The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-20

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picture entertainment a travel festi-
val. but 1t Is more than that. II
la jules Verne journey, more won
derful than any description by that
celebrated author, for the pictures
add realism that cannot be describ-
ed. There was only small audience
Academy yesterday. but the evening
house was large. evidence that the
Howe habit Ia growing on Richmond
folk. 1t Is a habit TO be commended,
for, as the publicity men say. Howe's
pictures WITTY sermons in stones. in
running rivers and makes plain the
lesson of the bees.
Busy as a bee" Is well verified by
the Howe pictures. Anything buster
has never been revealed. The ant. TO
whom the sluggard probably never
went, has nothing on hive of Howe's
bees in the busy line. They are an
| inspiration even for the best sales
| man ever sent out by Abe and Nav
russ.
The program opened with the pic
turesQue rivers Of France and al
though they are not t. he admired
above the James, the Hudson, the
Connecticut or the Oregon. they GER
tatniy are picturesque. Following the
| rixers- a nature atudY Ia given, shaw
ing the chameleon with his wonder
full tongue twice the length Of his
body. He can use his tongue in,
manner TO win the admiration Of all.
One man was heard to give thanks
| salemnly that his wife wasn't cham
elecn but why he did not say.
| A trip by one OF the big Zepplein
airshipse from Gofha to Dusseldorf
was so realistic that a woman in the
audience got sky sick. and sighed
| with relief when the airship disap-
peared In the big hangarx. Paris, the
lefty beautiful. animal studies, the bur-
iai OF the Maine. the growth and de-
tvelopment OF flowers rough sea
scene, whale hunting. modern style.
a hydropiane and motor boat at Monte
Carlo were shown, as well ar lot OF
wonderful humorous pictures. too
numerous to be described In detail.
1t Is a gorgeous entertainment.
The man In seat /. row made It
plain to everyone in his vicinity that
he enjoyed the pictures immensely
He had Just dropped in from lunch.
he told his neighbours. In voice we'll
pitched and attuned to the acoustics
OF the Academy. and had come espe-
ciaIly to see the pictures. He evil
IDENTITY considered that nobody else
was there fer the same purpose. for
the proceeded to give lecture on
| every object shown. He explained
that he had been abroad and had
seen the Looxomborg, yersize, Mong-
marter.l the Coke tourists and other
unfortunates that have to be telerat-
ed by the sophisticated bou.evardier.
But he had never been to Monty Car
How, nong. He agreed that he would
like to live IN = country that could
| show an arch treeumf. q place
de la congcorde. church de Maddy-
lane, and the fountain of the Meedee-
icheeee. America. he announced. was
! Ave hundred years behind la belle
Trawnee. and anyway, art over he-uh
WAS naught but fad. He did not
/ add s.dentchew know which disap.
pointed a number OF his hearers. When
he gava a special lecture on the
burial OF the Maine and mixed up his
marines. sailors and soldiers. he rath-
or got on the nerves OF his neigh
bors. but no one complained. The
4 man who knows 1t all, old seen II all
before. Ia an amusing nuisance. after
all.
'sThs Rose Maid Tonight.
Operagoers who fell in love with
the lifting airs. and tasteful setting
OF Werba and Luescher's production
/ OF The Spring Maid. have de-
| cIared their newest musical Offering
The Rose Maid, which comes to
il the Academy today and saturday
with matinee Saturday, to be cap
tivating sister piece to the former
success. This tunefui work Is thu
/ first comic opera to run all sum
mer in New York since The Merry
I Widow"
i The story OF THE Rose Maid. with
T its pretty romance woven around ths
/ gay Duke Of Bafchesfer and The
] faithful little rose girl" is as abb
4 sorbing as any love tale yet writ.
Il inal. so dashing in style and withal
J so tunefully catchy. has set every
audience humming since its frs
4 American performances.
!. The Rose Maid. requires thre'
i carloads Of scenery and nearly ninety
| people, including its ballot, chorus
and orchestra.
1, "a Fool Thsrc Was"
! Robert Campbell has just received
q letter from Rudyard Kipling IL
4 which the Famous author congratu
lAtes him upon securing Elsie Jan'
/ WILSON,, the Young Australian actress
q for the role Of the Vampire" u
4 Mr.. Camphelfs production OF Rober
j billiards. sensational success, "A Foo
/ brought to Mr. Kipling's atteRtioi
n through her splendid work in Aus
1 traiia. and he has told Mr. Campbell
IL tAat he Knows Of NO woman ON tn
stage today who comes nearer 10 "a
4 fuiAliment OF htg idea Foo
There Was win b seen at the BIJc'
4 next week