Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-21
Vaudeville ano Pictures

KOmedy klub" at the BuckrOe Beach
Casino tomorrow night, when the re-
gular weekly change of bill will be
made. A special effort has been
made to introduce plenty OF comedy,
the management being convinced that
the Casino patrons want all they can
get in the laugh line. Tomorrow
night there will be a new illustrated
song, new series of pictures and two
new vaudeville acts The expression,
moving pictures, means something at
the Ca :ino.
In tho first plac" tho management
has arranged TO get the latest ana
best Pathc FrcrCS culOrcd pictures.
manufactured in Paris and shown III
this country by special arrangement.
Those who saw the pictures last
week were loud in their prais" Of
them. At each performance two
whole reels. containing from four to
six subjects. arc shown. The arrange
mcnt OF the show makes it all the
iiioic HteI'aiIilhS' ihN Diil oi''''
with the illustrated song. then fol
lows Whole reel of pictures, then
i; Keith vaudeville act, then the other
reel and the bill closes with tn" head
line, Keith act.
Harry b. Lester. the moLcio"!st
and imitator, has been booked by the
management to head the bill and
he is expected to prove to he a great
laugh producer. His imitation: are
immense. He Is known in vaudevill'
Cohan famous. his imita:ior of Co
han having caused the latter to at
tempt to enjoy the imitator by in
junction in court. His irritation OF
Billy (S:nsle) Clifford is said to be
an artistic 'cati)n
Leo GreeDwnoi the juvenile He
brew comedian, viii! V:it Oh his par
ody and dancing act, which is eXpA.t-
eded to b" i h; scream. The NAB
arement IS .If'GG :. seci"e s;ill an-
other act :n.l 1T src Ills tas BdcF-
roc patrons Wi! enjoy prGhahly Tho
pest Dill OF me season
The succtsc " the Casio vart,c-
Vile at II cents has been IDn!e than
gratifying, and with the advent of
hot weather it is plain that the pop
ular rheater by the bayside is going
to get pretty busy soon, TO the ex-
tent OF capacity crowds. Last night
the theater Vas about three -fourths
full, and the show was unusually
praised. The success OF this venture
goes to prove that the play is the
thing and good show will draw
crowds, even at the seaside.
The coupon contests are exciting a
great deal of interest and already a
number of people have announced
their itentiOn Of trying for the free
piano.
Two vaudeville bills. each of them
different from anything presented here
this season. and each feature from
the Keith and Proctor park circuit.
viii! be presented at the Academy Of
Music next week. The headline fca-
ture will be Mackey and CrOiz. This
tam comes billed as ''travesty duo"
Mackey and Croix put on a burIesque
" several Of the past theatrical sea-
sons mos: famous hits" and they
have received considerable favorable
comment.
The second feature OF the weeks
nrogran will be Caffsry's animal act.
There arc six dogs and q monkey in
The animal trcupe which CaEory car
rics and each of the animals Is said to
have been trained to high gree
Of srfrcrion.
Frequent changes will be made in
the acts. As each team have large re-
portorics.
Several feature motion picture
timS have lrcn securod for next
weeks program ard a new one will he
shown each evening. Monday night the
headline feature film vii! h. ~ Prst-
" Flour Girl" and ~ Fashionable
Hat" New illustrated songs have
been received.
u has hccn decided nv the manage
mont - the Academy TO have thr
Ihree entertainments Of each evening
begin At Stat;d times. IN order that
patrons may know just when to 20
hat ;hcy may SO the whole hill with
ut waiting. The FIRST cntcriainm0 Mt
Sill begin at 20. the second If $50
and the third al go Matinecs Sat.
Irdsys cnlv. $40 and f:5" IN.
The warm weather has apparently
not icsscnSd the attendance any a. the
icsh"my and every evening many
hundreds 90 to the theatre that they
nay Sii In the br-. To ~ tho many -,
-"niirg fans. and ~ the same time en-
ioy III picture and vaudeville bill