The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
RICHMOND GIRL WHO HAS
BECOME STAGE FAVORITE.
JESSIE SAVAGE. AT LYRIC

Numerous novelties of the vaude-
willie world are assembled in the list
of attractions Manager Charles w.
Rex has been so fortunate as to Sc
cure for this week at the Lyric.
Several of these feature acts are
fresh from their New York runs.
With few exceptions. the weeks list
il new 10 Richmond and this section
OF the country.
On the opening bill there Is a fea-
ture of unusual local interest. an act
IN which two established favorlteS
here are appearing jointly. They are
Louise Eocamora. former leading
Coincidence of the Jake Wells musical
comedy stock company, when that
organization was housed al the old
I3iiou. and dashing. talented Bessie
Savage. n Richmond girl. who he
become strong favorite on the VT
riety stage In the last two seasons
Miss Savage made her debut here in
stock Both of the girls have superb
siceing voices and both have breezy
personalities They have ii collection
Of songs of the hour and Il budget OF
feminine patter which they are put
ting over In fine shape. The act bids
fair 10 score heavily next week.
jolly rair of Sisters.
Two rollicking, registering song and
dance artists are Scanlon and Demo.
They are all-around variety perform
ers and there Is 4 laugh IN everything
they say or do. Miss Danno il an
exceptionally good comedienne and
renders her songs and patter with
fine artistic effect
The dramatic event Of the hill VIII
DO comedy surprise. Skirts" pre-
sented 10y Frazer. Findlay q Co, one
OF the best small companies Of play
er4. Vet brought to Richmond. The
psece is a rapid fire laugh producer.
It abounds III amusing situations and
laughter provoking dialogue and has
been handsomely mounted.
An interesting feature Of the new
show VIII he australian Stanley. \
comedian, who mas heen ore ef the
most successful Of the imported acts
Of the current season. Stanley ia
nlonologlsi and singer of q new order.
He was an idol of the Australian mu
sac halls before and during this war
and his auee~ss in America has been
equally pronounced. He has an odd
way OF rendering himself which
stanley has been dubbed hy the vau-
acViiia reviewers the colonel Of the
nut regiment"
Felix. Musical Comedy star
superhfv staged and dressed mu-
steal comedy in tabloid will be the
Offering of George Felix. former mu
steal comedy star assisted by Clara
Palmer. eomedfenne and thauteuse.
and his company Of specially artists
The organization includes bevY of
pretty singing and dancing show
girls, who are kept wen in the pic
ture throuehout the action of the
piece. THE Girl Next Door" Is the
title OF the musical playlet. 1t was
written expressly for Felix and Miss
Palmer ana in designed to display
the versatility Of the clever pair OF
funn.akers. '-Tbe Girl Next Door is
,stie III the asis3trseaf Productions ca
ifs kind seen in Saudey4lie in MANY
years
Weekend Show AIlnrfng.
No less attractive Is the array of
big time" acts appearing i'll the list
for the latter half of the week. Sew
eral hil-topp~ys of tho Keith "hig
time are among the unusual features
Of this bill
Stagpoole and Spier. an act poru-
lar in the English music halls Will
head OF the entertaining program
They arc capital comedy couple.
with a great laughing act.
Eckert and May, clever and yer
satile vauaevilleurs, follow with
btgdget of songs. dances and amusing
chatter The act II notable for the
originality Of the material and the
manher in which 1t Is delivered
Ezra Matthews and company. in
a farcienl skit, Quick Sales" prom
Use EjlariousIy funny number. They
are established favorites In the larger
cities but have never before appeared
in this section OF The country
Whirlwind gyrators are the Crorn-
wells. an act best known In the cir
Gus arena, hu, which has scored heav-
lily this season in vaudeville. They
have a novel and entertaining Of
fering.
Eour Musical Wizards
The xylophone Is a good deal like
a pipe organ. Its music is extremely
fine or else in such horrible discord
as to he grating. Like every other