Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-20
ADJUSTMENTS
About the 'rhenters.

For to-day only. tho Academy Of
Music is dark, hut throughout the rest
oil the week thcrcll be lights of various
sorts every night and most every afA
tefnoon. Good Old AL e. Field and
his 'ail-new" minstrel show comes to-
morrow. for an engagement Of three
performanc Tuesday night. We'd
nesday afternoon and Wednesday
night. Conspicuous amont; Al. G.s en-
tcrtainers arc Bert Swor and Donnie
O'Ne!l. the latter being tho Richmond
boy who has forged ahead SO fast in
fast blackface company. There is lit
tie use saying anything about Fields
minstrel show, however: it is practi-
caily certain 20 pack the house three
times.
For Thursday and Friday. with Fri
day matinee, comes The Only Girl"
seasons big hits. The book is by
Henry Blossom. author OF Mile
Modiste" and half dozen other bright
books, not To speak Of "Checl:ers'' and
away back in other days. "Documents
IN evidence WHO remembers that? 1t
was the first story that was told by
means of facsmtlcs OF letters. tolc-
grams. newspaper clippings. etc VIC
tor Herbert composed the music. ana
the excerpts that we have heard would
suggest that the whole is delightful
al! IN" notices that have reached this
columns desk since the piece vent on
the road 60 TO show that the cornDarv
is Of exceptional strength. Aitoyethor
much is To be expected Of The ONLY
Girl
The Red Rose" is booked for two
performances on Saturday The press
agents spiel reads. in part, as fol-
lows: The Red Rose with tho o,lyj-
nhi cast. large singing and dancing
chorus OF more than hfty-four people.
VIII be seen for the FIRST time in this
c!t%. As u matter Of fact; a very de-
IlShttul performance OF tho musical
comedy "as gizcn here in September.
l'll; further. the original cast. Of
mAlch ne agent speaks. included Va
icSki' Suratt. Wallace McCutcheon.
John DAILY Murphy. Ernest I.amhart.
John J.. Hazard. Flavia ArcarO. Ecnrv
bergman and nearly as many more
well-known performers. And vet the
agent OF tho producer has tho front
10 say that the Original cast will
appear here sun, the producers won
der why their statements. or those 2.
their agents, are not accepted at ,hci-
face value. n Z:
II ever vaudeville hill had a pleas
Ing look on pnUer-and In pictures
II is that booked for the FIRST bolf ~
tho week at the Lyric The Metro
rol!tan Dancers" alone ought to draw
big audiences; they ccrtny do IooL,
pretty in their picture. Tho manage
mcrt also expects Sagcr AftdpIev and
Dawn Elton to mako Roadway In pub-
iic favor with their rube skit Others
on the program arc Marie Fitzgtbbons
singing coincidence Les Yardvs.
ground ana lofty acrohats. and Hers
kind. cartoonist
For tho frs, half OF the week the
Little Th"ater's principal feature Will
he John Barrymore In a perturbation
oT George c. Shcdd's story. The In
corTieiblc pukanc" With nil the adj
vantage OF a name famous in the the
ater. with youth In his favor and de.
cld"d ana original talent 20 his credit
John Barrymore has proved as sue
c"sSi full as screen performer as he
was In the days when he was stage
favorite. II is said that The Incor-
rigihle Dukane" offers abundant, on
por;unity for the display OF Mr.. Bar
ryTaorc's versatility. as IL contains the
elements OF comedy, romance and
strength.
To-day md tomorrow the Colontars
feature Will be tho photoadaptation OF
The Great RUBY" the thrilling me!o-
drama which excited so much inter-
cst some years ago. y remarkably
good cast has been provided. includ-
ING some of the best-known names OF
stage and screen.
The superb Olga Pctrova will be
seen ~ the Isis to-day and to-mor-
row in her latest pho;oplay, The IT.
gross" In the opinion If many OF US.
Pctrova IS the most beautiful woman
now before the picture public; and She
is undoubtedly tremendous actor.