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LYRIC PATRONS ARE
PLEASED WITH HILL
The Lyric bill for this first half of
the week is pleasing the patrons of
this snug little theatre, with its five
unusually good offerings. The headliner.
“A Ragtime Dining Car.'* played by old
favorites to Birmingham, Howard and
Fields, assisted by Oscar T^e. A black -
fared act usually gets across, and this
one is especially well upholstered with
humorous lines.
"The Harmony Four/' consisting of two
pretty girls and two young men. did lots
of dancing, sang some peppy songs and
the feminine half of the quartet wore
lovely clothes.
Haven and France in “Harmony and
Instrumental" lore, were quick to win
hands for applause.
Truck and Claire are just what they are
hilled as being. “An Acrobatic Innova
tion.’’ They joke all the time that they
LOEW’StbA&°tre
Vaudeville, 3:30, 7, 9 P. M.
Afternoon, 10c, 15c. Night. 10c, 20c,
30c—War Tax Included.
Gorgeous production
“THE OWL"
MINIATURE MUSICAL COMEDY
McMAHON SISTERS. Singers
MARTIN & COURTNEY Travesty
VICKERS SISTERS. Songs—Piano
McGOOD Sl CO., Billiard Pastimers
GLADYS BROCKWELL
in ‘‘CHASING RAINBOWS”
'Mi
NOW PLAYING
1
ZANE GREY’S
Most Powerful Story
“DESERT
GOLD"
ALCAZAR
10 and 20 Cents
Coming
Thursday, Friday
and Saturday
Another Big: Riot of Fun and
Laughter
“UpinAIf’s
Place”
The Very Latest
\ '
Mack Sennett
Comedy
Featuring
CHARLES MURRAY
JIM FINLAYSON
HARRIET HAMMOND
MACK SENNETT’S
BATHING BEAUTIES
Shown in Addition to the Reg
ular Big Strand Programme
10 & 20 Cents!
Nearly Everybody Goes to the Strand.'
Do You?
are resting: after their strenuous stunts,
i Selma f;rants, the renowned lady jug
-'ler, perform* feats that would make a
| man juggler ashamed of his act. She
j is certainly possessed of nerve and alert
ness.
The magazine screen that tills out the
! .11 at the Lyric is always up-to-date and
j enjoyable.
‘ The bill for the first half of the week
at the Bijou is one of the best seen here
! in some time, and the programme is un
j usually weil balanced, and each perform
i ance is being witnessed by large, crowds.
“The Owl,” with its attractive girls.
! beautiful costumes, songs and dancings,
is one of the most attractive features of
11hevbill. Phil Adams receives much ap
piaufee with his excellent comedy and
: unique impersonations. Bradley Martin
and Jssie Courtney in their “bits of
travesty,” furnish much of the humor
| of the bill, while the McMahon sisters,
: billed as exponents of real harmony,
were enthusiastically received, rendering
1 melodies old and new.
Violet and Mary Vickers, assisted by
j Pave Dillon, in a pleasing singing and
i dancing act, open the bill. Beautiful
costumes and graceful dancing of the
girls, together with the comedy of the
masculine member, put t|he act over in
splendid style.
The gymnasitc act of McOood and com
pany, composed of two men and a dainty
| miss, introduces some amazing feats of
The Dramatic Queen of
DOROTHY
DALTON
GOOD FEATURES ON
BIJOU PROGRAMME
TODAY
the Screen
In
“L’APACHE”
The Most Sensational Picture Thi*
Great Star Has Ever Appeared in
Paris Again Is
“Gay Paree”
T) ARIS again is “gay Paree.”
And “gay Paree” is in
“L’Apache.”
The Paris of the dance, the revel,
the wine and the laughter.
The Paris of the Apache, with
? his fierce love, his fierce hate, his
quick dagger in the dark.
This picture has it all, and the
inevitable clash when the two
worlds meet.
Don’t miss Dorothv Dalton in a
fascinating new role of life in the
j lights and shadows of “gay Paree.”
Added Attractions
KATHERINE STANG
Premiere Violiniste
Pathe News Topical Tips
10 ami 20 Cents I
Nearly Everybody Goes to the
Strand. Do You?
I
The Popular Joy House of Birmingham
B. F. KEITH ATTRACTIONS
“Come On Down”
Aivii.lE FOR THIS WEEK
I
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1 U C.O. - V¥ L.U.
