The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-30
Burlesque Circus
and Other Funny
Acts at the Lyric

The circus Is coming to town thl
week 1t Is Dan Sherman's creates
of all hurlesque ctrcuses. one OF th'
most laughahle productions Vet pre-
scented in vaudeville, and ii will be ,
single feature OF the show for thu
first half Of this week at the LYRIC
commencing with the matinee per
formance tomorrow.
The principal comedy roles IN "Th'
Jay Circus" as the production IL
billed. are Dan Sherman and Mabe
De Forrest. Sherman has been
vaudeville celebrity for many yea rs
A few years ago they bought a trac'
OF land and began Improving Il
There Is twenty-fve-acre lake
surrounded by a beautiful pine grove
Here for years past the entire country
side has been accustomed 70 hold
their basket picnics
Mr.. sherman. being a shrewd show
man, saw in these ptcnics the embyrc
Of good business so he huilt a mum
her Of row boats, erected bath house.
placed various games and amusement
devices upon the grounds and built a
theater and dance hall
During the summer months the
country people come in -droves 10 en-
tov the really city park"
So great was the demand from
campers for better accommodations
that MIR Sherman wa obliged to hutld
number ot-summer cottages and a
small hotel for the accommodation OF
transient guests.
Mr.. Sherman says: Vacation now
has assumed the aspect of real work.
hut. some day. perhaps, we may want
to quit the road and then It will be
rather nice TO know we are assured
OF business and good living"
Another extraordinary feature OF
the same bill is Zallah, the famous
Oriental dancer Za1lah Is presenting
a series OF beautiful and artistic
novelty dance creations chiefly not
able for the poetic grace and beauty
81 the comely and accomplished
danseuse. The weird religious dances
OF the Far East are among the
terpsichorean dances which Zallah is
presenting with appropriate costumes
and effective scenic and light ac-
cessories
A genuine novelty will be Chief
Caupolican, a full-hlooded American
Redskin and a noted chieftain OF the
Choctaws, Caupolican is an orator
and singer of varied accomplishments
Devine and Williams, clever
comedian and dashing singing comedi-
enne, will offer a sprightly variety
act. which has scored heavily in the
Keith theaters OF the big time cir
cult, and a sensational exhibition OF
strength, endurance and agility Is
pr omised In the performance to be
given by sansone and Della, physical
culture phenomenons, who have a de-
cidedly original act,
Another excellent list of attrac-
tions will make up the bill for the lat
ter half OF the week. These include
THE Girls From the Orient"
musical farce production. lavishy
staged, in which nine beautiful and
talented singing and dancing girls APP
pear; David Roth. comedian and
pianist, and O'Donnell and Blair, one
OF the best-known acrobatic teams in
vaudeville.
George Austin Moore and Cordelia
Haager are among the vaudevillians
whose services are continually in de-
mand for musical productions: there
fore, 1t has been quite a lengthy period
since they were seen in the day
theaters. During this absence they
have appeared In support OF Gertrude
Hoffman. Sam Bernard and were star
red in the English production OF THE
Redheads," an engagement that was
abruptly terminated because of the
war. In fact. Mr.. Moore and Miss
Haager experienced manv trying ana
exciting incidents in quitting England
for home The taxicab In which they
gAra riding to the station was COM