“Richard The Great.”

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16 Mins.; Full Stage. It’s rather a late date for the metropolitan debut of “Richard,” a trained chimp whose routine contains many of the tricks introduced by the predecessors, besides a number of others that look new for a monk. “Richard” opens with the familiar table scene, after he rides a bicycle, roller skates and “walks” a large ball, the latter section being featured. “Richard” also undresses himself and shows more than the average animal intelligence in supervising the erection of his apparatus, used in conjunction with the ball riding. He guides the latter up an incline, over a see-saw and down a flight of steps. “Richard” is a good as the best in his line and much better than the average. He should have arrived with the pilgrim monks. Even now he’s a good attraction, great for the kinds and interesting to the elders.

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