The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-28
GRAYCE SCOTT COMPANY
CLOSES BIG SEASON
Capacity Audience at Bijou Bids
Good-By to Favorite
Actors.
ALL JOIN IN "AULD LANG sYNE"
Lee Chapter Auxiliary Expresses It's
Thanks for Aid Rendered Confed-
erate observation-disclosures Case
for Manager Newing.

With actors and audience singing
Aud Lang Syne." led by John
Warner, Of the company, and Alvin NJ.
Smith. Of the public. the long and sue
cessful engagement of tho Grayce Scott
Company came to n close at tho Bijou
Theatre last night.
After the afternoon performance,
which was Witnessed by Il packed
house, an impromptu reception was
held by the members Of tho company,
and 80 few were the regrets" that II
was late in the afternoon before the
house was cleared. But at night tho
gafety. blended with n certain element
of sadness, began long before the play
was over.
Immediately after tho first act, ono
of n group of men who have secured
front seats at the Bijou on Saurda y
night for years, stood up and called
for Mr.. NewIng. When tho manager
appeared. he was presented with a
silver cigarette case, upon which was
engraved, Presented to De witt New
ing, Season 1y13-1914. by his Friends
in a Row."
Upon the close of the second act,
tho meaning of the Confederate flags
with which the boxes were draped was
disclosed. In one OF tho stage boxes
were seated number OF tho little
girls who compose the Leo Chapter
Auxiliary of the United Daughters Of
active In contributing to tho SUPPORT
of tho Home for Needy Confederate
Women. while some sixty of their
young associates occupied seats In the
orchestra. As soon as the curtain fell,
Manager H. b. McNiven had his ushers
carry huge lunches and baskets of
luxurient flowers down to the foot
lights, while tho very. little Misses
Ruby Vaughan Bigger and Anne Muse
Bigger made their way up the steps
leading to the stage.
HAVE BEEN GENEROUS IN
AID TO CoNFEDERATE SOCIETY
Miss Scott Miss Dudley and Mr.. New
Ing were called out, and the little girls
handed rs many of the flowers ms their
arms could hold to the three players
announcing In clear voices that car
ried throughout the house that they
were offered by the grateful members
of tho Lee Auxiliary. 1t was explained
afterwards that Mr.. Newing and Miss
Scott had not only been extremely gen
erous I'm their dealings with the aux
Hilary upon the occasion of a benefit
for the Home for Needy Confederate
Women, having given double the
amount which they had agreed to give,
but had. at other times. donated sums
toward the support OF the institution,
besides having welcomed the aged gen
tlewomcn Of the home to their theatre
child who made the little speech to
her. and when Mr.. Newings turn came,
he initiated his star-to the Joy Of the
audience.
When the performances was conclud-
ed. nobody In the audience left his seat
The curtain ran up and down, the or
chestra played Dixie" and finally the
company came out and formed a semi
circle on the stage. Then followed the
most interesting, well-handled and de-
iightful farewell" that has ever oc-
Cured In the history of the Richmond
stage, so far as the memory OF the
most experienced and aged theatre
goer could recall.
EACH MEMBER OF COMPANY
IS GIVEN APPLAUSE
Mr.. Newing proved himself an adj
mirable toastmaster, calling on every
member of his company in turn and
introducing each one with n brief and
happy suggestion. Mr.. Warner, the
well-liked leading man of the com
pany. spoke first. He said that "he
supposed that he ought to be embar-
raised, but that he wasn't" and then
proceeded with modest. welt wor ded
and graceful good-by to those who had
received him so warmly. Mr. NewinE
then introduced "a Daughter OF the
Revolution. a Southern girl and
Daughter OF the Confederacy." Miss