The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-09
"Nobodys Widow

| "Nobodys Widow"
| Clever people in a clever conno4EE
drew a representative Richmond 9M@3
dience to the Academy last night -
judging rom the laughs that 8rees9
many Of the lines and situations
, performance was a great success
"Nobody's Widow" ID oomedy d
seven Days" 1t is bright, merry - \
almost original. 1t tells the stofy
an American girl. who weds . taeJ
| Englishman and then deserts him 49, y
she finds him. on their wedding go
on too familiar terms with AnotA4
woman. She writes home that n04As
band In dead. "A
All this takes place before the r1|
OF the curtain. The action OF ~
comedy lies In the attempt Of tAe!5
husband, who refuses to more tAAa
play dead. to win back his bride 0z
scenes being tafd IN tztm Beucts -
Blanche Bates plays the bride 80 n
widow and Bruce McRas the husbAM N
and late lsmented.
they had a most eventful evsusu>ss
The audience actually forgot ta&5
weather outside. Everybody 49,
transported to Palm Beach. and e11<s5
joyed watching deceased" como hAe
to life, and into his own Identity a4z
well as his better half.
/ So well did Miss Bates and NSsE
McRae play their roles that II wou(
seem as II they might colloboratA t12
even more brilliant comedy thAMs
Mr.. Hopwood has afforded Them. B3G
then the audience missed few Of IT,
really clever lines. ssSs
"Fantasr,a. at the eijeu.
That good old entertainment. Hamay
Ions "Fantasma," Is the 0fertn9 48
the Bijou this week with Frances L44%
In the title role. and George d. AstS
Vile an the clown. Miss Lee II un0405
than attractive. She has a winn1qxs
personality and a voice tar s,tpseik
to the demands made upon II. MIR. Mol
vile 10 AZ funny AZ OF yore.
The scenery Is all that can b 60
sired and the illusions, tricks aix1Ea
surprises that are worked attorded IT,
greatest delight to the audience. "fafySs
lasrna" always was IA great entert..ax NJ
ment and 1t has lost little OF ttN
old-time charm.
RivoIi 1t the Empire.
Caesar hlsolt may rtenllF be CAM;
master. 1t IL understood that To
title master" means about ths lao&
word in the way OF perfect aeCoSn&
pftshment. II applies 10 arttsII6t NN
well as mechanics. RivoN seems 4&g
have gone the dictionary enc bettef RI
the attempt to properly describe a1l
classify him. Getting down to ptatl{
. and humble language ne IL an arttf
of varied accomplishments. His AEE
Ia named on the program A. q p94
team comedy offering. In the eu3G01f
ment OF It kivoli assume six dtf1ot eG
Characters. four male. two female 80
, his changes. both IN facial malk1-t1T
. and costume, are rapid, all right. IN
concludes his act by descending u 9U&
| "a hu tfraye ~
! In face figure and style. the leadt1
, musical artists OF this. and precodan
decades, pictured slides rexcAliaS S1T
subjects OF which his typincatton II
, so exact a copy. Henry Lee, WIN
, Zimmerman and others in this In
i OF work never did anything better thMlI
. Rivoli. II "a
. Miss Hilda Hawthorne, q ventrtax
. qutst artist. Is ono of the strong fe71
, lures OF the shows. Working CT
. to her audience Miss Hawthpxq~
: vocax power and control ID mknJf1
by the dormant condition OF
throat muscles during tho long tA131
a ing spells INDUCED In by her AGu
I Johnny" and his singing Efforts @S
: Mile. Arminta and Dan Rurks AopM
4 the show. Perfectly equipped phS
, sically. Arminta showed to aAv1
: tage in her really excellent gymn6G
work, Burke adding the fun mA91.
8 while by means OF a bounding pG
a he uses frequently. X
I Thomas and Snow. two clever nn1
. In timely skit thread q gen1E4
supply OF fun through their NJ
0 Der. Thomas, especially. shuW3
natural comedy instinct.
Dan Maiey pleases with his 1tnl11
q characterization and songs and 60
!. new and up~se-date pictures
! shown.
At the Colonial. S
Three Japanese, called the 0E1
. Arakis. are at the Colonial this N1l
The girl OF the trio IL . naaM1
!. pretty and graceful gymnasts
Soy IL q contortionist. and tho r.
- foot frw~lne whnna AAxtxR&A&&&1