Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-14
NEW STAR WITH PUICI: PLAYERS
~ "INDEN CONEn" Ar ACADEMY

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Inc Price Players, nj tho Academy,
nave within fortnight. dug them
Gives into tho intrcnchment Of Hich-
Nohds favor. with tho managerial
pciicN OF giving fresh. up-to- date
plays that have not become shopworn
locally. and Of infusinE ncw young
blood into tho company AZ fr"uuen,
intervals. they arc giving the public
ihst what II wants. " is good TO wei
come new faces and to sit undcr the
Hpeii OF plays like tomorrow nights.
bhher Cover ono OF the recent popu-
var hits IN three big cities. which has
NOT heretofore reached iitchmond AMI
- VIII be equally enjoyable to gee oc-
thsional rcvivals Of tho works of the
pest American ana English dramatiSts.
IKE Clyde Fitch. Pinero and Henry
NrthuH Jones. which have not been
attempted in local stock
no" word OF introduction for two
Young women Of the stage who have
'."en 10 distinction by achievement
clSt"ncre. Catherine Proctor come;
N'reuitcd AS one of the youngest ana
mott accomplished stars on tn" Amer
I'"h stage. Mr. Price counts himself
'o'lhnate III securing her She began
vim iaudc Adams In The Pretty SIS
~ OF jos" and was her understudv
Peter Pan. Next size was III.
hermia IF Annie Russelrs New York
revival 81 "A Midsummer Wight,
h"h IN Paid IN fuii." David Hclasco
men look hcr up He placed her with
h'iiri"hsieii liz "'rhe Concert" at the
hclasco Thcatcr. Then he selected her
follow Frances Starr in This
i.aSiest Way ana to succeed L.nmu
DUNN in The Governors Lady sh"
MAS In the long Chicago run Of these
p!"Hs ana all through the Middle West
M was starred in sunmc.. engage.
h'h', ~ the Colonial, in Ottawa. ami
w" ROYAL Alexandra. Toronto Sh.
appeared i'm Bclasco's new play. IT..
Love Thought" and created :. ,narkeG
sensation IN Ne~ York last winter
lh IN" leading roi" Of an italian .irl
Depths OF Purity AZ the framhali
Hlsihousc
VIOLA Leach. best known Tor her sue
'csScs on the raciiic Coast w.s fo,
'"o SEASONS with Lillian Russell, ana
Joseph Brooks. her discorcrcr has
N'rncd her tor one oi his new .all
productions For two seasons she ,-as
second woman OF the famous Alrazar
company. III san Francisco. and has
htfn leading woman IN Other stock
companies from Hartford Conn. TO
Los Angeles ana Seattle other nov
women members OF tho Price Players
10 make their nrs, local appearances
IN Under cover" are Olivia Love for
mcrlN IN CLYDE fitCh's comedies as -
ruiart woman Of fashion and Maud
Kent in an eccentric comedy part,
III the favorites Of the previous hills
ar" retained
Under Cover Is an up.to.;hc min
Ut" play by Hoi Cooper Mesrue. author
OF Under Fire ana 1T Pays to \d.
ve!iiSc' "Gudcr Cover is 2 modern
\mcrican play OF love. laugh, mystery
and thrtlls which proved the dramatic
triumph Of the past season ia New
"rk, whor" I, ran :or an entire wear
~ thr 'or' Thcatcr. II duplicated IL
New York vogue in both Boston ana
'nich5". Tor NOR" than six months
INTO an Illuminating narrative Of Gus
toms frauds and secret service methods
INC author has woven an absorbing
story OF Il "oman's love and "A BATH.
81 wills. the play - based upon the
"horts OF tho customs authorities to fer
ret out the smuGylcr OF a pearl necklace
valued At S2o"."c0. hut they ar. at :,
DISADVANTAGE because OF IN" social and
polllcal prominence OF those undo,
suspicion. Routine mcthods canuo; Ic
employed and. in oruei 10 get ia touch
WIN those suspected. the inspc,tor
traps young woman OF reincin.n, and
established social position into agree
ing 10 become a secret service agent
ThiS woman Is shrewd and clever and
~ shield a younger sister and the man
sac loves contrivcs to outwit The
rraitiest detectives in the secret s,r-
wee tndcr Cover reaches it's de-
noucment IN an ingenious ana sur
prisirS climax. which has caused /,
70 become on" OF the most widely dis
'usse" PLAYS Of recent years II T..
' mystery play that has chiefly To do
WIN 'ashionahl" society. and has the
atmosphere OF smart gowns and polit.
manners. with abundant laughter
'hTlilS surprises and "a delightful love
story.