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THEATRICAL NOTES
The 1914-15 season at the Jeff«*rsoi
theatre, the Klaw & Erlanger housi
of amusement, begins this week, tin
box office to open Monday morning foi
the sale of seats for the first attrac
tion, “Adele,” the musical hit. whirl
will be presented for matinee and even
ing Wednesday.
Manager R. S. Douglas has gat here
about him assistants for the seaso
who have been with him for sometim
ana men who are capable of handiin
their respective ends of the work. Mon
roe Meyer will be his principal aflsis
tant for the season, being right at hi
elbow in the handling of the house
especially the stage. Prof. Frank Dav
irison has had his orchestra in prac
tice for sometime and is ready for th
season, which promises to be most in
teresting.
While it is not deemed advisable tc
give out the list of attractions that
are en route to Birmingham it can be
elated there are numerous productions
scheduled to visit Birmingham which
promise to prove most entertaining.
Obstacles are not expected and confi
dence that the season will be most
profitable to the public as well as the
producers, is expressed.
One of the early bookings at the
kr= .. ...
Jefferson theatre is David Warfield ir
his elaborate revival of “The Auction
e* r.“ Mr. Warfield’s present tour
which includes only a few of the prin
cipal cities in each section of the coun
try. will mark his first appearance ir
the south where he last played “The
Music Master” five years ago.
Klaw & Erlanger will present theli
Mg New York musical comedy success,
“Oh! Oh! Delphine,” here soon. The
piece is in three acts; the book and
lyrics by C. M. S. McLellan and music
1 y Ivan Caryl, author and composer of
“The Pink Lady” and "The Little Cafe,”
founded on the French farce, “Villa
Primrose." by George Berr and Marcel
Guillemaud.
Even the pafrons who know from ex
perience that each succeeding season
A1 G. Field has made his minstrel pro
duction new and unique, are invariably
surprised wrhen the annual announce
ment Is repeated that the performance
will be “another new show.” He will
be here shortly.
Coming to the Jefferson theatre soon
is "Today.“ the vital and vivid drama
of New York life by George Broad
hurst and Abraham Schonier. "Today”
is described as a dramatic and some
what startling exposition of a certain
phase of New York life, the existence
Wednesday MNiome Sept. 23
RETURN PERSISTENT DEMAND
NEW ERA PRODUCING COMPANY, Inc.,
Joi. P. Bickarton, Jr., Managing Director
PRESENTS
THE SPARKLING OPERETTA
Book by Paul Herve. Music by Jean Briquet
SAME NOTABLE CAST
CAROLYN THOMSON JOHN PARK
FELIX HANEY iClAE PHELPS LOTTIE VINCENT
RALPH NAIRN JULES EPAILY STEPHEN W. STOTT
and FAMOUS "CHORUS OF PRIMA »ONNAS"
SAME MAGNIFICENT PRODUCTION
SAME AUGMENTED ORCHESTRA
ONE SOUD YEAR IN NEW YORK
NOTE TO THE PUBLIC
To meet general conditions I hare arranged to offer this attraction at 91.50
priced Instead of $2. This in unusually attractive, as this Is the identical
organization 1 played last sprint; at 9- a sent. !
It. S. DOUGLAS,
Matinee—25c fo $1.00 Seals On Sale
rriLca. Night—25c to $1.50 Monday
l __
THURSDAY "JEST SEPTEMBER 24 I
Lew Field’s All Star Co.
Direct From Its Sensational Run of 150 NIGHTS AT
j THE BROADWAY THEATER, NEW YORK |
I VIRGINIA EVANS
RUTH HARRIS
FLORENCE CRIPPS
BESSIE HOBAN
DAVY JONES
LESTER BERNARD
RALPH EDWARDS nr.«B^.T^,LPER,N(i
LOUIS ARCHER BROADWAY BEAUTIES
ROGER McKENNA
i AI Fannie the Hah Rah Boy* and tha
STEDMAN & STEDMAN SEE s^op.udSt^M8p'“'
15 Stars 1000 Laughs 50 Sirenic Beauties
PANDA AND YOUNG
Whirlwind Tango and Maxlxe Dimrern, From the Jnrdln De Dnnae, N. Y.
|i‘ PPTrFQ* Matinee.SBc to 91.50 SEATS ON SALE
I I XVlV/£iO« Night .25c to 92.00 TUESDAY j
Mli™11 Tuesday Sept. 29 **%
A Three-Act Drama
ocky
I With Musical Specialties
I Also Music By the 26th Regiment W. O. W. £
Band
BENEFIT COMPANY C., U. R. WOODMEN f
OF THE WORLD
Tickets On Sale at Leading Drug Stores
| Coupon Given to Each One Attending For a
Prize Drawing After the Show |
. \
AMUSEMENTS AT BIRMINGHAM THEATRES
Felix Hanley and chorus with “Adele,” at Jefferson Wednesday matinee and night
of which lias never been denied. It is
not a white slave drama. It is an
Intensely human document, as true as
it is human.
