The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-12

Things Theatr1caI.
Academy--Monday and Tuesday: San
Carlo Grand Opera company. Monday,
Lucia al Lammermoor"; Tuesday mat
tnee, La Travtata": Tuesday night,
III Troratore." Wednesday night. "a
Modern Eve" Friday and Saturday.
Madam Nazimova. in Bella Donna"
Grayce Scott Bi5ou--0rayce Scott
company In ''The Fortune Hunter
Lyric--Kedth vaudeville.
Colontal---yaudevi1ie and motion pic
lures.
experimentation pictures
Virginia Theater--Motion pictures.
Theatrical attractions In Richmond
during the present week include grand
opera, drama. musical comedy. vaude-
Vile and motion pictures, list en-
bracing activeness for almost
everyone in his favorite amusement
fieid. There hare been but few weeks
during the present season where there
has been as great a variety OF at
fractions offered and no broad an ap-
peal made to the local theaterEoers.
Those of the week are OF the best
and each should have a successful en-
gagement here.
Ono OF the most pleasing announce
ments which could have been made
the mnAic loving public of the city liz
that of the grand opera engagement
here of the San Carlo company dur
ing the early PARTON OF the week to
be followed later on by that OF Madam
Melba and Jan Kubclik. The San Carlo
Grand Opera company. including many
Of the most celebrated grand opera
singers, a superb orchestra and a
chorus from, the italian schools, IL
said to be the largest travelling COM
pany IN existence. The company has
been touring Europe and South Amer
loan countries for q number OF years
and those familiar with the dem ands
made on the arrangements OF COM
panies In the South American coun-
tries can form an excellent opinion OF
the company from the long engage
ments played there. During the en-
gagements in Richmond the company
In to sing Lucia pi Lammermoor.~
La Traviata' and I'll Troyatore." and
II appears safe to predict that large
audiences with hear each Of the IA
NOUS operas.
AZ the Grayce Scott Bi1ou tl1eater
the company headed BY Miss Scott and
managed BY De Witt Newing. will this
weak present The Fortune Hunter
Tho play 10 we'll known here as an
amusing and highly interesting play
through which runs delightful lit
tie love story between Nat Duncan, the
s'broks' society man who goes to a
small town TO win An heir0ss and fails
In love with Betty Duncan. the dAugh-
ter OF an old druggist-inventor. Kiss
Scott Is to be cast AZ Betty and Mr.
Warner, tina new leading man. will
inlay tho role OF Nat. This play should
delight those who love Miss Scott ir
the sentimental parts as we'll as those
who admire her in the more drama
Ito roles, a. II embraces each.
A return to tho musical comedies
10 marked this week by the booking
hsre Of "A Modern Eve" which II sale
10 have boon most successful thus fai
on its tour and to have pleased large
audiences wherever Il has been pre-
oentsd. The musical comedy was tran
slated from the German and has had
Z most remarkable run In tho theaterI
u Europe. A carefully selected com.
pany II presenting the piece.
AT tho Lyric this week another Keith
Dill ID to be the chief Of the vnude
willie attractions in Richmond and tn,
acts which Manager Anderson hal
booked for the present engagement ar,
said 10 be equally ~ good AZ thos'
which have been announced for for
mer engagements.
The Colonial also has announced ,
pretentious list OF acts. several o
which are highly spoken Of. Al hal
bsen the custom during the last sew
efAl weeks there win be conplet,
change OF bill on Thursday.
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