The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-04
"Courting Days" Romantic
Musical Comedy Spectacle;
Other New Acts for Lyric

THE 5oi.est CT summer shows viii
open the week al the Lyric touor~
row. Manager Charles ", Rex In
brln ginc several OF the most recent
New York variety hits direct from
the Keith theaters. including the ro-
mantle comedy spectacle hits direct
from the Keith theaters, including
Counting Days" with the original
cast and Mile Lingard. the French
model, who is appearing fer "a brief
season in vaudeville. presenting an
physically staged series OF living
tableaux
Mile Lingard Is herself the center-
piece OF each Of the classic animated
pictures OF the exhibits arranged by
her. The graceful French woman is
noted for her beauty and the pic
lures she has posed Tor these displays
are fine examples Of what can be eff
fectAd by "a 5udicious and tasteful
com binafion of art and nature.
Talented Sisters Three.
An unusual attraction is the dane
ing and vocal music divertlssern ent
or the Three kashner Girls. a trio OF
singing and dancing condolences who
have an exceptionally smart variety
act- The songs the kashper sisters
render are all original. Their dances
q
display of costumes and hats and the
performance they give IL marked by
the originality of their style OF rem
dering as we'll as by the freshness OF
the material they employ
Burns and Wilson. a capital come
dian and a pretty and accom- plished
ingenue. viii be seen in quaint and
unique variety turn. Like all the
other acts on this bill. they are new
to Richmond and this section of the
country. The act comes highly com :
mendad-
AT the County Fair
"a Day at the County Fair" II the
name the lowering Duo have given
their assortzn emit OF comic cycling. and
whether or not you ever attended one
OF these rural gatherings. the efforts
of this quarterte OF cyclists will prob
ably cause Your sides TO ache from
laughs. Their h,rlesque of a horse
race. alto race, bicycle race and aero
plane race is the last word in merri-
rnente Bicycles are distorted in eacn
instance TO represent the various ve-
hicles used by the contestants " lille
the participants dress in Exaggerated
costumes customary to the rider or
driver.4 During their performance
many daring and startling feats are
accomplished, but the principal object
les the 1nfuSton OF laughter, and thus
they accom- plish with a vengeance.
Oriental Musical Farce.
The bill for the latter half of the
week In likewise alluring IN The diver
sity OF metropolitan feature acts it
embraces Prominent among the
big time features will be Hello.
Egypt" the song-and- girl fantasy,
just from its long summer engage
rnent IN New York. Set in an orient
al frame. the merry musical farce
teens with action. gorgeous stage
pictures and sprightly music from
beginning to end There are nine
clever people in the cast OF Hello.
Egypt" A brilliant series of hallecs
enliven the comedy and numerous
specialtias are introduced during the
action OF the plavlet
One OF the best novelty acts OF the
sea son will be seen in the perform
ance Of Coy De Tricky a blackface
character comedicnne OF an entii ely
different type from the coal black
ladies" and the high yaller gals
with which vaudeville audiences are
familiar. >.
The Cinnamon Belle"
Coy de Trickey, a most persona able
young woman with wealth OF beauty
that Is augmented most becomin gly in
her characterization Of Tho CinnA-
nor Girl" which Is the correct bill