied by
his daughter, mother. sweetheart or
wife IT is edifying rather than
terrifying, 1t lis fitting hill for the
conclusion Of Mites La Nerne's wonder
fully gratifying season.
She has given Richmc nd produc-
tons THAI must always be spoken of
in the superiatire, plays fer superior
70 the average run Of road attrac-
tons and she deserves all the credit
that the public has bestowed upon
her by It's liberal patronage. And she
is not leaving because she wants to
nor because the public wants her to.
but because she must have a rest
after her ten strenuous weeks hero as
rnanageress, actress and society wo-
man Her farewell appearance will
Re In the part of Frisco Kate. role
admirably suited to her ability aa 2
character Coincidence and incidental
" one II the most prominent part
ir the piece.
The entire strength Of the comran'
will appear to excellent advantage
augmented not only by the loca
nEspldNS, MI tHrtis, NJ hTdCRf
Miss White and Miss Crawford, but
by Miss Miriam Collins. the sveltt
ingenue, who scored SO strongly or
her initial appearance last week, and
by Francis GilIen, a much praised
leading man. drafted from the Nor
folk stock company
There will. Of course. be speeches
every night. but on Saturday night
there will he an informal reception
in which the entire company will say
goodbye for the present to their
friends and admirers in Richmond.
French Patton As Feature
Lucille La Verne has just engaged
Miss French Patton, a Richmond girl
to give On exhibition of her classical
and fancy dancing as curtain
raiser" each night of the coming
week at the Academy OF Music. This
feature liz being put on by Miss La
Verne as an especial attraction and
treat for Richmond theatre -goers, he
fore whom Miss Patton has never
danced since she has been graduated
from "A noted New York school of
dancing. Miss Patton's skill as a
danseuse has earned for her an en-
viahle reputation In the North and
East. and she has the proud distinc'