The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-17
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~ last lyman Ia. Howcs pictures
have come into their own in Richmond
IN that they have begun To attract
duulehccs somewhat commensurate
Win their genuine merit. For several
years "A comparatively small number
OF thcatr,SucrS have locked forward
each season almost with eaSerness 10
ne appear rance! Of towe's constantly
night Tor the hrst time. the deserved
reputation OF this remarkably interest
iiS, instructive ana amusing series OF
pictures was sufficient To draw to the
Academy Of Music an audience that
practically filcd the house-orchestr,
baicony ana gallery.
IhlS seasons route" rs Mr. Howe
programs 1t, is not route in the strict
sense Of the word, but a trip upon the
magic carpet spread by this most com
plete entertainer, to use a ruined word
ior il begins amid the mountains oui
canyons OF Montana, iiics ABRUPTLY TO
I4ir" and AleNandria. thence 10 Brit
iS'l Noiuinpiii iors the salmon fishing
;'Md TO Paiermo. for the trapping OF
huge funny fish.
men. without SO extreme n Transition.
,he sttnc changes TO Naples ana Pom
zen, "iter winch, without warming SO
10 speak, the Traveller is truusl,Ind n
me lti!oWstone Park, where the falls
cover hih win spray and the boiling
realism. ''''
scenes at the Paris Zoo-an earthly
parnHisc for chiidren!--follow, ana then
work OF this seasons Festival: many
views OF the construction OF the Pan
anna canal; one hundred horsepower
.lppcr dFcdgcs at work, lifting three
tons with each bite; the Gatun Locks !.
mighty concrete arches; immense gates
solid caissonS: huge beams: concreta
mixers and rock crushers running on
htitc railways of their own: great
cranes that are powerful enough to lift
5 u whole Of an ordinary canal and set
IL on eHd--and all swarminS with men.
white. yellow and black burned and
otherwise. until general View OF the
mass OF tiny humans busying them.
selves III the binding sun against n
background OF monumental stone like
construction reminds one OF the al
iaboring for the Pharaohs in the Land
Of Bondage.
After this series. shown in two reels.
mountains OF Italy ana Switzerland
the wind and wave studies" with
which Mr.. Howe has always been so
consplcuouslN successful
And throughout the whole perform
ancc. those stornlng artists OF sound
stand behind the screen nj their noise
table and initiate everything that flies
SwinS in the sea. They sing like lit
Tie birds; squeak, rattle and clank like
derrick chains. swish, crash. and thun-
der like breakers. moan like the wind;
WhlSt!e Ike locomotives and scream
Ike parrots, and, finally, play the part
or dynamite explosion with dun.
iiiAilit iiIitlItHSiiN or SOUND
ana an cyc-scar!ng hash that compel
The fearful 10 duck behind the should
ers or the manor woman-in front
or him. In order To avoid heing mashed
by the HyiRts- fragments.
Furthermore. the orchestra who
plays tho piano-his name ia not given M
uhiortunatcly--bou adds to and
fosters the illusion by his excellent
performance OF classic and semi
iassic music. hut creates amusement
IN additio 10 that supplied by the cx-
trcmely humorous pictures thar always
iGhten the route--by his timely selcc-
lions FOR various scenes. When the
map or tho world is made by one of