The times dispatch. [volume], January 16, 1912, Page 6, Image 6

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CHAPIN SHOWS FORM
AND LEADS BOWLERS
Dampness of Alleys and New Pins Keep Down
Scores in Second Rcund of Times-Dispatch
] owling Tournament, fhough High
Averages Were Maintained.
Tbl? Week schedule In H?c Tlrues-Ula
imtch l:11inlimilon Tournament,
?it No iinri
Wcdneadtty afternoon, 3 o'clock?
Spillings, At UllnniK, suttvrllii, Thorpe.
Cook, Handle}', tins Is.
Thiirixduy ni^tu. S o'clock?Kennedy,
<;ln/.o, Snrfui'!', Sheriff, Wnde. I'crihnv
Ui-nmj.
Krfdirv night, s ?'tlocU?Kill?, llnr
ron, Hell, UrlgrK?. Heek. Overninnil,
Colieiiu, Smith.
Tlie bowlers who qualltlcd fol the
second round In Tip Times-1 Mspatch
Elimination Tournament, iitul who
were scheduled to roll lust night on
the Newport alleys, all showed up on
time and in yood scape. Many good
scores wore made.
A large crowd of rooters was.on han,i
and occup'ed now grundstand especial?
ly built for the tournament. New A.
B. C. regulation pins were placed on
the alleys for the contestants to knock
down. Chnpln. the man who set a tic.;
record by rolling las. weelt, led
the crowd -with a high si ire of 23-1
ami a total of
Roe was next with a high mark of j
19!'. Bryant, an active member of the
Richmond Bowling Association, got a
total of S3S. The new pins and the
damp weather had some .fleet on the
men Who fell below their averages i
because of atmospheric conditions. No
record breaking scores wore made,
I though the average was above the
I ordinary. Following is a record 61
I the scores made:
i Tlmes-Dlaiinteh r.lluiluiitioii Tuuron
; inent. Second Hound, m Newport.
Player?: I S a! 4 ? talc,
'??lispln . rt; ]T> !.?,;? ;'3I ISi-'.'Ji
I Itryani . 10? tus it? its :ss-?3'?
> Hutchinson l is 10'. 1? ISO 1?'.'?MM
i Dlxby . HI 133 !>iS 130 v.x>? 43J
j Uwerlng . Ii: :?;;, iss ht IK?TS*
Hoc . ik. :.m i?o 13$ im?
! Itlchiiiiisoii ... :.?> nr.- 1TJ las iin-Tt:
High Tonil.
1 Chapln .908
i iinii linme,
Chapln .2514
Hi.ur. llaynea Gallagher, unptroa;
! Whltiuitn and Van Amern, scorers;
I Wukd&uugh and Fant, pin judges.
Automobile ( lull .Meets,
i A meeting of the Richmond Automo?
bile Club was held lasi night in the
club rooms of that organization, in
I addition to routine business, linnl ro
! ports of the several t-ains bent on in
' i reaslng the membership of the or
I ganlzatlon were received. The reports
were entirely satisfactory, and tin- ros
tsr of the club, through the endeavors
of the Individual members, has boon
considerably Increased. Refreshments
[wore served, and the meeting to be
i held in Washington to-day and to
[ morrow In Ihc interest of securing
I Federal nld for good roads wns dls
cussed.
Pertinent Comment
By GUS MALBERT.
Your move. nest, seems to t>> the slo?
gan of the Virginia league. For the
fo\;i ih time in us nmny months a pics-|
lutn: has been elected. first !t was]
Williams, then it was Whlttnkor, theiii
It was Williams, and Dually Williams is'
all? ted again. Now coro? s the nc\i move
In tliis checker game with the life of
tlic Virginia League as the stak ;. Those
opposing Williams will again uppertli
to the National Board or Arblttutlon
asking that the election of yesterday
b. declared Illegal.
Fly what lln^ of reasoning th- mcCt-l
Inf. can be. construed as lliegal. is I
hard to detormine. Thoro tiro several
Ibiugs necessary to make h meeting I
of the league legal and the actt ci thillI
meeting hindlnp *?nof thesi things
is that notices shall i>c sent hut on i
time, stating for what purpose ttiej
meeting Is called and where it is to be
held. This wns done. The other es-i
sential is that at least three of lho|
clubs forming the league and the pres.
