The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-19
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By RICHARD F. LUSSIER

the leading role. "The City" has ai- ways been considered Clyde Fitch's masterpiece. It was his last play as he died while still working on the last act.
 At the Odeon Two ''The Red Circle, the famous picture series of Pathe- Balboa, the stories of which are ap- bearing daily in The Age-Herald, will show it's first installment today A synopsis of the first Red Circle" pie ture follows;
 Circle Jim Borden. master crook, who derives his name from the livid birthmark on the back of ris right hand. is about to be relea sed from prison after serving third term. One member in every generation of the Borden family is branded with the Red Circle, Borden and his son Ted are the only living representatives of the Borden kin.
 Max Lamar, clever young detective who has succeeded in trapping old Borden in times gone by, is detailed to shadow him.. Upon his release he is approached by June Travis and her mother. who are interested in the re- form of eX-convicts, and turns threat eningly on them when they offer him money. Lamar interferes. Shortly aft erward, Borden sees his son lifting a mans watch, and drags him off. The man who was almost robbed raises an alarm and Lamar, detailed in the neighborhood, takes up the chase after the Bordens, who reach a secret pas sageway to their rooms and for the time being put Lamar off the scent.
 Jim realizing that he and his son are a menace to society determines to avoid future trouble by killing his son and then himself. Lamar comes upon the passageway and follows it to the rooms-and finds that the last of the Bordens is dead
 The breath of relief Lamar draws at finding the notorious Red Circle a matter of past 'anxieties is only equal ed by his gasp of astonishment, when the next day, he sees on the door of a passing automobile the shapely, well groomed hand of a lady-branded with the unmstakable mark of the Borden family-The Red Circle. His only clue to the mystery is the automobile num- Der which leads him to a strange ex- perience in the next episode, called ''Pity the Poor" Watch for it,
 At the Odeon One. '"rhe Secret Wire" with May Allison and Harold Lockwood. will be shown today. Other plCluTeS at Ine OuoOH OIe dIG oplucI Borden Meets Competition" with Winifred Greenwood and Jerry in Mexico" with George Ovey.
 G. B. Anderson, who is better known as 'Broncho Billy" is now playing society roles and will be shown at the Princess theatre today in "The Book Agent Romance and Essanay feature. "Those Were Good Old Days," Vitagraph comedy with Kate Price and a Selig-Tribune News feature will also be shown.
 Manager S. S. Griffith states that all house records for attendance are being broken at the Alcazar this week in "rhe Battle Cry of Peace"
 This picture, said Manager Grif- fin, lis bound to make a man better citizen, and l personally request every man in Birmingham to come in and see it. If dissatisfied come around and see me about it.
 "The Battle Cry of Peace' is a preachment against war.
 
 At the city hall yesterday one of the commissioners, well known for his propensity to change his mind with out giving advance notice. gave his opinion of the two noted screen artists, Miss Geraldine F'arrar and Miss Theda Bara.
 Geraldine said the genial com missioner, lis Farrar. while Theda, must admit is Bara.''