The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-17
MANY KEITH "BIG-TIME"
ACTS SECURED BY MANAGER
REX FOR LYRIC SHOWS

of THs .... .a,1uced ~. stau-
aStr 81 &E.-s IT,. F,eE fnr this week at
the i.21l@ sJlz ta tho shifting o.
vaudeville routes acvasiouca Ivy the
extgentiss ~ railroad congestion
n1any Of TIE big time" Keith acts
have been 4 vertad to THIS Circuit.
The artisttcsllv staged and elaborate
~ costumes "Gayegy Girl" pro6uo-
zion The Art studio Was in this
manner securea for the Eret half ~
the week
The Art Studio" IL among the
fnerriost Of the season s. hits. There
are nine clever comedians singers.
dancers and specially arftsts ir tie
presenting cast beauty ballet se
introduced, supplying 3 series of RoT-
E~oHsly costumed dances - roman
tic story is uufolded amid the hilaritv
of the entertainment lending real
heart interest -9 the play.et The
npeeialties iutvrpoiateG are numerous
and yariegated.
funniest 1T Piauist@
Prominently placed en- the same
hiij i@ David Roth widely known as
rms Comedian Of the plano forte"
Roth Is AN exec ptiuuHly proficient
xnusic~n. but q capital comedian aa
well We wins admiration for his
skin ana technique while provoking
roara Of DAUGHTER with his fantastic
pfanks AZ The keyboard, Alternately
he dances, plays. saws en- p one-strtng
Hdcie and cats Up the most absurd
eapers imaginable His performance
is unlike amy other seea here
Fret Heider ana %ettie Packer VIII
supply fifteen minutes Of b0tsterous
fun, Heide. WIS featured 80 q Co
1nedlau with he 'Ziegfeli Follies of
1917" and is comparatively recent
recruit Z" vaudeville Miss Packer IL
= huihe and breezy little bundle OF
feynin'nts, who sinss and dances with
charming abandon ard grace
Champion sharTshooters
The Nty.ans worlds champion
sharp shooter, promise "a startling
exhibition Of workmanship Their
feats OF sharpshooting in Washington
sS0itea the curiosity OF President
Wilson, who was attracted to the the
alter 20 witness sheir performance
February &
For tho past four years Harry and
Ada Vivian have been on wrr'as
tour In EACH OF the cities they s.
tfoG, their remarkable mar ksmansh o.
mss halted with enthusiasm and sew
era tWes they were asked to givo
demonstrations before military ex-
rerta They have iust returned from
the war zone.
The \jE4a14s arc American. but their
reputation is international, and they
aTe hailed throughout Europe az tho
worlds greatest sharpshooters. Their
Aam never fails. and once they draw "
bead on So object whether on jhe
stage or In the 'iela, they are positive
for the bulrs eve.
Former Musical Comedy star
Equally alluriug is the list OF at
fractions announced for the latter
half n the week. which Includes Ell
sie williams late star or musical com
sdy and hcy own Hampanv. prcseat.
fng the fsntagttc comedy skr tch, "Su-
pers iflon. The piece is haudsome-
w staged and aIaartly acted.
Ead0ra 4 Co 3uZgler5 extraordi-
mary. will De seen In marvellous For
forgaance. Eldora mapipulates can
non balls wagon wheels and other
ponderous objects with The case most
5ogR3erS employ tossing oranges.
Many OF the teats he essays are SEEM
tngly impossible
Chips of Fine Old Block
Family trees In the theater are by
no means unusual. In many in
stances popular players have had
forsbaars who we're equally as pop
ulsr ia their days Genealoey however
Will probably show that The trunk %
Efs barry tres hAS more CUSHIONS
than have yet come from n T'hssp.an
root.
The Barrvs and Fays a generation
ago, were the best known and best
liked comedians In America, and the
present generation Of Barrys enjoy
ing public favor AT the present time
are the Clara and Enltiy Barry Girls
VINO describe themselves as dainty de =
Hneators OF popular melodies. These
two girls are decided chips of the old
block the sisters bring the famous
family fresh lAEreis; ct the Same