Idcht be prescht. When Lhni number
is present n legal quorum under the
constitution of the Virginia Lcagin :s
op hand and business may be trans?
acted. A quorum was present > ester
day an provided for by the covstltU
tion.
As to .1. 11. Parrell, secretary of the
National Board of Arbitration, lie
never had and has not now any right
to either delegate a member of his
hcdy> or to come himself and preside
o\ev n met ting of the Virginia I.CngUC.
II. should know this anil was doubt?
less misled Into believing that li was
the unanimous desire of the league
thnt he be present. He hits made it
ecrlous inistnki and probably realizes
'.' by this time. If the board maintain*!
the position it held at the previous:
heating, then the Virginia League will
agojh tie spanked and sent home. This
Is all tho board can do.
The one cursed spot which will not
out?cursed from tho standpoint <>f ;
those who oppose Williams?Is that i
the league is divided three and three.!
To elect any one hut Williams will be
ar. affront to these other clubs, and
you can't put a man out of ofHco so
hnt; as he has halt of ills league with
him.
- j
While no mention was made ol it i
lr. the meeting. It whs very evident to ',
those who listened that the $1.0001
guarantee law. adopted was aimed at j
some of the weaker sisters, probably
with a view to forcing then- |o the
the mark. Danville, In particular, lias
gtvoii no evidence that that city would j
i" represented In the league. It may I
be that the Danville magnate are hold- i
inu out for a piece of change. Hut I
Ii Ik manifestly mir that tho nihoi I
cliiibs In league should know In time |
what the city on iho Dan proposes to]
?to with its franchise, l-'alluro to put '
up Iho ?b?hd will be conclusive evl- ;
deuce thin atenm Is not desired In j
that city und ?III carry with it forfel
; tu.ro of th franclilse rights. The idop
| lion of this law i:- nothing new. it
! Is already a law lit practically every
' league Iii the country itid Is by no
I means unfair .More Until iiriy uiner
one thing it wiij help to keep intact
th- Virginia f eag?e.
i Hammond .iohriston shottld make an
j ideal vlci -pre*' 'enl of the |e;,Kue. He is
I young, energetic, a dean sportsman,
' knows the game by heat:. and will be
i on the lob all of the time Improving
j league conditions; His advice Wilt
plot hp the lonst valuable et his eon-'
tributtnns to ttic- welfare of the organ
Ixittlon.
Jttelc Gil mm. while not pining for a;
franchise In (he Virginia Dengue, is j
willing t.p toko any berth that might
present Itself. Should Danville drop I
out Jack stands ready to put a team,
in Newport Nowh or Portsmouth,
whichever tin league decides, und Im;
win be willing 10 put up bis money j
thai he w.'ll curry his elnb through the
seasoh. Jack is very much of tho ;
opinion that something is mighty rot' |
ten in Denmark, so far as DyuchbUrg j
is concerned. During Ills stay In the' I
eity he mude money, and he cnn'l j
quite understand why the club hi'f ]
been a loser ever MriCP
Churllc Shaffer, tho same 'iinlling. af?
fable youngster that we know several
years ago. was showing his shining
countenance around the hotel and tell- !
Ing the same old jokes that he has
told so ninny times that the mind of
man rnlleth in the restrospectlon. j
.Shaffer 's u-bout the most ??nthustitstie
fellow seen In the Virginia League.
Ho can't see anything but succ-ss
ahead, "It's me for the Sunny South
from nmi oh," hp said. ".My address
until tiny curry me out to the lust
resting place will bo Norfolk. Vs."
SI.alter is going to put In a bid for the
son Ices of Joe R?chling if Washing
ton desires to farm him oul. Charlie
Strain, another amateur btar. will got
a contract from Norfolk, while Stanley
lafghlo, still another Richmond boy, is
going to be with the Tars.
Those fellows in Petersburg did the j
right tiling whop they deferred action I
op all llnee and other money said tr |
be due the league until a subsequent
meeting. In fact, most of the thing*
done wore done in orderly fashion
without animus nnd with a very ovi.
dem desire to conciliate the warring
faction. It was a mistake on the part
of the absein magnates to allow theli
fe.liiigs to keep them away. They
could have taken the same action hud
llioy been presont.
