The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24

ful musiciaon is such a popular favorite in Birmingham that appeal has followed appeal to the management to again return this great entertainer to the Lyric. Jh answer to these requests Pietro will be the chief entertainer on the Christmas pill.
 And while this is big feature there will be other feature attractions presented during Christmas week, the programme Including such attractive numbers as Hawthorne's Minstrel Maids" a pre- tentious act and minstrel tabloid; sa tire, What Happened to Ruth,' one of the best laugh provokers on the stage, and "The Trained Seal, presented by the Three Travilla Brothers. And in addition to these feature attractions there will be six other high class Keith acts and Pathe pictures.
 The headline attractions for Christmas Day and the first part of the week are among vaudevilles best acts Pietro is at the very top of entertainers, accord ing to the opinion of Lyric patrons, and The Trained Seal presented by the Three Travilla Brothers performs some won derful feats.
 What Happened to Ruth" is a satire with a laugh in every line and the skit is said to be one of vaudevlle's most fas cinating.
 The Hawthorne Minstrel Maids, head lne aJJfdCIlOn TOT the ldSI Ildll Ol lut week, is a big time act that has received much favorable comment from the press in cities where it has appeared. It is minstrel tabloid and there are seven tal- ented members in the company.
 AT THE BIJOU
 Fresh from it's big success at the Goth- am theatre, New York, will come "A Lit tie Girl in a Big City" thrilling play of life written hV James K Vrle MacCurdy. It will be presented at the Bijou theatre Christmas week. opening with a special matinee Christmas Day, and should be witnessed by every mother, father and daughter and son.
 "A Little Girl in a Big City, is said to teach a great lesson in an entertaining way, and though it tells forcefully and truthfully of gerat evil that the entire police department of the metropolis is fighting to overcome. it pictures no brothels nor other scenes of degradation It recites in an honest and fearless man. ner .the experiences of Laura Nelson, an innocent young girl from a small country village, who comes to the big city in search of position She arrives at the dock of the Albany boat line early in the morning, and as she Is about to leave the vessel in search of the Young Womans Christian association, she is intercepted by a woman of uncertain character and her paramour They are in quest of some innocent young girl from the country, with the intention of first getting her into their power and then compelling her to accept the woman as her mother for the purpose of extorting from a reputa- be merchant of the community a large sum of money, making him believe the young girl is his own daughter-the re- suit of an affair that had it's existence many years before. How the young girl makes every effort to elude their clutches, how she struggles and fights for all woman holds most dear; how she finds protector in loyal young man from her own home town, how she meets With good, honest woman, who eventually turns out to be her mother. from whom she was parted while baby, and how in the end things are all made right. is all told in the play. From all reports you are advised to go see it, because 1t is said to be an entertainment well worth while. complete scenic production is carried and an excellent company of players is promised by the management