Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-22
AMUSEMlIENIrS
About the Thentrcs.

win matinees ut every theatre In
town to-day, the week begins with n
sort of whirl, which Will continue until
the fall OF the last curtain on Satur-
day night. AS q matter Of fact, 1t will
be about the busiest little week that
| the theatrical season has had.
Lady Luxury" the musical comedy
! That comes to the Academy OF Music
Tor three performances, beginning with
| to-day's matinee, is preceded by n
| number OF glowing reviews printed In
other towns. notably Washington. From
these. IT appears that Lady Luxury
mas story that is good enough to
stand alone without any music at all.
Out that the music is particularly
| pretty, and that the presenting cast
Is of high order of ability, while the
chorus, both men and women is far
above the average as a singing organ
i"atlon. The leading woman is Flor
encc Webber, who first sang here in
The Climax and later in Naughty
Marietta" while some Of the conspicu-
Gus members OF the company are 10
seph Herbert, Forrest HUFF. Arthur
Albro, Emile Lea and Jean pcllitier
Before leaving the Academy, it may
be we'll TO mention that Joseph Sheehan
VINO is to sing Manrico in III Trova-
: tore. to be presented by the Boston
English Opera Company on Thursday
night. was heard here in the same role
some years ago, when lie was a MEM
Der of the Henry w. Savage English
opera forces. Last year he sang John
the Baptist in "lIcrodiade." misnamed
Salome' for advertising purposes. 1t
viii be remembered that a wholly un-
informed committee protested to the
Mayor against the presentation Of this
perfectly iuoffensve opera 1t may well
be doubted If any English -.pcakine
tenor can give such performance Of
Manrico as is certain 10 be presented
by Mr. Shechan.
Still at tho Academy: Billie Burkes
new play, in which she will be seen
on Friday and Saturday, with Saturday
matinee. happens To be Jerry" But
II really doesn't matter. for hox office
purposes, what the play is: the one
important fact is that Billie Burke will
be here.
Getting away from the Academic de
la Eighth Rue, and sliding up on
Broad street. the Bijou Theatre CON
, tinues To house that remarkably and
deservcdly successful stock organiza-
ton, the Grayce Scott Company. which
viii present throughout the week, with
Il special matinee to-day and customary
matinees on Tuesday, Thursday and
saturday, Tess If the Storm Country"
Miss Scott has In this piece a part that
might almost have been written for
her. while Mr.. Bcrthclct will doubtless
he in his glory, because of the oppor-
tunities furnished for elaborate staging
III the bill at the Lyric for tho first
half of the week doesn't prove to bo
or particular merit, the audiences have
only to complain TO Manager Rex, for
according to his representative. prac-
tically every act was chosen by him
after he had seen it on the stage-not
on paper. Certainly the program looks
interesting.
AS it's Paramount picture feature for
the first half of the week, the Strand
offers "Buckshot John" picturiza-
ton OF Charles L. Van Loans interest
ing story Of the same name. I'm this
/! photopiay is starred Hobart Bosworth
one OF the first legitimate actors to
! forsake the stage for the motion pic
ture field. MIR. Bosworth's pcrforma nee
in "Buckshot John" is said TO be "a real
creation.
I The Colonial presents for the FIRST
i!"ec days Of the week the him drama
"a Daughter OF the People" with a
notable cast, including Laura Sawyer.
} Frederick De Bcllevlle Robert Brod-
erick aud other well-known actors
! So profitable has the management of
! the Superior found the plan of pre-
! senting big feature photoplays that it
t'aS uecldeu 10 divide cach week be
tween photoplays of this character in
stead OF dcvoting the first three days
OF every week TO the display OF one,
| two and thrcc-rccl pictures Beginning
to-day. therefore, the Superior offers
/ for the first three days Of this week
| the famous drama. paid In Full" in
! which the part Of Joe Brooks is played
| by it's creator, that splendid actor.
! Tully Marshall. supported by what is
/ said TO be an all-star cast.
! Interest constantly increases in the
appearance here for the first time Of
the most popular OF all lyric tcnors-