The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-12


the armament, clear and unchallenged.
Nine. 'Jomelli had come, seen and con-
quered But could she sustain the Wag-
merriam roles? That was yet to be seen.
1t did not take long to convince the
critical New York public that in Jomelli
had found another gem of the first
water and the season was remarkable
for the unqualified triumphs of the
charming Dutch woman.
Jomeili will appear with the Treble
Clef club at the Jefferson theatre on the
evening Of December L.
SThe Golden Girl"
The very best music and lyrics writ
ten by Hough, Adams & Howard a
clever combination of musical comedy
builders. are to be found In The Gold
en- Girl" which comes to the Jefferson
Thursday night, December 16, after
run of 200 nights In Chicago.
Following line laid down in their
former success. "A Prince of Tonight"
these authors in their next venture. The
Golden Girl have utilized a similar
theme and gone into the world which
shimmers and glimmers on the gray
border of this-the world of dreams, for
their material. and have evolved there
from a story that offers most pleasing
source of entertainment with unlimited
opportunity for effects. stage pictures
and costuming.
THE Golden Girl as a play is vibrant
ly youthful In its makeup. The scene
chosen for the events is West Point.
during graduation exercises, and being
youthful the story has to do with love
and loves young dream. At the acad-
envy are two young men; one has money
and influence, the other has neither.
Both these boys love a maid who Is
the ward OF two old soldiers; one from
the north and the other from the south,
neither of them is willing to admit that
The civil war is yet over.
The girl has q dream and sees the
man with money changed by greed to a
cruel tyrnnt, who showers her with gold
until she Is turned into q golden statue.
She awakes from this ordeal to ind that
she really loves the penniless youth,
whose only heritage is much-boasted
ancestry. which he sees in vision as
pirates, convicts, anarchists and thieves;
their introduction affording much amuse-
ment.
Interspersed through the story of THE
Golden Girl Is beautiful theme OF
love and devotion, expressed by an old
general of the south for his ward, Dixie
Curtis, whose aunt he loved in the days
long gone by, love that was sacrificed
for his devotion to the Confederacy.
After serving his country faithfully to
the end of the rebellion he returned to
fnd his loved one dead, and q request
that he guard faithfully little niece.
who having lost her parents was left in
the keeping Of her aunt. In telling OF
his great love for her aunt to Dixie and
the temptation to desert the cause to 80
back to her the graphic picture he paints
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theatregoer The leading roles are in
the hands Of Willard Curtiss and Miss
Marie Flynn. These clever artists are
ably assisted by v~:anklyn Farnum, Nina
Davis, Joseph Niemyer, Charles Horn,
Peter Raymond, Lew Fuller and others
with a chorus of so. The musical num-
bers are big feature with the produc-
ton and soon the tuneful music of Il
think / hear Woodpecker Knocking
On My Family Tree" will be whistled
and sung throughout the city.
Al n. Wilson in '4Metz In Ireland
AL H. Wilson, the singing German
| dialect comedian. in his new play, Met,
in Ireland" will hold the boards at the
| Jefferson theatre Friday and Saturday
nights and Saturday matinee. Here il
what the Warrington Herald says OF
what Birmingham theatrs-goers have
| in store for them:
the season was opened at the Col
| umbia theatre last night under circum-
| stances OF the most suspicious nature
| with the refurnished theatre appea RIM
| coxier than ever. the improvement in
l tho stage faciliting pretty production
| q popular star with an entertaining
| vehicle, and. above all. q large and en-
/ thusiastic audience in attendance.
THE opening attraction is AL H
i Wilson in another play calculated t.
show to advantage his talents as 6
| singer and bohemian, called Metz II
Ireland" he adopting Emmett's sxps