The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21
MUSICAL COMEDY, NOVELTY AND
SENSATION IN LYRICS BILL

The new vaudeville show coming
into the Lyric Theater for the first
row. fairly bristles with "Big-Time''
novelties.
One OF the most pronounced hits
Of the season 10 the comedy and music
advertisement In which Will J. Ward
and his Musical Bouquet" will be
seen. Five stylishly-dressed, pretty
girls comprise the bouquet. Each OF
the girls is an accomplished singer
and instrumentalist Five pianos are
used by them. one grand and four up
rights. In the course of the enter
tainment. Ward is the principal
comedian of the organization. The
act has been a billtopper in the larger
cities OF America for severtl seasons.
Another imposing feature OF the
new show will be the character
comedy. "Marse Shelbe's Chicken
Dinner" in which John F. Wade and
company appear. Wade Is a character
comedian OF recognized ability. His
principal hits have been made in char
actcrs similar to the negro figure he
impersonates in the little comedy he
is now presenting.
A variety skit brimming with laugh
ter and spice Is the act Of Glenn
Eastman and Lulu Moore, a clever
comedian and pretty girl. The in
gradients o. the exhilirating comedy
cocktail in which they Will be seen
are sprightly patter, songs and dances,
Bob Warren. eccentric monologist
and parody singer. IL coming with a
budget OF new melodies and parodies.
the latter his own original compost
tons, and an up-to-the-m minute line Of
com1cal chatter.
THE Unframed Nurse Is the label
on the gloom dispeller in which the
varied talents OF Ed Carew and Mabel
Drake are exploited.
The famous infant prodigy, Baby
Helen. will be a feature Of the bill
for the latter half Of the week Baby
Helen Is said to be the most gifted
little lady now on the stage. Dramatic
reviewers everywhere have given her
unstinted praise She sings. dances
and mimics popular actors and ac-
treases of the day In q way that
stamps her an infantile genius. She
has been compared with Elsie Janis.
when the latter was winning fame as
a child comedienne and mimic.
A feature OF extraordinary note,
too. IL the terpsichorean exhibit Of
the Safi Sisters. two beautiful Polish
girls, who fled from Russia and Po-
land nix months ago. when a score OF
their relatives and friends were ar
rested and thrown into prison. where
they have since been held az suspects
In connection with an alleged con-
spiracy against the government The
Garis were . sensation In New York
for several months. Their Dances
Of All Nations are executed with
wonderful art and the costumes they
display are rich, elegant and colorful.
Other interesting features are: Britt
Wood. humorist and singer; Red Cross
Mary. Coincidence and chanteuse, who
was for many months idolized In the
English music halls AFTER leaving the
Britain army, where she served as
a nurse. Red Gross Mary has been
in America only five weeks She opens
an engagement In New York March
Is.
The Five Sullys are also booked for
the latter half OF the week. ''The In.
formation Bureau II the title OF the
singing, dancing. talking and gymnas-
tic entertainment they are Offering
New war pictures and two bright
and funny comedy films constitute
the motion-picture supplement- which
will b. given with each Of the new
vaudeville bills.