The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-10
Many Stellar Features
OF the big Time, Are
Coming TO the Lyric

The height OF summer frivolities
will BE- reached In tho two big shows
Manager Charles W. Rex Is Offering
timo" feature acts distinguish the list
OF attractions announced in goodly
number. They include billtoppers
that come direct from the Keith the
rte;.s N New York.
0rn CT these features extraordinary
'',r1bia S.xtette, which was
w r. 'tr SiIf9ttaer
run in New York. which the clever
seorps OF instrumentalists and fun
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sts......t s3l4ssette is com posed OF thrca
.rnen and three girls. each Of them
proficient instrumentalist and artistic
entertainer. They play upon many in
sstruments, but are specializing on the
sIaxophone. There is more comedy In
- saxophone than in any other must
cal instruments when II is in the
shands Of a capable performer. The
men and girls of the sextettc have
keen appreciation of this fact and
sthey have injected abundafce Of
.3azbo comedy into their musical per-
.formance They have repertoire
roo, that will please every taste IN
Emusic. %
Daring English Athletes
= On the same bin will be the Novel;
Sty Clintons, English circus acrobats,
sseQuilibrists, gymnasts and all-rouni
athletes. The Clintons give an exhibi-
ton out Of the ordinary in its every
feature. Many of the stunts they
- perform are original with them and
have not been attempted by other
'ssperformers Of their craft
A great laughing act will be that
Of Ben Smith, the different" black
face comedian. Ben Smith is a droll,
iy,t Ind ytl y,a1
livery all his own. His material Is
original. He sings. dances and c1vorts
In a hilarious soiolngue that has won
him immense popularity with those
who love q laugh.
Hawthorne and Cook. eccentric
comedians, likewise make a strong bid
Tor laughter and applause by the
newness of their songs, dances am
funiyisms Then there are Daley and
Derlow, master terpsichorean demon
strators who are bringing spectacu-
lar dance revue They are adopts OF
the may" The dances they present
embrace a wide range of stage and
parior creations.
The Spice of Variety.
The spice of variety makes the
week END bill especially alluring. All
Of the attractions announced are new
to Richmond and to this section CT the
country. One of the big features will
De 1homA8 y. JaCksoH. Stciidi S''iiiS
dian, and his company OF farceurs In
the one act play. 'Once a Thief The
plAylet Is by Lawrence Grattan. au-
thor OF a score of popular pays and
IL enjoyed a run In New York OF more
than year before being released from
the Keith 'tbigtime." The place IL
snid to TEEN with entertaining sur
prisee Sensational athletes ara the
Three Lordons. who give spertacu-
lar exhibition in which they display
their phenomenal skill. strength,
agility and endurance. The exhibition
Is given a picturesque staging.
Dainty Gypsy Vioiiniste.
In the very small coterie OF real
violinists there are few women. There
Are OF course. any number OF great
feminine musicians. as rule, how
ever. they are pianists. Few women
have become eminent %ioiinists. ON"
.---Sf these few is Lucy Bruch. who With
her brother. Fritz Bruch. became two
OF the most popular musicians In
"~NAmerican vaudeville
Fritz has returned TO the concert
held, so Lucy Is continuing in vaude-
Vile as single where her violin
continues It's rare discourse of melody.
Miss Bruch Is indeed a vtrtucso and
she Is a musician from the crown OF
her pretty head TO the tips OF her
dainty toes. She Is petite and pretty,
II might be said she fairly sparkics
with animation. a musical teYf1pcra
lment.