The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-11
At the BiIou.

Two very fine acts. three good ones ana two which are partially good, constitute inc bill at the Bijou this week, but the two fine acts make up all deficiencies In the others. Heartier applause has rarely greeted vaudeville act anywhere than did the illustrated songs of John w. Early and Sam Bennett last night at the Biiou. The word illustrated hardly ex- pressed the fullness of the pictures thrown on the canvass in these songs' and the voice of the singer has rare eX- nression and volume. It Is one Of the hest acts the Bijou has mad since the opening.
 There were three songs sung, and the illustrations in each are creations Of art and not the ordinary cheap pictures gen. erally thrown on the canvass. Houno of annlause followed round of applause as each picture succeeded the previous one. and when the last had been thrown on the canvass there was volume Of hands which must have warmed the heart of the singer and the man working the machine, for he is no less an artist in his line than the man who sings
 The audience applauded for more songs: in fact, they demanded them In manner which could not be refused, and the only fault to be found with the art ists was that they failed to have the fourth song ready when the audience demanded it. They should get another set of slides here if possible and give the audience all 1t demands. Not many teams have demands of this kind made on them and when one does the demand should be satisfied.
 Another fine act was the Young Ameri- can Quartette, a combination of four young men and a young birl, all with good voices. If the act were dressed a little better its taking qualities would be improved. They should also stick to the old familiar tunes, as their voices harmonize better in them than in the coon songs The act is. however, very good and is above the standard.
 Adair and Dahn, novelty wire artists, have a clean act which is a good night cap on the show. The team is skillful in It's work and the act is cleverly and nice ly clothed. which goes long way. The cake-wallx on the wire is a new feature, and is the best work the team does.
 Phil and Nettie Peters and Master Ed die Peters, are on the bill and met with a hearty welcome for old times sake. as Phil said in a curtain speech afterwards. He is the same old Phil with a new bunch of clever goods which he ''hands" out in Imaginable manner and holds the audience for fifteen minutes while the audience holds its sides with laughter. The kid sounds good to the ear with his songs.
 In the Schrodes act the man Is a clever acrobat and his work Is similar to that done here several times this season. and looks new stuff" The act, however, makes a good curtain raiser.
 De Forrest and Ward, as Hemingway and Dilks, threw some good heart to heart talk at the audience, most of which was well received and produced laugh ter, but portion was old and fell dead. The team does the work well and makes a hit towards the last portion of the act. De Forrest is the best of the team. Del torelli and Glissando have some novelties in a musical comedy line. There is some- thing lacking, however, in the comedy and 1t is not the "go' it should be- The team is one which Is stronger in other points.