The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-18
SPECTACULAR ANIMAL ACT
AT THE LYRIC TODAY

For the first half of the week at the
week at the Lyric Theater one Of the
big feature acts OF the best vaudeville
theaters has been secured. Miss
Aurora. with her lion. horse and dog
after playing all the best theater of
the East. as well as England and
France, is the act.
BY special contract the Danville
Fair Association secured the act as
special attraction during the weelo
and the Register" Of that city said on
Wednesday:
Worthy of special mention Is the
lion, "DAvagnan." with his trainer
Miss Aurora. The lion is of the
typical African tribe and of unusual
large size. He is one Of the best train
ed beasts Of his kind ever exhibited
| in this city: he seems to be, under
absolute control OF his trainer. and his
training has been so complete that he
! has somewhat OF a kindly and good
nance. His first appearance in the ex-
hibition was friendly and kindly
romp and russell with a terrier dog
the lion lying upon his back while
! the dog fondled with his head and
mouth This was followed by a dim
ing party, consisting OF Miss Aurora.
the lion and the dog, at which the
trainer fed each animal with fresh
beef one remarkable feature being
the lion robbing the trainer of her
portion Of the beef by gently taking
it away from her just as it entered
her lips. The trained horse then
entered the arena and in d few mo-
ments the lion had mounted him,
while the horse cantered around the
ring. the lion several times jumping
Through a hoop while mounted upon
the horses back"
Howe's Travel Festival.
| In celebration Of the victory at Pan
anna after the gigantic battle against
/ foods and torrents, pestilence and
swsmps. tropical rivers, jungles and
rock ribbed mountains, two EXPOSE
tons were built In California How
| fittingy commensurate with the he
roic achievement they are will be
shown by Lyman II. Howe at the
| Academy tonight. Tuesday and Wed
nesday and Wednesday matinee. The
films set forth most wildly that in
magnificence and splendor, number of
palaces, beauty OF grounds, art and
architecture and completeness Of de-
tail. the expcsitions both at San Fran
cisco and San Diego are truly ade-
| Quate TO the event they celebrate.
Each in it's own way sets an entire
new standard for international ex-
positions. The beauty of these ex-
positions overleaps the bounds Of the
| Imagination SO far that words fail
entirely to describe them, and even
ordinary or still pictures cannot de-
pict their actual splendors But the
Elimination achieved by Howes artist
photographers have Transcribed the
magical beauty OF both expositions In
a manner that leaves nothing to be
desired 1t affords the legion OF
Howe travellers" who have longed
to journey to the coast but who
could not find the time or means to
undertake the long transcontinental
trip, an extraordinary opportunity To
enjoy the wonderful charm Of these
fairylands created by mans genius
Architecturally. there Is the beauty
of exquisite harmony pervading each
exposition. although the two exposi-
tons in motif arr entirely dissimi-
lar.
While "A Trip to the California
Expositions'' through the Panama
Canal is the most prominently fea-
tured number on the present Howe
program. there will also be many
other subjects widely diversified in
measure OF the inimitahle cartoon
comics.
'Outcast" ut the Academy.
Henry Hubert Davies the author of
"Outcast,' which will be seen at the
Academy Friday and Saturday nights
and Saturday matinee, Is already
well-known to American audiences
| through his delightful comedies,
! Cousin Kate" and THE Mollusd"
His new play. which ran for over six
months at the I1yceum Theater last
year. is In a more serious vein, yet
| shows the brilliant. delightful diA-
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