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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

his skill, society people who declare that they are shocked at seeing their names in print have been known to pay for his services and it is no secret that many of the government departments in Washing ton have press agents on their payrolls. 1t would seem as if in the employment of the publicity man one might quote that bit of ragtime, "EVerybodys doing 1t" But when one mentions press agent the mind seems to naturally revert to the theatrical profession, for it Is In this branch of business that the publicity man first came to tho front, it is the one line of endeavor which first made use of his services. Here is where he got his footing. II sounds strange. therefore, when 1t s declared that there is one star so high in the theatrical Armament that she is at the top; a star who does not. and never has, employed press agent. That star is Maude Adams. If this is considered remarkable il must be re- membered that Miss Adams is a remark able woman
 Miss Adams Is unquestionably one of the most popular actresses that this country has ever known. And with all her popularity the great public which so admlres her knows less about her than of any other stage celebrity of the times According to old standards one must marvel at her success as actress, for she has never had her diamonds stolen, never been in a runaway, never been an occupant of a speeding automobile and never been to a race track. If is also true that she has never made balloon ascension and the gilded lobster palaces of the country know her not
 When one thinks it over Miss Adams seems to be nothing more than a hard working, sensible young woman, who gives herself over heart and soul to her profession. She positively dreads being interviewed and so 1t follows that If she has any fads or foibles, likes or dislikes, the public is not aware of them. She be-
 ieves the public that she Is so successful
 in pleasing is interested only in her work and in the perfection of this work she devotes all of her time. Miss Adams will rest all day in order that her ner- vous vitality may be unlmpaired for the evening. once that is over, and there is no longer any strain. those who have been privileged to see her, say that she Is like a child and with all of the joyous ness of q youngster. Stage hands think the world of her At the theatre the carpenter. electrician, property man and scrub women will vie with one another in fixing up her dressing room and when they refer to her it is as "the little lady.' The present tour of the actress in Bar res Peter Pan promises to be excep- tionally successful.
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welcome. Barrie's play is one of the most successful that the stage has had in many | years. Its. vogue has been great and in | England where Barrie is revered, 1t is l looked upon as a classic.
 "Peter Pan' is an epic of childish joy
 and fancy; it Is the apotheosis of youth l and all it's high colored fictions. and Barrie is probably the only writer in English letters today capable of giving l this whimsical conception dramatic form. | Everything that surges, unreasoning,
 through the childish brain, all the ex- {, travaganzas, unrealities, terrifying dan gers, delights, enthusiasms-all these in- fantile emotions are woven by the drama
 tist into a spectacular entertainment that is full of exquisite tenderness, sentiment and poetry, and in the lovable. elfish Peter Pan, the boy who did not want to grow up and ran away from home l rather than become president, the English
 poet has given Maude Adams a part that suits her and her talent to perfection. | The coming of Peter Pan to the Dar- ling's nursery after the children have been put to bed by the faithful St. Der
 nard dog Mana, who officiates as nurse.. the lessons in flying and subsequent flight of the children through the window to the Never, Never Never Land; the arrival in the magic country, infested with strange animals. the monster ostrich, the man eating crocodile with clock ticking Tn its stomach, and the fierce wolves. driven
 away by the children looking through
 their legs; the building of the house in the woods with a silk hat for chimney and a lady's slipper for door knocker;
 the attack of the savage redskins and by
 the bloodthirsty pirates: the retreat to the underground cavern the capture of the
 children, who are taken prisoners to the pirate ship and sentenced to walk the plank; the rescue by Peter. Pan; the
 worsting of the pirates and tie return of the Darling children to their anxious mother-these are the salient features of this novel drama of childhood. Mir. and
 Mrs Darling overjoyed at the lost ones
 return. wish to keep Peter Pan. but the
 boy is still resolved never to grow up and returns to the little house among the flower laden trees, where Wendy, accord
 ing to agreement, visits him annually to
 attend to his house cleaning.
 At one point in the play the terrible
 Captain Hook, the pirate, places poison in Peter's glass. but Tinker Bell, Peters good fairy, drains the glass and would die only the audience having faith and
 belief in fairies her life Is saved
 or course Miss Adams will be seen m
 her original role of Peter. She is. in turn, elfish, wistful, tender. joyous. sad. She dances and trips. whistles and sings with much charm. poetry and atmosphere. Seat sale Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
B1Jou THEATRE
QUAKER GIRL WILL
 COME TO JEFFERSON
Pretentious Musical Comedy-Capable Stars, Big Company and
 Orchestra Promised

