The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-05

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vaudeville show Into the spate pf aA
lall too short two hours.
! Lillian Engle occupied No. ''spotss
and pleased with repertoire OF popu-
lar songs--all Broadway Emusic row.
song hite-One. OF which, Smiles n
has spread like wildfire from one end
OF the continent to the other and has
made more money for its producers,
it Is said. than any other five compo-
tsitfOns combined. For an encore.
Miss Engle rendered Maybe Some-
time" one OF the biggest hits of the
1918 edition Of "ziegfeld's Foliies."
Miss Engle IL winsome and pretty ana
put her numbers over with hans.
/, Marie Salisbury. character singing
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! ss.Erenchy'. and a. second numbsr in
the native tongue OF the French.
which which n United States. means =
hearers evidently liked the song and
thought the singer. too, was quite
nice, judging from the reception ac-
corded the number.
| HAS LOTS OF "PEP.r
Marguerite Hackett, vivaciousness
J personified, did several numbers, in
! GLIDING "Rock-A-Bye Baby" with a
Dixie melody, made famous by AL Joi-
son. and Have A Smile. Not the
least Of Miss Hackett's asset are per-
sonaIity and pep" with which she
has bountifully been endowed.
/ Betty Major. who took Rose Jean
nette's place on the program, sang
Everything is Peaches Down In
Georgia" in that lifting. jaxzy fashion
! Vspt, t~tl{
number or>keeping time. For an en-
| core, Miss Major sang Madeline"
| Mile. Lily Lenora, who already has
! fallen in love with Richmond and
who says New Workers. are In toe
much OF a hurry to suit her. scored a
| decided hit in her military dances.
! Mile Lenora is 1.-THE and graceful and
gave a most pleasing exhibition Of her
art
| Lillian Bradley, prima donna OF The
/ company, a staturesque beauty, sang
Dear Old PAL It'll We Meet
Again. and Annie Laurie" Miss
Bradley has a rich. clear voice, which
| she knows how TO use. Miss Brad
| ley is organizer of the Bradley voiuf-
| teer entertainers. who have been and
| still are appearing at camps and mill
| tary hospitals throughout the coun-
| try. Miss Bradley Is much interested
| in Uncle Sans soldier boys and plans
| to appear before the soldiers at Camp
Lee before she leaves Richmond.
With her company she has appeared
before n million soldiers.
HALLS FROM HILL CITY.
Zaleya. who, 1t might be interest
ing to relate. halls from Lynchburg.
scored one of the biggest hits of the
evening in her violin playing, singing
and dancing speciality. Zelaya ap-g
pears in Gypsy costume. Under her
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violin all but talk. She ia equally
gifted In singing and dancing and her
number is a most entertaining one
Among the sales recorded last night
was one of Kline touring car % E.
A. Fry, of 1909 West Main street. and
a four-passenger sport model Chand-
Ter. for which b. A. Blenner Is local
representative, to L. A. Henningser.
of 1903 Stuart avenue.
r, J. Bell. in charge OF the EXHIBIT
OF the Bell 2-in-1 Tyre company. re-
ported run" on "Mo-to-lene"
which, he said. is selling like tha
proverbs hot cakes.
Robert b. Carter. Of the Essenkay
Tire Filler company. likewise reported
sales as brisk.
w. f. Yates. OF the J. & ID. Tire
company. is much pleasd with the
prospects.
Tho VIM Auto company is being
swamped with orders.
The European Re-fread Tire COM
pany representative declares he has
no cause to complain.
A representative of the Benjamin
T. Crump company, automobile Access
series, WAS much pleased at the in
terest being manifested In the con-
GERMS exhibit.
Much Interest shown.
A poll of an additional dozen or
more booths and exhibits revealed this
fact that a number of sales are pend
ing and that increasing interest il be-
ing taken In the automobile show by
prospective purchasers.
practically all n the cars represented
were on the jump practically every
minute of the time last night point
ing out the features of the several
makes of cars.
One of the most interesting exhibits
of the show is that OF the Richmond
Auto Tire Works. which Is demon@
strating. among other things. thu
Derf Are on magneSo.
Many persons were in the twin gal
leries last night, from which point ar
excellent bird's -eye View. Uf ffis T5fi
course is to be had. Others awaited
themselves OF the opportunity TO tris
the light fantastic, the two ante
rooms. just of the galleries. being
literally patronized throughout the
evening,
a refreShment stand where fats-
gued dancers and sigtscers can slake
their thirst and regale the inner man.
has been established in one of the
ante-rooms. John w. Gates has this
concession and also that of programs
w. a. Phelps has the post of |
ticket-taker. He liz being assisted by |
Patrolman f.. II. Bosquet. A. u
Craig is In charge of the ticket wins
dow,
AS a finale 10 the show last nigh.
the vaudeville performers, headed byI
members OF STEMS orchestra, thread-
ed their way, In single file. In and
out OF the promenaders. singing
smiles
-Four vaudeville performances are
given daily--two In the afternoon and
two at night.
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