The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-19

populace with complaccncy. Somehow
or other we work left-hmanded and
we have worry poor regard OF the
FELLOW who can buy motor car. then
tell us about It, and afterwards brag
about II, Just because he knows that
tho shavingB of life are about all that
wo car aspire to In n desire to meas
ure up TO the average man.
Sitting 1T the foot of the mountain
and envying the guy at tho top, about
explains our position as wc viewed the
second performance Of Richmond's
first automobile show which happened
last night. Just from force of hab-
IT We gravitated with the crowd.
Rude individuals having the proper cs-
Innate OF our insignificant hold on the
spendable products of this gold bearing
age, tostled us most ungracious!y We
saw very clearly, at distance IL is
true car that would have expressed
In superlatives our acme OF bliss but
TINS JOY scking, pleasure surfcitcd
crowd seemed to disregard our import
ance and carried us with the drift OF
the thronS over to where Vess Ossman
what Il young man he liz to have such
a rcputation--was guiding his cabaret
players through the antics that they
hayo been rehearsinG for these many
weeks.
Car Purchase Spoiled.
Now there's Sue Brown--she draws
pay from Ncss Ossman--who leads the
Jingle number. a mighty dinident sort
OF miss. Naturally she never. had an
IDEA that we were about to pur-
chase ii car. but when she started down
the several aisles-not all At once
taking each aisle as il camc-she never
had an idea that we were looking at
particularly pet model. one that had
attracted our attention for many
/ months. II couldn't possibly have been
that anybody got a flash at the bank
| roll. Therefore the rcmarkableness
OF It all.
Just AS we were about to conclude
that the purchase of n certain car on
display was absolutely essential 10 our
future well-being. what should hap
pen but that Jingle number. Drifting
quietly by where we stood were those
two agile individuals, Radel and Sha-
fer. and then followed Immediately
Vcss Ossman (by himselD and the four
young men who call themselves the
Intercity Quartet-thcy come from
Brooklyn and try to drown II in the
unknowing namc-and then George
Beagley, the fellow who tries to be rs
good as Professor Moses Stein. and fol-
lowing was all of the female contin-
gent BY name they are-meaning the
feminine portion Of the entertainment
Helen Shipman and Raye Mckenna,
whom arc 10th to believe double
AS the Collier Sisters: Estelle O'Neil,
Lillian Armstrong. the leading woman
of the organiZation--we have this from
authentic sources. for she admits it
hersclf-Helen DcNaurie and some
| more who failed to tell what their reg
ular names were.
We didn't buy that car When wo
looked for the fellow who was going
to sell it to us. he was buster than
we were and he found the attraction
the same. 1t isn't any wonder, and
We quits sympath!ze with him. Even
Tom Hutchison who Is the manager OF
the exhibition. and several others found
the entertainment entirely 10 their
liking and stayed until II was all over
Our Mayor, George Ainslie, was one Of
the guests of the evening and no
liked It, Therefore We offer no apollo
giles for remaining until the order wa,
| given to go forth If there is any
blame IL must be hcapcd upon the head
of Vess Ossman and Nose Stein. the
first leading tho cabaret show, and the
second leader OF the orchestra These
two features are giving the 1913 auto
mobile an awful run for popular favor,
| and for ourself, VIC unhestatingl!
aver that our vote Is for the cabaret
provided 1t will agree to remain as
long as the automobile.
best or Show.
Seriously that second night which
was last night. was a revelation. II
| it was a crowd on the first night. II
was a jam On the second night. The