The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-10

many or them startlngly handsome.
all Of them stunning at the very least.
sometimes very beautifully costumcd,
but ofteuer clad chiefly in their per-
Sonai loveiness, al which times they
were more than cAtravagantly adorn-
cd ana always forming, gowned or un-
G"wned. the most luXurIant spectacle
IN the way Of human scenery that has
ever been exhibited in this mans
town. In other words. last nilht
marked the first appearance in ri IA
nond OF Iiegfcld's "f'ollies' during m.
seven OIL eight years OF that instt,ll-
ions e%!~tence. snd--be IL said;
made a mark
Passing lightly over the matter Of
.ne c"s,u i,, because ii is a light.
Iossaner-like subject. not TO saw a
eeie"te one, impossible OF dcscriptior.
especially that portion OF IL which
ueaiS with t"o costumes composed OF
an occasional mesh OF black ne,-not ;,
frequent mesh, but i rarely OCCURRING,
ohe, az ~ werc-and that phase which
touches, but carefully, upon certain
others formed entirely OF mink ne.b
lhSs and big. closely held nuns. paus-
ing long enough only to say that ,.cr
iu"e tioiman 5 nymphs were svathed
lke mummics in comparison wlth
these girls; accenting again the amaz-
Ivy sood looks OF thus chorus-happiiy
II
| nominations the fat ponies-Eo!ng
from the show. so TO speak, to the
performance, there is sun glory
enough for us all.
Ana that Is what SURPRISED and do
HShted the packed house. il expected
snow out had little hope OF a Pc
ioTiHance. whereas, except to those ~
care only for motion pictures, whether
HIihed or feminine, the performance
| was infinitely more attractive than the
snow The chorus girls can't sing NJ
an and last nilht they didn't exert
/ themselves in the dances. but they
didn't have to-thcy only had TO stand
ana be looked at. But the chorus men
are men, not just chorus men. and
"iegte!d leaSens his mass of beauty
Win principals OF talent and ability
| enough To carry 4 show without any
chorus
Jose Collins IL most attractive and
s.hts cha1minGiE; Elizabeth Brice as
the performance goes on, iustitics her
position IN such company: Harry Crib
bon is unusually clever. NAT NJ. wills
needs no mention here with Ms. and
there are Frank Tinney and Leon Err
roi. TO say nothing OF q host OF minor
nc"Pie VINO play up TO them and to
the other stars
Iinhey works in blacls-face without
Inc slightest attempt TO initiate a ne
sIo. but with a method that draws
1 ianShter in steady. roaring stream
'hat hesit"tes only lest 1t drown some
/ sun further idiocy. His La Tosca"
scene is So funny that 1t hurts Rut
after all. Enrol is the artist OF tho
outht. throughout almost tile entire
performance lac plays a genial "souse"
ana ne never misses fire once and Ii
that sort ~ wor! does not require nm
aftist no other does. Besides the un-
railing humor OF this side of his ncr-
I h,. ran
does wildly eccentric dance that Is
so wonderful that even the chorus
SIris stand IN the entrances to watch
1.-THE final and supreme test.
III is impossible to describe any one
ui the thirteen scenes OF this vaudo.
! ViIie -huriesGue -cNtraragan2a musical
| comedy without sighting others eornl-
| ~ amusing. and ii must suffice 10 cav
mat last nights audience--the house
WAS literally sold out too--laurbrd
more constantly ana hilariousl. thun
any audience that / can remcnber in
the Academy OF Music
And further. except for one bit done
oN finrey and always ALWAYS. en-
/ teptlhs the-well. the unconventionalitv
9f tn ccstuming. the performance waa
unobJectionable. if that's the word
Douglas Gordon
Heiio, Laughter! Come Here, Fun.
Speaking by and large without any
Iui ti'uiar regard for the u.cctlcs of
EnEiish and forgetting several mediocre
acts. but with lively recollection OF
Yesterday afternoons hilarious audi.
cnct. one would say that the lyrics
blll this week is y Knockout
III the first place. Manager Anderson
has shifted the Pathe Weekly 20 FIRST
place on tho program. So that those
VINO fancy they haven't time to stop
Tor tn" pictures are forced 10 sit still
ana enjoy themselves In spite Of them
selves Then The BimboS, Il man ana
"a woman. follow the ski jumping. ice
yachting and Other pictured aerial and
aquatic sports with a thoroughly anus
ing eccentric aud idiotic comedy-acro-
nate turn. in which 4 new twist is
given to the swaying pyramid thriller.
MT. i'inho is certainly an acrobat and
Nine. lfimbo is some man
Paul In Croix. "Thc Mad Halter,
jug@lcs hats cleverly and. with the
assistance of drunmcss. who Is about
h"lt oi he act. cntcrtains the house.
after which there follows one of thu.
now remembered mediocre acts that
II Ray il.lliard in a comedy play
let" called Hello sally" 'Meliocrc"
describes this plnylet rather nattering
iy.
Jack Gardner. OF "Thc Chocolate Sol
der" fame. seems to please his audi
| once with an old line of jokes, some
sobby rccitations and several indif-
fcrent songs. His act would be greatly