The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-19
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At the Lyric

N1tnOut doubt one of the best all- around vaudeville bills ever shown in Birmingham was that placed before a capacity house at the Lyric last night. The bill had no features. It was one grand feature from beginning to end.
 There was no doubt but what the au- dience was taken by surprise, for ap- parently it was not expecting anything exceptional and when the auditors saw it before their eyes they waxed ex- ceedingly enthusiastic. Every one of the seven acts had to respond to one or two curtain calls and in one or two instances the orchestra had to begin playing to quiet the applause and al low the show to proceed. In the bills no act was headlined and in realty there is no headliner to the perform ance for the simple reason that every one of the seven acts would do credit to any show as feature
 The Three Remarks opened up with an aerial teeth act that was original and startling. They took the house by storm and started the riot" as the press agent would call 1t, that lasted throughout the evening The Remarks have an act which is far from new but they do 1t in way that places 1t entirely in class by itself
 Julia Curtis was one of the successes of the evening. If any act pleased the crowd more than any other the high mark belongs to Miss Curtis She is remarkable young woman with four voices. She used all four to an amaz- ing extent and her limitations of ia : nous stage people was an old thing in new costume. The orchestra was compelled to start the music at the next act to stop the applause and then when the audience saw it was fooled the applause started up again
 1 Mcconnell and Simpson presented one of the most remarkable one-act comedies ever staged by two people. It was entitled "The Right Girl,' and it hinged about a young mans confu- sion in the identity of a pair of twins. He thought he was marrying one but he married the other. They looked alike but that's all; one cried all the time and the other laughed all the time and each could do her speciality The re- markable part of the thing is that the same girl acted both parts.
 l James T. Duffy and Mercedes Lor- enze put on a little skit called min iature musical comedy. It was very successful. They could dance and sing and there was some delightful dia- l logue.
 Joseph Cole and Gertrude Denahy ir series of the latest terpsichorear creations was another of the big suc- l cesses. They are two of the most grace. ful dancers ever seen at the Lyric They demonstrated the real art and 1 beauty of the new dances, the Texas tommy, the Viennese ray and others of similar cognomens. The crowd could not get enough of them. Ere 1 quently the applause broke out in the middle of the performance.
 Ball and West in Since the Days l of 61' kept the house in an uproar eran was productive of line of com feet. Comedy Is the vein that run: through the entire Lyric bill and there. in no doubt lies its complete success. l this week. Ball and West was another pair who had difficulty in getting ava, after the curtain dropped. The crowt clamored for more.
 1 The closing act was Morris Crownir and his English entertainers. Some clever light effects opened the act witt an air of mystery. Good acrobatics ant l a boxing match between two dwarf. delighted the audience.
 Motion pictures closed the bill Tn, performance will be repeated every aft ernoon and every night this week.
 R. R. s.