The many admirers of AI H. Wilson,
the celebrated singing German dialect
comedian, who will be seen at the Jef
ferson theatre, will be delighted to
learn that he Is presenting his greatest
success, “When Old New York Was
Dutch," with new embellishments and
singing numbers. Probably no offer
ing heretofore given by this favorite
comedian has met with such flattering
eulogies as this quaint story of New
York s cradle days.
The Lyric bill of next week contains
three legitimate headliners, Including
the greatest individual act of the sea
son in Bickel and Watson, the boys
who make #Zlegfeld's Follies Famous.
Their presentation of the German music
master travesty is a roaring laugii
from end to end, as everyone knows
who has seen the team in the follies
or since it started in vaudeville. Per
kins’ monkey and dog pantomime is
another excellent animal act, and of
be composed of qualified vocalists and at
the same time women of good looks. Ad
vance reports further state that “Adele”
will be one of the best costumed shows
of the year, being, it is said, a veritable
fashion plate for advance Paris styles.
Scat sale starts Monday.
To meet with general conditions, Man
ager Douglas of the Jefferson theatre
has been advised by telegraph from New
York to make the prices for the engage
ment of “Adele” 26 cents to $1.50, instead
of 50 cents to $2.
“HANKY PANKY” IS
HERE THIS WEEK
Entertaining Musical Show Will Be
at Jefferson Theatre Thursday
Matinee-Night
“Hanky Panky,” with its famous all
star cast and chorus of beautiful girls,
will be seen at the Jefferson theatre on
Thursday, matinee and night. Froth, frol
ic and fun are paramount in this mos<
nia" introduces the Wriggle Slaters,
played by Florence Cripps and Ruth Har
ris. Two Germans. Herman Bierscheis
ter (Lester Bernard) and Wilhelm Raus
mitt (Davy Jones) come there with one
Bumpsky (Ralph Edwards) to try to sell
Wallingford a mummy. The mummy
comes to life and proves to be Cleo
patra (Virginia . Evans), who thinks she
recognizes in Wallingtofrd (Ai Stedman)
her own Marc Antony. She promptly ap
propriates him, much to the jealous dis
gust of Wallingford’s secretary, Clorinda
Scribblem (Fannie Stedman), who spouts
bad poetry and writes worse.
In the mist of the excitement Blackie
Daw (Jack Allman) arrives and threat
ens Wallingford unless he shares his af
fluence with him. Wallingford then de
cides to r.eturn to Chicago and thither
he goes and takes them all with him.
The next act shows them all back in
Chicago and shows the campus of Chica
go university and the famous old Ynle
fence. Here Rausmitt and his friends,
I Bierheister and Bumpsky, come to see
the son of Rausmitt, who is a student
in the college. The younger Rausmitt is
a regular rah rah boy and he and his
college friends give his father and his
friends some very anxious moments.
In addition to the musical numbers that
have made this piece famous, "The Ser
pentine tango,*’ that was such a sensa
tional hit at the Winter Garden in New
York last winter, has been added and
several dancers from the Jardin de Danse
will illustrate all the newest dances that
have made the Jardin de Danse the most
famous place of its kind in the world.
Seat sale starts Tuesday.
FINE VAUDEVILLE
IS LYRIC OFFERING
Popular Playhouse Presents Marvel
ous Manchurians and the Famous
Salon Singers on Same Bill
The lyric this week promises to sur
pass in its offering either of the bills
since the house opened. There are two’
great headliners in the first place, a
third feature act and four others that
will prove highly diverting and enter
taining. Coupled with the splendid Pathe
Weekly news pictures, an ^offering of the
highest class will be presented. It is
rated as an all star cast of acts.
Five Chinamen hanging by their queues
and performing marvelous tricks and
feats of strength and daring is one of
the features of the act called the Mar
velous Manchurians, presented here for
the first time by Bryand C’heerbert. The
Manchurians perform innumerable un
usual feats, many startling acrobatic
turns and much novel and entertaining
juggling. It is the greatest Chinese acro
batic act of the world, and discounts
the usual theory that the Chinese are in
ferior in strength and size. A gorgeous
stage setting is provided for the act.