The guarantee for a series of throe
games was increased from $125 to |150
by the magnates. Thl6 Is a move
along the right direction. With the
circuit as now composed, there ore
some cities which cannot be visited for
Ihe gunriiiitee and these same cities
rarely draw moro than the guarantee.
Tf tho circuit should he changed, then
the clubs w*|| be better ablc to pay
the guarantee. Anyway you look ut j
it. it was a good piece of leglslu- j
Hon.
_
Bob Ponder ?111 not be with the I
Virginia League next season, lie will,
probably hang on to his berth in the j
Southern country. He seems to llko I
Douls'atia. and It ho is In right he hud
hotter slay there. President Williams!
announced tin- following staff of urn- '
pi res for next season after tho close I
of the meeting:
John .1. Anderson, who finished in
this league last season. Frank Norcumli I
win, comes with the recommendation j
w ill the t'ottnuemwfyp shrdlucmfwyp
that he stuck out an entire season I
witl. the Cotton State? League. They !
suy nn umpire who can do this is!
worth his weight In gold. Frank J. ]
McTeague, sometime secretary of tho
Newark Club in the International
Dengue, substitute umpire In the same
b ague, and at one time n ball pluyci
of ability. And last, but by no means
least, pur old friend, James M. Plynn,
who stalled so good last Beason, but
Who failed to finish, lie went to the
Central Association and his work was
of such a high order that President
Williams will bring him b?ck. That's
the list.
Th,. Howitzers" basketball five will
tackle tlie V. AI. C. A. Seniors to-night.
Watch for a good game. Saturday
High! tho llowltserii defeated the Y. M.
if. A. Reserves.
There is an Inspiration to Thought in its gentle
Stimulation the more delightful because free from
Reaction. Do nol iust call for whiskey?INSIST ON
Honest Old Quaker
R. L. Ciiristian, <& Co., Distributors
Richmond, Va.
WILLIAMS NAMED TO
SUCCEED HIMSELF
Only Three Ciubs Represented, Richmond, Lynch
burg and . Danville Absenting Themselves.
Hammond Jonnston, Former Football
Star, N. med as Vice-rresi Jent.
UV GUS MA MI HUT,
The expected happened yesterday !n
Petersburg, when the magnates of ttrj
Virginia League, representing Roariolto
Norfolk and Petersburg, voted for lh<
re-election of C. It. Williams, of Roa
noke, as chief executive of iho organ
Izatlon. His election ulso curies with
It the ofllces of secretary und treasu?
rer. Hammond Johnston, a prominent
attorney of Norfolk, not so many years
ago- a star athlete at the University j
of Virginia, was named aa vice-presi?
dent.
Not a soul was surprised yesterday
when Richmond, Danville and Lynch-,
buig did not appear. Forewarned was
forearmed In that case, and the repre?
sentatives of thi clubs In those cities
had already stated that thoy would
not attor.d the meeting. Not until af?
ter 12 o'clock was the meeting called
to order, so that the missing inetP' rs,
should they decide at the last iuiuuie
to attend, could get on the Inside. Rut
they came not.
When the toll was called, Dr. .1 It.
McCrary and Charlie Shaffer answered
for Norfolk; j, 11. Prlchard answered
for Petersburg, with Dennis Perklnson
as his aid, and Klinoro Hein? answered
for Roanoke. As before stated, the
other three clubs Were counted absent.
The constitution of the league provides
that the president, with three members
shall constitute a quorum of the league.
A quorum being present, business v, as
transacted.
Johnston for Vlee-Presldent.
A nominating committee, composed
of Norfolk und Petersburg, proposed
tin' name of C. R. William-' as prcsl
dont-soorctary-iroasurer for a term of
one year. Hammond Johnston, of Not -
folk, waa named us vice-president.
Upon motion the report of the nomi?
nating committee was accepted ami
the nominees declared electud. There
was no excitement, no acrimonious de?
bate. Everything worked With clock
like precision.
