Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-24
east IS WEST AND HILLS
M|NsTRELs CLOSE MONTH
Season VIII Attain Full Stride
During Next Six
Weeks.
Two GREAT REvUES BILLED
Hampdcn's Shakespearcan Engage
mcnt Will Balance Appearances
of Passing Show and Greenwich
Village Follics.
IWo- GREAT REvUEs BILLED
~ Il f. unGAnr III

who features the December list an.
Walter Hampicn's visit in Shake
spcarcan repertoire.
Bertha kalich. an emotional actress
who gained prominence last scaso,
in The Riddle: Woman" Will max.
her first appearance in Richmond mex.
month in honeymoon Night" adapt
ed from q French work. which is now
slated TO follow the Greenwich Vii
!aEe Follies on November Is. Thanks.
giving week will bring us an entirely
new venture in the theatrical world
Hcirh Ho." musical satire spon-
sorcd by group OF women artists
and professional workers in the ma:
tional capital who have organized
the Washington Thcater Productions,
Inc
Interest ccnters around n group of
eral numbers in the new piece. They
are members of leading families in
many cities OF the country who went
TO Washington for war work and be-
came Interested in nterpretltivc
IancinG. for its recrcationai bcue-
IT. They studied under Glenna smith
Iinhin. who has spoken several times
IN this city on subjects. related to the
art world. and who is one of the
principal hackers of ''lIeieh IIo.'
The following week is also 10 he
devoted 10 one attraction only. The
Passing Show" Richard Carries new
piece. -Maid and Mermaid" polly and
Her PAS and The Bird of Paradise"
are earlier November attractions.
Helene sinn"tt nS Ming Toy.
Ming Toy in East Is West she was
for, some time undcrStudy 10 Fay
HainiGr, who created the role. and
when sickness Of the former gave her
me chance for try out she succeeded
50 Wen that she was omit the first
Ehoices for a road position in this
fascinating role. The remainder OF
set by the producer. William Harris.
". VINO is now known to every one
VINO lelows theatrical matters for
.niEs tt!umphs with this piece. and
ing near the close Of its FIRST wear in
New York and seems 10 he destined
Guido the two-ycar run OF East
Samuel shipman is co-au,hor of
East Is West" which is only one Of
us many recent successes IL. ,s
nhown , as "ten,day worker" because
ces - san ii, mat ne can turn out sue
nc mas the right man collaborntinr
WIN him. lie understands fuliv INC
plsn,y OF the present play for
properly blended. ana he can H. ;Us
nut NOR" distinct shades OF human
nn,' man any. man INV welding a
pcn IN The American thcatcr
ms is he first ami only road co,,
hhnE MT; Harris has sent out in "East
HITS MinstrcIs THURSDAY,
Gus HIS MinstrcIs, :,ccI,imo,
o oue sTeatest organization OF it's Kind
before the American nuhiic
roasting nifty OF Americas hes,
S SHown minstrel stars. comes into The
"'rand Thursday night.
ihcy fern an AGGREGATION az ~,
ssonssters, talented musictnn Inns -V" sn,"
g, Zoo sS SnI dancers and scores OF
c:1 rcvelory. ''"''''''Ss
Fresh from his laurels as tho
Gnnrr "' VII black, faced comedians.
funmak"rs. Ho will be Seen in 30, 90
Sa!n" ro!" tina; made his nam.
nouschoid word during his crr.,,e
In i'nei IN al IN" New York Iiippodromc
.pe capacity OF leading comedian
mere he attracted thousands az
amuS"mGnt-Sccking folks. with 10
s usT''. INA; his Ignnlarity grew 10
susn IN amazing dcgree' that Man
"s"r ohar!cs bt1linham offered him
contract for five Years as nr;i H'.'i
COMEDIAN a; the New York iIinn".
rene. However. this was i,nn"s-
T;ms MI III 's Ia a contract he had with
Ius l!i!. Believing in tn. AXIOM Of
Origihahty and unapproachabI" cow.
phriSoh Air Wilson has ol;ihor,,n1
his former role until today /; is IN"
~ ;,s prritctiop ana irresistible
'.orInan. The most renowned If ali
ire OLD and new producers ami a. a.
rectcfs 'of 'ninstrclsy is r-sSonsiHin
,;as On. manE new features and mover
program ~ ''"s'hF
'Hpahic Comnany i'm "Heirh-Io."
he!Eh-iio musical satire. wbicb
, WI ocGnny the Strand for Thanks.
4hlerrSt as the first productin,, s.r,
"nt0oy Washirgton Thcat.r I,ro,l,,''
,,ohs INC. an organization backed hy
men o. or IN, jnrss 3ng professional wo-
Tunes VIII toe oririna! ami rni,e,,.,
LOT 'nany artists nav. Joined III. ra,,
Masrpi!$" aud had q share in th!s
\ Nov Yorl. ronnanv wlI ,r.s.n.
heIs n iio. which Hill Include .,n,,s.
Ing travestics pantoininl.s .r6
Ske'ch"s, as We'll as Plot TIA, car
RIGS charming lyrics Tn mus,
exceedingly good. ana ~ MIR
standard Eugene f.ockhar,. au,inr
OF the book ani lyrics. Also cn,n.
nHScG. me greater part Of tho music
~" VIII appear I'm the cast II, nr.
N" principal roles Deems IT,
lpr. who has contributed many ~ ~
songs. and did The rrclcsir.ffons
vi! %" with til" company as musical
"LiShtnin' Drccmhc, g..
friends have seen "IlgiItnlt''' AZ H.
tiaiety Theater. New York. thor. din
ne gratihcatioD in tn. auucUureu..
that the famous comedy success. -.
be presented at the Strand. p,.ar-
bcr D. SO enthusiastically have yFs,-
tors TO tn" metropolis d.scrib.d
Lightnin'' that thousands from IN
parts OF the country have mad. sna
cial trips 10 Broadway 10 wL,n,s. &.
Milton Mobiles will head the cgat 10
he soon here and the presentation,
vii! lack nothing of the smartre.s
ana grandeur mat has charactcrizod
the broadway run r. Mobiles wHI
be seen as I-iEhinlu' E!lI Jones. from
whom the play takes its name OH
ers in the cast, which has been Suooi O.
ally formed TO PLAY Chicago. are Res
sic Bacon. Percy Winter stuart FoN
FRANK Thornton. Barney Gilmore
Harry buchanan Emory Rlunkar'
Homer Hunt. Fciix IIanev. John SCI =
Jnour. Eleanor Sandman, Marie Reels
Joan Shaw Alice QuiEley II.I.n
Rutan and Pauline Moxon
Tint Laughing Trombone.
Ted Lewis Jazz Band. with the
same laughing trombone that has
been heard on photograph records in
almost every household in the coun-
Try. is the outstanding attraction VIII,
tho Greenwich Village Follies I.
revue that was introduced 20 New
York for the first time last season bv
tne Bob em'ans, Inc. j. caught on
Instantly and assumed a leading Mace
mainly by its superior staging. which
Ma. provided by John Murray Andcr-
son, who only few weeks ago de-
lighted Gotham with the second edI
! lion OF the Village Show. Tho com :