The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-20

the orchestra played Nevin's "Narcis-
sus." and the result was triumph
/ for both dancer and orchestra.
I Audley Dudley who, with his part
/ ner. Wees Ossman, may be regarded
as a king among banjo players, gave
a special number last night when he
played silver Threads Among the
Gold" 1t was another big hit. Dud-
/ ley, incidentally, demonstrated his
class when he covered UP the break
/ Ing Of a string so completely that few
/ in the audience were aware that one
/ had snapped. His playing of THE
American Patrol" was as big hit as
/ ever last night. and Dixie" evoked
I the usual acclaim 1t always brings
i forth.
I Miss Armstrong Scores
I Little Miss Armstrong. too was
/ given q special round, and as Miss
I Taylor and Miss DeNaurie are both
artists far above the average, il must
be confessed that the CT baret show
at the auto show Is the greatest
vaudeville show ever given in Rich
mond.
And 1t is only one part OF the auto
showi
The orchestra under Professor Stein
I Is the best that has ever appeared In
IA.
i one whg said that the Academy closed
THIS week In order TO give Nose Stein
chance to lead a real orchestra
Anyway, Mr.. Stein has the distinction
OF directing band of musicians who
are a credit to him.
+ And that isn't all
The decorations are worthy of
lengthy praise, but a few words NAV
suffice.
There lis not one flag in all the
/ building!
Decorations With No Flags,
| Think of that A decorator actually
transforms big hall into a veyitable
maryland, makes it glow with color
4 ana never once uses an American flag
/ or the patriotic red. white and blue
/ Ihat alone is worth travelling to see
| The hall has been given the effect
/ OF a Japanese garden. with q back
I ground % r"eT2reens, palms, ferns
and fir trt Az against this is laid
japanese "fatreilas Of garish colors.
! while big ssrau4EerS OF yellow and
/ blue buntinu 1o9t over all.
| After consid ing this remember
/ that the automobiles are worth seeing.
| The manufacturers have spent thous-
ands of dollars In the construction of
| these vehicles and the dealers have
! spent hundreds each to bring them
from the factory, place them on ex-
| htbition, and tell of their wonders
| When freight, insurance, salaries of
statesmen, rent of the hall and all the
| incidental expenses are taken into
consideration, ii LIS soon seen that the
| hundreds quickly gets into the thous-
| ands. Then, too, the Cabaret show,
| the orchestra and the decorations are
| not. small, inexpensive matters. SO
| when everything Is taken into con-
| sheraton. 1t is safe to say that the
present Auto Show In tho Horse Show
| building, Ia the most expensive as we'll
as the best, the most interesting. spec
tacular entertainment ever given in
Richmond.
Votes For Charity
| Last night after the performance
| the ballots cast in the voting contest
| for the most popular charity were
counted. The good people who have
| been attending the show have been
rather careless In casting their bal
! lots, for not more than one in ten APP
/ parently have stopped to vote. Ac-
cording to the statement given out by
/ Robert b. Airport. warden of the pri-
| mary. the Sheitering Arms hospital is
| leading with I6i votes: the Baptist
| Home is second with 40; the Home for
| Incurables lis third with "a. The Lit
| tie Sisters of the Poor have had eight
/ ballots cast for them and Pine Camp
2, while one big ballot was deposited
| to the credit of woman's suffrage.
/ Chairman r. A. Blenner, of the
show committee, was in q pleasant
frame of mind last night His Silent
/ Knight" engine arrived and is now
on exhibition. 1t is a beauty, too. and
/ divides interest with the Cadillac sec
/ tional view chassis and the Kline en-
| CINE, in this line of offerings.
Mrs. Meioney Buys Car.
d. w. Richard, OF the Worth Elec-
trio Vehicle company. sold his SPLEEN
did Baker electric brougham, regu-
| lar boudoir car. to Mrs. H. r. Meioney
+ yesterday. The car is by all means
/ as fine specimen of the builders art
as ever turned out, Mr. Richard says
the finest, and he should know.
Numerous sales were reported yes
terday and Manager Kaehler. of the
Kaehler company, says he has been
unable to keep tab on the number of
Fords he has marked sold.
1t is a great show, all around. and
/ on Society night, which is tonight,
record breaking crowd is expected.
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