The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-20

Mascsahaes."
IN the ynf6ef Of SEASON when fne
very best productA of kinefnafogrAphy
have been presented In this city II
would seem dif1cult to surpass or even
equal In excellence such a wonderful
picture a.. for instance. Quo Vadis,"
the supreme effort OF Italy, But Italy
has a rival In all forms of art, and 30
France now offers as its masterpiece
Victor HuEo's Les Miserables." the
most wonderful story Of humanity that
was ever written. This photoplay will
be 1t the Bijou all of this week COM
mencing with a matinee tomorrow.
And 30 the contest is on Whatever
the verdict OF the public may be, Il is
certain that Les Miserables" has set
a standard OF photo drama acting that
can hardly be surpassed. SO marked
an impression was made recently in
St Louis by this nine-reei production
Of the French classic that Ripley ID.
Saunders, the veteran critic OF The
Post Dispatch. wrote nearly column
OF criticism. something thet n abso-
iutely unprecedented In th-s city as
fer as motion pictures are concerned.
Here liz a part of what he wrote: The
performance last night was Witnessed
BY as distinguished an audience as one
sees at any premiere Of any high
priced play, and this audience filled
the house to its doors The players are
masters of the great art of dramatic
pantom.me, which is the rock foun-
dalton of all true dramatic work. and
they tell Huro's story in action so
vivid that II becomes grtppinE1y vital
without words The astonishing
truth is that the very book itself seems
to live in flesh and blood before ones
eyes. The result is impressive be-
yond belief Last nights audience
~ ha
dramatic and pictorial value of the
entertainment II Is because OF this
demonstrated value that the Post
Dispatch calls attention TO II in this
unusual manner Les Miserables. as
now being presented in St Louis. is
genuine art It Is Victor Hugo's titanic
dreaming made manifest In the flesh.
What more can be said by the man
agement when critics write like that?
The only thing ia TO impress upon the
puhlIc what a rare entertainment Is
in store So often 1t happens that
rrea: actor or play will come to a city
and only Just before leaving receive
proper patronage Then tho talk
goes round and you say, How sorry
am that I missed such treat"
That is why we are trying TO tell
vou about LES Miserahles" II you
are still skeptical and do not wish to
reserve your seats now. be sure and
ascertain next Tuesday from the press
or friends who witness the premiere
tust what they think. Then you will
make haste to buy.
LES Miserables' was finished In
1852 The Paris edition of 1000 copies
was sold in twenty -four hours. IT was
translated into every literary language
Of the world. II was read In the
depths of Tartar Muscovy and all
through Japan. During the war of
rebellion this romance was the IA
vorite novel OF both armies. A special
edition. called the Volunteers was
published for them. The soldiers
carried the book in their knapsacks
and feverishly devoured 1t between
battles. What creator tribute could
a novel have?
over fifty years old. this story IS as
new as IL written today. For instance,
in the theater OF today the craze lis
for what has been caI1<d the crime
play.r which started with Sherlock
Holmes and has reached its apogee In
a within the Law" Les Miserabies
In the forerunner and father OF them
all. Never was there shown greater
conflict between the man and the law.
Colonial.
For the week, beginning with the
matinee tomorrow. Wilmer. vincent
and Wells have booked for the
Colonial a bill of resple ndent features
composed OF high grade VauoeViiie
speciaities.
The Majestic Musical Four viii sup
MY the feature for the week, and to
Judge from the advance reports re-
ceived on this act, the patrons OF the
Colonial have a great treat coming 10
them The four young men nave
mastered several musical instruments.
yah 90 ahv their
TO make 1t most acceptable over the
larger circuits. They will undoubt-
ediv meet with great favor here.
Cal Stewart. who Ia said TO be one
OF the most original monoiogists 10
be found in vaudeville today, will add
q refreshing bit TO the program with
his inimitabie and quaint character
rorfes Stewart made his stage debut
In Quincy Adams Sawyer" and since
entering vaudeville has met with great
success.
Delbanie and company will perform
some hair raising stunts OF equili-
brum and unicycls riding. They are
said to be as good as the best one
wheel performers on the stage. The
act carries a special stage setting.
which greatly enhances its vaudeville
value Mable Betew, and she Is
charming and dainty little lady with
a we'll developed soprano voice, Will
see Richmond for the nrst time, ana
Il hardly needs he added, she will be
4 big favorite before the week is half
over Her songs arespecialiy written.
and her wardrobe Is said to be elab-
crate and pretty.
Work and Play viii complete the
bill with a novelty acrobatic act, the
like OF which has not been seen in
this city. They are the original aero
batic testers. and though often initial
"a hny
Motion pictures approved by the ma
tional board Of censorship will COM
pIete the performance. The daily
matinee IS at O'Clock. and tho ven
ing performances at Z S and 8 o'clock
respectively.
AIPDOME VIII OPEN