The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-29
my Seasonable
FEATURES In Shows
Coming to Lyric

nAx man selie vaudeville keeps
city Abreast Of tha-tlnles- -lndl-
~ BY the flashes OF war sentlw ent
tllumine several features OK
Of the big time shows MANAGER
= - announces for this week Mt the
1pecial advancement With the
E04ucers of the patriotic one-aC Z
k]knma- The Spirit of 80 that re-
gN1Arkabie dramatic production has
3oen secured for a three DAYS en-
EM9ement. Features ~ unusual }1-
S4efest are listed Cor No openl7C ha.f
M the week Among these IS a
& 5Asho" comedy act which has kept
New York In roars Of lauchtee fer
several months II ia The Corner
store" which was featured n the
Winter Garden show Il il 5esCl he'd
- the laughiest fasb0 act vet gwen
i ~ the vaudeville stage.
S Seven clever speciality Nertorr0 rS
play the principal roles IN She ht,a-
Tioua nonsensical ronr The a-eo@
Z abounds in hoisterous fun. ard roll
Kicking songs ana dances and there
II a goodlv complement of PRETTY
girls. The act is Handsomely staged
and dressed
Two DANCING English rops
Quite out Of the ordinary is tho
amusing performance o. Robert ana
Lawrence Ward They are a sVaE-
H Eer appearing psir who affect the a a.
aininity OF the English fop or wa IN
In a most original soma in which
their incredulitv q the petty scan lal
Of the gossip IS EXPRESSED by No -
Yes" lis rrosa biz their star numhe
The audience never knows what the
whispered gossip Is about but eriov
the ludicrous behavior 81 the BaNE
Elokes All through the act ~ com
edy songs and eccentric d7Uces ne
twain wear their n7onoeles The hovz
fhrothers) have hee1 for three Years
with all the Else Janis productions
All their songs are their own compo-
sitions
~ Fun In Conservatory
M II there is one word tn The die
tfcnary tina. is ns'~used more often ~
vaudeville thar any other word th7t
word lis novelty n fact the rorffv
has entirely haer removed from
novelty until in most cases tod7v'i' IS
soothing at al
4 The Favnns present }ftt1e un-
usuality called In Conservatory"
which IS described as comedy nov
city. and this man and woman have
eucceedef II restoring the word nov
4 Gsfv TO It's 0TiE3T84 meaning
The Favnes arc widely versatile
They do many things and do each a
little hit better fhan the other. hut
regardless Of what thew are accom- q
pIixhinc the effort IL with ease and
grace common 70 The drawing room.
Then there are Barry ard Nc
Bride. an eccentric comedy duo who
have jolly funfes' designed and
planned along fartastjoally funny
Hines It is SAID to he q series Of
laughing explosions
Lovers Of CLASSY acrohstfc and
equilihristic exhibitions Vii find much
to interest them in the perforn1a zee
~ the TAYLOR Trio. sensational nov
city gymnasts and wire dancers
There are two dashins girls and 4
handsome young athlete in the
troupe
Sounds Cen to the CoIors
The spirit OF the times is reflected
IN the dramatic feature of the bill
for the latter halt Of the week. @Tht
Epirit of rs 1" This remarkable
ter patrons In the few months since
its frst presentation Te this tim'
Il has been seen only in the large
cities of America. Richmond is IN.
OF the four Southern cities in which
the COMPANY presenting The Sriri
\. nf rs" will be seen before II returns
10 the big time Keith theaters The
story of the playlet is q gripping one
II deals with the enlistment aues
4 tion and is an eloquent arIeal 10 ths
youth of Am erica to respond TO ths
cali te the -colors The same scenic
electrical and mechanical effects en-
ptoyed In the original production vii
BE used and the same ella borate cos
4 tHrnink.
Mack and Nsvhelle on the sam,
bill. will offer a comedy and dancini
act that has scored heavily in III,
larger cities The dance repertoirt
they present embraces the newes
stage ard hallroaH dances
md Lowell Drew and Testa Wallace r.
AT the Drug store" will contribute
laA real variety act Each Of the tvair
= q versatile specially artist The
crowd into the twenty minutes aIlot
Ted to them a wide diversity Of enter
tainment
Jolly "Jass" Actors
Lazer and Dale are bringing = COM
fcA1 niger tass" act II hrisfle
with laughter provoking features
The pair are clever t1struu1e nt7ftett
40 well as funrakers
Sensational juggling, o m b n
with good comedv pantomime max.
i M the act OF Weber and BEDFORD