When ''The Quaker Girl,f' the three act musical comedy which has been the talk among theatregoers on three continents for the past three years, comes to the Jefferson theatre Monday and Tuesday night and Tuesday matinee the theatre goers of Birmingham will be greeted with more surprises during the course of the en- tertainment than they will have thought possible perhaps within the limit of one production. In the first place the title is somewhat deceiving. One would natur- ally expect from such nomenclature,
 something pretty and sweet. but very ex- citing and amusing But this particular Quaker Girl stops being Quaker in the very first act and goes to Paris where there is something bright and lively hap .pening every minute. She turns out to be an apt scholar i'll the worldly arts of dancing singing and wearing gorgeous costumes when she secuSes position as a model in a dressmakng salon in the city of fashion makers.
 She hob-nobs with royalty and high of ficials and dizzies them with her beauty and the charm of her sweet simplicity, but she falls in love with Tony chute QVtctor Morley), a young American who fnstructs her in the art of dancing as well as of love making, and throws all the grand personages in the shade py force of his youthful vim and irrepresslple spirits. He bewilders the little quaker girl with his gayety and his gift of song. They sing a duet together, 'The Bad Boy and The Good Girl" which throws some light on their respective attitudes. It is big part and Victor Morley knows how to make the most of it. He IS sim ply irresistible in the humorous song. "Get Away I'm A Married Man and In "Something to Tell Other great son hits of the production are, Come To The Ball." said to be the most hauntingiy beautir,ff melody of recent years. Just As Father Used To Do,' "A Wilderness sn1 'fnou,'' Take Little Shine To Me and many others, equally tunefui and catchy The company consists Of nearly 100 people including chorus Of about O girls and metropolitan orchestra The company with it's baggage travels on a special train. coming here from Atlanta where a weeks engagement was hued-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

always received from the public more sympathetic expressions of heartfelt re- gret oyer her treatment. perhaps, than any character of fiction in modern times.
 William A Brady has been fortunate enough in keeping intact practically all of the original cast, and Birmingham will see the familiar faces of the village gos- sip. the town constable and all the other quaint rural characters that have been deighting audiences season after season, not forgetting the village choir while the scenic investiture is carried out with the usual careful attention to detail for which Mr Brady Is distinguished. There is no change to be made in the business Of the play. and 1t would seem almost sacrilege to attempt an innovation of any char acter whatever Blanche Shirley plays the part of Anna Moore and always re- ceives the best possible interpretation at her hands Squire Bartlett is in the hands of Frank Bass; Frank Bell is still village constable and Samuel Morris is the III Holler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
UNUSUAL COMEDY AND
 MUSIC AT ORPHEUM
Splendid Valerie Bergere Players and Golden and Hughes Are Features
 of Vaudeville Bill

An unusual offering of comedy and music is to be seen at the Orpheuni theatre this week It is bill on which there are excellent funny features to make all people laugh. and fund of music that will appeal to all lovers of that variety Of entertainment.
 The Orpheum has a matinee every af- teonoon at 2:30, commencing tomorrow afternoon. and there are two performances every night during the week the first at 7.3o and the second at 9 o'clock The big commodious theatre Is delightful this weather. and the audiences enjoy the performances greatly.
 Featuring the bill for the week the man agement offers the extraordinary attrac- tion The Valerie Bergere players ip a great. comedy offering. What Happened in Room A. The comedy Is said to be one succession of laughs after another. The players number three Norman Roberts, the landlord of. the hotel in which is room A: Ruth Raynor. the girl of who rented room A, and Frank Mer- Till, the bell boy who showed her to room 44 The novelty of the comedy and the excellence of the company guarantee a good amusement
 
 ords remember Billy. Golden, the singer selected as the best to render "The Tur- key in the Straw for the Eidson records. We'll Billy and his partner, Joe Hughes, are another Orpheum feature this week. They are known as the Mcintyre and Heath of small time vaudeville, and they are said to be almost as funny as the two funniest negro comedians in the world They are 50 good that one forgets all about Golden and Hughes and hears only the jolly old darkies in their infec- tious laughter.
 | One recent newspaper comment on Moore and St. Clair, another of this
 weeks Orpheum offerings. said: Moore and St Clair, offering clever singing and talking skit, featured the Empire bill this week. They have that happy faculty of getting their stuff over in a | way that is appreciated by the audiences Their vocal efforts get the applause while their quaint drolleries and clever quips evoke continuous laughter. The comedian of the duo is splendid, while | his fair partner has snappy way oI talking with her, eyes and adding ,to the skit by her facial expression.
 Music. mirth and sensational wiork or
 the slack wire are the features tof th'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
ROZELL'S MINISTRIES
 MAJESTIC FEATURE
Select Company of Twenty With Five Excellent Vaudeville Acts at
 Cozy Playhouse

