Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-03
.CHU CHIN CHOW OPENS :
At ACADEMY TONIGHT
Big Musical Extravaganza uas
Most Notable
Cast.

something In the way OF n distin.
novelty is presented in the yp.c,,
OF some of our greatest drama,i,
payers cast for strong acting r,lc,
III the big musical Extravaganza, "f,h,,
Chin Chow" which T.. Raw cons,o,s
ana Morris G.st viii present a, IN.
Academy. starting tonight. ana .lt
the week with matinc.s on Wcdn.a-
day and Saturday
Here for the frs, time we have
big musical show which relics .or
nrIinniic strength upon some OF tho
"tst known ana most talented pla,
crs on the American dramatic s,,c,
comprising one OF the most notabi.
Gusts ever assembled for any prUduc-
'iofi. dramatic or musical
leading IN" cast Of chm chin
th"w' IL MISS Virginia Howcn u
young Southern leading woman vim
mas met with phenomenal success In
,he past few years. She has been
he.aihH woman for eminent stars nnd
ma" created many important parts In
o'E New York Productions. !ncludin,.
IRIS IN Ben iiur" she viii be seen
as III" slave Zahrat. tho princlpaI
dfamatic figure In ,hls big SHOW
henry Laiim'r. who will hc seen
as Gnu. IL AN EngliSh actor who cam.
10 thiS country several YEARS ago,
win Granville Barker company He
piayrd many leading roles in Eng
land and followed oscar Aschc I'm Tho
title role In the English production
OF Gnu Chin chow" His perform
ancc OF ihc title role Of Gnu" the
pseudo Chinese bandit in "Chu chin
Chow." has been highly praised
Wah" Boothc. the youthful tenor -.
"Chu Chin Chow" is entirely nov 20
the stage. although az q church since,
he has been very prominent in New
York owing to tho fact TINT h. has
been the tenor OF tho Firth Avenue
Presbyterian Church. Al- Boothc
served ovcrsras ~ a cnptnir I'm the
American "NpeiI;ona-v force when
h" hdopt"d the stay" ae :, career after
the arm'sticc. there was much com
mcnt. He was also the tenor of tho
N"w South Church IN Ros,or
Other wcii-hnown PLAYERS are
Eugene CowloF Dow " Eerrundor
Wade Boo'hc Edrvord l5i"'"r. Louise
I.c Vic Mas Ad"'aiHo Ncsui"r. Joan
R"nviilc. Gladys Enricou and Hattie
Carmontcll
In mentioning tho cast ~ "Clu
Chin Chow" ono mus, not rycrloa;t
tho fOur-r footed Motors I'm Tho r1av
There Or" three cn'u"'g clr,'t d,ufcr
and tw" sacred Nn.s from Th.hci, r.
you don't know what YAK u.s. re'
ont your Dictionary and sou wl
rni that Yak is q queer looking
animni. larger thun a goat smaller
than cow. with horns and a MIG huirp
his back. Tho Yak rs urrl IN
India ~ a beast "' burden - nof,i
small carts. bur In Thihst 40 YrG Is
regarded as sar-"d animal ia which
IN. snuls of the d.ah take rc'u"c un II
I'll another irrnru"'ioU tn" .tw.I
Ynks in "C'hu chin Chow" aye IN ,hcL
care Of nm Indian high caste scrvantA
who believes implicitly thnt hc 81
guarding the souls or two of his an Il
ccstors in caring for thTg" aniUulA
actors. Needless 20 say. therefore
that the sacred YHke rot tho host ot
care and attention. Thcv arpcn~ IN
tho street scenes ~ BaEdah IN Gnu
chin Chow"
1t is an extraordinary cnst ;hn' i.
Ray Cons;"ck and Morris Cost hav"
assembled for "Chu Ch'r Chow" and
III" local Academy crrag"m"nt prom
Uses 70 be notable event in the
world OF thcatcr h"re. }