The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-16

Mayor George Afnslie will formally
open the Richmond auto show short
ly after o'clock tomorrow night
The mayor. who needs no introduce
ton, will DO introduced, however. by
Preston Belvin. president of the Vir-
ginia Automobile association, chair
man of the good roads committee nj
the Richmond Automobile club, and
one of the foremost advocates of good
roads and motoring in the entire
South
After which tho orchestra will play.
the cabaret show viii entertain. the
automobiles wilt take on additional
splendor and the show proceed ac-
cording to Hoyle and all the other
authorities on proper procedure.
II is the first annual automobile
exhibition of the Automobile Dealers
Show association and judging from
the work already accomplished ii
will be the greatest show ever held
south of New York.
In some respects the Richmond
show will surpass the best ever held
In Madison Square Garden. New
York has been content with just an
ordinary automobile show. whereas
Richmond, to make the exhibition all
the more attractive. has added d cab
di Ut SHOW anu rs b4Etf ktlS QNHGI iESt-
ures.
Cabaret Show Unique.
The cabaret show Is something
unique. II has never been seen south
of Philadelphia, and it is New York
importation from Paris. The artists
are high~class performers. who sing
inimitable songs In an inimitable way
dance in an inimitahle manner, and
altogether give an inimitahle exhibit
ton. Compared to cabaret show
an ordinary vaudeville is slow bald
and uninteresting For u vaudeville
show to equal II cabaret show it would
be necessary 10 have Anna Held,
Yvette Guilbert, Gaby Deaiys. Eva
Tanguay. Weber and Fields and Polk
Miller all In one company, with a
chorus composed of Bessie Clayton.
Lillian Russell of former days and
Fay Templeton and Marie DressIer.
That may seem exaggerated. but
wait until you see that cabaret show,
is what the experts all are saying.
And the cabaret show is Just side
show to the automobile show. Just
little innovation to break the gem
eral tour around the horse show
building. OF course everybody knows
the show is being held in the horse
show building, or ii would have been
mentioned before.
Great Symphony Orchestra.
AHOLHGE lIlEiuEHtdt 1tdlGIe VI tIte
show. will be the symphony orches-
ira, under the direction of Professor
Moses Stein. Mr.. Stein has obtained
the best players in the country.
Eaugier. with Sousa for years. is one
Of the finest cornet players In the
world Wagner. Williams, Wcyforth
and Mandy are worthy OF the Bos-
ton symphony, and no higher praise
can be given them. The music is ex-
pected 10 be the chief feature of the
show, next to the cabaret show, and
the daily programs arranged by Mr.
Stein are little masterpieces All the
latest melodies will be beard. as we'll
as famous old favorites such as the
poet and Peasant" overture. Car
men" Faust" Titrs 'Serenade" and
other lust as beautiful selections.
Besides these there will be on ex.
hibition the most magnificent line OF
cars that Richmond people have ever
seen. Ordinary citizens merely OBJ
serve cars as they go whiZEing by IN
the streets. They have never stopped
to examine their wonderful MECHANISM en- .,lf,
every part of an automobile from Inc
carburetter to the latest complete
palace car will be seen and every part
of the tremendous trucks from the
FIRST LINK In the chain-7~lG II can be
identified. to the. fve-ton, monstcr fhat
carries load or on, frcredi i,1is, r1 rir
rated at the strength Of one hundred
horses and you have some idea OF what
gigantic engine motor truck
may be,
Building n Motor Car.
The building Of motor car rem
start 10 finish win be explained ~
the many statesmen who viii be on
hand. The wonderful chassis that
carries the body, Of the car viii De on
view ard everybody may learn whas
makes the wheels go round
The matching of the various woods
used In construction, the matter or
upholstering. making the soft cushions
self-starter that makes the engine go.
the method of lighting the car, front.
rear and inside with electricity, the
guages that tell how much oil and
gasoline are IN the tanks. 5he rsgis.ers.
speedometers. brakes and all other
things pertaining to that marvellous
machine. the modern automobile. viii
be made plain.
The auto show 1t may ne said, -
The building will he decorated IN n
manner entirely new to Richmond tie-
corators The scheme is a Japanese
tea garden, In which bunting Of yellow
and blue, evergreen trees and Japane$a
umbrellas, in flaming oriental colorA
Decorating the building.
Against the background or evergreen
trees the booths of the exhibitors are
blended In large SPLENDID effects thar
embrace the entire building in the gem
eral scheme.
Afternoon and night the .orchestr&
through the building. Afternoon and
night the cabaret show Will be given
Afternoon and night--after the formal
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