Dr. McCrary, being j new member
of the body, requested that the minutes
of all previous meetings held since the
close of the season be read. This was
done, and he Was also shown the record
in the hearing before the National
Board of Arbitration In fact, prior to
the meeting, Dr. McCrary. with Secre?
tary Prlchard. of Petersburg, went over
all of the affairs of the league. By
llic way, the bombshell which was to
have been exploded, but which seem?
ingly lost Its (use, was a list ot the
traveling expenses of the president,
with the veiled charge, emanating no
one knows where, that he hud collected
the.-> ? ex pen SOS twice. The Insinuation
was proved to bo without Inundation,
It being clearly shown that ifio presi?
dent hud failed to charge tho leuguo
with a grcut deal of tils actual travel?
ing expenses.
Hnilng been fully convinced of the
righteousness of Wtlllams's cause. Dr.
McCrary was reoCy to cast his vote.
Ho lilt, as did those others present,
thai Williams was the man for the Job
and he was pieporod to back tilni at
any stugo. With the conviction of the
Norfolk member tho rest was purely
perfunctory. The work of the nominat?
ing committee, casting of the vote unr}
recording of the result waa easily
foreseen.
Statement a from Club.? Present.
Just after the election tho three men
supporting Williams gave out exclus?
ively to The Timea-Dlspalch the follow?
ing statements:
Dr. J It McCrory, president of the]
Norfolk club?"I supported President
Williams because be looks to be the
best man for Hie position. After fully
Investigating Virginia Lvague affairs
1 am of t.ie opinion thut Mr. Williams I
has been rather badly handled by the'
rest of the league, fc-o (Irmly am 1 con- j
\ I need of this that I am for him, and j
him alone, from now on. No other man |
will satisfy Norfolk for tho position of
president. Before coming to Peters
burn 1 was open to conviction. 1 had
formed no opinion. I came to.- the pur- i
pose of doing what i considered the|
best tiling for the Interests of the Nor-1
folk club and the N Irglnta ritate
League. I believe that I have done i
this. I wish sincerely that the oth-r I
clubs had boon represented. They]
! would have been Just as (Irmly 1m
I pressed as 1 was."'
Dennis Pcrklr.son, member of the!
board of directors or the Cockade City
Baseball Corporation, reprusentlng the
Petersburg club??'Both myself and my
associates aro out and out Williams
na n Wo regard his election, not as a
triumph lor what some have pleased
to call the Williams faction, but tor tho
Virginia League. Williams for us all
the time, and there is no way to get ua
to change."
Blmore Heins, president of the Ron
noise club?"My position has been clear?
ly denned. Aside from my personal
regard for President Williame. I con?
sider htm an Ideal ollicial, onn who
win safeguard the interests of the
league and lead us to better things'.
Had It not been for his steady hand
at the wheel during the season of 11)10
the VArglnlu Dengue would not be in
1existence to-day."
When notified of the action of the
meeting yesterday, \V. B. Bradley, own?
er of the Richmond franchise, said
(hero was but one thing to do. He
la going to tnko the matter up with
tho National Board of Arbitration and
seek a ruling of that body This will
bo done Just as soon as tho minutes of
the meeting arc In hand.
Hcqulre Bonds From Clubs.
Probably the most drastlo action
taken by the meeting was that requir?
ing euch club to deposit with the pres?
ident of the league, cither a certified
check or a bond in aome reputubio
bonding company, for $1,000 an a guar
nnteo of good faith and intention to
conduct a ball club In the league
throughout the seaaon. Whoro caah Is
put up the money will be deposited to
tlm credit of the president in u sub?
stantial bank, and, at the end of the
season, the money, with aooruod in?
terest, will be retnruod to the oiub
owners.
It was pointed out that thto was!
common practice with every loague of
any standing in the country. Thoso'
who follow the gamo closely staled
that minor leagues throughout the
country had been through probably
the worst season in the history of
organized basoball. Many of the weak?
er organizations had succumbed, while
others, with more vitality just manag-1
ed to weether the storm. For this"
reason It was neoessary to retrench I
end protect those clubs in the loague'
with something at stake. Tho rules
of tho National Association of Profes-j
s-.onal Baseball Clubs hold the rest of!
tl.r lcaguo responsible for tho debts of
the defunct member. This now rule;
will be rigidly enforced, and any club'
not posting the forfeit by January 25'
will loso Its franchise, the leugiio re-!
serving the right to dispose of the
fionchlse as it sees fit.