The bill at the Majestic theatre this week promises to be most pleasing and unique departure in the realm of vaude- vile. The major portion of the time all otted to the performance will be taken up by Rozell's Minstrels. This company has an elaborate stage setting and for a vaudeville company has a large number of players.
 Thee programme is replefe with custom ary minstrel jokes and the company com Fdians are especially strong in their instrumental musical numbers. Half q score or more solo numbers of popular songs will be well rendered, and encores are frequent.
 The opening scene exhibits the deck oi the batteship New York" and the stunts of the minstrel company are sug- gestiVe of naval environment, both in the scenes and costumes
 During the shifting of the scenes and the intefmission the Four Harmony Kmgs-Shipley, King, Rozell and Wilson will entertain the audience with their melodies produced in manner similar to an anvil chorus.
 "A Glimpse of Dixeland," q dainty southern spectacle. introducing the south ern melody, Way Down in Tennessee,' ' produces the effect of southern cotton field and bunch of rollicking "nigger'' cotton pickers go through some of their pranks and sing songs. The scene is said to be spectacular and pleasing
 The Waldo Brothers. Roman ring art sts. will hold the stage for a while and perform unusual feats on the rings and in twisting their bodies. Their act is a good one. so 1t is said, and the best of its kind seen here for long time.
 This pretentious minstrel show in It's en- tirety promises to- be one of the novel offerings of the season. The scenery with every act Is elaborate and fitting and the electrical effects fascinating
 The Majestic offers series of motion pictures de luxe and music by good orchestra. There are matinees daily at 2:30 and two performances nightly at 7:30 and o' clock.
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being excellent scenic effects, a wealth of
 beautiful costumes and a splendid sup porting company.
 | The role created for O'Hara Is that of
 young Irish insurgent leader in the re- bellion of 179S, who goes to France in the
 interests of his sweetheart, who is known
 as the Rose of Dildare. A rival suitor
 for the hand of the lady accuses him of
 treason and sets the soldiery on his track. ] Of course the enemies are all foiled and the lovers are united in the regular course of things, but how it is accom- plshed is the interesting part. During the action of the play Mir. 1 O'Hara sings some of his best songs,
 which though incidental to the presenta-
 ton, fit in nicely Among the numbers given by the young Irish tenor are Pic lures in the Fireight," There's Only
 One Ireland" '"rhe Leprahaun." and
 "The Sundial.'' With a rollicking part of
 the hero of the play that suits hls per
 sonality to a dot. Mir. O'Hara plays it bet ter than any other role of his whole career.
 The supporting company Is strong. in ciudng Miss Gladys Wynne. Carroll Daily John Alexander, John c. Hickey, Frank Cullen, Marie Quinn and others
 Of the play and company the Hamilton,
 Kan Times said;
 "Something out of the ordinary in Irish
 plays is The Rose of Kildare as seen at the Grand last night, to be repeated this afternoon and evening. Fiske O'Ifara is seen at his best in this seasons play and last night was called upon to answer a large number of recalls. He Is support ed by the best company that has ap-
 peared in this city in this class of plays The production Is much different from
 those in which MT. OHara has appeared in the past, and has the excellent sup
 port of Miss Gladys Wynne, who has a great hit with the audience. There is any amount of real good Irish wit exhibited, and many times the Irish members of the audience are given a chance to show themselves. The plot of the show Is cas- fly followed, and brings about climax pleasing indeed.'
 Seat sale Wednesday.
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act to be presented by the Cavanna duo. man and a woman. The act Is an im- ported novelty, which has been very successful on the various vaudeville bills of the circuit.
 The completing act on the bill is Fritz Houston, comedy cartoonist. He gets many laugh with his conAdy stunts and his cartoons are on live subjects of the day. He adds variety to the act and is said to be of more than ordinary abil- ity as a cartoonist.
 Motion pictures that are, seen in Bir- mingham for the first time are presented at the Orpheum, and they always include at least one good comedy subject. and generally two, that make the audiences laugh and put them in a good humor The orchestra, numbering four pieces has recently been augmented and is one of the features of the entertainment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
POPULAR COMEDY TO
 BE SEEN THURSDAY
Theatre Goers Will Be Entertained by Mutt and Jeff Matinee
 and Night

When one of the heads of the greatest theatrical syndicate proclairns Mutt and Jcff' the financial success of the current season, it would seem that no further evil dence Of merit was necessary. Such an expression carries weight and 1t goes without saving that success must have preceded financial success. The cartoon comedy is establishing new box office rec ords all over the country. It will be at the Jefferson theatre Thursday matinee and night.
 Four companies of 45 people each are now playing the four corners of the United States. Capacity business is an assured fact before the shcw reaches town. It may easily be inferred from this that the play is more than making good Seat sale Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
MAUDE ADAMS TO BE
 SEEN IN PETER PAN"
Jefferson Theatre Wednesday Mati- nee and Night to Witness Bril- liant Performances

