The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-10
At the Fair and
at the Theaters

George Sewail. one Of the most
daring airmen in the business. went
around 10 see tbs Crazy GUITAR
troupe do their sensational automobile
act in the big wooden bowl. built es-
peeialiy for them at the State fair
grounds. SewaIl Is the man who risks
his life dozen times in one after
noon. In one act he rises J. apa or
1000 feet In a balloon and drops, with
nine paraehutes, toward the ground.
Every time he cuts away from para
chute he risks his life afresh. for
should one fail to open he would be
dashed TO the ground All rhis is in
the days work with Sewan,
Anyway. after looking the Currans
over he grew thoaghtfut.
None of that fer me- he finally
remarked emphatically. Why, those
fellows take a chance every time they
get out in those automobiles Give
ME something safe"
vaudsviiis at the Fair.
C'Dora and the diving girls, the
wire, the Adelaide trio. the Ave flying
Boises. the Said Hassan Ben All
troupe or Arabs, the FILLS family and
Professor Hutchinson s aviators make "a
Ereat bill for the fair attendants.
Every one has his own particular
choice as TO which constitutes the
best act. one old farmer declared
that the chantecier dance. which liz
done by man--who is made up IKE
gigantic rooster pretty girl and
couple of chicks, was the best he had
ever seen. In this act. toward the
end. the girl brings big egg on the
stage which the rooster pecks open,
out or the eg~ steps full grown
rooster, sometimes reddish brown
bird and sometimes IA white one. The
white rooster is a game cock, strr
enough. He does not scruple tn tackle
the big make-beileve rooster. and when
he puts him to flight he crows Justify
IL creates a laugh and ia certainly a
most popular act.
1.-The Little Tenderfoot."
Speaking OF "The Little Tender
foot which comes To the Bijca next
week, writer remarks;
In this age of the drama. the play
that lives Is the play that rings true.
In this story the sole effort of the
author. producer and manager has
- been -tsSsr- t1aFr front -rrti- life
and mount it in q lavish manner Will
company especially selected Tor their
individuality and for the peculiar
Characterization they have 10 por-
tray. The result is startlingly real,
titlnk SIoFf thtt tof RiS st0bAAV'
with il from the rise Of the first cur
tain until the fall OF the last. The
story deals with young ranch own
err who has fallen in love with a young
Eastern girl who has come out West
as the guest of his sister. Their en-
gagement Ia to be announced the DAY
after the story opens. Near The ranch
is an old Indian chief, the last of his
tribe, who has an only daughter
la hnG IN.
schools He has not heard from her
but watches the road every day for
her coming. One day she comes bring
Ing her little son OF five years. She
tells her story: cowboy, Paul Du
Frame. had fallen in love with her
ana persuaded her to fly with him. She
leaves her school and they ride out
10 a shack he has built on the prairies,
having notified a minister TO meet
them there that day The minister Is
thrown from his horse and cannot get
therr They visit three days fer hifri,
and Just as Paul is about to ride off
to secure another pastor, q cowboy ac-
abundance rides up He makes a
sighting remark about Leota and Paul
resists It. One word leads to another
until finally Paul shoots him. Then
he has to fiy from the sheriff. friend
OF pauPs has told her that Paul
couldn't have married her anyway. as
no had a wife already. Leota is heart
broken--her father swears vengeance.
Paul brochures work at the same ranch
meets the child and finds out he Ia
father. He meets Leota and every
thing seems to be STRENGTHENING out
when It is discovered that the girl VS.
,ating there Is the other woman. To
iadd 10 their entanglemeno, the sheriff
tshows up on visit to the ranch
owner. Things quickly become badly
involved. and from here to the final
tcurtain there seems no way out. When
the document comes 1t is an absolute
surprise q.
.The Little Tenderfoot'' will be the
ATTRACTION at the Bijou all next week.
Stimsou Returns % Offies.
WASHINGTON, Oct. s.--Secretary