Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-12

"dressy." so to speak. And who shall
question tho statement that the quality
OF them adds to the appeal OF the
character?
Mr.. Warner also looks the part of
tho Man. when he stands up. Mr.. Rid
delPs work as Colonel Starbottle Is
one OF tho most unctuous exhibitions
or comedy character acting that even
that nnc actor has offered. and MIR.
Ncwtng's Yuba Bill Is another admir-
able Characterization OF tho kind that
all OF us have learned to expect from
him. Mr.. Curtis Is Mt his best In the
small bit Of Madison Clay, Salomy's
FATHER: Mr.. Lynch contributes the most
satisfying bit of straight acting. as
ised Pete. that he has given during tho
season: the Mountcastle children are.
as always. wonderful. particularly the
nttic girl: Mr.. Adams, in an inappro-
PIRATE costume. pleases the audience
in the fine part of Jack Marbury, and
MISS Crawford. who appears only In
the second act, se!Zcs the opportunity
TO dominate the scene so thoroughly
mat the memory of her and her per-
formance remains a living thing
Salomy Jane" is one OF tho most
appealing plays that the Grayce Scott
company has ever presented. and it's
performance merits warm praise.
Every Act Makes Hit.
Communication of the "one mans
| opinion" kind isn't necessary to tho
success of the lyrics bill for the first
! part Of the week: ask the audience: ask
anybody in the audience: ask the ush-
! crs ask the actors: ask even Mr.. Rex
l they Will all tell you that every act on
I the bin is a knockout. 1T so happens
that the one man opinion is in accord
I with that Of everybody else but that's
! merely incidental.
TWO Dlackface comedians. Lazar and
| Dale. open the bill and stop the show
! CT n Ina
| who works like real negro, and the
! other is mad pianist. who can throw
/ IN the highest gear he has without
missing note. The act would be too
good for an opener on most bills. But
| u man ana woman, billed as Walton
| and Rutland. follow them and then
the audience understands why the man
| agement didn't let Lazar and Dale work
the rest of the afternoon yesterday The
sirl sings pleasingly: the man can't
| sing little bit: neither can dance
even the modern dances; but they have
dialogue in song form that they put
over in such good style that they, too
! stop the show
singers dancers. comedians and regu-
/ lar actors, Ed Flanagan and Nicely Ed
! wards then present their new sketch,
/ OF and on" which begins with n
! Charley Grapcwin- Mr.. Pipp bedroom
scene, moves through a lot of quick.
! bright nonsense and concludes with Il
| typical team dance of the varieties. into
! the costumes for which they change
more speedily than is humanity possible
! Edwards isn't bit more graceful than
| a Russian dancer
| itearn and Ely. another man and
woman, achieve merit and popularity
~ reason OF the good singing of the
woman, in spite of apparent cold
and the violin playing of the man
! whose Notwithstanding, in particular
| gets the house by it's ears Instead Of
/ the programmed act the -Four Richard
/ inis close the bill with an exhibition
OF cicanly executed feats of almost
/ supcrhuman strength For once i'm n
way, the one woman in tho act is not
| merely an ornament to stand around
IN tights and wave while the men do
the work. but is a weight carrier OF
, sorts.
Again, the Hearst-SeIig pictures and
the comedy film arc not necessary to
max" the bill go, but they are welcome
aa laSniappc
beautiful Pictures mt strand
/ In The Rose of tho Rancho" which
! the strand Theatre offers as it's fea :
| turc paramount picture for the first
three days of this weck-in a scrics
! of benefit performances for the Associ-
atcd Charitles-may he seen - vnry
conspicuous example of the best that
playwriEhting, acting, staging and pho-
| Biography, blended by masters OF all
three arts can produce. Headed by
BESSIE Barriscalc, the cast, drawn from
| the fun resources of the Jesse L. Lnsky
Feature Play Company, gives n prac-
tically nawless performance OF tho
famous Belasco-Tully play. But the
acting OF the individuals. fine as IL is.
F, forms comparatively small feature of
tho photoplay, which displays the Won
acrS or staging in the open to super
latvc degree. To these wonders. nature
! contributes the beauties Of Southern
California. and her contribution has