The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-04
At the Biiou.

A vaudeville Dill or more tnan ordinary
merit will be the offering at the Bijou
this week, with the usual popular
matinee and evening performances.
Mr.. Wells has been successful with the
venture here and now that 1t is an as
sured fact that Birmingham is more than
a good Weeks stand, and that the pat
ronage will quite well support the best
that vaudeville affords. will always give
his, patrons the best that the amusement
market offers, and sometimes will get
great feature even If he has to pay. a
premium for it.
There are so many vaudeville houses
throughout the country now that make
great efforts to secure the best acts and
desirable acts are more than scare, but
Mr.. Wells is in position to command the
best acts because of his standing with
the brothers of the Association of vaude-
Vile Managers, and because of the fact
that he has four houses and can offer that
many weeks to the acts.
The feature act on the bill for this week
is Josephine Sabel the highest priced
single act on the American stage today
and who is always a headliner in all the
big vaudeville houses. The dresses worn
by Miss Sabel are dreams of the dress
makers art and will be the envy of many
Birmingham lady. Her singing and i'm
presentations are of the highest order and
before the end of the week she will be
the talk of this city's theatregoers.
There will be other acts, however, that
will assist in the offering and principal
ly among them will be the McWalters-
Tyson company, four decidedly clever
entertainers, who have won their way
into the foremost ranks of the profess
sion, doing an interesting comedy num-
Der and introducing one of Hermann's
greatest illusions.
Guyer and DAILY, the premium winners
at all the laugh shows will contribute
side splitting comedy number that has
never tailed to score a great hit. The
duo is one of the highest salaried In the
profession and it is worth while.
Another feature of the bill this week
will be All Ling Foo, the greatest maei-
clan now in America. and when that de-
claration is made, 1t is made upon the
ground that Ching Ling Foo was recog-
nized to be the premier of all such en-
tertainers and inasmuch as that great
Chinaman is back in his native country
secured for fifty weeks work In Amer
lea season before last, and that All Ling
Foo is the accepted successor of that
wonder maker. is far ana away head of
any of that class of acts that have as
yet been seen in Birmingham. 1t is not
an act like that of the great wizards
seen here, but in a separate and distinct
class of its own. The feats he performs
are astounding and mystifying. They are
90 Re fI&A -
but China until the great Ching Ling Foo
came over. and All Ling Foo is going
around the country doing these same
feats and some new ones that made the
great Chinaman doff his cap when he saw
them. But this one act is not the whole
show by any means for Mr.. Wells has
demonstrated that he does not offer one
headliner and surround that act with a
lot of cheaper material but that all his
shows have to measure up to the one
standard, and If the future Is to be I'D to
the past and present, there will be no
disappcirtmcnts in store for any of the
patrons of this house that has sprung
into popularity faster than any theatre
ever did anywhere.
Supporting All Ling Foo, there will be
six other acts and among them some Of
the cieverest vaudeville artists the pro-
fession can boast Of Eldoria and Norine
the recognized headliners of all Juggling
acts will offer what is declared to be
the most interesting vaudeville novelty
known to the managers. The jugglers use
no old time methods but introduce twen-
tieth century ideas and the act is con-
stantly in demand.
Terrill and Simonds. the features of
the musical comedy department of vaude-
vile will be soon In a new musical COM
edy act, introducing a great many differ
ent kinds of instruments on which they
will make music, selections from popu-
lar numbers. and an orae1naY number or
two The comedians have won for them
selves place In the bold type part Of