The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-02
At THE THEATRES
LYDIA BARRY, VAUDEVILLE
PRIMA DONNA, AND OTHER
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! BIG ACTS FUR LIZ ~
| De luxe vaudeville novelties are nu-
merous in the list OF attractions man
/ ager Charles w. Rex announces lot
| this week at the Lyric Enticing fea-
lures abound In each Of the two
shows. Lydia Barry, variety prtma
donna daughter of the famous come
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! Fay in The Rising Generation, a
lgeneration ago, is one of the unusuai
numbers on the bin for the opening
half of the week
. ! s.s4s Barry ik%a fine example Of the
ifsA-c 4sfS ~ .ts-- s.a'ss
one of the best comedians of his day.
! The daughter is among the best COM
iediennes in vaudeville today. The
/ Barry family has been an ornament
| To the American stage for several gen.
ierations and Lydia Is regarded as the
most accomplished OF the surviving
Barrys She has comedy and sing
ing act that should win her increased
| popularity here.
Two Foreign Features.
/ There are two imported acts on this
hin Ono ia the exhibition of the
! Five Adanias, duintette of Flexible
gymnasts who do seemingly impossi-
+ BILE things and do them all with an
ease and grace that makes them seem
easy ia the spectator The Adanias
come To Richmond from the New York
.Hippodrome where they have Just
closed n long engagement
III Gotta. the Paderewski of the
! xvlonhone Ia the other foreign fea-
turc' EI Gotta is a master OF his in
struuent. He discourses beautiful
melodies and harmonies and his rep
ortoire covers a wide range of selec-
-ions He renders operate music and
rasrtirne with equal facility.
Juvenile Comedy Company.
! One of the niftiest and eutest at
fractions in vaudeville this season ia
fbo company of actors. singers and
DANGERS all Riddles, presenting the
fanciful playlet of youth and gaiety.
, .-f1lavmates." The Juvenile Thespians
give their performance amid attrac-
live and appropriate scenic irvestiture
and the olio of speciaities they inter
noIste is crisp, snappy and breezy
throughout. The songs land terpsi-
chorean numbers are new. There are
NAVY Good fresh voices in the COM
many. .sPlaymates'' is playlet OF
original ideas and abounds in mirth-
nrovokinr dialogue. scenes and stu
ations
Great Laughing Act
The unioue performance given by
Hamilton and Barnes. who come the
latter half of the week. is notable for
ne uproarlous fun the duo manages
Ia crowd into the twenty minutes they
ocruny tho Stage Hamilton and
ya~nrs are old favorites. with new
not THEY have scored this season tho
roost r~on o,nced hit in their career.
ra,a salhiri the Neapolitan Cycling
beauty : Is a feature Of the same bill,
Affss Sall6ri il one of the most versa
rio vounr- women In vaudeville Her
-,rrfornoan-e Is made un Of smart bits
~ ho- varied accomplishment as an
cntnrtatner ror example. she exhib-
3,s b,.r skill AZ n rider. performs a Sc
s 10 or rrn,arkahle faafs of NEGRO
,panrv and demonstrates her prof.
/ cheney an an animal trainer.
popuiar Singing Comedian.
Nurr.,v Kennel the Good Fellow -
T. hrfrr-ine, a bulge, Of t.rcentris. songs
which no vaudeyilleur can sing so Eff
fnrtiv.,)y ax ne They are all original
.l;l,e The comedy nonolorue in which
no {1diy{res Bonnet Is an established
favor,te on the Klein, "hir time " hut
- url,royv,, q, the smaller cities He
tas mover before appeared south OF
wsst,inv,nn
pesalrrtop ara Grant. eccentric
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