Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-08
ADJUSTMENTS

ADJUSTMENTS
Hunt" md "with Colonel Roosevelt I'm
south Americn," matinee md night.
ColOninl-Grnyce Scott Company. In
and night.
Iampire-LuciIle In Verne Company,
In Hairs; Temples Telegram" matinee
Lyrlc-Popuinr vaudeville. matinee
md night.
lesque, mntinec and night.
Pictures--Old and New.
This notice Will be marked lead
theatres" when 1t is sent down to the
composing room; but only as 4 matter
of customary courtesy to the Academy
the relative Importance OF tho enter
tainment offered by that theatre. II
placed By that standard, indeel. II
view tomorrow Of tho two stock COM
panies
For. of the two sets of films now
one Is of any real interest:-the Arctic
Hunt" pictures-,which were viewed by
by a Ike press when p they we're anr seem al
the Bijou Theatre in July, 1913. as the
Alaska Siberian" pictures. These pie
fragmentary condition. are about as
entertaining as they were at that time.
and have been improved by the, ex,
the bestinl cruelty of the roping and
torturing of the polar bear cub in the
water, though the long and prolonged
worth seeing. but the others. loudly
advertised as With Colonel Roosevelt
cording to the blithe word painter who
preceded them, they are "a comprehen-
sive record Of Colonel Rooseveit's late
s S%eh ths trip has h0a aa
wildly recorded his movements for the
OF the w ,ha arG pn
lures lure Of Colonel Roosevelt and his
or Or t two south s1o American cities. The
merely displays, for the benefit of the
nary views of Southern cities and har-
bors. Whether Colonel Roosevelt was
within 1000 miles Of the camera at the
doesn't appear. Still, he doubtless has
some some time. 80 the trip was vas, taken E,,, with
Douglas Gordon.
Lyric's Three Good Acts.
Again there are three good acts on
the LYRICS bill Of i've for the first half
OF the week. and one OF these was seen
ne home OF big thine" vaudeville, SO
is still high.
Bill Foster. who. with his teammate,
scored laughing success here last sea
son: is again a complete knockout. He
Will be remembered as the man who
chose the drums as his accompaniment,
while his partner employed every other
instrument Inst In the orchestra Who's
WnT b he ea hy hi his Won
William Burr and Daphne Hope. In a
musical act called "A Lady. a Lover
and bns amp sqf in Far way Se ' ast y
artistic in every way-setting. costum-
ing. matter and performnnce-while. Mt
is very evidently an Englishman. as his
principal song is also of English man
ufacture. Judging from some of the
of vaudeville patriotism is admitted
the act is presented with unusual skill
and finish.
Singing Teacher" are. II is feared.
bit toe good. The combination of
sketch and actors forms. sort of
~ TO PROFESSIONALS; at any rate. yes
terday afternoons audience failed to
many Of Its best Ieints a The
teachers: the fluent scales run by Mr..
Lind; the clever bad singing of Miss
tms We'll tango ma STIrS OF
comedy methods. and the wild desire
of all voice students to sing songs, in
usual features of an unusual act. Aside
from his musicianship. Mr.. Lind Is n
good actor. and the other members of
they play single parts or double, ex-
ccpt the little violin player, who Is
amateurish.
to little. but they are preceded by the
always interesting. Hearst-Selig pic
lures, ms we'll as iaughabie farce nlm
adapted from Seven Days" d. G.
Girls! Girls! Girls!
The first shall be last and the last
We are reliably informed that the
above is scriptural, and yet there Is
very good reason for applying 1t to
attraction ut the Bijou Theatre, named
The Charming Widows" Is concerned.
For 1t is highly probable that had
of the offerings at the Bijou. when It
absolved itself from the realm of must
cal comedy and became the home. OF
week OF the gay burlesquers. nor would
that playhouse again become the domi-
ellie of Grayce Scott and her players.
their h"p predecessor Hs THE Gay widows.s
who merely furnished cause for COM
actually entertaining. They are pretty,
they know how to dance. they know
how to sing and they know how to at
hsy sTe an
been taught 'the knaek, Of displaying
al OF their feminine iIa and widowish
Chief among the comedians Is Jimmie
Cooper. who was last seen here In The
Mischief Makers" when the police IN.
funny-he is more. he Is clever and is
one OF the best Juveniles presented to