The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-14

to make this one of the most attractive
musical entertainments that will be seen
here. Victor Morley is still the featured
comedian, and is supported by many other
, members of the original company, includ
ing Harry Short, Bernice McCabe, Dixie
Girard, William Baisdell, Mlle Corday,
Connie Mack, Carol Parson, Murray
Stephen, Phil J. Moore and Adelaide Fol-
ger.
| Mary Page, an untutored and unedu-
Gated child of the country. born to al
life of drudgery and paterna1 cruelty.
but with keen imagination and al
| longing for the beautiful things and a
broader vista than that of her sordidl
surroundings, had listened to the 1ovel
song of Alan Wilson. wealthy younsi
artist who had made her home his|
stopping place. during summer
sketching tour etaoI
sketching tour. With him she Travelled
ever in an atmosphere of wonder and
| romance, to the art centers of thd
world. where he collected treasures td
adorn their home on Riverside Drivei
| New York. During the three years thai
had elapsed since she left the farm "a
realization had come to Mary that shd
| had missed lfe's greatest meaning and
| stronger and stronger grew the conf
| Viction that she must cast aside all shd|
had known of luxury and go fortla
| humbly to work out her own regener
alton. How she does so. through pc h
RODS of storm and stress.and how grea
| is her eventual crown of victory, Edn
ward Sheldon has told in his play, 9TH
/ High Road" now in it's second seaso
and in which Mrs. Fiske is to be see
| at the Jefferson theatre.
Anna Pavlowa and her notable comb
pany viii be at the jefferson theatre
this season in the course of an AmerH
can tour. The company, which number0
nearly 100 persons, including dancerI
and orchestra, will make rushing tor3
from coast to coast and into Canad 4
touching the principal cities and givipS
as rule only one performance in e<Cc,l
place. The tour will continue sill
months and will comprise 224 perforuE
ances. The company viii make the trfif
in special train aboard which thdH
win live almost continuously. In fef
of the larger cities, where there VIII
be more than one performance, thdt|
will have a chance to get nightH.
rest and on rare occasions two, In III
hotel There Is only one week stanfi|
which is San Fransco. All told PavloW
Will carry scenery. costumes and othII
accessories for 22 dances, consisting M
ballets, advertisements, solo danced
dances for two. and modern socieh
dances. Her orchestra director will f1
|
who is famed as a conductor in EIroH}
and America. Fokine, the celebrat
creator of ballets, will accompa =
Paylowa as general director of prodl
tions All the solo dancers had attain
distinction in the Russian Imperial Bd
, let before they were chosen by Pavlowliz
and the corps de ballet is picked bodi3
Pavlowa's entertainment will be diffdl
, ent from any that has been PRESENT.
, by organizations of dancers. 1t W.
be made up of distinctive features al
Will appeal to cultivated and to popi'3
lar taste.
Playing a part that every child M
read about and loves, Emma Bunti III
comes to the Bijou next week in "I4
: tie Lord Fauntleroy." A complete pj
duction of the famous play will be, N
fered by E. A. Schiller 1t is the III
time that Miss Bunting has ever
: fered child's part-and a boys p
Ito Birmingham admirers and 1t "
probably arouse great interest. 1t "
} be the Christmas week attraction W
a special Christmas matinee, seats
which are already being requested
Count Beaumont, the clever mo
: you -see-it-and -now-you don't" art
J will be one of the features at the
pheum next week. He is said to h
! the art of making things disapp
J down to a fine point and to dem
strate time after time that the ha
; Is quicker than the eye. He offers
$4,000 attraction in his vaudeville
Tor which he carries five people.
The Carl Eugene troup of acrob
number nine people, will be at the
r pheum Christmas week. The team
: one of the largest appearing in val,
t vile and was originally booked as
e of the features for the Lyric.