The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-08

MANY STARS TO
APPEAR AT LOCAL
HOUSES THIS WEEK
Amusements This Week.

Amusements This Week.
Academy-Billie Burke, Monday and
Tuesday; Taliaferro Sisters, Wednes-
day and Thursday; Rose Stahl, Friday
and Saturday
BiJou-Grayce Scott and her COM
pany in Girls" all week
Lyric--Gus Edwards Song Review
and other Keith features.
Colonial Vaudeville. Perform
ances to be given at the Empire pend
ing repairs to Colonial theater
Observation-Disclosures.
Superior-Pictures
Theato-Pictures
Albion-Pictures.
Every week brings to Richmond
theatergoers better and better things
In the way Of amusements and to many
1t would seem that the climax of the
season has been reached this week:
with full booking at the Academy
the Grayce Scott company again at the
Bijou. Gus Edwards and complete
new line of acts at the Lyric and the
Colonial with It's two-feature pro-
grams.
There have been but few weeks in
the history of the Academy when SO
brilliant a constellation of stars has
been announced for that thccter Billie
Burke appearing in The Land OF
Promise" would seem to be sufficient
In the way OF real features bring into
the house In one week, but the man
agement seems unwilling to stop at the
sufficient and is giving the best which
IL is In their power to do. In addition
to Miss Burke. they have announced
that Mabel and Edith Taliaferro Will
be the mid week booking. playing as
co-stars in Young Wisdom" And
then TO round out the week comes
Rose Stahl IN the title role OF Maggie
Pepper"
Truly IT fs n great week in the an
malls of the local amusement world and
with this array Of talent IT would seem
that large audiences would attend
every performance
Grayce Scott and her company re-
turn again to the Grayce Scott Bitou
for an indefinite engagement and this
announcement is sure to bring
pleasure to many of the local theater-
goers The little star and her capable
company have won Il weii-deserved
place In the hearts Of RiChmonders
and In, Girls" which play will open
their return engagement. they should
score one Of the successes OF their
season here. II Is a laughahie comedy
from the pen Of clyde Fitch. and has
won praise wherever it has been
played.
The Lyric and the Colonial. with
their vaudeville features. offer all that
could be wished by those desiring the
variety, the surprises and the unique
Hfss al Aaa present -paaaar!lta- tAEa--
grams. Each house has booked
feature acts for the present week
which should prove satisfying.
billie Burke.
II isn't often that u n Artr7u audi
ence gets the first whack at an English
play Usually IL Is done in London
first and American theatergoers are
told all about IL In the cable dispatches
of the Sunday papers long before they
have chance TO see IL for themselves
That Is one t.dng that Will make Miss
Billie Burke's presentation or THE
Land OF Promise" by w, Somerset
MauKham, one Of the mos. priminent
of the contemporary English play
wrights, at the Academy of Music to-
night and Tuesday. and TUESDAY NATL
nee. London hasn't seen it yet
Tf,is play was written especially for
Miss Burke and she accepted IL on
the condition that she should be al
lowed to play ii In America before any
English actress appeared in IL No one
car blame her for that. for It Is really
the original performance of q role that
counts. When one actress fellows an
other In part, they are always bound
to be comparisons and, no matter how
good the second actress is, .he usually
gets the worst OF II. Miss Burke play
ed Mrs Dot another Of Vaughan s
comedies, In this country and she
made a hit in It, but Miss Marie
Tempest had created the role in Lon
don. and when anyone spoke or Miss
Burkes performance they were sure
to qualify their praise.
There won't be any OF that in this
case II Miss Burke doesn't go to
London TO play the part--and II is
quite likely Mr.. Frohman will send her
after she has finished her engagement
In New York--whoever does play the
part over there Will have to stand
comparison with The original perform
Ance in this country.
Mabel and Edith Taiiaferro.
A particularly appealing dramatic
attraction Is announced for Wednesday
and Thursday, and Thursda2 matinee
at the Academy. when Joseph Brooks