The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-17

n 'W y lisht-footed, nimble-toed come
 dian named Jimmie Hodges.
 Know him? Of course. you do; you've probably laughed at him times without number, when you've seen him in vaude- vile. and also as minstrel man, never guessing that concealed back of that smiling face of his is a mind as serious as death, not apparently feeding on his damask cheek, but slowly and surely making him think big thinks. and do big things the while he's playing in a gay musical comedy with the alluring name of Pretty Baby"
 As a matter of news interest I'm bound to tell you that the matinee at the Bijou yesterday was a perfectly wonder ful affair; attended by galaxies of Hodges admirers wearing ardent hearts on their sleeves and beautiful nosegays worn where beautiful nosegays are gen. orally worn, all nice and handy to cast at the feet of the clever comedian. should the perfectly good opportunity present itself
 As I wended my way through the crowd in the foyer on still hunt for the man ager" to be introduced to MT. Jimmie Hodges, people were throwing all sorts of bouquets at him like this: Hes won derful," Isn't he great?" Drives away the blues like wildfire" And a whole lot of other nice things that would turn most mems heads, but which haven't done a thing to nice little Jimmie.
 Tn he walked in a few moments ac- companied by Mrs. Jimmie;" now, then, I've gone and told the story; let the cat out Of the bag; didn't mean to give the secret away, but of course he is mar ried, and to his nice little leading lady, Pearl Tynes, who is just too attractive and clever for words
 don't think the Honorable Jimmie cares much for 'interviews;' he's ter ribly reticent about himself I inter- viewed 9 person last week who couldn't get through talking about himself; this week the Honorable Jimmie" takes the other side of the case, and he can't be made to talk about himself; the only way I imagine you could possibly draw him out would be with a corkscrew.
 Anyway. I pounded out some very neat questions to him, the main one Of which was:
 Haven't seen you somewhere be- fore2"
 "Yes,'' said the Honorable Jimmie, sI've always been somewhere or somewhere else '''
 Good starter and then I asked:
 why did you go on the stage?''
 Don't you knosv?'' he said as he looked sort of hurt. Everybody knows that
 "But I'm so young Gin the newspaper business, mean, of course) and don't know it all, although sometimes I think I do,' I demonstrated.
 Well, it was like this,'' Mfr Hodges told me, ''I was born and bred in New York and"
 If that's the case, then I don't see how you could very well have escaped going on the stage" suggested White lights, Broadway, and-''
 But that's just it." he said .I didn't go on the stage at all in New York; I waited until I got to St. Louis, and there manager tried me out, and thought I had some pretty good stuff, and the next thing I knew I found myself signed up and ready for a real rightly honest to-goodness job That was IT years ago."
 Hadn't been in the theatrical business long before a big movie man came by and signed me and for several years did turn with the Lubin people, and made lot of comedy sketches, and then went back to the legitimate said the young comedian.
 1.-The most interesting thing I've done lately" MT. Hodges continued, besides