The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-04
Vaudeville S Clad
Girl and Many
Other Big F Features

That Manager Rex is sustaining the
Lyrics policy of supplying big time
vaudeville at small time prices" is
indicated by the exceptional attrac-
tveness of each of the two bills an
nounced for this week at the popular
home of vaudeville. Two of the best
novelty and fun shows OF the season
are promised.
An allurlns feature Of the bill for
the first half is Edna Munsey the
musical comedy prima donna who re-
Gently retired from the title role in
The cast OF The Only Girl TO de-
vote her talents TO the variety stage
and it's better emoluments Miss Aup-
sev. billed as THE Beautiful CIR!
With the Beautiful Voice" is widely
known as the Pollyanna of Naude-
Vile" winning that pseudonym ny
her glad" personality. She is not
only pretty, but magnetic. radiating
iollity and good humor. Likewise
she has the tact OF wearing her gowns
and hats with womanly grace that
delights especially her own sex. Her
voice is of wide compass. sweet,
clear and strong. She Is appearing
in vaudeville in a comedy singing act
arranged to bring out her varied tai
ents TO the best possible advantage.
on the bill with the Glad Girl" Is
Il Her
man. the funniest OF blackfaee mono
logists Herman has invariably sue
ceeded in stopping the show on the
occasion OF each OF his previous en-
gaxemeuts here. and this season he is
said 10 have the laughiest mono
Ioeue he has ever offered his audi
euces.
Scarf Allen and Ed Howard are
l. IN, va against
gloom. called "A Real Pal The
piece is fast and funny laughfest-
Each of the comedians has ample OPP
rorsunity 10 exploit his peculiar gen
ins for entertaining and some new
songs are interpolated in the act
The newest puppet spectacle and
the merriest entertainment OF its kind
now before the public HWray's Manni-
kius' will furnish fun for the many
Wray's mechanical actors give conf
ple,e vaudeville entertainment They
sing. dance and give their specialues
like real actors The exhibition ~
same Fbfnp entirely newt the puppct
realm and appeals as strongly go the
seasoned playgoer as 1t does 10 the
children,
The Antonio Trio Italian aerial
dare-aeviis. will he seen in a sensa-
tional exposition OF foolhardly stunts
allow and aloft, The Italians are COM
paratively new 20 America ana nave
introduced for the first time in this
country the feats that won them re-
nown In the circus arena In Europe,
The unusual ia likewise conspicu-
ously In evidence in the show That
Games the latter half of the week.
0ne Of the important features IL the
Akt Troupe OF japanese wizards, Jug
nj fIlrsinnizfS l'hNAa
remarkable japanese supply an enter
gaiDment in which magic, mirth and
mysticism are happily blended Many
81 their startling tricks and illusions
are original and exclusive with them,
being the inventions Of the Axis, the
most celebrated family of magfetans
in the F'lowery Kingdom. The chief
uf the.troupe, Hashtmura Aki. claims
. pedigree dating back nearly 1000
Years The laps work IN anelahoratS
stage setting OF black velvet and gold,
which was fashioned entirely by hand
In Japan.
Keenan, and Anderson. skatorial &C.
centres are demonstrating that there
r. something new under the sun in
roller skating They have an act nat
Is notab for its laugh making quail
ties as well as for the exhibition of
expert skating they give.
Richards and Kyle Will be seen in
their newest comedy skit. Fifty
Fifty" which is described as con-
tinuous gale of laughter lasting
twenty minutes.
Charles Deland and his company
OF associate players are bringing the
hilarious comedy sketch, THE Fire
Escape" which Is now off the big
time" temporarily for the first time.
Marshall Montgomery is consider
ed the worlds best ventriloauist to-
day. This seems like extraordinary
praise. but after having seen him and
compared him with all the others, it
will be seen that he accomplishes
yentriloauial features never before at
tempted in his line. and that his per-
Torrance includes more novel fea-
lures and sensational touches than all
the others of his class combip d,
First of ALL he has a pleasing per
sonality, and the collar he wears does
not completely cover his neck like
some others.
During Mr.. Montgomery's act. he
eats an entire meal. consisting OF
soup, chops. dessert and demi-tasse
coffee. something unheard of among
ventriloquists.
Timely and interesting features of
the Heart Pathe pictorial news ser
vice are included in each of the mo-
tion pictures shows experimenting