Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-07
STARS OF FIRST RANK
At THE LYRIC THIS WEEK
FRITZ Schcn and Florric Mil
lcrship on Amusement
Pro-. IN.
DEINTcS " MOVIE FIELD
FlrHt Named OF Entertaining Pair.
However, Deserted i'iimdom to
Mako Name and Win Fame ms
Coincidence.


However. Deserted f'iimdom to
Make Name and WIN Fame
COmedtcnnc.
>, In keeping with tho promise made
during tho Third ot-a- Century"
week. tho Keith booking Offices are
sending Manager Rex for tho com
Ing week at the Lyric, several vaude-
VILE stars who rank among the
! highest salaricd and most famous
In the amusement world.
DashIng Florrie Millersh!p Will
f~aturo tho bill tho Arst half OF the
week and Fr!,zi ScheH. tho famous
musical comedy prima donna. is
! booked for tho latter half. Miss
iyinership Is accompanied by Ed
:, Gerard, who is starring jointly with
4 her this season. Fritzi Scheft Is too
T. we'll known In Richmond to require
an introduction.
She is one Of those favor!tes who
: deserted. the legitimate stase for
the movies. Sho was cap,ivated BY
: tho new sport and the salary that
went with IT. i.ast season her hus-
la nd showed letter from her after
her arst week acting before the
e ram"ra. My work today has con-
sisted Of padding IN woodland
brook. Wh!ln The camera men were
turning their little machine. For
three days haze been working on
"a private yacht, and mink Of draw
ing the salary they pas me Cor this
- she was amazed that such things
Il were possio!. and as delighted as
youugStor Win Il new Toy. But
: her r"tUru 90 vaudeville and the
musical world tells new story.
Eri;a, Ia back in the fold. After all
= the run ~ motion-pictuTe work.
1nftcr the big salary and novel cN-
= pcrlcu",. Miss Schen is back where
= shc belong.
Irir. straight Comedy.
Miss Srh.G has Announced her In
TENTS to try straight comedy
VIM q, music sho said the work
: OF III prma donna is too exciting.
H. a brsez. struck her throat and
3 mad" her voice husky. the critics
wcpt crocodile tears and wrot" an
obituary :or her voice. Sho was
,'""d 90; the strain. ANA now that she
has well proved h"r ability 10 act,
She wanted TO forget about her voice
for Il time and u: 10 follow The
- footsteps 81 actresses Ike Marie
Tempest. who lons ago stopped sing
Rug and won distinction FOX them
Sclvcr as condolences.
Fritz Sgh"n believes in parental
influence she was intended for a
u tom boy Tier father, Or. Fritz
5chcn wanted nor t. be one OF
i dos. Kids 'vNp raise the dickens
That's why nv tsayc her his name
Il Aua al,huu-u .ho WAS never an
DANCE as her various managers viii
n Ak. oath ~hU newer had tho chance
IS ra.e the dickens on the stage
LIE she wanted 20 do Sne knows -r-
you'd make audiences SigE,c at her
Mantle And - the close OF her
- vRudc tour. ah" hop,s u be able 10
II 10 50
l. Original "IIitIr Devil"
II must make Miss Fr!tzi smile.
yhcn she reads about all tho little
= TootsI" Mays uf the thcntcr whose
t8nauHgcrs say that somebody or other
|Rlas called them The Little Devil Of
rand opera" that Fritz SchcH and
he others have borrowed or stolen
thc distinction from them. Pcderew- :
8,ki dubbed her that when she was
IA ,ehcais!ug for her opera 'Manru"
It tho lIctropoltan in New York. He
saw that shn was n born come
~ licuuc Ilst as I'll" others had seen
L. but the public says sing" and
She has been condemned TO life Of
sarhllmg
ri ON the bill for the opening of the
week with Mlicrship and Gerard
viii he GaFIucy and Walton, "A droll
: comedy couple, who have great
laughing number.
Kane and Grant. singing come
ians. follow them. and closing the
sN HOW viii be the Kennedy Brothers.
entertainers. who. like
@post o! the other artists on this
f1i are new To Richmond.
with Fritzi ScheT on the week
= md bill Will he the popular Swor
irothers. who have won high favor
: In Richmond as minstrel stars. 4
Europcan Importation in this bill
tho novelty troupe. known as
taGhphy's Mystical Entertainers
vho have an Offering out OF the
- beaten path. Then there is Jed
Doolcy & Co, featuring the most
,ersatile OF all the Doolcys. and
- losing the show will come tho
uark Trio novelty performers.
The motion picture displays ac-
ompanying each Of tho bills Of
- .audcvillc will include an amusing
equcl to the pictorial. who's Who
Richomnd" which was exhibited
= asst week.