An engagement that promises to afford more real. genuine, heartfelt pleasure than any other that has been announced % far this season is that of Maude Adams. who is to be seen at the Jeffer- son theatre "wednesday matinee and flight when Charles Frohman is to present. her in James Matthew Barrie's fairy play 'sPeter Pan' Miss Adams would be well eonne 3rrs anythirg which she elected to pveaent but in tlie role of the boy who voonrfE ' trows 70 sha H surely doubiy
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT
 OF WAY DOWN EAST"
Most Famous of All Rural Dramas Comes to the Biiou at Popu-
 lar Prices

Laughter and tears have been carried into millions Of households over Way Down East" It is the real human play that has been endorsed by the press. pub- lie and clergy.
 It is play that gets close to the heart, sweet, tender and pathetic.
 This is Way Down East" that opens at the Bijou tomorrow night. with Tues day. Thursday and Saturday matinees.
 This is a special engagement and at Bijou prices All playgoers are familiar with the story and character of Way Dawn East''
 1t has been presented in nearly every city and town in the United States and Canada. and in presenting the play again this season Mir Brady, it's producer. Is only complying with the demand widely made In keeping with it's usual custom he has provided the same competent cast and elaborate production. The success which has attended this rural drama would have been of phenomenal nature under any circumstances, but considering the number of years the piece has been constantly before the public, it is really astonishing. Of course; 1t is true that plays modelled closely after nature have lease for life that is not characteristic of less faithfully drawn works, for whffe one man may admire the complex situa- tfons and sharp wit of modern comedy, it is simple episode of heart penetrating power that is carried home and remem- bered.
 The environment in which the charac- ters of Way Down East live and move is Of nature to cause many a country bred man and woman to go gaIlopine through years to the well ren1embered scenes of their childhood. Way Down East appeals to no limited class, but to all alike. Its quaint pictures of rural life. inoffensive companionship and homely sentiment, grips the heart of every man and woman without respect to class or creed. and 1t seems useless to specu- late upon the day when this familiar story win lose its potency. xsnna Moore. the central character of tho play. has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
ROSE OF KILDARE
 GREAT IRISH DRAMA
Fiske O'Hara, the Singing, Romantic Actor, at Jefferson Theatre
 Friday Night

F'iske OHara. the young Irish tenor. villa appear at the Jefferson theatre Fri day night in the romantic play. srhe Rose of Kildare" by Edward Paulton and Charles Bradley. Under the management of Augustus Fitou, Jr.. Fiske o'Hara ap- pears in one o' tte biggest productions of Irish drama ever attempted. there
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
MAUDE ADAMS NEVER
 LOST ANY DIAMONDS
Press Agent Can Give But Little of Famous Actress Life and
 Characteristics

The present age seems to be one in which the press agent. the despair of the honest conscientious newspaper pnb- fisher. is in the ascendancy. He has in- vaded all walks of life. Corporations e.n- ploy him. brokerage houses make use of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

RghtRozels Minstrels of Twenty One Peo the Majessc Valerie Bergere Players W Happened r Room Big The Quaker Girl ffersonM and Tuesday Tuesday Matinee.
 Frank Base Bartss Way Will at Nigh Fisk in The of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

ways, Many of the girls are only 16 and 17 years of age and have been placed in her care by their real mothers and she 10 personally responsible for them, keeping them under her watchful eye in hotels and on board trains as well as In the theatre and on the stage She has troubles of her own. too, fin shelterinf her brood. for the company Is so larG that in many towns the hotels canno accommodate them all. But in spite of Il hnrdships the work has it's compens
 tions If only in love and appreciation. ..'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

George NJ Cohan's "Get Rich Quick Walllngford" continues one of the most successful comedies of the past decade and Is being greeted by large audiences everywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

Ten girls. than whom no other prettier or more graceful could have been select ed. sing and dance their way into the hearts of the audience of Madame Sher- ry and they do 1t no. less deservedly, if less prominently. than do the stars them selves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

JEFFERSON THEATRE Monday and Tuesday nights and ] Tuesday matinee-oThe Quaker Girl ',e5 sssss-. 's ], Wednesday. matinee and night Maude Adams in "Peter Pan. ] Thursday matinee and night Mutt and Jeff.".s sf Friday night-Fiske OHara in , ''The Rose of Kildare
 BIJOU THEATRE All the week. with Tuesday. Thursday and Satrday matinee ! "Way Down East"
 ORPHEUM THEATRE All the week-High-class vaude- vile. MAJESTIC THEATRE All the week-High-class vaude- ] vile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

Antonio Salerno is one of the members of William Hodges company that will present the TarSlngton-Wlson play. ''rhe Man From Home," here at the Jefferson. He was within the past four years a member of Tomasso Salyini's company In Italy, and he but recently arrived In the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

Louis Mann in 'Eleyating a Husband,' is rearranging his trip. He may not be seen In Birmingham this season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
The plaYhouse World

Alma. Where Do You Live?" will be in Birmingham soon.