The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-30
The Empire.

The Empire.
kiss Ne Quick" said William
Wade Scott in one of his curtain
speeches at LaFernes Empire last
week The audience howled uproar-
ousiy. And the audiences who wit
ness the Lucille I.aNerne Company
offering this week will howl with re-
doubled hilarit for kiss Me Quick
is nothing more nor less than the IL
tie OF the farce comedy which this
exceptionally able organization of
players will present for the delecta-
ton of Richmond theatergoers, be-
ginning tonight.
Kiss Me Quick" was adjudged by
New York critics--it played in that
CITY at william A. Braay's West For
.ty-eiehth Street Theater last season
as being quite as extraordinary and
quite as mirth provoking as its title
1t also enjoyed successful run al
the Shubert Theater. in Boston. Said
the papers:
Post-"Mr Bartholomae has drawn
his characters with a skillfui hand
While he has held TO the farcical
there Is much that is true 70 life, a
combination which few authors are
able to acquire All amusing with
human touches that add zest to the
story"
Record-"Mr. Bartholomae is a ge-
MUS In seizing novel ideas. II
Ia literally frolic with the movies
and constitutes probably the first n
stance of the use of such a theme
lin the legitimate We see q rehear-
sal Of one OF the thriller photo dra-
mas The business is clever and the
fun fast and furious"
Gloge-"It IS all hilarious fun. es
pecially the pretended murder, whicf
made last nights audience howl WITT
mirth. II is a potent laugh producer
Herald-"The audience last night
was large 1t laughed incessan
with uproariousness. There was nc
doubt as to the enioymest'
American-'Jn fact the fun was sc
furious In the first act. with life
like burlesque Of moving picture max
ling. no one could believe that the
pace could be kept up. But 1t was
Journal--'The fun is fast and III,
Irious, the lines exceptionally bright
Transcript-"It is riotously fun
NY"
OF particular interest to the NOV,
ling picture fan will be the FIRST aci
which shows the actual taking Of
moving picture with real moving
picture camera in action.
kiss Me Quick Is from the per
Of the present day master OF up-to'
date farce comedy. Phillip Rarthnlo
mae, an author with over Night
and numerous other laugh making
successes to his credit. The story
is constructed around the misadVen
lures of a company of moving pic
ture PLAYERS. The laughter begins
before the curtain has been up ter
seconds and the mirth provoking
speed and hiiaritv increase with eaei
succeeding act The prologue Is th'
most novel affair ever attempted II
piaywrighting and will be welcomt
surprise and revelation to Richmond
theatergoers.
Colonial.
Miss Grayce Scott will essay the
part In The Christian" w*nich MIG
Viola Allen played with such grea
success several season ago. The dra-
matte performance will afford the
va rioua members Of the cast ample
ouportunities for displaying theii
versatility, and special care mas peeh
taken by De Witt Newtng in staging
and producing the play so as to make
ii one Of the greatest successes OF mis-
stock season.
The Lyric.
The attra ctiya array of vaudeviile
acts fresh from the "hig-ume" houses
OF the Keith circuit which have been
booked into the Lyric Theater for
appearance here This week will bring
to Richmond theatergoers very
CONSPICUOUS portion OF the most varied
and refined features now on the
vaudeville stage.
A canine performer will share
largely in the division Of this weeks
honors, or Manager Rex will miss ms
guess. There have been many cele-
brated performing dogs. but 1t IL NOT
untrutsnful to say that the stage OF
the hour boasts the greatest of all
dogs in the ''person" of Buster VIM
ton. He la cross between the fox
terrier and the italian hound. and
his owner and fellow-actor Is Ed
vinton. The dog has been taught to
do many astonishing things. some OF
which seem to hint at reasoning pow
ers OF a high order and all OF which
proceed from a quality OF intelligence
radically different to that ordinarily
exhibited by dogs trained for tbs
stage. Buster Is a genius and will
provide much entertainment for hfs
Lyric audiences this week.
On the bill with him will be De
witt. Burns and Terrence. whose pro-
duction. THE Owakening Of the Toys"
II said to be one Of the most unique
and novel acts obtainable. The toys
in a shop become animated on Christ
mas Eve and engage in eccentric
dances and novel poses which are as
beautiful as they are graceful.
Joe Kramer and his company will
present their mysterious pantomimic
novelty. 1.-The Visit of the Spirits
This act is unusual and affords several
weirdly beautiful stage lighttngs and