The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-22
Playhouse Gossip

"In Search of a Sinner" is the catchy title of the comedy Lillian Russell will be seen in when she visits Birmingham with in the next few weeks The play was written particularly for her by Charlotte Thompson and 1t has turned out one of the genuine hits of the season. The foibles of society and thesprevalence of divorce in New York city are deliciously satarized in this new story.
 Conan & Harris will present their latest star Adelaide Thurston. at the Jeffer- son theatre in the near future. Miss Thurston will be seeA for the first time in this city in the title role of Catherine Chisholm Cushing's comedy, Miss Anani- as" Mrs. Cushing has been known for several years as writer of brilliant short stories Miss Ananlas' Is her first ven ture as dramatist. She has, however, w"itten two other plays. One of them.
 fe Peacock and the Goose' will be presented by Maxine Elliott later in the season.
 You can always laugh et Raymond Hitchcock and in '"The Man Who Owns Broadway" you can spend an entire even- ing in smiles. There is a spirit and dash about this new musical play that is said to be hiariously funny.
 An American who has just returned from London says that he found several of George M. Cohan's tunes in 'The Man Who Owns Broadway" pirated in the music halls there And yet the Britons are furious if any Yankee brings back to the American stage any tunes from Flu rope. At
 'rThe Dollar Princess,'. which Charles Frohman declares the best musical come dy he has ever produced, comes to the Jefferson theatre at an early date. after a ten-month's run at the Knickerbocker, New York city The tuneful music and humorous story of s"rhe Dollar Princess are pleasingly sung and acted by re- markably good cast headed by Will C. Mandeyille, John l.. Kearney, Franklin Farnum, Daphne Glenn, Eileen Clanford, Barbara Babington and Teddy Buckley. The charm of the dainty operetta is en- hanced by the addition of new songs ard dances and fresh jokes.
 Blanche Shirley, last season seen in the leading role of Way Down East will enact the leading role in The Thief the dramatic sensation which comes to the Bijou theatre for an engagement of enc week February 6. Miss Shirley has had a wide experience in emotional roles, her long service in the best known stock theatres in this country and Australia fitting her for the many demands of her present character In the original New York production at the Iyceum theatre Margaret Ellington will be remembered as the actress whosleft the stage to re- tire into private life because she pre- ferred to ''darn sox" rather than put on grease paint and costumes
 Suggestions of fun galore come with the announcement that MT. E. D. Stairs CO., stars will be at the Bijou theatre during the week of January 30, in a new musical comedy entitled "The Trouble Makers It is said they will bring with them more visions of loveliBess and a greater cast with brighter surroundings than they have ever had before and that "The Trouble Makers is one long laugh from start to finish and full of merry com plications, with pretty songs dainty dances, evolutons and graceful poses by beautiful young misses The play is what it's name suggests, troubles by Percy and Harold, all the way through. much of it being made for. them by Babbling Bess Snodgrass, one of Lccy Dalys latest crea tfons. Thterspersed through the farce are some pretty musical numbers and sps- cialties
 All of the court furniture used in the production Of 'srhe Girl and the Kaiser is from designs of original pieces, the property of William Vanderbilt. Some of the models. however. were taken from originals now in possession of the New theatre. 'F
 You will be more than pleased to kriow that "Mam' zelle'' will take up her abode at the Bijou February IS. Of course. enc wants to know who Nam zele" ;s, and we're it not for the fact that she is announced to appear at the Bijou you might stirrnise that she was a corseticrre, vfvindeirre or any other dear. As a matter of fact, she is "a dear" She 8