The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-01
JASPER, A DOG STAR,
At LYRIC THEATRE
FIRST HALF OF WEEK
Varied Bill of Vaudeville
Acts Booked by Manager
SemOn-Miss Dika Is a
Noted Songstress

The headliner of the coming week at
the Lyric theatre is dog. His name is
Jasper and he is billed as the most in
telligent dog of the age. He will hold
sway for the entire week. AS
ISOLATED with him the first half of
the week as a headliner is Violet Mac
Milan THE Cinderella of the SCREEN"
who will explain the ms and outs OF
the movies.
In addition to these superartistic
bookings, eight other acts of the usual
Keith standard will entertain the peo-
pie of Birmingham. The song imper-
sonations of Gertrude VanDyke and her
brother will prove strong attraction
the first three days of the week. Miss
VanDyke is possessed of a magnificent
voice and she knows how to use III ad-
vantageously.
Nolan and Nolan, comedy jugglers,
have something new in the Juggling
line to present to Birmingham audi
ences the first half of the week, and
their act is sure to please. 1t is out
Of the usual run of comedy Juggling
acts.
Paul Mccarthy and Elsie Fay will
present a sketch entitled Suicide Gar
entirely original. They are a pair
of versatile entertainers and Will
doubtless prove big hit.
Blackface comedy numbers among Its
exponents many men and few women,
but Elliott and Mullen are man and
woman who will present some black
face comedy of a nature that seldom
is seen Mr. Elliott at one time was
with Lew Dockstader's MINISTRIES, than
l. TIT tot
ask more. He has in Miss Mullen
capable assistant. They are billed the
last half of the week
The Nudge Morton trio in music and
in song will present pleasant aver
sion from the blackface comedy, and
Juliette Dika will top them with a col
lection of clever characterizatlons III
song. Miss Dika is the only Parlslan
artistic of note who ever made sue
cessful musical comedy tour of Ameri-
ca. and she has just closed success
full engagement at the Winter Gar
den in New York.
A NV act, Fenton and Green, IN
Magic Pills." a startling speciality Is
an added attraction for the last halI
of the week
| Returning to Jasper, the intelligent
dog, he is a canine VINO mas aniaZeu
the scientific world by his remarkable
display of reasoning power that Dor
! ders closely to the human. He can 40
practically everything but talk, ana ne
has a bark that is far more expressive
than much of the conversation soHe
people bring into play. Jasper mas
called on several Presidents, lnciuo-
ing President Wilson. and he has been
received by the governors OF ~ states
He has just completed New York en-
gagement in the legitimate in when ne
occupied the stellar role.
Miss Violet Macmillan, who is billed
to star on the same boards with Jas
per, has an act of surprising inter
est She is star of several OF the
greatest photoplay companies, and as
a photoplay is thrown on the screen
she explains it, showing the audience
how certain effects are secured, and
telling them how the star does her
work in studio and outdoors. The en-
tire bill is one of unusual strength,
and makes an ensemble that is or a
standard higher than the average keith
bilL-high though that standard Is.