The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-06
TIT RIcHMonD. vInaINIAN-sUNDAY FEBRUARY 1914

and left Il in 1908 TO Join the Big City
/ -Four in vaudeville. Mr. Emerson pos.
| sessea q rich baritone voice and has
sense Of humor. and IL mainly respon-
sible for the light vein Of comedy
/ which runs through the twenty minute
(. program of the Big City Four
| The hasso, Mr.. Arthur ID. Wood, OF
Detroit, needs little introducing. Mr.
| wood viii be remembered as having
! toured the company with Mr.. Or
/ vile Harold, the great tenor Mr..
| Wood was with Mr.. Henry w. Savage
| for several years, singing in English
| the principal bass roles OF all the OPP
eras Mr.. Savage produced. Before
| Joining the Grand Opera Company he
was church and concert bass of bis
reputation In the Middle West Mr..
Wood and Mr.. Harold were singing
together In a vaudeville act, known
as when Tenor Meets Bass" and
were playing at Hammersteins Thea
ter. New York. when Oscar Hammer
stems attention was called to them.
He made each an offer OF q posi-
ton in his Manhattan Opera Com
pany. AS is well known. Mr.. Harold
accepted. while Mr.. Wood elected to
remain In vaudeville. He Is an ex-
, ceptional bass. having the rare basso
cantante quality (singing bass) and a
perfect two octave range. The pro-
gram of the Big City Four Is a va
ried one, and includes several of the
well-known songs of the day. Ever
welcome to the public ears and few
new ones offered their approval,
and they sing Nevin's masterpiece,
My Rosary" as no quartet ever be-
fore sang 1t. They sing "Tipperary
Mary in such a manner that you
imagine you hear the tramp OF many
fhnn4and fpnt Ia h1nnH L AA
battlefields of poor war-torn Europe.
They also sing about Pauline and her
perfls In a new and novel manner
Other Notable Features,
Other notable features OF the bill
include the Golfing Girls, a company
OF nine versatile singing and dancing
beauties. who are appearing in a
tabloid musical extravaganza. Each
of the members of the cast is a spe-
cialty performer. The act is a. com
plete vaudeville show in itself
Helena VeoIa, on the same bill, is a
Viennese contortionist, who also ex-
cells, and a singer and dancer. Her
act Ia diversified
Harry Lester Mason, one of the fun
niest dialect comedians of the comedy
stage in America, will offer fifteen
minutes OF laughter Mason imper-
sonates the janitor of an apartment
funny talk and songs to the character
he portrays
Some startling stunts will be seen
In the exhibition given by the Pat
ricks, acrobats and demonstrators of
physical culture. The woman OF the
team Is possessed of phenomenal
strength. She does all of the heavy
work. She is a sister of the famous
Sandwina. the worlds greatest wo-
man acrobat, and in some OF her feats
she is said to far surpass the circus
star.
The latter half of the week will
bring another imposing array of at
fractions. The three Misses Stewart,
who exemplify the poetry OF motion,
will be seen in a repertoire OF heauti-
ful dances, deliberately costumed.
Brown and Spencer. funmakers ex-
traordinary will offer a sprightly
comedy and singing turn.
Enid Gray and company of five
players will present the great laugh
ing hit. Little Mother" which has
scored tremendous hit In the larger
theaters OF the Keith circuit. where
it was featured as billtopper
Bert Fsitzgibbons. the original nut