The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-18
Big Time Vaudeville
Hits of the Season
Coming to the Lyric


ment Is afforded in the two Keith
vaudeville shows Manager Rex IL of
fering this week at the Lyric. The
list of attractions embraces foreign
and American hits of the current sea-
son. most of them almost direct from
the Keith big time" houses in New
York Such is THE Bingville Belle,
the eccentric character comedy pre-
sented by Fred Whitfield and Marie
Ireland. with the assistance Of Lew
Murdoch.
1.-THE Bingville Belle Is ciassed
among the most pronounced laughing
hits of the year The story OF the
| funny playlet has to do with the adj
ventures of city man in rtibe town.
where he matches wits with two ma
tlyes and discovers that. he Is. far less
! sophisticated than the simple country
folk. incidentally specialties are IN
| trodueed MISS Ireland Is capital
danseuse as we'll as an irresistible co.
median- The two men OF the trio are
laughmakers OF new type. TIE act
is fnng laugh from start TO finish.
Dainty stewart Girls.
Once upon a time there was in vaude-
vile an act called the stewart Sisters
and Escorts. The sisters were three
charming girls who danced with sur
prising skill and grace. and whose per-
sonality did more than radfate-it cast
a spell. Their performance brought
forth but single cuery, why the
escorts"' and SO BY and By phcsnsx
Hike. from the Stewart Sisters 8rd
Escorts, there arose = new act called
the Three Misses Stewards. ana the
trio OF dainty and deltghtfni dancers
FL re seen IN 4 repertotre OF dances Of
their own.
The high cost OF opera can be ma
tkriAlly reduced II producers Of that
~ -
a few more Charles Oicotts. Mr. Oh
colt presents an entire comic opera all
BY himself He Is everything from
lfmpresArto to call boy, including torn
peramentai prirna donna and dashfng
young tenor. Olcott's comic opera
only requires ten minutes for Its pre-
sentation. and throughout 1t Is broad
travesty,
oleott is graduate Of Columbia uni
versity. Despite the fact that he re-
ceived his diploma with the highest
honors. ne confesses that he devoted
more time to glee clubs and private
lfheatricala- than he-tiis to f7rrck and
Latin. consequently after leaving coll
| lsge he decided to let law struggle
along as best 1t could without him, and
he. became an actor.
Since he has been on the stage prAc-
tically all his time has been spent In
vaudeville. He was for q season the
featured player with capsule musical
comedy called, THE Matinee Girls-
With this one exception his time has
been spent offering his original trav-
eGty. "A Comic Opera in Ten Minutes. :
| Enter ~Adan Kiujoy.s
II theatrical products were lANeiled
In accordance to tho present food law
Adam Kfll5oy would bear what II meant
/ 100 per cent farce. 1t has stood every
kind OF acid test and has never failed
| TO produce tn complete quota 81
iaugha In tho farce adam Kiiljoys. II
| killioy. But In this way he succeeds
n creating Joy for everybody elsa con-
cerned. The part II played BY ETY.
Miller. faFceuf Of JUNCTION and
! rapfdfty. There IL a-littis story Of low
| and business intrigue that travels IN q
twefvo-cylinder automobile.
Sensational acrobatics and xymnasea<
stunts viii be supplied by the TAtsurs
Troupe Of Japanese. I'VE little daredev-
dangerous and difficult fcats. aloft and
allow. The laps are without an equal
In many of the stunts they essay.
The Week-FenA Bnl.
Big time" features likewise crowd
the hf1l tho latter half OF tho week
Among the celebrities will be George
| Austin Moore, Just back from the
trenches and loaded with honors for
thu service no rendered his country
George Aastfn Moore Ii indeed !
stroiffng player. He played around ths
world Wherever Afcmus has - fol
other may be found Tho A. ID, r. called
for Momus and Mr.. Moore was one 81
the Thespians who answered the cAIl
He was playing In vaudAvf1N vwfHh 1nr.