The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-14

to start tomorrow. and also complote
tho desired elimination which would
be his reingagement In this city Inn
mediately IN new Song Revue.
| Edwards has written 30 many songs
that have assumed great popularity
that 1t proved easy to persuade him
| to remain another week In Richmond,
meanwhile rehearsing his troupe of
l. youngsters in liberal number of
songs to form the ground work for a
new Song Revue to be offered at the
| Lyric during the week starting to-
morrow. Principally the plot, or
scheme or method, followed out in
revues of this character. whatever
| II might be called, will circle about
romantic melodies having to do with
| Southern scenes and topics, moon
| light nights. and the like. serving
| best to display the varied skill and
| ingenuity Of Mr.. Edwards. composer
| and comedian, assisted by the dozen
sprightly and pretty girls in his COM
pany. and also affording more oppor-
| tunity for a proper display of the
cuteness, cleverness. and, perhaps,
| genius of Little George and Cud-
dies.
Another feature, seeming by reason
| of it's own prominence and ability to
rank alongside that of Gus Edwards,
will be seen In the first local appear
ance Of Valerie Bergere and her COM
pany In Grace Griswold's delightful
! piaylet, His Japanese Wife" Miss
| Bergere, a whilom Belasco star, Is
recognized as one OF the foremost
emotional actresses in America, and
was chosen by Mr.. Belasco to fol-
| low Blanche Bates in the name part
of Madame Butterfly" some years
ago. The story OF His Japanese
| Wife" is similar to the John Luther
Long play, and deals with the efforts
| Of an American husband to change
all the prenatal influence, environ
ment and custom that attaches to the
slant-eyed, ochre-hued. raven-tressed
daughters of the Rising Sun. Miss
Bergere carries an imposing produo-
| ton.
| A singing comedy duo equally capa-
BILE and clever In their conversational
gifts as well as in the vocalizing of
many lyrics of their own compost
ton and others that have reached
unto popularity will add to the
| strength of the bill in the appear
ance of Burton and Lerner.
Robert Emmett keane. called The
American Chappie," and today re-
garded as one of the highest class
monologists on the American stage,
| Will display the ART that mas eaFneu
! him fame on the other side OF the
Atlantic and launched him into instant
| popularity almost as quickly as he
| had passed through the narrows and
! DOTTED his hat In greeting to the
statue Of liberty
/ Rosa Crouch and George WEIGH.
! known from coast to coast because
| of their singing, talking. acroD atics
and dancing. will add Il world OF
| pleasure to the bill Miss Crouch is
| one OF the twenty-five children Of
Professor f. Nicholas Crouch, COM
| poser Of kathleen Mayourneen."
| The German Trio, In a variety or
fering, showing the ability of three
young people in singing bicycle rid
| ing, conversational smartness and
acrobatio feats. will complete the
/ vaudeville performance.
| The Pathe weekly Photographic
reproductions Of events important in
the history Of the days doings of the
world will add It's undoubted share
of pleasure and attracted to the pro-
gram to be offered twice each day.
| the matinee of which begins at 2:30.
and the night performance at $50.
All reserved seats for the popular
matinee are on sale at $40 cents each