The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-01
SAM LIEBERTS PLAYERS.
DAVE GENARO AND OTHER
BIG FEATURES FOR LYRIC

BIG FEATURES FOR LYRIC
With the Labor Aay performances
one of the gaNesl weeks in the his
= tory Of vaudeville in Richmond will !
be inaugurated al the Lyric. Manager
Rex has secured for the opening bill
I of the week several big time" fea-
lures which have heretofore been pre-
sen ted only in New York and Chicago.
\ sam Liebert, the stellar comedian.
IS coming with his company OF farce
players and one OF the stnartest play
let's now in vaudeville. IL is called
/ Tobiitzky,' and - described as riot
J OF fun from start To finish. The play
, let is given with elaborate scenic in
vestiture and appropriate costumes.
Several other metropolitan feature
acts grace the SAME bill.
! Gypsy prima Donna.
The Countess Verona is a gypsy
and. Ike most of her race she is a
musician at heart. hut unlike many
OF her people also musician by edu-
cation, Her instrument is the cz:mba-
lom, which. in appearance. resembles
the piano of our forefathers time. II
/ is not played by keys, however The
strings are exposed, and these are
struck with felted and Weighted ham
nlers- The tone produced is much
4 the same as that Of he either. but
/ much richer and clearer
Her program is com posed princi-
pai!E of syI.sy Iolb songs but tu shoW
hcr r4uSleI ability he Countess
Verona AIS. P'ays ciassS4'al and
faeaerH music
Abroad. ~ countess had been quite
social {aTer4te. her native beauty
3ree ber uuu$Qss} ability making her
Yers popuiar ut laost functions
t'7t7zr3tf tr1trf-ri fTrr- WHY 70 Il nTeTIgn.
whore >Ee Mas quickly persuaded 10
adopt professional career Her
Atnefar4n DEBUT was made al The New
OK illpFo3rolae AVID MAS deg .dedly
successful ThtS Is her FIRST vaudeville
tour.
Happy thapric Armstrong.
George Armstrong The Happy
}tstiJpg+ u most liberal soul He
is happy Iud he wants 10 share that
happiness VIII everybody and tne re
suit 50 after twelve minutes OF song
ana stor5 he baS Distributed Happiness
among All ihus- present.
As Armstrong tells stories. aud
N'Ass SVpls and 1sr hc effec. Of bath
hf' stetscna~ Gl3on his personality aud
: mr. stN, a@ his wark AS " @he fIs-.n-Sut
S@sfe5f 4tnd fiet fot de perad upon he
Grpte~4at-~io SECURE
t"nnro and Gold. Twin stars.
IpaNe Ger4ro ,.ftJ AuD Goid are pre-
called W auted-~A Model hS James
J Madison The piece contains merely
( doses of ingredients necessary TO tbs
! form sat amusement and Mr.. Genaro
ana Miss cold dispense The eoncoction
IN a most Asre.a biz. way Mr. firnaro
( iS well known To vaudeville and at one
( tune was starred by Al II Woods in a
/ character comedy called Tony. the
! loot black"
s Miss .~..l.T
Z woman " lih-as- lin2-Xolce and aH-2s-
treme~ graceful PAIR of feet The
w" have become dancing pioneers
! they were The first team TO revive
the eake-W4fk aHd have created an,
number OF original dances
There are no more capable or at
traetlve opponents OF the wire than
me jordau Girls. These three comeIv
young women do MANY difficult feats
ana an OF them are accomplished
with the ease and grace that makes
each unusually attra ctive
4 Metropolitan Feature Acts
| Another galaxy Of "big-time" vau-
deFiHe stars Will come the latter half
or the week, opening with the Thurs
day matinee performance
Ihere are approximately a half
a"@eH men who have been successful
IN feminine portrayals One OF these
IT.
content himself merely with the
ability TO wear gowns in the manner
That makes most women enyious
Neither does he attempt to disguise
his decidedly masculine voice as a
! soprano. Richards is dancer Ha
Is one or the most capable dancers
vaudeville possesses. His specially
4 IS zoe dancing. and as this is COM
! monty conceded to be a part OF the
hn no.
the idea OF executing a program OF
dances upon his toes in fetching
i frocks, These he wears comfortably
ana becomlngly. while his grace adds
! materially TO the DESCRIPTION. AS a
dancer, Richards would succeed with
out petticoats With them. his sue
cess has the additional value of being
/ Il novelty.
AT Jasper Junction
! Jasper Junction is on the line
between nowhere and no place. Cliff
ford and Wills are it's borough ofYicials
ana the principal industry OF the town
is the manufacture OF laughter. and
the industry is controlled by Clifford
and Wills, Unlike most towns. YOU
don have to go TO it to enjoy its
Dement'S The officials of The town
take II to you and distribute 1t to the
very best benefit. The factory where
the laughs are made is kept going
I oNertime-~and the laughs are dis
7 tT1puted freely as souvenirs Clifford
and wills are creative vaudeyillians
They have created AT Jasper juno
tion and as rural station agent
Mr. Clifford is so much of a type that
it seems tina. at some time or other
he must have hved in just such a COM
munity. Miss Wills Is pretty and
clever and as 1.-The live passenger" in
y dead town she helps most mate
rally. AT Jasper Junction" is a farce
! OF full measure.
The Dancing Elves.
! The Misses Chalfonte, because OF
y their grace, have become known AZ
The Dancing Elves" and because of
the attractiveness Of their stage trap