The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-09

mingham may look forward to a week
of entertainment and pleasure. 1t is the
third bill of the Orpheum season here and
appears to be the best of the three 1t
certainly has two acts that are head
liners of the best variety. and four other
acts that are seemingly excellent.
Mr.. Hymack has headed vaudeville bills
in London, Paris. New York and all the
Orpheum cities, and he has been a
prise as well as mystery in all places.
His act has to deal with hypnotism, and
the question naturally arises. How does
he do it?" what does he dor" 1t is
said to be clever presentation of a great
mystery. The act deals with the story OF
a man who expects a visitor who is
great hypnotist. The visitor fails to ar
rive. but to test his powers he hypnotizes
his friend, who then proceeds to perform,
and the performance is treat
Maurice Freenlan's Offering this season
is TONY and the Stork,' by John B. Hy-
mer. And to say that the piece is a hit
unusual Is not summoning up words with
which to describe It, You Tony an
Italian, has sent his wife to sanitarium.
There he goes some two weeks later,
after securing from his brother enough
money to ride on from Pittsburg with.
And there he arrives on the glorious
racket. After brief spell of Joyful an
ticipation Tony is very quietly told that
his wife and little one have died during
the early morning The italian nature
swings TONY" into the very depths of
woe. He will strangle the superintendent
and but for the nurse would have ac-
complished It. The scene following is
pathetic in the extreme. Tony" his
home without anything in it to love.
xxyk,a oIo fh0 hohx oQr ri q or
corridor when he is handed a dress suit
case which his wife had brought with
her when she came. But Tony declares
that 1t did not belong to his wife, The
records are carefully looked over and
It is found that there have been two wo-
men of the same name in the sanitarium,
and that the one who had died was not
"Tony's' wife, Back swings the pendu-
lum of the southern temperament and the
big italian is all joy and happiness again,
as the wife and-not a boy. but two of
them-are brought to him.
1t is one of the most original sketches
In vaudeville and gives Mr.. Freeman a
wide scope to display his art. Mr. Free
man IL supported by q carefully selected
cast.
James Harrigan the tramp juggler. is
an old favorite in all the vaudeville cir
cults and he is like the proverbial brook,
ter the longer 1t goes. His act Is always
received with pleasure by the audiences.
and he is invariably hit, no matter
where he appears.
Children as well as grown people delight
in watching Chassino. that marvel of dex-
terity. make shadowgraphs on the screen
with his hands and feet. He Ia the best
in his line. and has only recently returned
from Europe to accept the Orpheum
time.
Comedy and acrobatic play prominent
parts In the act of Keno, Walsh and Mel
rose who introduce novelty stunt this
season called The Revolving Arch"
Wilson and Plerson. q couple Of enter
tatners Of q different character from
chose usually seen IN vaudeville. viii COM
plete that portion of the bin, and the en-
| tire entertainment Will be rounded out by
the Orpheum motion pictures.
At the Orpheum there IL a matinee ev-
| cry afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and a per
formancA every night at $50 o'clock.