Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-16
AT THE TFAE.ATERS THIS WEEK
Weekly Calendar
AuDEViLLE AND NJ tSICAL
COMEDY DIVIDE LYRICS uII.I
LYRIC TIIEATTR.
al inc week with mntinees daily
vaudeville und motion pictures.


COMEDY DIVIDE LYRICS BILL,
Bristling ith smart comedy. dane
ltns and novelty features for tho open
ing oiliand varying the run Of straight
'ouueVille with the Zig musical
comedy success. Pretty Baby" the
latter half of the week, the attrac-
lions Manager Charles W. Rex IL
s'."sins TO the Lyric for tho week
commencing with the matinee per-
tormancc tomorrow bids fair to eclipse
any like period preceding It in tho
current. year.
Rearrangement of the routes or
many feature acts on the Keith big
line" circuit. owing to transportation
iifhculties caused by the c=igcncies OF
war. has worked TO the advantage OF
amusement seekers In this section OF
nc country. Tho rcrouting OF acts out
ot New York and Chicago proved a
cal windfall for the Lyric. giving this
.ity lis, OF acts all of which were
cooked for exclusive big time" with
single exception, none OF these un-
Usual features has ever before APP
reared outside OF the big time" cir
uits.
On the opening bill will be Cooper
ind Ricardo, comedy ecccntriques an
,ct that is just closing an engagement
n New York extending through the
winter and spring. The pair of laugh
makers have an orig comedy. song
and dancing diversion. which is hand
'omely staged. and the act VIII be
given here with the same attention
o miunte detail that contributed to
is unusual popularity in the New York
heaters
Another stellar feature Of the bill
vii be the remarkable Juvenile comedy
rio, Davy and His Pals. The &C, pre-
tented by these youthful artists is
,mong Ito sensations Of the vaude-
lille season In the larger cities. The
'oung people are singers, dancers and
unmakers. who excel IN everything
hey do. There Is an artistic fnisn to
he work OF each OF the trio. such as
cw OF their elders ever accomplish.
nc phenomenal Davy Is to be fea-
urcd next season at the head Of a
reduction now being assembled. He
vii be accompanied on his road tour by
he two d!minutivc associates now APP
earring with him.
More than passing interest attaches
the eng .sement on this bill OF
lloyd and Wells, the former being a
richmond boy. born and bred. who has
Won high distinction in the amusc-
nent world in the last several years.
ir. Lloyd is member OF an old Rich
nond family and he Invariably passes
he greater part OF his summer vaca-
ion here. He Is character comedian.
'ho sings we'll and dances better. HIS
artner is also capital comedy man
mn good singing voice and "A dyna-
10 In each heel. Together they have
fast and funny comedy act, with
musical interpretations and dancing
nat has made the pair immensely
opuiar in the larger Keith ,heaters
The Debars. novelty illusionists.
romise a real novelty. Rounding out
he show Will como the 3olliest of
iinstreal acts. the Dining Car Min
trels. This feature will be recalled
the bes, comedy troubadour number
cen here last season.
The big musical comedy spectacle
nd dance revue. Pretty Baby" win
ispiace vaudeville the latter half
the week. The production /, a
ondensed version OF the original
hree-act musical comedy success,
!hich ran 100 consecutive weeks on
Broadway. Most OF the scenery, cos
umes and properties. as Well as the
iechanical and lighting effects used
the tabloid version are taken from
ne oriGina! show. Many OF the prin
ipals in the cast have been retained.
nd the condensed Pretty Baby" en-
races practically all the essentia!
satures OF the three-act musical com
dy- e-luxe.
The chorus is the largest and hes.
ressed yet given to tabloid produc-
on. Pretty Baby" is probably the
lost prc,entious offering OF Il. kind
emit on the road this season
New and stirring motion ptcturc
Jews OF the troops OF the allies in
ne held will feature the motion pic
1re supplement TO each of the bills
the week.