TUCK and CLAIRB
An Acrobatic Innovation
HAVEN and FRANCE
In Harmony and Instrumental
HOWARD and FIELDS
and OSCAR LEE
A Ragtime Dining Car
HARMONY FOUR
_Dancing and Singing
SELMA BRAATZ
Renowned Lady Juggler
Screen Magar.ine
3—SHOWS DAILY—3
1 OUK3. - fKl. - J>AI.
THE NORVELLES
An Artist's Studio
HOWARD and SADLER
Hamonious Comedy “Wedding BeJU”
SAMPSON and DOUGLAS
Original Nonsensical Oddity
T1LYOU and ROGERS
in “Show Me”
BILLY EOUNCER
His Famous Bounding Contest
International News
POPULAR PRICES
Engagemeni Extraordinary^
Katherine Stang
Premiere VIoliniste
formerly of the
Winter Garden
New York
PROGRAMME TODAY
Spanish Dance—^Rehfeid
“Dear Old Pal of Mine”
“Annie Laurie”
BIG PICTURE PROGRAMME IN ADDITION
STjUmKD
lO AND 20 CENTS
\
NEARLY EVERYBODY COES TO THE STRAND. DO YOU?
strength and skill, and is presented in
a most original manner.
"Chasing Rainbows,” starring Gladys
Brock well. Is the picture feature, while
f organ and orchestral selections complete
.'this splendid bill.
DOROTHY GISH IN
“TURNING THE TABLES”
L>orothy Gish, the inimitable comedi
enne and famous? as the Little Disturber,
is the star at the Colonial theatre today
in her latest Paramount-Artcraft pro
duction, Turning the Tables,” a new
oraedv which is being shown In Birming
ham for the first time today,
j Miss Gish is recognized as one of the
greatest comediennes the screen has ever
known. Her charming personality and
peppev stories have won her a hgih place
in the affection of movie fans.
In 'Turning the Tables*' she has one
of the best roles of her career. She is
seen as a rich young girl, whose aunt
is her guardian. Auntie Is an enthusi
ast about spooks and things like that and
spends niece's money without any
qualms at all.
Then she falls for a fake medium and
the niece learns just how fast her money
is disappearing. How niece circumvents
auntie, saves her money and marries the
boy ne\t door makes a sypieal Gish com
edy. delightful from start to finish.
"Turning the Tables” will be a the
Colonial today and tomorrow only.
LAST OPPORTUNITY
TO SEE “1/APACHE”
Movie fans have their last opportunity
today to see Dorothy Dalton, the greatest
emotional actress on the screen, in one of
Jie greatest productions she has ever ap
peared in. "17Apache,” a story of Paris,
the Paris of the days before the war
when Montmarte and the Moulin Rouge
were internationally famous.
Mis. Dalton Is cast in a dual role that
oermits her every opportunity for artistic
lepictfon, and the great artiste lias over
looked none of her opportunities.
*■”17Apache” is an absorbing’drama from
>tart to finish, and an excellent cast ap
pears in support of the star. Miss Dalton
is cast as Helen Armstrong, an Ameri
can girl, and Natalie Rourgo;. also an
Vmerican, who has been forced into a
marrinsre with Jean, the head of a hand
if Parisian Apaches.
One night Helen and Natalie meet. The
former is struck by the resemblance and
persuades Natalie to impersonate her
and meet her grandfather. Natalie starts
and Helen’s paramour, a millionaire, is
murdered by Jojui. Helen herself com'
nits suicide.
The police arrest Natalie, thinking her
Tfelen, but during- the trial she eis ac
jiiitfed and finds happiness. “Crooked
straight” and “Up in Alt’s Place,’’ a
Mack Sennett farce, will he shown
Thursday.
SENNETT BEAUTIES
COMING TO STRAND
Mack Sennett's famous coterie of bath
ing beauties are seen as gymnasium girls
in the latest Paramount-Serinett comedy,
“Up in Alf’s Place,’* which is coming to
the Strand theatre Thursday, Friday and
Saturday.
They appear in many athletic poses led
by pretty Harriet Hammond, who Is sup
posed to be the instructor in a gymnasium
run in connection with Comedian Jim
Finlay son’s beauty parlor.
Charlie Murray, propiietor of a delica
tessen shop, and Kala Pasha, the big fel
low with the whiskers and, In the picture.
