Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-08
NEXT WEEK AT THE THEATERS
LILLIAN SHAW HOLDS
FORSYTH'S BILL NEXT WEEK


Following the succession of hits re-
corded within the last few weeks at the
Forsyth. evidencing the influence OF the
nagement to secure that desirable
quality of entertainment that has kept
the popular theater busy, bill will
open for a weeks engagement with
Monday matinee that promises to be
superior in comedy and quality to any
thing that has been offered In Atlanta
in summer time In assembling the
acts to constitute the program, partieu
lar care was exercised to bring to At
lanta new faces and stars who have
registered substantial hits that have
value a box Office. and those who
know predict that this has been accom-
plished
The feature Of this select Offering will
he Lillian Shaw. who is without excep-
tion the most popular of all the COM
ediennes who have yet visited Atlanta.
The clever vocal dialect artist has APP
neared here al least once each season
for the last four years, and she has
eClpscd each former success in RAPID
succession 1t was announced few
days ago from New York that the en-
tertainer after a season of 40 weeks,
most of which has been spent in New
York would rest all the summer, but
he personal desire to come to Atlanta.
coupled V:th ar unusual inducement.
drew her signature to a contract fer
the week that commences Monday.
Though she has always been claSsed as
the premiere vocal dialect coincidence
of tho theatrical profession, the critics
HAY proclaimed her the queen Of all
such artanaers because of her eXcep-
tional}y excellent work this season.
Miss Shaw produces her act in an alto
gethcr different fashion than heretofore
and Viii sing Half a dozen songs that
ave new. but 1t is possible that her ad
mire9s Aere win insist upon some of the
Old numbers. That she will receive q
royal welcome has been evidenced By
box parties and theater party arrange
mems already made.
Another feature on this bill, and one
that has significant Importance. will
he the first appearance in Atlanta OIL
Cliff Gordon. the star Of all German
comedians Mr.. Gordon will be partic-
ularly interesting at this time, because
he X one of the most original anc
unique creators of political comedy
His whole act rests entirely on funny
stories pertaining to political topics
and a This time, with the T. r. ant
Taft scramble in Chicago and the arsu-
ment between a quartet of candidates
for the other party, will give him ma
lerial that is sure to interest ant
amuse This is the first time such al
act has been offered in Atlanta anC
that it will excite unusual interest il
predicted by those who have been il
contact with the record of the reall9
clever entertainer
After an absence of three years. LUX
Mcconnell and Grant Simpson return
to Atlanta with their new act, a comedy
sketch that elevated them from fea
ture to headline position in one shor
season Despite the fact that there ar
women in vaudeville who have won thu
distinction of being funny. there ar
managers and critics who declare tina
Miss Mcconnell IS funnier than all TIN
others put together She scored he
f1NSl mig success III TIL, L oil, Jul
and about five years ago took vaudc
Vile and succeeded at once. The new
sketch. called The Right Girl" i
crowded with comedy situations tina
promise to win all kinds of attention
Johnson Howard and Lizette, al
original comedy acrobatic novelty viii
he another Of the features that will in
troduce new idea here. and Smyth
and Hartman and Schreck and Perez
val clever novelty entertainers, viii
anncar on the bill.
with three such features as Lillian
Shaw. Gift Gordon and Mcconnell an,
Simpson, the bill win certainly be on
OF the strongest the Forsyth has eve
offered Attendance during the las
two or three weeks has tested the ca
pacity Of the house at all performances
and during the particularly warm spel
II was demonstrated that the inside 0