The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-16
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i Two great laughing shows are
@Arded fer this week at the Lyric.
manager Rex announces an enticing
MA OF attractions, which embraces
evera new comedy productions
*hAt will como direct from New
Fork run in the Keith theaters'
Ihe opening bill Ia notable for its
wide variety OF entertainment. II
|scpens with the remarkable exhibition
'sDf Guy Weadick and Marion Ladue,
5gope spinners and lasso .throwers
rom the great and bounding West.
{1nsy are adopts with the 1ariat
HWeAdick Is a cowboy comedian
ytth an most engaging personality.
- associate is a versatile enter
aaner and an arnbidextrous. adept
with the rope. They give a novel
Ina diverting entertainment.
4 Clever, Skit Artists
The comedy skit called "A Road
nee Filtration" series as vehicle
10 Keene and Williams this season.
|{11ese players have been on good
eeems with laughter for many moons
IND have introduced many healthy.
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tAoughout the country. "A Road
Iage Filtration" serves its purpose
vii and that purpose Is to give
IL opponents plenty OF opportunity
813 fun and song
Nut songs, topical humorous say
1gs. character studies and original
otffo comic satire are the arnmuni-
8C4n Billy GLEASON uses in laying
Gtwn his harrage OF clean. hearty
HAAd en1oyable entertainment. The
3 Medleys. stories and sayings which
lEr. Glason uses are written by
himself and it is evident that he Is
- good an author is player. One
+ particularly clever bit Is recitation
Icalled THE Matrimonial Handicap"
Glason is youthful looking. full Of
pap and hubbling over with YER
Atiliy. 'Sf
Two jolly Giriies .
Girls, two OF them. One young
8Ei named O'Rourke and the other
named Adelphi and two charming
Misses they are too, They arc
heard In a cycle OF melody Miss
q Rourke's. vocal and Miss Adei-
hi pianist But how they do nr-
ply to each other. They are like
ne points of a triangle Unless
0ey were perfect they would not
- = triangle. Misses O'Rourke and
yArelphi are fair to look upon. pleas
1ng to hear. being attractive person
ally and otherwise.
The three Eobs do with their
1eet what most jugglers are con-
oent to accomplish with their hands
that is they keep bohbing about
Uetween them an unseemingly I'M
limited number of Indian clubs. In
Weeping the clubs in motion. their
9Jrations are exceedingly .numor-
0us. Because Of this. they have
termed themselves. The Jovial
1uSyiers" Their work is by no
means OF the pedal variety only.
With their hands they make their
indian clubs do things that no
indian clubs suspected 1t could do
before.
The Week End BIN
No less ailurtng is the l,st OF at
e1actions for the latter part OF the
week. Jewell and Raymond, on
Oils bill are bringing rorreous,y
STAGED singing and dancing act,
brfstlinr with amusing surprises.
Jennings and Mrck. cork illogical
froubadors. have jolly minstrel
Performance, which is said to be a
laughing Knockout. They are a
happy team c'g singers and dancers
and their patter is up to the minute
Ida Macmillan and Bert Snow
vaudevtllcur~, viii be seen in their
NV variety wfiri, an Ola podrida Of
songs, dances and amusing capers
II may be 50 that the Gypsy gen.
orally Is "A rover and sometimes a
~ r.
Gyrstes arc travelling host who
hive apart from other folks and are
content IL wa rder over the face of
the earth. hartering and trading for
tsscsr eSssfessea F7asr sfsasr ar.s ssAes
ment they sing and dance. and there
* certain prinitiveness about their
1nusci thst tn exceedingly appaaiing.
Typical Gypsy Camp.
Occasionally but 50 occasionally
MAT II is a novelty. Gypsies find their
way on tho stage. One Of these oc-
pesions brings us the Valanova
Gcpe Of C.ypsies, six In number. who
IA n spnslala ssss*s>sss ssSs1fi@rY 'sTSflfrsff1g
typical Gypsy cannp indulge in
characteristic song and dance. There
IRE three nen and three women In
the company and each is n cana Bile
performer. Their dancing Is very
much IN The order OF the Russia n
acrobatie dancing ana Is difficult in
3he extreme. ~
Eddie Fos er Is not only a hurnor-
1T of the first water, but n perfect
Gaiconda Of literature He has
mastered the best eiforS of tho stan
Gard poets Of the world. past and
ccntemporanooas 81 THOROUGHLY that
n permits the arr'iences to call for
any standard reading or poem aud
delivers the same irumeSfis tely with
out the aid OF pants or prompters.
The only man in the history of the
theater who has attempted this A
ehorough master Of the art of elocu-
6on AMI reading.
M New movies" supplement each OF
NE vaudeville bills