The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-04
AT the Iheaters
.Tq,e yellow Ticket, J.


In the Law" will bring to the Acad-
envy OF Music for three nights, begin
ping tomorrow with a special matt
nee on Wednesday, a new play by
Michael Morton. one Of England's
best known playwrights 1t is en-
titled THE Yellow Ticket" and
three acts are laid in st. Petersburg
OF the present day. The leading
characters are taken from official and
diplomatic circles in the great Rus
sian capital Mr. Morton wishes to
make clear the fact that while the
scenes OF his play are laid in RUS
STA, MS Is not a Russian play in the
sense of being made up from the
usual ingredients that 80 to the writ
Ing OF Russian dramas. The Yellow
Ticket" has to do with life In mod
ern Russia. 1t tells tho story OF
young Russian woman, Maya warren
ka, who comes into the possession OF
the yellow ticket issued by the secret
police OF st. Petersburg for the pro-
lection Of social outcasts. Maya u
q good girl Of reputable family but,
in order to remain in st. Petersburg
~ she is a Jewess. and without
/. passport. she Is compelled to use the
yellow ticket. When the secret po-
lice learn that she has obtained
position as companion in family of
possession Of the yellow ticket to her
employer. Marya is discharged at
once. though protesting her inno-
cence Then the situation Is as fol-
lows: Marya must follow the pro-
fesston called for by the yellow ticket
or she must leave Russia-there Is no
alternative. She seeks the protection
Of the chief OF polince. Baron Audrey.
who offers to aid her upon terms
~n.A t~x- pHx -
scene ensues. Marya IL faced by the
prospect Of exile for life in the mines
Of Siberia. The end of the play fur
nishes climax of intense dramatic
final curtain. The Yellow Ticket
has had a run OF over year at the
Eitinge theater.
Mr.. Warner GLAND will have the
role Of Baron Stepan Audrey head
Of the Russian secret police: Mr. Ed
ward Foley VIII play Julian Rolfe,
young American newspaper man,
while Miss Maude Gilbert will ap-
pear as Marya. Other members of
the all-star cast are: William Macau-
ley, Edwin Maxwell, Louis Hartman
and Mary Ward Holton.
The Midnight Girl.
On Thursday, matinee and night.
the Messrs. Shubert will present their
latest musical Offering. THE Mid
night Girl" at the Academy The
piece il by Paul Herve and Jean
Briouet. and az the following names
indicate. the principal roles are in
most capable hands; Ned Monroe,
Lillian Lawrence. Charles Kaufman,
Madison Smith. Billy Lynne. Viola
Gillette. Charles Prince. Wayne Num-,
Eugene Hohenwart, Dwight Dana.
Myrtle Gilbert and Mazda Fiji
In brief. the story. whose three acts
are laid in France, concerns the
droll adventures OF Gustave Criduet,
iarkish young man who loves Helen,
a cabaret performer, known as the
Midnight Girl" The Troublesome
youth assumes the name Of Criquet.
name as common in France - Smith
Is in this country He pretends to
every one that he s Gnstave Grioaet
G noted French senator. This ruse
leads him into a multitude Of dill
cui;ies which eliminate In exposure
when he alopAs with the Midsigl1t
Girl ard registers ut Honeymoon hall
"a hotel for newly married couples.
He fnds, to ha surprise. that an
ether Gastase Griauet IL also regis
tered there S.itss iiis bride This oth~-
Crtanet Is also pretending to be the
great Criauet These two pretenders,
IN their efforts 70 escape detection.
ffttH aftsA&Atf ktiht tbt oAfNs - AtSF
fante, s-riau, tags creating tar
gle OF laughe HE perpiexities. Expo
sure ard it's consequences comes
when the real Trfqaet appears ~ the
sceae WITH h3s w!sc and twelve chill
area. The piece Will introduce many
continental ca baret dancing and sing
ing features. baznd on the authors
conce:t that ca haret girls, when the
hour of midnight sounds. are inn
PEELED by force OK haht-no matter
where they may he---to return TO the
rev Is Of the ca baret.
The Messrs. Shuhert have mounted
the play in their most lavish manner /
and provided chorus of eighty I
pretty singing and dancing girls. as
well as an augmented orchestra
David Warfleld
Next Friday. Saturday and Satar- I
day matinee will he a night OF well !
come at the Academy theater for !
David Warfield. who will give play
goers anpther opportunity to enjoy /
his famous character creation of at /
fectionate. old Simon Levi in The
Auctioneer," which comedy this pop
ular actor has again taken up after
\ lapse OF thirteen years The reali-
nation OF David Belasco's promise
when this piece was laid aside eleven
years ago, that he would some day