The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-12

~Hearts OF the WorIsi.-

'Hearts of the World" the d. w.
Griffith uper-production. presented
with the accompaniment of a special
symphony orchestra. will be the at
traction at The. Academy all next
week.
Hearts OF the world" Is a simple
love story unfolded In France, where
Mr.. Griffith spent eighteen months in
producing it, In the latter part OF
the story this master dramatic genius
brings before his public vivid
panorama OF war such as never has
been revealed before, and in the Sc
curing of which he had the hearty
cooperation Of David Lloyd George.
prime minister of England, and other
British and French officials. The
background of was is. however. merely
Incidental to the development OF tho
romance, the scenes of which are laid
in u small village IN France. A COM
pany headed by Lillian and Dorothy
Gish. Robert Harron. George Sieg-
mann. Robert Anderson. George Paw
cett ami Master Ben Alexander inter-
pref this last of the Griffith MASTER
pieces. said to far surpass his former
triumph The Birth Of Nation"
"In Old Kentucky"
The Pickaninny band carried by
In Old Kentucky which comes to
the Academy tonight and Thursday
and Thursday matinee. have been
carefully selected for their ability not
only as musicians but because OF their
histrionic ability to interpret the care
Tree negro OF the ante-bellum days
and are whole show in themselves.
The Portland Oregonian has this to
say of them: The liveliest and best
innovation imaginable Is the intro
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"Woodlawn Whangdoodles," dancers,
singers and musicians whose Jazz band
is the 1azziest bunch of players thar
ever jared They are whole show
IN themselves, these pickaninnics
who give some of the old Southern
m elodies, some pathetic and some gay
and introduce buck and wing and jig
dancing that is a whirlwind OF fun
s'rhc Riviera Girl"
From its long last winter run at
the New Amsterdam theater, New
York. klaw and Erlanger's elaborate
production OF their greatest musical
hit, The Riviera Girl" comes
to the Academy Friday and Satur-
day and Saturday matinee.
The Riviera Girl" which ia the
work OF those well-known collabora-
tors of musical entertainment. Bolton,
Wodehouse and Kalman, has been
described as the last word in this
pleasing class OF age-offerings. and
certainly expense has not stood In the
way of making 1t so. The cost of its
production runs into extraordinary
figures. and it Is one Of the GROWING
achievements OF klaw and Erlanger's
career as firm Of prodigal producers
Joseph Urban, whose scenic marvels
are now familiar to American theater-
goers, is responsible for the stage set
tings and they are dreams OF color
and beauty which represent the very
climax OF his wonderful art Herbert
Gresham has directed the elaborate
production, and Julian Mitchell has
lent his skilled hand to the many
fetching dances and ensembles.
In The Riviera Girr' the com
poser. Emmerich Kalman. has reach
ed a superior altitude OF melody, and
he has thrown a glamor OF luxury
tinged with moonlight and poetry
about the thronging life at Monte
Carlo. Urban has been inspired by
the rich. constantly flowing melody,
and has keyed his scenes 10 the vel.
combination of color
and harmony liz one OF irresistible
beauty.
Just an inkling of the plot win
give an idea OF the many Ingenious
woven throughout II. The
scenes were all laid at Monte Carlo,
and the story deals with tho adven-
ture of Sylvia Vareska, a singer with
whom the son Of q naughty NOBLE
man is smitten. Fearing disinherit-
ance IL he marries plebean singer.
he arranges her union with an i'm
pecunious count In order that she
may Immediately procure divorce.
Whereupon he plans to marry her,
her newly acquired title making her
eligible to enter his family. His
plan miscarrtes, Cor the supposed i'm
poverished count 10 in reality a prince
who from the first loved Sylvia. and
she In turn falls In love with him.
The big organization to be seen in
the piece here will include. Miss Grace
Walsh. J. Clarence Harvey. Mi@s
Sylvia de frankie. Henry Nowbray,
w. Romano, Barney Norton. Nelson
Riley, Miss Clara Henry. Roy Cutter
and Frank Harrington, a. well an
large chorus Of pretty and 0neighta1