The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-18
European and American
Vaudeville Stars Are
Coming to the Lyric

The brightest, snepplest OF vaudc-
vile feature acts make up each of the
two big summer shows Manager Rex
is bringing to the Lyric this week.
European and American biiltoppers APP
pear on each Of the new bills.
One of the greatest laughing hits
OF the summer season in New York.
The Corncob Cut-tbs is among the
offerings on the opening biil. There
are eight clever farceurs in the acting
cast of the piece. The production has
been given picturesque scenic investt-
ture All the familiar characters OF
the "hiek town" ara represented in the
cast of The Corncob Cut-Ups." Th :
story Of "rube' life In interrupted by
frequent speciality turns. each OF the
members OF the cast being specially
artist
on the same bill viii be seen two
European headiiners, enc Of which as
Carl Rostne. the master wizard of Italy.
and his company. Rosine is magi
clan of the most modern school His
tricks and illusions are all of his own
invention and most of his feats of
necromancy defy imitation. Rosna is
assisted by two pretty and clever young
women.
Weird Italian Wizard.
That Rosine does weird and uncanny
things is obvious to his audiences, but
how he does them liz battling TO the
comprehension, With a committee Sc
lected from the audience closely watch
ing him he catches hoops over his arms
with his thumbs tied securely together
This trick is masterpiece originated
by Rosine and never successfully irnI-
tated. Rosine keeps up a witty CONVEX
sation In his broken English through
out his performance, which never fails
to tickle the risables of the spectators
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the act In which Lee Poilu a gallant
soldier of France and an accomplished
musician, displays his extraordinary
talent as an all-round entertainer. The
artist has been in America but a few
months. Little is known OF him be-
yond the fact that he carries perma-
nent disability discharge and prefers
to conceal his identity under a nom
du-theater. lie Poilu Is said to be of
an aristoeratic French family, reduced
by the fortunes of war from affluence
to comparative poverty, The soldier
artists real identity Is unknown even
to his manager
The singing Beauty.
Rollicking fun of the knockout type
will be supplied by Rome and Cox, a
versatile comedy duo. who sing. dance
and have a lively exchange of funny
patter.
An enticing feature viii be dainty
Emily Earle, the singing beauty
with her original repertoire of char
acter songs and breezy budget of
feminine patter. Miss Earle is an ac-
complished vocaliste. In the course
of her performance she displays some
very smart dresses
Topping the bill for the latter half
OF the week win be Going Some" a
one-act version OF the three-act mu-
steal comedy success of the same name.
In the presenting cast of Going
Some" are half n score of well-known
musical comedy and comic opera plays
ers. During the action of the merry
musical farce diversified program of
specialties win be presented. The piece
is gorgeously costumed and pic
turesauely staged, as to scenic appur-
tenanceA
Then there Is Cliff Bailey. the ia
nous English clown and pantomimist,
who is bringing his new act.
~Maia Of the AlHeas" ,
Irene Trevette calls sherself Maid
Of the Allies" because in her act she |
sings in the language of the allies
italian, French and English and folk |
Sonks Of those and other countries. |
She herself Ia an Italian by birth, but |
American in every other respect. She !
has an exceedingly fine soprano voice
which she 10 able to show to the best |
advantage. She has been In vaudeville
before and has headed her own ope-
ysais ereantsattoa. |
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