Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-10
DRAMA AND MUSIC
REVUE BALANCE WEEK
'The Acquittal," Opening To-
morrow Night, Has Been
Cohanizcd.
,WM. ROCKS SHOW THURSDAY
Nimblc-Footcd Dancer Has As
Scmblcd u MatChlcss Cast to Put
Across His Revue OF 1920-Good
Attractions in Near Future.
aNM. ROCKS SHOW THURSDAY
ny =. 4. HoGART, JR.

The AcQuittai." by Rita Weiman
catalosued as drama OF the greatest
intensity. and William Rocks "R. :
Tue OF 1920" which swings the the
atricsl pendulum clear 10 the other
extreme, will be the two attractions
of the week on the Strand stage.
1t may tc safely predicted that
when this season has run it's course
Richmond theatcrcoerS will have
hard work TO remember any other
week that afforded more rca! pleas
urc TO, greater number Of people
% widely varying tastes than The
week which vii! be !nauSuratcd to-
morrow nigh: with the first prcsenta-
ton OF Miss Wciman's play
Conan Employs own Ideas.
The AcQu!ttal has experience d
the skillful r.;ouchinc OF none other
fhan George NJ Conan TO whose re-
vitaiizing powers the country at
large as we'll rs Broadway owes a
hand production after production
that would not have lived week
upon the road. despite what little
success they might have attained in
Gotham. and pa, them in such shape
that cast Of capable players. such
as viii be seen here, could not fail
10 give satisfaction to the mos;
particular o: audiences
Noted for his tendency 20 introduce
radical departures in productions un-
in his own typical fashion upon The
-Acquittal.' which did not fail 20 re-
ward him by it's New York success.
No play OF last season has lived up
so well to, its reputation. 1t WAS
called tho last word in suspense and
surprise" and the designation is
right. The audience is kept on the
tiptoe % expectation and Is constant
y astonished. by the quick turns In
All Lines Quietly spoken.
Ru' The AcGuittar' IS remarka BILE
for more than suspense and surprises
II contains no note OF sweet young
love as II moves on 10 it's ending. II
has 3 thrilling second act. in which
n Wife rUthleSslv and 10 his face cX-
poses her husbands unfai;hfulness
There is another peculiarity-each Of
the three acts ends In silence. There
Climax, no violent action as the cur
tain sinks slowly The closing scene
OF each act is thinking" not a
'snes king one. The entire perform
nse Ssion in acting The voices are
rarely raised above conversational
tone There = no loud defamation.
no cresceAdo in even the tensest
novelty n play production.
In addition 20 Chrystal iierne. VIII
lam Har-!ran and George Parsons.
2thers in The, cas-, are Ann Mason.
WILLIAM Waloo;;, Pierre Watkins. Ar.
hu- V Gibson. willard +. Rarcer
iohn Rowan. Otto Niemyer. George
8edel! and Edward Harrigan. The
=. reduction is under the persona. SUI
5srT!sion OF Nj Cohan. a statement
that Implies much
Rock Van and Corbeu.
William Rocks revue was formerly
ca ed silks and Sat!ns" These ar
,:cles o. feminine attire are Sill rem
resented IN plentiful numbers in The
: how that Will be revealed here. and
OF course the next thing Of Importance
20 be mentioned is The cal!oer OF the
Young women who wear the said fur
the dancing OF NJ. Rock which IS
simply !ncomparable the antics Or
Billy II Van, chief tunste- in Rocks
support. and the diCnified discourse o;
GHnt!enan jim" .Corbctt whom the
old timers may have some troubi.
identifying In his theatrical surround
ing As the same James ] Corbctt
who so sat!styinelv filed the roll
OF world-knOwu heavyweight box
ing champ some score or more wears
back IN the dim past
hnlridoscopic Revue.
ha leidoscoDlC. harmonious and fae-
cinatins axe hut i tr!;iiar trio Of hd-
lectives 10 apply 20 Mr.. Rocks ofYer-
ing. Heayy, as MS revue IS IN talent
and material. stu! il gives tho desired
effect az liChtsome. .nirth that In.
patrons o: all such +:.roduc;ions crave,
Billy Il. Nan ..-tar.ls- shoulder 10
shoulder with the producer and dane
ing star. VINO br tho way, was once
In so humble "a position as that OF a
CIRCUS h!!iDostcr, IN The forefront Of