The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15

Flora Althorpe will be seen in their spec
 tacular spherical and spade dancing nov
 city. and those popular black-face en-
 tertainers, Earl Gillian and Tom Murray,
 are pre-eminent in their line. Henry Pil-
 cer the George M. Conan of Vaude-
 ville," as they call him in New York and
 Chicago, will do several "Cohanesque'
 numbers in his own inimitable way, and
 those marvellous aerial gymnasts, the
 Ardell brothers appear here positively
 for the first time in America. Nothing
 more chic and piquant can hardly be lm-
 agined than Grace Armond, the comedi-
 enne, who is a real artist and big hit
 all down the line. C. Porter Norton, who
 parts his name in the middle, Is ma
 gician of established reputation. The may
 ing pictures are guaranteed new and in-
 terestng There is certainly no reason
 why this programme should not prove
 highly acceptable. It is high class in
 every direction
 For several seasons the distinguished
 couple MT. and Mrs. Mark Murphy, havo
 been delighting eastern and northern au-
 diences with their roaring farce comedy,
 '"rhe New Janitor,'' and this will be the
 first time that southerners have had the
 opportunity to witness this sde-splitting
 sketch. MT. Mark Murphy, as the New Janitor, is very natural, and that means
 he is very funny, for MT. Murphy was born funny and can't help being so. AS very green Irishman who has just left the
 .ould sod'' and but a recent arrival In
 America. he applies for the janitorship
 in a New York apartment house and gets the job on trial. Unfortunately for the new ianitor he doesn't last long, but while he is getting acquainted with the duties of his position he falls down the steps with bucket of coal, making the parlor look like an ash dump, and does so many other atrocious follies that the ladv of the house is thrown into a series of convulsions, so much so 1t requires & regiment of doctors and a carload or drugs to quiet her. To say the least, 1t is all exteremely amusing to the specta- tors. and everywhere it has been seen it has been hugely enjoyed. Press reports , are a unit in lauding the paylet and put the talented couple in a class by them selves as entertainers. They are sure to become very popular during the week and will no doubt be one of the biggest sue |, eesses of the present season.
 The novelty end of the bill will be fully sustained by Adele Onri and Flora AL
 thorpe, who have something entirely new to offer. This act consists of dancing on a moving globe and the execution of a spade dance Miss Onri is the g1cbe- 1 dancing artiste and Miss Althorpe does 1 the spade-dance specially. The exhibition l is accentuated and rendered peculiarly l picturesque by splendid electrical effects. 1 The result is wonderfully spectacular and l pleasing. Probably no description can i do it justice being of the kind of acts ! that must be seen to be appreciated. 1 These young women have produced their ], acts many times in England, their home, i and appeared in Johannesburg, South l Africa; but this is their first appearance l south of Mason and Dixon's line They l have just finished the Keith x Proctor | houses in New York and were engaged at a large salary for this southern tour ! The management realizes the appreeiativ' l nature of the southern people, and know 1 ing that nothing is too good for the best | people op earth, has spared no effort ol