The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-03
Jolly Summer Shows
Bring Many Stellar
Acts to The Lyric

season are happily hit of in the new
show with which the week will open
at the Lyric tomorrow. Many smart
~ Attractions have been secured by
~ Manager Charles w. Rex for the two
s bills to be presented this week There
= will be folly and good music, fun,
- fantasy, novelty, good music and the
= newest dance creations.
: On h Inaugural bill. among the
recent s'hits' OF the vaudeville tage
= that are new to this section OF tho
= country, II Murray Bennett the eccen-
I man OF the new school. He y an
. original mirth-provoker. who haa his
own peculiar line OF comedy and his
: own original way OF presenting 1t.
: @Bennet has established himself In a
: vhOxt time ~ q stellar feature on the
: Keith big time.
y Another OF the novelties OF tho show
~ssW1l1sNe tho Hediey Trio. who are Of
...-stsr1hE gymnastic comedy oddly.
~eEho Hedlayn are superior athletes, but
--yAAy have created something new in
the WAy OF an a~crobatic and gym
.s-pastc sexhihition that mus be seen 10
s~sbs Appreciated.
90 Dandy Dancing Trio.
Nsw Ideas. too. permeate the wniri
~ variety entertainment given by 10
~.sDudd and the dashing. pretty little
~~INoyer Sisters. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
s~ oh. how they can dance. this boy
and sthexa two girls. called Budd and
~~rhs Meyer Sisters. In the nrst place
thu girls are pretty and handsomely
.--arsaed. but ct course you can see
plenty Of pretty girls on magazine
.~covers 50 along comes young Budd.
.~aancer par exceliant who takes the
1.-TWO girls In and and surrender in
making one Of the licliest and most
attractive dancing trios in vaudeville
- and 30 one with the dance. here are
dancers m seems mover to get enough
az. 49,
- Wniteiedge and Beckwith with two
grand planos and a bunch Of original
~sldeas worth while n lots Of vim and
s~IHigor, present an altogether different
~Atausical advertisement, which a
.~xhe lid clear off jazz. They have
~@quite an extensive r~epertoirs OF songs
and jazz melodies which they lave
/. adapted to their own original style
: and personality. and which puts them
' In the front AMI of h ~two-a-day.
=. It - a most attractive number "Rube"
= Beckwtth Is a pianist with a virlie
touch: "Orvilie'' Whiteledge besides
~-being an artist on the piano knows
: how TO do character songs effectively.
: As an entertaining act II can be
= dgured to create the greatest enthus-
: iasm. and should be the applause hit
81 any bin.
: "rMysterious Masquerndcr.
Herman and Shirley who present a
7 surprising comedy novelty '"The Mys-
: FERROUS Ma~squerader" have just re-
. turned TO America after a two years
!. trip through England, France, South
! Africa and Australia, where their act
: proved 90 successful hat they re-
/. ceived nan offers for return engage
ments. On their way TO Australia.
' they stopped of AT Uncle Sans Naval
- Islands and there performed some OF
their tricks before the native chiefs.
and they were 10 pleased that they Of
fered Mr.. Herman a hut and told him
he could i've there III rest OF his life.
Marion Shirley has appeared on the
dramatic stage, and starred with ].
K. Hackett: also with "Way Down
East, Parrish Priest. THE Devil"
and Sporting Life"
Four Gifted Critics.
For the weekend bill another big
novelty and comedy show La promised.
Featuring the bill will be the Meryl
Prince Girls. q auartette Of feminine
singing condolences. They are four
talented and beautiful young women,
ss~who have superb singing voices. They
excel as funmakers. Each OF the four
is an individual speciality performer
They combined then accomplishments
lii an act that IS q real delight.
A fast and funny dramatic peffor-
nance Is promised by John Gordon
and his company Of comedy players In
"Meatless Days. Gordon's comic
N4players have an abundance Of good
iaughter-producinK material In this
merry sketch reminiscent OF the
trials ana fluctuations Of war days and
they make tbs 10 Of Il. An import
ed act on thA same bill viii be that 81
Guatano and, Marguerite. European
,@trick musical artists. They play upon