The Salon Singers are a quartet of
vocalists and the accompanist, and prob
ably the finest singing that the Lyric
has ever heard will be found there this
week. The act was the joint feature of
the Chautauqua with William Jennings
r Bryan, and is a great favorite every
where. The programme includes Carmen
by the quartet: "A Little Love, A Little
I Kiss." by Miss Matzeno, soprano; "On
\ the Road to Mandalay,’’ by Mr. Bailey,
■ baritone; nO, Promise Me,’’ by Miss Bax
• ter, contralto; "Then You’ll Remember
Me,” by Mr. Saner, tenor, and the fa
mous quaret from Rigoletto. Each of
» the singers enjoys a splendid reputation
> as artists and the programme has been
judiciously selected to offer A combina
l tion of classical and popular music.
Dan Bruce and the Margo Duffett com
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A1 and Fannie Steadman in “Hanky Panky," at Jefferson Thursday mati
nee and night
I fort two excellently trained dogs as
well as a large corps of assistants, both
monkeys and dogs. Will Roehm’s ath
letic girls is the third of the features
for the week.
McIntyre anti Heath, who have for
40 years been highly successful stage
partners in the delineation ot' quaint
negro characters, will be at the attrac
ticr at the Jefferson this season in
George V. Hobart’s and Jean Schwartz's
especially humorous musical comedy,
"The Ham Tree." which has been fully
revised and brought up to date by the
authors and elaborately staged under
the direction of Ned Wayburn.
“ADELE” TO OPEN THE
JEFFERSON SEASON
Successful Operetta Will Be the At
traction Wednesday Matinee and
Night at New Prices
The return engagement of Herve's and
Briquet’s operetta, “Adele,” when Joseph
P. Bickerton, Jr., managing director of
the New Era Producing. Inc., will offer
this delightful work at the Jefferson the
atre Wednesday, matinee and night, will
be welcomed by local theatregoers. The
fame of “Adele” music after a run of
one solid year in New York has preceded
it everywhere, and it is to the great
credit of this organization that many
music lovers are already thoroughly fa
miliar with the gems of the operetta.
It is said that the performance of
“Adele" is like the bubbling over of a
fountain. It is from the beginning a
musical treat of songs and dances with
enough spice in the plot to keep the
audience in merriment between the mu
sical numbers. It is with a degree of
pleasure that many will welcome the re
turn of that exceedingly well balanced
cast which Mr. Bickerton has held intact
for this engagement.
Miss Carolyn Thomson will be seen once
more in her delightful rendition of the I
role of “Adele." Mr. Park will be re- j
welcomed in the part of tlie baron; Ste
phen \V. Stott will be seen in the part
of Robert; Miss Mae Phelps will appear
as Myrianne; Mr. Felix Haney as Par
aniceau and Jules Epailly and Ralph
Nairn will both reappear i:. the parts in
which they were last seen here. Others
in the cast are Dorothy Betts. Jean Mann,
George L. Willson, Mabel Silver, Lena
Voght, W. J. Reynolds, Sydney Davis,
Bee Hughes, Edna Orth, Will Collins
and Marie Barrett.
Mr. Bickerton prides himself in the
selection of a chorus, which is said to
JAMES WEATHERLY IS TRI E AND
TRIED. HE HAS KEEN FAITHFUL
TO THE PEOPLE AND THEY WILL
HE TRI E TO HI At.
famous and successful of all the Lev
Fields shows. It is described as a jum
ble of jollification, but it is also goo<
clean burlesque in its best fori#. Tt 1
a sequel to "Get-Rich-Qulek Walling
lord" and as a parody on that papula
play has oven the original beaten fo
sli* or humor.
Th* opening scene takes place in th
gardens of Wallingford’s villa on th«
Thames in England, where he is suy
rounded by the money-mad nobility an<
chorus girls. A charming number, "Ter
|I_
■_■
Marvelous Manchurians, great head! ine feature at the Lyric this week
t - ' . ■* .
pany will present a thrilling sketch. “A
Corner In Wireless,” as one of the fea
tures of the bill. The sketch has to dc
with the story of a young inventor of a
wireless that will send and deliver to any
specified destination without fear of ar
outsider “butting in.” Inventor, sweet
heart and the proud parent are trapped
on the roof of a 45-story building in New
York, and the only way to save the
parent’s fortune is the successful opera
tion of the wireless, which naturally gain*
the consent for the marriage. The scenic
effects are said to be very clever and
striking, showing New York harbor, the
Statue of Liberty and other features of
New York. The members of the com
pany are unusually talented performers,
and the comedy is excellent.
