The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-14
TWO B|G FEATURE | PICTURES AN EXTRA
 FEATURE AT BU0U
Splendid Five-Act Vaude- vile Programmes Sup plemented by Film
 Offerings

Theatregoers in these times encourage
 just such an entertaining policy as that
 introduced here by Marcus Loew and it ils not remarkable that Loew's Bijou
 theatre Is crowded with delighted people
 aurlng the hours of operation Theatre goers, in the few months Marcus Loew ] mas catered to the fad and fancy of the people in this distrdict, have discovered why the Loew circuit IS such tre- mendously popular chain of theatres. It ils hard to reconcile the fact that
 theatre manager Is satisfied with small { returns but the solution in the case of the LoeW circuit is seen in the fact that i more than POO theatres make 1t possible TOT Marcus Loew to give the quality and 'ne quantity for the price of admission TWO DIE combinations of vaudeville ana feature pictures come to Loew's blJou every week. The vaudeville acts are or the standard that make vaudeville popular, and the pictures of the quality tnat licenses an increase in prices oe admlssion-but the Loew theatre asks 1 iess than the price for a seat for an or dlnary performance, for the double show, and there is little wonder that the Loew theatres are always busy.
 mere will be 10 big acts here this week, ana two great picture play features, to- Sether with the newest camera records or things of interest and comedy reels
 that are funny Half or the combination Will De seen the first htlre dayse of the week and the other half the last three days The entertainment will be continil- ous, to Il o'clock, with the big bar
 gain afternoon shows at 10 cents for .be
 pest seats. While the night prices will
 be 10, IS and 25 cents, and the scale or prices is solid, ma tier what head liner or what feature picture is secured Heading the vaudeville show for the first half will be Mabel Harper one of the JolifeSt and cleverest of the present. day comediennes. Miss Harper is easy to look at. She is clever as clever can
 be and one of the biggest of the new Broadway favorites. She enjoys the ser- vice of an exclusive song bureau and is constantly introducing new song hi.s Rags" Leighton, who was the life of the Three Leightons. who have been seen here regularly for a number of seasons either in vaudeville or with minstrel comb nations, has formed a partnership With Dick Kennedy, another good en- tertainer and will be one of the features of the bill The Milani Five a combina- ] tton of Italian street singers and nlu- stcians, will have an act that will have a strong drawing power, and Marck and Josephine will be popular with those who
 like variety of entertainment. Dix and Dixie have novelty act that will help make the bill one of the best of tue
 Loew season. Dorothy Phillips, in her newest screen success, Bondage" will
 draw all of her admirers who have
 grown to like her, and there will be worth while news and comedy features.
 w. J. Holmes and Iva Holliston, in 3
 clever rural sketch. Looking for Betsy, z
 will be the headline attraction for the
 last half of the week, and the show
 promises to be up to the standard.
 Holmes is one of the cleverest character actors in vaudeville, x II gives to the
 variety stage a remarkable piece of work as the old farmer who comes ts the city
 looking for his daughter. The sketch is
 filled with real comedy and pathos For a finale MT. Holmes offers the celebrated
 Lighthouse scene,' from the always
 young and always familiar drama Shore Acres'
 Rose Berry, a young lady with abunI- ant personality and rare beauty, pos 'sessing a delightful soprano voice, will appear in a series of songs and piano. logue. and will accompany herself at
 the piano. She is an accomplished en- tertainer who will offer something new.
 Irene and Douglas Carbrey, young couple. abounding in cleverness and per- sonality, will offer a review of songs, dance steps, clean-cu humor and won derful clothes. They are pair of fash ion plates, and are always interesting. Booth -and Leander, clever pair of fun makers, appear dressed as a couple of sailors, and offer some remarkable tum- bling and acrobatics, mixed with com