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edRICHMOND'S OWN THEATiERef jffiQSQ OgUURELeMAtN'a1 Ifrux me people fob rut pedpue I I Phone Mad,2793f-Lh,si-Cliff Edwards, famed internationally as Ukelele Ike” and featured in a number of notable New York musical comedy successes, will be one of the principal attractions next g i week at the new Mosque, Laurel and s. Main Streets. “Les Miserables,” d from Victor Hugo's masterpiece, reported to be the finest picture ever made in Europe and acclaimed on 1 Broadway as one of the year’s best ,s productions, will be the specialJPr-escreen feature. Additionality, as an added attraction, the Mosque will iresent the Lilies of the Field Bal-et Caprice, heralded as the funniest r- act in vaudeville, and there will be I, a number of supplemental features.Cliff Edwards was one of the main contributors to the success of such hits as “Sunny,” Lady Be Good,” ■ and others. He is without a peer, j f even in Hawaii, as a performer on j d the ukelele, and his appearance here ,u will be characterized by many of, o the newest song hits presented in his it inimitable style. “Ukelele Ike” has;?. a personality all his own, a voice un-1 l- commonly flexible, and his mastery E of the nke is cause for amazement.p He has elevated the little instrumentl.i to a high place in syncopated music, j I Les Miserables” is reported to bea masterful production, done on a gigantic scale—-a Universal Film de France and successor to Universal's t. memorable picturization of “The a Hunchback of Notre Dame.” It is ■” the storv of a tremendous revolution,■Ifiery romance and the great heart of , . Jean Valjean, Many critics have _ declared “Les Miserables” the finest ; drama ever filmed and its appearance in Richmond is an event of unusual ■ note. With the various additional 1 attractions, the bill probably will ’ j, prove the best yet presented at the II Mosque. j0 11 i» I HENRICO COUNTY, VA.
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Richmond Planet
Richmond, Virginia, US
Sat, Nov 19, 1927
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