The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-12
,,rupk keenan, II Real stnr.

,rnn,lrg the bin ~ the Lyric Thea,r"
mis- week. and topping II by very
considerable margin. Is Frank Nccr,". u
and mis- company OF TWO III sh.t|''
billed AS reminiscent ana named
dica,ion." II is written by willard
MACY and. while We would take nom
Ing from the ability Of Mr.. MACK as
a writer OF sketches. IL !s 10 the con :
su,n,nnte acting OF Mr.. Keenan, that
che turns after leaving the theatre
In the mouth OF "a less worthy actor
the kindly give me your applause
,neeches which run throughout the
lines would be maudlin, hut handled
ty Mr. Keenan,. they not only engage
ones symputhics. but one actuahE
lives the poignant sorrow and grief OF
the old man whose existence is Sufhineo
up In the one word. rctroHpect
As Luke Wainwright. The nShter OF
battles. the man who aerVcd four long
years with Lee and jackson. and who
can look back upon those years with
OFT bitterness Mr.. keenan, doesn't act.
he lives the part. When he steps into
the Governors Office To plead for the
iifc OF his son. who has been convicted
of murder. murder because he killed
the man who spat upon the picture OF
Robert l.. Lee. there IL nothing left for
tho auditor but TO live the suppressed
agony OF the man who seeks vind!ch-
tion for his son. He doesn't ask that
his life be spared; he wants him shot.
shot like tho son OF a soldier; that's
all that the aged warrior asks There
Is Luke. III, and II is OF him that the
crandparent thinks, while he humblcs
himself
1t Is not wonderfully written
sketch. but ii IL wonderfully acted
ana Mae NJ Barnes, who plays opposite
Mr.. keenan,, is a very considerable ac-
tor himself, while ormondc Graham
as the secretary 10 the Governor. does
his bit well. AltoEe ther lkeable
and wonderful po"~ormance, II Is go
ing to attract business to the theatre
all week through its sheer force and
It's clean and straightforward po:-
trayal OF character.
Those Three Virginia Girls" being
Miss Jessie Lansche Savage. Miss Isa-
bel Simmons and Miss Myrtle Hous-
ton, made their debut I'm professional
ranks, and really created a sensation.
Mss Savage carries the burden of the
act and carries 1t with n charming So
prano voice that lends itself admirably
TO the songs Of yesterday offered. Tho
trio sings in splendid harmony, and
by the way In which the audience ac-
ccptcd them yesterday the Southern
girls arc destined TO series of un-
broken successes. They deserve them.
John T.. Conroy, worlds champion
lifcsavcr, assisted by two comely and
well built young women. gives n div
Ing act that is just the usual diving
act plus some posed pictures that are
good TO look at
Next to Mr.. Keenan, the Azard Broth
ers, opening the BILL are far and away
the best on the program. They do a
hand hand balancing act the like
of which has never been witnessed here
before, with whole bundle of new
tricks and thrillcrs.
Corelli and Gillette deliver them
selves OF some pattcr, and do tum-
bling act that Is rather pleasing. Webb
and Hurns sing some songs in Italian
dialect, while Billy McDermott also
ran. c. NJ
At the Colonial.
Richmond will not be totally without
good vaudeville when Tho Lyric clnsna