The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-14
who,e~omc Comedy at the n,,ou.


= Clean. wholesome fun In largo guam
titles will be the order OF things all
this week nj the Grayce Scott Bijou.
and the patrons of the popular play
house and stock company nre guar
nnteed an assortment of laughs cnl-
culated to develop laughing wrinkles
on tho faces OF all who witness n per-
formnnce Of THE Lottery of Love"
In tho selection of The Lottery OF
Love" as tho next Offering of Miss
Scott and her company, Manager New
Ing has shown good Judgment, AS the
comedy Is one that moves rapidly-th"
action Is fast and furious. never dull
moment occurring during the entire
three acts. II is AN ideal play for tho
warm weather. since tho morrimcnt ii
causes VIII make every one forget
what the temperature Is without.
Tho story OF the play unfolds tho
marital troubles of Adolphua Double
dot and his scrca,ninCly funny efforts
10 rid himself OF mother-inlaw he
never wanted and couldn't lose.
Through three acts and two wedding
ceremonies he struggles. with Mrs.
Sheramy close behind him. she It is
who brings about his marriage to her
daughter ana then brings about
separation of the two that were asS-
thing but mates. - -.
When at last ne Is freed from his
first ENHANCEMENT, Adolphus meets and
marries real prize in the person OF
10" the daughter of old Ben Butter
corn At last he thinks lie is free
from the Objectionable inothcr-in-law.
but his happiness is short-livcd. as Mrs
Sheramy has brought about the mar
iiaGe OF hcr daughter to old Iuttcr-
corn. and Douhlcdct wakes to find that
his hrst vile has become the step
e JGcilcr @ md b,.f
Sherainy is again PLAYING tho role
, OF trouble-makcr extraordinary.
- The complications that follow his
efforts 10 conceal from h!s second wife
The fact that she IS a second wife. and
10 keep Iuttcrcorn from learning The
. truth arc Of such "a nature that even
Z the most hardened theatrcgocr will find
p his sides are aching with laughter long
. before the curtain NJ last descends on
a household containing happiness and
no rnothc:s-in-la
The members OF tho Grayce Scott
Company should find themselves pnr-
ttcuiarly suited to the roles for which
they are cast To Miss Scott falls the
character OF the second wife. and. as
sh" already played the part many
times, an excellent characterization and
performance should result. Mr.. Warn
er has the extremely funny role OF
Doublcdot, and MI Moving will play
old Bu:tercorn. AS the Objectionable
mother-in-law. Miss Dudley VIII have
the best opportunity sho has had dur
. Ing the season TO show her ability in
comedy. while excellent roles fall 10
Miss Ball and Miss Crawford. to Mr..
Berthclet and Mr.. Anders
The Lottery OF Love- is essentially n
hot weather play. and under the able
direction OF Mr.. Bcrthclet perform
ancc Is assured. such as VIII make tho
Grayce Scott Bijou echo with laughter
all this week
'rsIr. Darnes of New York" Mt Lyric.
4 number OF years ago Archibald
C1avertng Gunter. whose prolific pen
and versatile brain turned out It NUN
her Of good stories. wrote Mr. Barnes
of New York" Prince Carl" ana a
number OF other melodramatic and
whimsical comedies.
Play styles move in cycles: some i've
or six years ago the stock compani cs
throughout tho country treated their
public TO revivals of prince Carl" nov
the Vitagraph Company has revived
"Mr. Barnes of New York" In motion
picture form. using GunteTs story as
the basis for pictorial Tnclodrana
that was the second big feature offered
at the wonderfully successful Vita
graph Theatre in New York. and where
1T played for eight wceks at 50 cents
and 81 prices to capacity business. MI.
Barnes of New York" has all the in
gradients that go TO make up the sort