Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-12
THE PLEASURE PARKS
A GALAXY OF VAUDEVILLE TALENT
WILL RE HERE THIS WEEK.
TWO WEST END PARKS OPEN.
Jefferson Roof Garden VIII Also
OfYer an Attrnction-Chnnge OF Bill
Mt Forest Hill - Exceptiohaiiy
strong Bills at All the Resorts.

Tomorrow night the vaudeville season
Of 1898 in this city will be commenced
at the Auditorium Pavilion. Broad-Street
Park. by a programme brimful of plea
SAINT surprises and coterie OF prominent
artists.
The pavilion and grounds Of the park
have been placed in thorough order, and
do not show a scratch from their rough
usage during the past month at the hands
of the military.
The building will be Illuminated by
numerous electric lights. The stage has
been raised so that those Of the audience
seated in the rear can have full view
of the performance. IL is built with
prosceniun front, and handsomely set
with new scenery. Rows of vari-colored
electric globes furnish light for the walk
way from the Traction cars TO the paVil-
ion and the grounds of the surrounding
mark are amply lighted. No delays Will
be experienced I'm going and coming from
the resort, as the Traction Company VIII
double its car service after 6 o'clock In
the evening.
Realizing the fact that Richmond
anusement-lovers want only the pest
Manager Leath has been careful in select
ing hteh-salaried artists, who have ap-
peared only at the first-class pleasure re-
sorts of this and other countries.
La Moyne Brothers, high-class acropats,
whose feats have pleased audiences All
over the world, will be a prominent rea-
hn
night. Besides this turn, which prlstles
with comedy and sensational feats, there
are Les Freres Carpos, famous French
balancers; Matte Boorum, charming
soubrette: Charles Robinson, hobo, iull
of wit and song, and Sisson and wallace
an broken bits OF delightful comedy
sketches.
WEST-END VAUDEVILLE
rh. onening bill at West-End Vaude-
Vile park will embrace an abundance
90 toIent calculated to entertain and
fascinate. At the same time it VIII not
contain a single Objectionable feature
but will. on the contrary, be on so high a
nlane as to leave no room for complaint
from even the most critical and fastidious
Collins and Brien, who will furnish the
! nroeramme with its headline. nave the
| reputation of being the foremost buck ahd
wing dancers of America. They VIII alsc
be seen in trick tumbling and other &C.
| centric comedy turns, including MT
Rrien's great Individual act. complete
fuU. and one half piroutte twisting SOM
noersauIt. The famous Onri sisters VIII
nresent their artistic production, which
| includes slack-wire posing and Juggling
| on revolving spheres, closing with
| deftly-executed serpentine dance on the
latter. They carry their own stereopti'
| con. from which pictures OF famous places
! and people are cast upon a background
! during their act, and by which vari
| colored tints are dihused over their elapo
rate costumes. With them is Master
! Onri one of the cutest speciality per
formers on the road. Another star fea
ture will be the singing of popular songs
by Miss Gladys Van, the miniature proto
| TYNE of Lillian Russell. Her dainty per
| sonality brought about the comparison
| and her splendid voice easily sustains II
| Others on the bill are Baker and Lynn
a very strong comedy sketch team, ant
| Miss Mae Taylor. dashing souorette
who will give her audiences a lot of new
| sonps and dances The entire compan
comes here from very successful en-
gagement at Riverview Park. Baltimore
Main-Street Park, which can be reaohe
direct over any of the city lines or IN
Richmond Railway and Electric Company
has been entirely remodelled. The seat
provided for the audience are especial
comfortable, and the need Of artiiicia
means of ventilation is, of course, uT
known. The park viii be under the pei
sonal management of Mr.. j. A. PizZini.
There will be nightly performances dur
ing this week at $50 o'clock. and ladies
and childrens matinee on Saturday aftel
noon at 4:30 o'clock.
ROOF-GARDEN ATTRACTION.
The Jefferson Roof Garden will open ft