The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-25
"sherlock Holiness" at nl,ou.

'SherlOck AiOlncs,' at HI1Ou.
Sherlock Holiness" the most fas-
ctnatlnS character In dective fiction
will walk the stage of the Grayce
Scott Bijou this week. when the play
OF that name Will no presented by Miss
Grayce Scott and her company.
Whom William Gillette dramatiaed
this celebrated character. he based tho
play on the experience OF tho unfor-
tunate MISS Faulkner. one OF the most
thrilling and interesting stories by
Conan Doyle.
Miss Faulkners sistcr had died OF n
broken heart. after having been Tilted
by Hungarian noblcman, and, angry
and resenttul OF her sisters treat
mcnt, Bliss Faulkner vows TO have re-
venge She sets out TO seek II through
some letters OF the noblcman to her
dead sister. which arc in Miss Faux
uers possession
When this noblemana marriage to
another woman is announced, she de-
cidcs 10 publish the letters He tries
TO get them from her and falling. calls
III Sherlock Holmes and commissions
him TO get tho letters.
Another man IS trying TO get them
James Larrabee. who, with his wife,
Is enc Of the most noted biackmailers
III Europe. Lea~ning that the eirl
has the letters In her possession and
thinking that he can cHtort H large
aum OF money from tho writer. II they
can get them from tho girl. they pre-
tend to syrnpathi2e with her. They
take her to London and keep her
prisoner in their home whore Lara
bees wire tries to get the letters
from her. But by this time the girl
has learned their real character and
refuses To give them the letters. hid.
ING them In secrct place. which
even their cunning cannot discover.
Sherlock Holmes is called In. and
n No a Inc nj
ne believes that he can get the let
tors for his clients by being a friend
10 the girl and appealing TO her bet
ter nature, than by forcing them from
hcr No sooner has IL become known
10 tho criminals OF London that Holmes
Inns taken tho case. than II is reported
10 Professor Morinrty. the Napoleon OF
all criminals and the absolute master
II every branch OF cr!minoiogy In Lon
don.
This sinister. brainy. desperate car
~ the underworld has been crossed
so many times by Holmes that he
want. nothing more than Sherlock
Holiness death. This seems TO be the
opportunity that he has been waiting
FOR. Ind he plans fret TO Kill Holmes
and then share the profits 10 be made
on tie letters held by the girl From
that time on. the play deals with the
battle OF Wits between the greatest OF
criminals and the greatest foo OF
crime and the development OF the
low between Sherlock Holmes and
Alice Faulkner.
William Thompson will play the
Tito role and Miss scott Will BE- seen
as Alice Faulkner. The Monday nights
performance VIII be given for tho
benefit OF the Sammis Crotto. Mystic
order OF Yelled Prophets, members
OF which will be present in full re-
gala. sherlock holmes" was Sc
lected as tho play 10 be presented. rs
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interest OF all
Hest Cure" Feature Mt ISeith's Lyric.
Richmond thcatreSoers viii this
week have the opportunity of seeing
FOR the first time one Of the Jesse l.
I.asisy productions. There is no one
man In vaudeville who has produced
so many successful productions as Mr..
j.asky. III The Rest cure" when
comes TO Ke!ths Lyric for the week
comedy with catchy music, pretty
girls and an elaborate stage setting.
the array OF names which appears in
connection with The Rest Cure is a
strong argument in its favor. The
hook and lyrics are by Mary Roberts
1,inchart and Cecil Il. de Mile. Miss
Eineharts stories are now appearing
in the Saturday Evening Post and
other publications; she Is one OF the
best known writers Of short stories in
America Her play Seven Days"
written in collaboration with Avery
Haywood. established record for
fnrcIcal plays. The music is by Rob
crt Hood Bowers, the composer of
many haunting melodies. whose music
Is to he found in practically every
homo In America. To head the cast
Mr. Lasky has secured an excellent
comedian Alan Brooks and a we'll
known vaudeville team, Spencer and
Williams
There is more of a plot to THE Rest
Cure" than Is usually found In We
hicles OF this sort. There are Sow
cral unique complications and sur
prises which are clevcrly and adroitly
worked out TO a surprising climax.
Harry II. Richards and Bessie Kyle
have an Offering which they call ~
Regular Club Fellow" constructed for
laughing purposes only. The idea has