NEXT WEEK
TRIANON:
oievotion in i
, rnptv shanvs 1
jealousy tn.
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“The Brat” is the best
thing that Nazimova has
ever done. The screen’s
greatest artist is pre
sented for the first time
in her astonishing career
in the role of an American
girl.
PRECEDING FIRST
PARADE AT 10 A M
PERFORMANCE
Doors Open at land 7 P M Pertormanccs at 2 snd 8 P. M.
ONE TICKET ADMITS TO ALL JfHP.ISP.W"
BIG
CIRCUS
DAY
WEDNESDAY,
NOVEMBER
ONLY BIG
circus COMING
TO BIRMINGHAM
Downtown Sate of Tickets Circus Day at HAGAN-DUNLAP DRUG STORE,
Comer Third Avenue and Twentieth Street. Same Prices ns at Grounds.
Woes of a Pink Chemise
Told“Up in Mabel’s Room”
So many things happen “Up In Ma
bel’s Koob, ' and so many people went
there to see what happened, that there
is probably hardly a playgoer in the
United States who is not eagerly await
ing the appearance of this celebrated
i farce, which scored so great a success
j in New York last season. There is,
i therefore, much anticipation of the.
• forthcoming production of “Up Irt Ma
bel’s Room’’ at the Jeffer.-nr. heatre on
Friday and Saturday nig*. and Sat
urday matinee, under the direction of
A. if. Woods.
Mr. Woods, probabiy the most suc
cessful of theatrical managers, is spe
cially noted for his genius in selecting
the kind of farce that the American
'public loves, and he has never made a
more astute choice than “Up In MabclU.
Room/*
The play is in three acts, and the
work, of Wilson Collison and Otto Har
bach.
The 'action takes place in a Country
home on Luiog Island. The plot of the
play may be briefly described as a pur
suit of a troublesome lady's garment
that threatened to disrupt the married
life of a young benedict and his wife.
The play abounds in screamingly funny
•-■itu- lions, in ingenious entanglements
and brilliant lines, it is superbly acted
and splendidly produced. Feminine
playgoers tv ill find it a perfect revela
tlon of the very latest in gown:. |
• Tp In Mabel's Room" comes to the
Jefferson direct from its long and.
prosperous run at the Eltlnge theatre, I
New York, where it was one of the
most pronounced hits of last season. ,
■T in Mabel's Room is in three acts,
and is described as a frivolous farce ot
f. mi-line foibles. The production is an |
elaborate one. and it will be inter- !
pr .jcd by a notable cast of Broadway i
{:* vorites.
NAZIMOVA IN “THE BRAT”
AT TRIANON NEXT WEEK
"The-, brat,” Nazimova s latest produc
tion .and the best thins she ha* 6vyor done
will bo the extraordinary attraction at
the Trianon one week, beginning next
Monday.
■ The Brat*' is the first of Nazimovas
screen or stage impersonations that pro
sent a her as an American girl. Her great •
fame hitherto lias been derived from por
trayals of T^atirt and other European ami
Asiatic types; but as a real American
I girl,'the product of ^crowded city. sl,o
revealed anew her extraordinary anility •
as a feminine virtuoso of the emotions.
1 The story relates the experiences of !
•‘the brat,” a nameless girl who loses her
job In the chorus and who, east forth
into a pitiless world, in first insulted by I
a masher and then haled to the night j
court on a. trumped up charge. There |
an author in search of “local color ’ and j
especially for a heroine for bis forth- l
com: s' novel. rescues her and takes her
to hits a riatocrat ie homo.
X , • f -i ■ 11<Ishi;• ripens into love ars
■tilt brat” shows pretty noon that be
neath her rough ami slangy evterior she
is woman with tenderness and warm j
svtnpathv. She saves the author’s ne’er- <
do-well brother from the consequences of •
his follies and in the end brings tna
novelist to a pealte; tion that he loves
her and cannot live without" her.
Maximovas acting is superb, and her
wonderful characterization is heightened
V,,. <i|le generally humorous quality of
the subtitles, which convey "the brat’s"
odd collection of slang phrases and
whimsical philosophy. Mr, Bryant, as
,hc tar’s leading man in the role of
MacMillan Forrester, the absent-minded
but likeable author, is splendid.
The entire production has been made
upon a lavish scale.
