The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-07
GOOD ENTERTAINMENT
LIGHT INFINTRf BLUEs MOLD
FORTH Ar the AUDITORl UM.
stanton. StonewalI Band Catches tho
Crowd-A I.ed-Hot Vaudeville Perform
ance-Large Crowd and Good show.

There was pleasure enough crowded
into two hours and half 10 last dozen
Labor Days when last night the Rich-
mond Light Infantry Blues. in conjunc-
ton with the Traction Company. placed
an unparalleled series Of entertainments
upon the stage OF the magnifcently APP
pointed Auditorium at the Exposition
Grounds
The building looked fresh and clean as
a new pin and fairly sparkled with arc
and incandCsCent lights and the ralnpo"
hues Of lastly arranged bunting
The audience numbered two thousand OF
more and was select, wide-dWake, ap-
preclative and not too prudish.
Tho Blues looked simply stunning III
their white-breasted uniforms ana Eal-
lantly acted as ushers.
VARIED PROGRAMME.
The programme proved fairly kalelno-
scopic i'm It's rapid changes-from a sour
stirring descriptive fantasia 20 "a ratulns
song and dance. or from the harmoIlcs %.
a vocal skit TO the dazzling gyrauons Oh
clubs eXpertly swung.
The sensation was pleasant one-lha1
oxperionced by the crowd when the cur
tain rolled back and disclosed the hand
somely Uniformed Stonewau Bilsaue
Band. OF Stauut0n. backgrounded IN rear
istic scenery. the IaudiwOrk OF Mr. Frank
Cosby and embowercd in bunting whose
artistic Arrangement was the product on
tho talents Of Decorator GlazebrOok
The announcement was made by the
hand leader that. through "a misfortune
the music called for hy the programme
had been lost. but that he would en-
deavor 20 satisfy the audience by a sub
stitution Of selections that In his Judgment
they would like.
The crowd aDpauded and then waited.
Tap. tap. went the leader s. baton. the bahd
stood 40 ready and then rolled forth %
string Of modern musical masterpieces.
Coons Look Alike etaoin shrdlu fwyp ar
such ms "A Hot Time in Town and All
Coons Look Alike The crowd was cap
turod and the feet caught the rollicking
rythm until the building shook.
CROWD APPRECIATED.
From that on there was good humor.
Roaring applause greeted every enor|
passable on good. Careworn jokes seem
ed 10 touch the rislbles as Moses rod, the
rocks OF Ed0m and the laughter gushed
up in sparkling gusts.
Three melodious periods by the band
and the vaudeville performance led OF
their side of the evening $ doings WIN
marvellous sequence OF hand nalaucluS
and tumblinq by AlvinO Of whom Rich
rlrnd vaudeville VOtarlc9 are enjoying
his second week. The MISSES
AfolrOsc and Elmer ucXt charmed me Us
tcuing crowd with their Weil-blended
voices. receiving yocifcr0us applause.
Eddie Melrose handled gigantic Indian
clubs with apparent ease and smah ONES
with howIlderiug grace. foiioWine mn"
the lightning apDarelisuc changes py pc
CIoude and Melville and their harp play
ing with pedalistic accompaniment "eIo
received with apprOi alton.
THE CROWD APPROVED.
Miss Elmer M her song George, tnal
old thing. which fly songstresses deter
mincdlv FAN back ON 20 catch the eye OF
tho gallery gods certainly was inc metro
nolitan feature and slyOred OF la beue
Guilbert OF New Torl9 concert hall fame.
Rrt marvel of marvels. the audience was
completely won and eyinced high APP
qroval. ,.,..,
Mile. Marie Rostclle was more subduedi
in her part following and her song Wen
Sung. was more serious in lbs theme put
tba crowd was omniyerOus and applauded
loudly. .,-, -tl,.l
the vaudeville performance ln series "L
nonsense which being new mere, grove '"e
house TO distraction of laughter. ,..
The St0neEa hnnd having IecoN,,I.l I,'
missing music finished the enter ''lli y,
Nr Horace T.. Smith oihcialed a7 7'"t,
vrauaqer with his wonted eihclehCy "22
evidenced Don the smooihne1S WIN VIZ, 81
the many numbers succeeded one 'i' ''"
The Blues estimated their profits sat
one hundred and fifty dollars IioHi ''1
affair