The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-01
FOUR HEADLINERS
 ON BIG LYRIC BILL
sMercedes'' Is Mysterious Thought Transference-Act Reminds of
 "Syengali'' in "Trilby''


 Again this week the Lyric is to have
 four feature acts. A quartet of novel
 and unusual features is presented every
 afternoon at the matinee and every even , ing. The bill appears to rank in the
 same class with that of last week, nota-
 hly the best bill the house has ever offered.
 Mercedes. psychic wonder of the world" will be the headllner, and he has
 mystefled audiences in every part of this
 country with his wonderful thought trans mission or transferrence. Mile. Stantone sits blindfolded at a piano. Mercedes passes through the audience and asks
 what musical selection the audience wants
 played. Anything called for Is instantly
 played by the pianste No lesses au-
 thority than Prof. J. H. lyslop, former
 head of the department of psychology at
 Columbia university. and now the lead-
 ing spirit for tho school for psychic re-
 search sponsors Mercedes exhibition of
 thought transference as extraordinary. As
 Svengali willed Trilby in the famous book
 of the samo name to sing songs she did
 iIot know, Mercedes makes MI stan
 tone play pieces of music by merely
 thinking over the first few bars in si- lence.
 In the hall of fame for dancers the name of Pat Rooney is most conspicuous. The famous dancer has a successor in his son, Pat Rooney, II, who is now one of the leaders of the new school of
 dancing comedians. Together with pret- ty Marion Bent they offer t-vertng bit at the Lyric this week. The two start with a dialogue that bristles with fun. They sing well and dance superbly. Room ey Is a comedian in every move, and knows dancing probably better than any
 man on the stage, and for years has originated more dance steps than any man in vaudeville. He trained and coached the dancers for Rogers Brothers
 for five years. and himself appeared hun dreds of times The act Is q headliner and a great favorite in vaudeville cities. Mary Ellen promises to rival Miss Fancy" as the attraction for children in Birmingham this week. She is a trained elephant performing all kinds of clever end wonderful tricks.f She rocks the baby and she smokes among her other accom- rlshments She Is assisted by two trained Gogs and two men. The act is a great dra wing card for children. It is the third of the features of the week. The
 fourth is the Curzon sisters, a premier aerial sensation. and the original fly ing butterflies. They hang from rapidly revolving fans and perform all kinds of graceful dances and feats of endurance, strength and skill, The act is another feature and a frequent headliner in big time vaudeville.
 Lowell B. and Esther Drew in At The Drug Store,' will present an act full of novelties, cleverness. eccentric features
 and new stunts Dorothy and Madeline Camefon are two sisters who have just
 returned from Europe who will present
 C dainty terpschorean ballet classique.
 Edwin George, comedian and almost jug
 gler, who Is a big laugh from end to
 end of his act, and the Pathe Weekly
 News pictures showing events of the
 world and especially the European war,
 will complete the bill.