“Tiger Rose Laming to
the Jefferson Next Week
One of the most important of the new
things theatric that will find its was
to the local theatres is Willard Mack s
"Tiger nose," which is to be offered at
the Jefferson next Monday and Tues
day, with a Tuesday matinee, by David
Belasco, which he presents 'he origins,
production with a cast he 'd,ed by Mari.1
Ascaraga and Ulmer Grandin, two play
ers of repute, who will havuythe assist
ance of Bernard McOwon, J. J- Bertin,
Frank Bryan, John Drury, Arnold l’ris
coe, Clayton Karl, Helen l.ewls and
Arthur J. Woods, to aid in the unfold
ing of the tense story which is said to
teem with remarkable and wonderful
a bolshevist leader, tre quartered it tin:
same building.
The cast includes nearly nil o! Mack
Sennett’s well known fun makers, and
the action is said to be fast and uuvc'ts,
as well as abounding in unusually tnirtn
ful situations.
“WHEN BEARCAT WENT
DRY”—TRIANON
Thrills, suspense, love, hate and pul
sating drama, all so to ma!«e one of the
l est pictures of the mountain people r lat
has come to Birmingham for a long time,
“When Bearcat. Went Pry.” Jt is a stor>
of the people of the hills, staged in a
—NOW—
:TR! APIOSM:
_______________
The Most Popular
Picture in Town
A story of strong men
and strong women—who
know how to love and
know how to hate.
TODAY
AND THURSDAY
DOROTHY GISH
In her newest Paramount
Artcraft Special Feature
i
ike Tables"
Never shown in Birming
ham before.
Added Attractions:
‘‘BURTON HOLMES
TRAVALOGUE”
“PARAMOUNT
MAGAZINE”
COLONIAL
10 AND 15 CENTS
stage effects and presents the illusion
of life and a play on the elemental
I passions in a most absorbing and en
trancing manner.
The play tell familiar tales of the
1 Canadian north went, of its royal
mounted police, possesses an element of
i novelty, which has been effectively
seized upon by its producer, and con
trives to *tbrill its auditors from start
i to finish, in a manner seldom equalled
and never surpassed by any former
Belasco play, in fact, reviewers have
| claimed that “Tiger Rose” is the best
in which the wizardy of this master of
stagecraft has been exercised.
most realistic manner, with none of the
uncouth charm (if there is such a queer
blend of charm possible) of the mountain
eer lost to the audience. It is a tale of
love, of hate and lawlessness made tame
by the powerful toJch of a woman's hand,
ZANE GREY’S “DESERT
GOL D” A LC AZ A R
Every reader of Zane Grey's best hook,
“Desert Gold,” will want to see this won
derful screening q£ the story, written sc
hat it makes a masterly film. The scene
n the desert, witn a sandstorm in full
progress, is one of the real arts that
novies have accomplished. The story of a
love affair, with out’aws and bandits
playing a large part. There is lots of
action shown in the p’ay, and lovo scenes
that are very convincing.
SECOND Oil STAG1
IS A GREAT SUCCESS
Zbyszko and Cutler to Stage
Wrestling Match Here
November 24
The second monthly stag of the Bir
mingham Athletic club, staged last j
night in the gym of the club, was a j
decided success. The programme pre*
rented was excellent, and many mem
bers attended the entertainment.
The usual amateur wrestling bouts
; were staged, and included a hot match
| between Kendricks of the B. A. C. and
; Barrington of the Acipco “Y." After 12
minutes of hard wrestling Barrington
i worked Kendricks into a combination
scissors and arm holds, and theB. A. C.
entry was forced to give up.
Next came the boxing bouts, and the
lirst was a 3-round tilt between
“Sailor*’ Dixon and Young Dixon
"Sailor’ is teaching Young to box,
j and the two staged a spirited exhibi- ;
j lion. Doug Beatty of the Acipco “Y"
and Aired, a 15-year-old youth from
j Bessemer, had a three-round scrap,
j which resulted in a draw. It was j
• Alred’s first scrap, and he made a very j
creditable showing against the veteran
Beatty.
"Red" Cummings and Barrington j
staged the real fight of the evening j
j 'These two boxers went at it from «
the first tap of the book, and several j
i knock-downs were credited to each |
> In the first round, Cummings swept j
: Barrington off his feet, and from al" ]
. appearances the Acipco- entry war ,
groggy when the round ended. How- ■
ever, he came back strong in the othe |
two rounds and finally won the match i
when "Ked" was forced to take the [
j count of 10.