Ben Ryan and Harriette Lee promise to
be the comedv riot of the bill in “You’ve
Spoiled It.” They^are a team of vaude
ville singers and dancers who recently
created a sensation on Broadway with
their cleverness and originality.
Parillo and Prabito, street singers of
the wandering type, which brings back
| recollections of old Italy; Charles D.
; Weber, the ed^entric juggler, who is a
favorite here, and Alf Holt, a German
comedian with a quantity of quality con
versation. and parodies, complete the bill.
The Pathe Weekly news service is a fea
ture that every patron of the theatre
is beginning to enjoy immensely.
——— -•
MUSICAL COMEDY
SAID TO BE GOOD
“The Gay Morning Glories” Glory in
a Reputation for Class—Good Re
ports from New Orleans
Heralded as the best of the musical
comedies that has been to the Dauphlne
i?i New Orleans or the Lyric in Mem
phis, ‘‘The Gay Morning Glories” comes
to the Bijou this week. The chorus has
come in for words of praise in both
the other southern cities where the
show has appeared; the comedy has
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been well spoken of In both cities, anil
the costumes and scenic Investure havtl
icceived their share of the good word) I
spoken by the critics. All in all, tJuM
show has been classed as the bestJM|
the four so far this season, wl^Rll|
means a good deal to the follower^™!
musical comedy.
‘ The Gay Morning Glories” comes H
three parts, the first a farce corned'
in one act. “This Is the Life.” in whb
Arthur Connelly, Anna Meek, An*
Hart, Bert Walker and J. G. Gibs.,
star. The muaicnl numbers in this par
include “Swell Society,” “Holty, Toit
Boy. ’ “Widow Wise,” "Queen of So
oiety.” “The Straight Man," “Tell Then
I'm the Same Old Paddy,” “Do It Wit!
Me," “All the Girls Are Lovely by thl
Sea,” “Harmony Bay.”
The second part Includes a special?
by Annie Hart, noted for years as on
I of the cleverest Irish comediennes o
the stage, and a great favorite every*
where; J. G. Gibson and Adele Rannej
ns the two masqueraders in “Mardl
Gras Night,” which is very clever ani
acceptable, and Wells brothers, must
'cal mokies, offer a specialty that wai
a hit in both other southern cities. t
The third part is "A Day in the Bar
racks,” a military travesty in whiel
I the action is swift and clever, com
plotes the show. In this part there ar<
several musical numbers, including
“You Have to Be a Fighting Man.*
“Mike McCool.” “Underneath a Shsdi
Tree,” “The Turkish Rag.” "The Iris*
County Fair” and “The Dashing Can*
tain Boom.” 1
Good words are spokerf by the news
rnpers of the chorus, both as regard!
its looks and the manner in which th!
management has costumed the girls
and the chorus girls also had a largi
number of kind words spoken for theiJ
looks and ability to sing and dance. j
The Thursday matinee is lady’s dai
at the Bijou and the house is alwav!
filled with the fair sex. Kach lady ac
companing the holder of a paid coupon
ticket is admitted free of charge at th<
Thursday matinee. There are perform
ances nightly, commencing Monaa\|
and matinees Tuesday, Thursday an!
Saturday.
.....
." " ”"-1 -'Wilfel
ANNA MEEK
With “Gay Morning Glories,” at the Bijou this week
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iOttCs.Otcl KEITH VAUDEVILLE iNIGHTLYl
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DAILY "Z 5 *
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MARVELOUS .RB'Tf.ST rmVESE v WOBt,n J
MANCHURIANS
ALF HOLT I CHAS. D. WEBBER
The Master Mimic I Great Eccentric .lutf&ler
j| ALL STAR "BILL || -
RYAN & LEE Bruce & Duffett Co.
In a MiikIchI Comedy, In a Senaatlonal Scenic Hit,
^YOr SPOILED IT****A CORNER IN WIRELESS** |
PARILLQ & FRABITO, Street Singers
PATHE WEEKLY NEWS SERVICE
ELECTION RETURNS WILL BE GIVEN MONDAY NIGHT
Home of Music and Comedy
'^^^~^~^ELECT^O^^^ETURN^1wONDAY~^^G^^^~>~^^,~^,~~,
One of the Snappiest Shows on the Columbia Circuit \
GLINES AND LALOR’S j
“Gay A1 ormrui
Glories ARTHUR connolly
| New Orleans and Memphis Say: “The Season’s Best”
Broadway’s Famous Beauty Chorus and All the Latest
Songs, Music and Dances
PRICES REDUCED]
NIGHTS MATINEES I
Any Seat in CAp Any Seat in OR-1
Orchestra Ovv Theatre *oV I
K -.i *f ■

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