Ab to I'm poncil Gnmci,
An amendment to tho constitution
was adopted requiring that all post?
poned games be played in the series
In which the postponement occurred,
except where It occurs on the last day
of the series, when the game will bo
played in the next succeeding series,
the home olub having the right to des- |
Ignate the day on which tho game la'
to be played, provided twelve hours''
notice be given the visiting club. I
Jack Orirom, old warhorse of tho
Virginia League, now representing a
sporting goodR house, was present to
toll tho merits of his goods. A com?
mittee, consisting of Roanoko, Peters-1
burg and Richmond was appointed to
consider the adoption of a ball. Tho
question of passes was also disousson
and a oommlttee consisting of Norfolk,
Richmond and Roanokc was named to
ronr.h some conclusion. The presldont
was Instructed to draft a schcdulo ami
report as early as possible. He was
also empowered to employ umpires for
the coming season.
Feeling secure In wSat ha-! been
accomplished, the meeting adjourned
?ubjeot to ib* call of the chair.
AMUSEMENTS
Academy.??TU? Three Twins,** nlKht
out}-.
UIJou?".Mm, WlfXBa "f ???? ? nil Inn* *
I'lMrll," milliner null nil-lit.
Tin- Mnrvcloun Russians.
There are dancers ana dancers and
dually, there are the Russian Dancers
Until lent night, comparatively few
of Richmond's tlieotro-Boers had beon
so fortunate as lo witness the almost
Incredible art of thuso marvolous peo?
ple, but now all of us who wore if
tho big audience at the Acadoray ol
.Music laat night whon tholr beauty
and trace astounded ub, renllzo to
What a height of art the accomplish?
ment of duiiclng may be elevated, and
understand why Now York laughod
wlmii CJertrudo Hoffman dared to ap?
pear with them.
Couple u cake walk with a Bong of
fjoorge Cohan's; compare the ordinary
toe. dancer witli a waltz of HoBchna'.i,
but search for it musloal setting appro?
priate for the dancing of these men
und women and ono unconsciously
thinks of grand opera.
And so laut night, "Thc Importal
Russian Bullet." for the tlrot part of
their program, danced, not snug, but
danced "The Tales of Hoffman" under
thu title "Coppollo," not to Offoubach'a
tu ore. but to an exquisite setting by
l*eo DulibcH. Not a word was spoken,
not a note sung, but so pcrfcot wus
the pantomime, so full of meaning was
every movement of the duncura' hands
and legs and lithe, supple bodies, that
the story told Itself, oven without the
assistance of the printed explanation.
To tho accompaniment of an orchestra
ol some twenty pieces, composed al?
most entirely of strings and wood
'wind Instruments, with only one or two
brasses, which was In Itself a thing
of puro delight, partly bceaiiHc of the
fact that, by Itt lightness und Joyous
j brilliance, It b< ? med to create Just the
musical atmosphere for the floating
swaying beauty of the duncers' grace,
the quaint Utile blory wae unfolded.
In hastily recalling the performance, it
is this wonderful graeo of the mem?
bers of the cast, as It were, that is
foremost In one's mind, yot thoro were
the mudly turning, leaping, spinning
figures of tho chorus, dancing an In?
tricate marurka, beginning apparent?
ly anywhere and ending In ? wild
j whirl with n stamp of booted and
I spurred foet at an entirely unexpected
I tieat In the meusure. while tho tympanl
i rumbled; there weie. six men who sat
SS motionless ai the dollu they repre?
sented for an Interminable time and
then went through tho motions of me?
chanical 'oys with thfi utmost clever
tjpHB, ar.J there was tho awakening of
Hie beautiful doll so skilfully Imitated,
anil nil of It artistic to the last de?
gree.
But In the second part, nil of tho
ilances wore striking, and there wns
nothing but dancing. In this part.
Mile. Hnlenn Schmolz, who had played
tho leading pnrt In the "CoppeHa,"
a^-am roused the a'idlence to enthu?
siasm.
