The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-01

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| Lyric-Keith Vaudeville.
| CoIoniai--vaudeville and pictures
| Empire--Kinemacolo pictures.
| Theato-New pictures.
| virginia--New pictures.
| Chimborazo Park-Kessnich's Mu-
fnicipal band.
From serious drama to light vaude-
Vile the people Of Richmond may
serve themselves to a. diversity OF
amusements this week.
| One Of the best comedies OF the
decade, Quincy Adams Sawyer, VIII
hold forth at the Academy, with az
lternoon and night performances. TINS
play has been seen here before, but
| il could come once or twice q year,
and give as much pleasure to thea
ktergoers.
| Manager McNiven presents, In be-
krtnntng the regular season at the BIZ
lou. THE Confession" the story OF
which created a sensation In New
kYork. This play was used as an
lopener at the Academy last year.
! Manager Lyons announces at the
lyric one OF the most attractive OF
programs, including Doris Wilson and
| company Miss Wilson is well known
In Richmond where she has been en-
Pertaining from time to time. since
Jake Wells first entered the show bus
mess.
| Manager Wilbur presents at the
Colonial a number of hiFh-class acts,
and at the same time gets back INTO
the original Colonial line-one natl
nee. and two night performances. with
FIVE acts and pictures
The Empire opens the season with
the Kinemacoior pictures, presenting
as the first show Nathan Hale" with
two matinees, beginning at 3 o'clock
and running through two perform
ances at night.
THE Clowns Revenge" wifi prove
entertaining at the Theato., while al
intervals during the week MANAGER
Toney will present new and up-to-
date pictures.
The virginia offers three feature
PICTURES one of them being THE
Prisoner of Zenda."
Bud Fishers now nationally famed
cartoon characters. Mutt and Je1
are to reappear at the Academy on
"Wednesday matinee and night, In
brand new dress, called Mutt and
JEFF In Panama" Gus Hill has given
the new book sumptuous produc-
ton from every point OF view. he
has had a dazzling new set OF spec
tacular scenery painted with some
very startling mechanical effects ano
genuine dramatic thrills.
AT the Academy Thursday. Friday
and Saturday ana Saturday matinet
within the Law" Bayard Veiller's
successful meiodrama. which ran fol
an entire season at the Eltinge thea
ter. New York, will be seen for -four
performances. This four-act play
which made the fame Of It's author In
a single night, tells an absorbing
story Of modern conditions In New
York life.
/ The subjects on Wednesday and
| Thursday at the Empire will be The
Note in the Shirt" Annual Conclave
of the Knights of TemnIars." Bath
ing at Ostend" On Friday and Sat
ur1ay, Tested by Fire" Life In q
Maori Village" and Sunset In Egypt
Several reels of black and white pic
lures will be shown In addition tc
Kinemacoior.
Every boy and girl in Richmond at
tending the afternoon performance o
, the Young Buffalo Wild West, Vernon
c, Seaver's Hippodrome and Colone
Cummins' Far East, which Will put OF
two performance here Tuesday. Sep
! tember eth has been invited to fret
ride on a genuine Indian or COW pom.
by Vernon c. Seaver, Jr., the eleven
year-old son Of the general manage
) OF the combined shows.
( Vernon Is the youngest comboy IL
, the world He is a fine rider and 1
!, splendid marksman. He is also pro
; ficient In that most difficult OF arts
) roping That all the boys and girl
! of this vicinity who have never en-
ioyed a ride on the plains may ex
, perience that pleasure, Vernon has ar
|. ranged TO have all the grown-up cow
: boys with the shows enter the arena
an hour before the afternoon perfor
nance and chaperone them on triI
,, over the bad lands" 1t will b.
! exciting sport for the kids" for ths
hated redskin may be lurking behind
any boulder in the big arena. How
ever. the presence OF the dependable
cowboys will be assurance to parents