The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-20

A Liberal EAAoatien.
AS usual Lyman H. Howe orousnt
:. TO the Academy YESTERDAY a ~.
hts annual engagement -,
tertainment which stamps nm
- the peer OF all producers oi
.vents historical and otherwise, PIC
torica,ly. Howe's Travels have become
standardized. His audiences. those
Who are familiar with his methods ana
mia offerings. appreciate the man aha
hi. endeavors. Those who regard Vim
merely as q reproducer OF Ordinary
nlns presenting ordinary things. have
something TO learn and are poorer pc
cause OF not having witnessed tnesS
performances. For It IL NOT alone IN
what he offers that Mr.. Howe stanos
pre.eminent, but in his methods OK
presentation. Each scene IL as,o
panied by thrilling enects. mAkins
everything 30 intensely realistic that
xe pause momentarily lest We are
really fooled into believing that we
are actually taking the trip ana not
seated comfortably in playhouse.
Also Mr.. Howe carries AZ part OF ms
presenting force Paul FELTON,, young
man who knows every tone In piano.
and can produce that tone with more
variations than one can count ASIDE
from everything else. the piano play
ing Of Paul FELTON, makes the snow
worth while.
The presen. seasons performance
opens with views OF the quaint ano
picturesque rivers Of France and car
r!es US into the beauties Of that ever
beautiful ana historic country. Then
follows a study OF the chameleon.
something interesting to all. but Pc
aculiarly interesting to those OF us VINO
are interested IN nature studies. 4
sky ride from Gotha to Dusseldorf.
in Germanyf, puts VI into tbs very
heart Of the country travelled We see
the curious houses. the elaborate cas-
ties and even get a glimpse OF the
natives Just before the first inter-
mission a little comedy is injected
when The Detective and the Rope
introduces a refractory cow.
Paris. the City Beautiful" follows.
It is hard to do justice to the views
offered. they cover such wide range.
Any one seeing these views could never
be q stranger in Paris. whether put
down at the Hotel de Vile or lost
beneath the massive arches OF Etfe1
Tower. One sees 1t all; the Pantheon.
the Bourse. the Church Of the Sacred
Heart. the Hotel de Cluny, the Getro-
politan Railway and Viaduct. the
Petit PaIais. the Hotel dss Invalides.
corde. where hundreds Of heads, In
GLIDING those OF Marie An.oinette and
Louis XIV. fell beneath tho guiliotine
during the Reign OF Terror. the Church
OF the Madeleine, the Palace Of Yer
saiIles. and. in fact, every point OF in
terest In the great city. II 10 q grand
trip.
Bob Bur.nan winning his auto race
on . half-4iis track Is also shown
Two additional animal studies. the
FIRST Of bees In their daily task OF
gathering and depositing honey and
the second OF animals Of ali kinds.
from the denizens Of JungleIand TO the
family pets, are likewise given.
Blu, the crowning feature Of the en-
tertainment 10 the Burial Of the Maine.
Not . detail 10 left out One sees the
dead martyrs carried in their eo6tes
from the Municipal Chambers. In k1a-
vana, to the Caballer!a Wharf. One
watches the Cuban jackies ~ with
barred heads they march, doing honor
20 the heroes Admiral SiSsbee and
Chaplain Father Chadwick, together
with President Comes. OF Cuba, are
clearly seen in the line II Is an TN
pressive and an inspiring scene. the
stars and Stripes floating grandly
above the battleship North CaroIina,
a. the burdens OF sorrow are deposit
Cd on her decks 70 Be transported to
America Finally the Maine Is cast
adrtft To sea she goes. almost un-
willingly, a. II she knows that IL e
60 be her last voyage For q while she
Aoats. but finally. with her colors
flying, she dips at the bow and grad
ually settles In her last resting place.
II brought one closer TO the great
tragedy which put two nations to war.
Howe's Travel FESTIVAL 10 more
than entertaining. IL Is educational.
end the loss 10 20 those who fail TO
take advantage Of the opportunity to
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