Pretty, attractive, radiating mngnet
|6m, nnd perfectly costumed, ehe danced
with the lightness of a fluttering but- ',
ferity and with a personification of,
KTiice that Is Indescribable, and she
mudo even of toe dancing n thing of
in finita beauty. Of M. Alexander
Voiinlno It Is impossible to speak
moderately. The man to not only un?
usually good looking, but ho hao the
hguro of a light weight wrestler?
Apollo is only the dream of sculptors?
with tho most perfect legs that I have
ever seen, after years of observation
in gymnasiums and theatres, and he.
too. dnr.ee.] as ono Imagines they
danced on ParniEPus when Apollo,
Mercury, and Terpsichore really lived,
with a grace (thera la no other word)
almost i,.conceivable In n mac. The
??Polka Vlolelto," (Slrnuoa) danced by
thoao t)wo was a duet of wonderful,
well-nigh Impossible perfection. In
I deed. It was so perfect that tho house
I simply would not accept thelt many
1 bows, but made them dance It ngaln?
I the only encore grunted, though tho
: audience begged for many.
Miles. Plaskowlet7.kala and Kuhn
also danced alone and exquisitely, but
l a little girl of about twelve, ffro
. grammed as "I/a Petite Jamie," danced
! a number called a "Swan Variation."
j with music by Snlnt-Raens. that was
I simply tragic In Its art. She came on.
i all In white swnnsdown. pierced by
i an arrow, nnd Muttered about with
tiring wings, as one could believe her
little arms to be, until she sank to tho
floor, dead?a marvelous bit of panto?
mime, and particularly appealing In a
child.
The whole performance was artlstlo
to a high degree, and thoroughly do
lightful. One regrets only throo
things?that VoPne did not dance
I more, that the performance was for
I only ono night, and there were only
Amusements.
ACADEMY, To-Night
NIGHT ONLY.
Jos. M. Galtes's Magnlflcont Production,
Three Twins
Prices, 25c to $1.50. Scats now soiling.
BI JQU--This Week
Matinees Tue?., Th?rs., Sat.
The SucoeBs of Three Continents.
Mrs. Wiggs ,?hfe Cabbage Patch
A Fascinating Ktory of the Simple IJfe.
City Auditorium, Jan. 25th
DAVID BlSPItAM. DnrKniie.
nDXA DUNHAM, Soprano.
HARRY GIDBBRT, PLnnlni,
Holders of Red Cross tickets may
exchange them for reserved scat
coupon tickets on and after January
18 at The Corley Co.. 213 Bast Broad
Street.
filCHMOND. VIRGINIA
two hours or it. It would bo worth
seeing ?very night for a week.
\V. D. G.
Alm. Wlffg? I? Entrancing.
?Not quite now, but over welcoino.
"Mr*. Wiggs of tho Cabbage Patch"
last night began a -vor.k's ksHt-igMMC'
at the Bijou Thoutro. Not a single
word from thlu critic can add to the
popularity of thla veritable epic of th"
lower strata. It la done so nicely, l*
written with such precision and with
auch an Insight Into Just what might
happen among the people depleted,
that a criticism of this real master?
piece by Alice 11 eg.hi Ulce?the Klee
was added after the success of tho
book?would bu an affront to the hun?
dreds upon hundreds of people
who have gone, not once, but
twlco and then some more, to
hear the droll linos and to sue the droll
people whom this pocullurly gifted wo?
man lias writ ion Into hor story.
I No thorns grow on any of Mra.
Wlggs'a rosebushes. She Is the living,
I breathing Incarnation of tho old prov?
erb thnt nothing la so bad It could nol
I bo worse. She always sees the silver
| lining, regardless of how dark the dav
j may bo or how sombre or foreboding
I the conditions prevailing. In her cab?
bage patch she la supreme, and wol
' come la the straying guest, whether n
' bo the porsmbulntlng goat or the ubl
i pillions Mr. Ktubbliis, who rcfusos to
be removed oven with the friendly aid
of u freight train.
While some of the characters may be
moro nearly caricatures than Impot -
uonatloiis, to go Into this detail would
be to employ the hypercritical In a per
formancc which waa . so pleasing.
I through the very force of tho words
[ which the author nan written, mat
I every person present onioyed It.
