The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-26
Shriners Make Good
in "Jollies of 1919"
Merrymakers and Beautiful
Girls Combine In Presenting
Fine Show to Capacity Au-
dience.

The "JoIlies Of 1919" by he Shrin-
ers 1t the Academy of Music last night
proved a very fine streak OF lean and
streak of fat. little of this and ii
little of that.
1t turned out 20 be 4 melange OF
melody and potpourri OF sense and
nonsense, and was in spots renints-
cent of the days Of long ago, when
Happy Cal Waener stood IN the spot
light OF ministrelsy.
The show as a whole came up 10
the expectations of the capacity audi
ence. II teened with melody, and but
for the facr tnat the fee; OF the per-
formers interfered with their dancing
at times, it might be said as one Of the
jokesmth remarked, there would have
been more ragtifne.
None of the performers claimed 10
be solo dancers. except Sugar Foot
Drinard and Nubhy Brauer. and they
certa inly did hand over . fine exhibit
tion OF rartime. These youngsters
pulled over a sketch equal to many
that have been presented hv regular
actors and IL heat some that have
been shown here.
There is No reason for sneciaHza-
ton, for the show worked itself
through to II O'Clock with clock like
regularity. and the cooperation and
upon the brotherly love and the dis
reward Of personal popularity OF the
individual members OF the chorus and
cast.
| There was nothing new In the pios.
In fact there was no plot the mis- en-
scene being a mere e'lopadrido of
topical doincS and "reminiscences Of
the shows OF today ana long ago.
Local references by some Of the per
formers were timely and accented nv
the victims good naturedlv They al
WAYS brought merry applause and
laughter frar, the audience. all Of
whom seem al ~ know those referred
TO ny the comedians. Some good sto-
ries were told. and some amusing
songs were handed over by the min
strals Tho end men in the first part
embraced John Kolhe. r. A. F'rv jesse
Wood T. G.. Hood, Horace r. Powell,
j. r. BLACKWELL. Henry Schwarzschild
and Alex Rohh: the soloists were Wal
ter Sharitz. yohu Womhle, Ben
Girsch ami Maurice Tyler and the
chorus en- hraced Aaron Jacobs, r r.
Forrest, Doug Johnson, HarvcV T.,
Smith, A. s. w'lkerson, Harry L.
Fwetl and Charles Miller
The ladies III the chorus were
charming and most beautifully cos
TUNED They were Misses Louise
Mills. Marie Rrauer. Fannie Satter-
| field Eliza beth Len Virginia VIM
Mary Leland Shields Jones'. Virginia
Snencer. Elizabeth TYLER, Grace Aliev.
Ruth Spence. Mrs. I'll. w Faint, Mrs,
Kate Berkiev. Mrs. Laura Mills Tar
ter, Mrs, Eueene r. Jones. Mrs. Jos
| erh VI. War.on,
The men assisting in the chorus
work and In fhc deccro tive parts ~
| the crsern hies were F. =. Schmidt. VI.
| Bruce Rowe, q. r. Pearson S4aTiev
| Harding. Robert Ruford Earle Bethel
| and F. Fl. Pierce
! The curtain goes up on a beauti-
| fui scene In which the ladies' are dis
| covered summering on the estate OF
Scott Cunningham, who acts az m asser
Of ceremonies. After some sincin. and
| dancing. thu merry MINISTRIES are in
| troduc~d, this scene winding up with
a mirth provoking wedding scene. in
which J. Garland HOOD. TT enrv
| Schwarxschild ard JohrSG G. Kobe fig
| ure.
| During the intermisson Henry
Schwarxschfld made plea for Victory
| liberty bonds and ladies took many
subscriptions from persons In the au-
| iience.
The second part, or olio, went along
| finely number ~ attractive turns
were given, including scene IN dln-
ing car, crap game sketch by Drin-
| ard and Brauer in which Some ex-
cellent dancing was presented; the fox
trot ball. introducing the sand Lot
0nera COMPANY headed nv Mrs. J.
NJ. wharton. Miss Grace Alley. John
G. Womhle NJ. l.. TYLER Walter Sha.
ritz and Horace r. Powell. who sang
a funny parody on the sextette from
Lucia.
The show wound mp with an anus
ing sketch by Joe Bren and Alex Rohh
/ Owing TO the large demand for seats
an extra performance has been ar
| ranged for this afternoon.
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