The negro fights came next on the (
programme. After two preliminary
bouts a. battle rovat was called, and five ■
duskies < titered the ring. Four were |
(luickly knocked out of the ring, a ltd i
i “Black Baby” Charleyhorse was de
i dared the victor. This ended the eti- |
tertalnment.
Preceding the programme Herbert
! ICobbs, president of the club, made
| a very interesting talk to the members.
fie outlined in part the plans for th'
1 club’s work during the coming months
1 Mr. Cobbs stated that there are now
(>S2 regular members of the club. Talks
were made by Bill Streit, chairman of
the B. A. C., and Julian Caheen. chair
man of the entertainment committee. jj
It wna announced at the stag j i
that Wlndek /bjM/ko and (harleN
C a tier will stage u wrestling match
hi the Birmingham Athletic club (
on November 24. f hitler la n llrwt
cIhkn grappler, ami tl»e coming j
bout la expected to l»r n humdinger.
A large numbers of visitors were
present at the stag.
A Juvenile Diplomat
From the Buffalo Commercial
Small Kdward was sue’ . i
noon with his aunt in th hi i
he had been at play for
I “Aunt Beatrice, maram
1 to ask you for a piece c . ->'<•
; didn’t tell me not to take r : »
! it to me.”
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For the Good of
the Community
TN recent months the export of coal from
the Birmingham district to Centra]
and South America has been much dis
cussed, and from time to time statements
have been made that steps were being
taken to build up this trade.
Announcement was made in Washing
ton a week or ten days ago that ocean
freight rates from Mobile would be $1.50
lower than from New York and Atlantic
ports to all of South America and to Cen
tral America, the new rate to be author
ized at an early date.
There has also been more or less talk
of an export coal corporation being
formed in Birmingham to handle this
business for the operators of this district.
The matter of organizing such a corpora
tion was referred to a special committee
representing the operators two or three
weeks ago, but what decision, if any, has
been reached, has not been made public.
As an instrument of this export trade it
Is stated a storage warehouse of 50,000
tons capacity will be built at Mobile, with
facilities installed capable of unloading
coal from barges and loading it onto
steamships at the rate of 800 tons an hour.
In connection with these announce
ments a recent report of the government
covering exports of American coal to Cen
tral and South American countries and
the West Indies in the month of August,
this year, is interesting. This report shows
exports in August as follows:
To Gautamala, 3270 tons; Honduras,
618 tons; Nicaraugua, 135 tons; Mexico,
10,950 tons; Jamaica, 7789 tons; Cuba,
108,216 tons; Argentina, 69,728 tons;
Brazil, 2900 tons; Chile, 16,562 tons;
Uruguay, 10,232 tons.
With coal going to Mobile by way of
the Warrior rivc.v at about 40 cents per ton
less than it can be delivered at Atlantic
ports from Pennsylvania, West Virginia
and other northern and eastern fields and
a differential of $1.50 in favoivof Mobile
to Central and South America, it would
appear that Alabama coal would have an
advantage over all other fields in the
United States that would give it practi
cally a monopoly of that trade.
A few weeks ago a representative of
the Portalis Company, Ltd., of New York
and Buenos Aires, was in Birmingham
looking over the possibility of effecting
arrangements with Birmingham opera
tors for coal shipments to the Argentine
republic. He stated that his company
would take 4,000,000 tons a year.
The present equipment in service on
the Warrior rvier, together with that or
dered and to be delivered shortly after
the Urst ot January, can handle only
about 1,000,000 tons of coal a year. It is
important, therefore, both to the Bir
mingham district and the success of the
Warrior river service that not only the
present equipment, but all contracted for,
' be employed to its utmost capacity.
Intimations have come from Washing
ton within the last week or two that some
of the boats ordered for the Warrior river
would be diverted to other rivers. To
hold these boats and barges on the War
rior it is essential that business be pro
vided for all of them. If it is found that
they are not sufficient to take care of all
the freight offered, others will be pro
vided, and none taken away.
The port of Birmingham corporation
was organized for the purpose of building
terminals at the point on the river nearest
to Birmingham. It is up to the business
men of Birmingham who will profit most
from operations on the Warrior to make
sure the building of the terminals by put
ting up the requisite amount of money.
Yours for upbuilding.