Though playing at popular prices, the
I presenting company lust night wab ox
i collcnt. 'l rue some of the details of
the |1.50 show might have been lack?
ing, tut ihe present reviewer fallen
tu i.ot.e.. them, lie was too thorough?
ly interested in the play Itsolf, and mis
uftor bavtng witnessed It no loss than
(Ivo limes, with the Inimitable Mudga
1 Carr Cook aa the presiding genius of
I the patch.
Blanche Chapman (Mn. WijjKJ), mh?
11. Botll lLovcy Mary;?and sue is a
pretlj Lovoy Mary?.Minnie Milne iMn
Hazy), Thomas Alken Ulr. Btubblnsj
und several othera deserve inanttou.
Indeed, ?.very member of the bij, cam.
irom tho tiniest toitier to the stalely
ilibs Lucy, well looked t,y Marguerite
Wolf, deserves erbat t. it was a good
-how, weh i,rt??uiod. Everybody will
enjoy It unleso ovor>body Is so foolloii
us not to flu q
At the llmpLr?.
A number of star vaudovllle acts
make up tin program at the Kmplri
tins week, one of tho particularly
bright numbers bcir.K the tnusicul
and singing offering or the Foui Ko?o
mary am?, in itself it U peculiarly
deiiKhttui, and also because ol the ap>
pcarance of four really good looking
young women. The music provlde? ^
succession of del.gnta, harmony, und,
through It all there la a sustained
t.rtistlc tension that is pcfworfUl In
Us effoot. One girl plays the violin,
another the piano, still unoihci lh<
'cello, while tha fourth plays the plni
land does all the singing In the uet.
I The auccuas of the act was noticed
In every portion of the theatre.
I Another strong attraction la Bill Mc
j Dcrmott. Perfectly made up, U one
I may call the ntudled reproduction of
j il'o h'ng of tramps a perfect make
! up, McDermott proceeded to clean up
l with one of the wittiest monologues
j heard here In years In a quiet nnd
. convinolug style. Also McDermott
I displayed one of the best singing
voices likely to be heard In vaude
| vllle. It is of wide range and of tmu
jsual swectnees. lie scored a distinct
lilt.
I Following the ventrlloqulal coma
dlenne, Illld'i Hawthorne,, one of last
week's features, Harry McCormlck and
Nellie Wallace, a ventriloqulul duo, in
the most dltlicult position on tho bill,
completely won their audiences and
made n happy Impression. McCormlck
is a clover and thorough master of
the ventrlloqulal art, together wltti
having fine presence and personality,
whilo MIsb Wallace la oharmlngly
pretty In naturo'a gifts ond wears
tome beautiful govms.
Lcroy and Paul, In a elde-eplltttng
comedy bar act, added much to tho
general amusement, and Pope and Uno.
a man with an educated dog, complotefl
a gonerally excellent bill.
New motion pictures, evidencing tha
perfection of this popular stylo of en?
tertainment, completed perhaps the
moat pleasing bill yet offered at the
Empire.
?Three Twins" To-Nlght.
Thero is quite a bit of sentiment In
the "Thrca Twins," Joseph M. Galtes's
popular muElcol comedy, whloh Is the
attraction at the Academy to-night
that never falls to appeal to even the
most hardened theatre-goers. It I?
when Miss Maude Lambert singe "Cud?
dle l.'p a Little Closer, Lovoy Mine."
nnd nn aged man and woman In the
last net of llfa'n great drama totter
across the stogo lovingly clinging to
on,, another, that tho auditor Is almost
moved to teats.
Makes Volnntary Assignment.
\ I^peclni to The Times-Dispatch.)
i Lynchburg. Va., January lb.?Tho A
j M. fch.mer Wagon Company made a vol
i untary assignment to-day to A. B. Per
jcey, trustee, for the benefit of Its cred?
itors. Its liabilities arc ostlmatod at
1 15,300, and It is bel'eved that nssots will
1 realize enough to pay all claims In full.
Woodberry Forest Defeated.
I Special to The Times-Dispatch, i
Charlottesvillc, Va., January 16.?The
Jefferson School bnnkotball team de?
feated tho Woodberry Forest team on
the lntter's floor to-day, 11.to 10.^ Mi
a contest between Junior teams Wood?
berry won, 18 to 9.
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