The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25
VAUDEVILLE, MOVIES
AND PARKS THIS WEEK
Persons Who 1t Too Warm To Attend Theaers Will Flock
To Ctys Parks This Week For Amusement Feature
Pictures On Program.

II It's amusements that are being
considered, moving pictures--good pic
tures--put the so-called Legitimate
stage performances 40 far In the back
ground that one fails to see them. That
is in the summer time. Rip-roaring
melodrama and tragedy. not to mention
comedies which require travelling and
stock companies to present them TO
the public are good enough for the
winter months. but In the summer they
are Just as much out of place as over
coats happen to be right at this sea-
son of the year.
The moving picture houses are run
ming a hot race with the vaudeville
theaters in attracting their audiences
and right now II looks as II the movies
have 1t on the vaudeville Ravens. con-
sidering the greater number or them.
IL was time when the movies failed
to draw audiences that would even
half fill the theater, but in those days
no pictures were shown like those now.
The wild and woody west films. with
the cowboys and gun shots-represent-
ed by stage effects behind the scene
and the rude comedies, not 10 mention
low class morality plays that formerly
disgraced the picture houses. have. van
ished. Either through lack of pa
tronage or through lack of scenarios
these things have passed to the sat
isfaction of everyone. Now the best
books are being dramatized and shown
In really beautiful form at tremen-
dous costs Of picturising to the pub
lie Before person reads a book
now he sees the pictures of IL and
understands IL better. Many OF the
works of men r, garded as the worldt
greatest poets and authors, have been
produced in picture form. The
thoughts and ideas of these writers
have been shown even clearer than
they themselves could make them. And
with cool hreezes constantly nowins
in every direction there Is no wonder
that the movies are drawing the
crowds
Fflms Extraordinary.
Richmond will be favored with some
extraordinary film productions this
week. The Isis. the Colonial. the
Strand. the Little. and the half dozen or
more other theaters are endeavoring
10 improve on their bills. At the Co
ionial Manager Bernstein next week
will show FIVE of the greatest pic
lures shown south of New York this
year. They are all new, but IL was
too much to tell about in this
The Lyric will have two vaudeville
shows this week. The program. which
changes Thursday. has been greatly
heraided by the press agents of that
theatre and the crowds will surely he
In attendance there this week.
Musfe in the Parks.
For those who are not DESTROYS OF
seeing moving pictures. who have seen
moving pictures and want to hear good
music. the Municipal Band Will PLAY
six nights In the parks scattered about
the city and on these hot nights the
concerts will prove a boon 10 many
Forest Hin Park. westhampton and
Lakeside win all draw their quota OF
the local. populace this week. PicnfcE
of dim,nutiye size are being held al
these places and at Byrd Park nearly
every day in the summer season
From the present outlook, despite
! the closed condition of two amusement
houses. Richmond people need not wer-
ry about enjoying themselves durins
/ the next few days.