The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-22
CHRISTMAS OFFERINGS
AT RICHMOND THEATERS
Two Excellent Attractions Academy Such Little Queen
Grayce Scott Offering. Vaudeville and Motion Picture
Houses Also Book Features.

Things Theatrical
cadesny--Chrdstmas Day, 1.-THE
SpendthriiL" December 3lst and New
Years. Fine Feathers
BiJou--'Such IA Little Queen"
Lyric--heath vaudeville
Empire--Vaudeville and motion
pictures.
Observation-Disclosures
Supertor~-Plctures
Albton--Pictures.
Theato--Pictures.
Rex--Picturea
Christmas week and the week Of
New Years are always expected TO be
gala affairs for theatergoers, If not
for the men and women who spend
the time. when those on the other
side OF the tootlights are making the
most OF the holiday season, working
their har iest. But the usually well
H!ied ho&ses and the excellent recap
tons generally accorded them bring
to them the greatest possible pleas
ure. For the food and drink OF the
actor Is annianse and holiday Audi
ences arc generally the most enfhu-
siastic.
And Richmond theatrical lovers
have considerable to be enthusiastic
made for the attractions In the local
theatars for the holidays, A glance
through the names OF those appear
Ing on fhe bills at tho various houses
fails TO bring to Light "A really weak
act or an inferior entertainer, Tho
dramatic shows arc Of the highest
order, each of them has enjoyed con-
siderable popularity and success, and
all should repeat In this city. The
vaudeville houses are making special
efforts 10 book features, and even
many OF the moving picture houses
have billed specials
One of the greatest events OF the
present season Ia the engagement for
New Years of the all-s1ar cast in
.sF'ine Feathers" Robert Eaeson,
hero OF 'Strongheart'' and other great
successes, heads the cast: probably a
truer expression would be that he Is
mentioned first on the btllboards and
In the announce ments for such artists
rs Rose Coghian, Wilson IAachaye,
Max Figman. Lolita Robertson and
Lydia Dickson are also appearing In
the production.
Undoubtedly this L. the nearest APP
proach to an all-gtar cast which has
visited Richmond for some time and
coming mere In such a play as Fine
Feathers" is due to get q great re-
ception.
Christmas Day the Academy will
receive The Spcndthrift." Porter
Emerson Brownies highly dramatic
play Of modern society life X is said
that this production has been meeting
with almost as great success as did
"A Fool There Was" from the pen
of the same author.
But the real holiday season of
49, I'D tryt xs~{1 an
Miss Grayce Scott and her company
appear in the initial performance OF
s'Such y Little Queen. that dainty,
bcwitchtng little fairy story of kings
and things and New York. A hap
pier selection could hardly have been
made by De Witt Newing for the
holiday Offering, even though he
might have thought that the Academy
would be dark tho greater part OF
the week. But now. since the two
dramatic plays have been booked the
variety given the public, from which
they may select, by the Scott Offering
Is worth consideration.
One could hardly imagine q more
delightful or more charming little
comedy than such q LATHE Queen
It is a piay that amuseS the children,
pne which interests the gr>own-un
It il dramatic and there is an abund-
arlce Of comedy. Some one has char
acterized II as universal play. an
other has called it a poem; certainly
II Ia as clean as Is possible and
gives the cast great opportunities.
Tho enlargement should be ono of the
most successful, of the stock season.
Manager McNiven. of the Bijou. and
Manager Fitz, of the Grayce Scott
company. ara anticipating the mani
restation of great interest in the play,
and have arranged for an extra matt
nee, the usual matinee PRICES to pre-
vail, for Friday afternoon. The
Christmas matinee is to begin at
o'clock fer the benefit of the theater
patrons who dine late
Manager Ed Lyons, of the Lyric,
is not one to let other manager get
much ahead of him in furnishing
good things in the theatrical line, and
his bill for the present week Ia one
of the m ost attractive which has been
announced lately. Heading the bill
Is Edwin Stevens and little Miss
Tina Marshall, with AL Won Tilzer's
Honey Girls, and the Australian Boy
Scouts pushing them hard for the
first display. Four other acts oil
merit are announced.
The broadway Comedy -Four are
the top -notchers at the Empire. and
the melodious quartet are we'll wor-
thy OF the place. according to re-
ports. Santa Claus has also been
Induced to draw rein at the theater
aftar. The matinee performances. and