The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-18
ADJUSTMENTS
At the Lyric

!
 Theatregoers of Birmineham were l entertained by one of the best vaude-
 vile bills of the season at the Lyric
 Monday night and capacity audiences enjoyed the performances. The pro- gramme is varied and Is featured by
 high class attractions.
 l Harry Girard and Agnes Cain-Brown.
 supported by a capable caste, present
 The Vail of an Eskimo" and few | better singers than the two principals
 in this attraction have ever graced the
 Lyric stage. Miss Brown is a
 prime donna with beautiful voice of
 wido range and the audience called 1 for more and more of her songs This young lady, in addition to possessing g
 wonderful voice. is very pretty and became an immediate favorite by her pleasing personality. Harry Girard is
 a clever actor and his voice is excel
 lent. "The Wall of an Eskimo" is a vaudeville novelty and might be called an opera drama. It is featured by pleasing song numbers well sung and l by dramatic story of appeal The
 action takes place in the Alaskan 1 country and the display of many and
 varied real sealsSin coats is an en : i tertaining feature. To Harry Girarl l and his clever female partner must 1 be given the credit of presenting one I of the most pleasing entertainments of the season.
 l The Saxo quintet present pleasing
 programme of saxophone offerings and every member of the quintet ic 1 a saxophone artist. The selections are popular and the act went over big
 and received much applause.
 l Ed Morton proved the same pleas 1 ing singer as of wore and he has l selected many pleasing parodies which made quite hit. His songs met a responsive chord and he was compelled I to respond to many encores His rem dition of lover There" la English. proved the hit of his entertainment. l John T. Ray, assisted by a capable young lady and equally as capable 1 young man, entertained in "CheclS
 Your Hat" a vehicle which is brim- full of fun and comedy. The scene is
 laid at the entrance of a cloakroon 1 in big cafe and the chatter between | the lady at the check counter and | tn0 SuGStS IS dIluSlIS. Itdy IS a clever | com edian. One of the features of this act is the ''old mans dance" which met with prolonged and spontaneous | applause.
 l Few more perilous or more daring feats have been presented than those
 offered by the Three Daring Sisters. 1 They offer many aerial thrillers and they perform with much grace and ability. This act is one of the best of l the kind in vaudeville.
 l The Mutual news pictures are a pleasing feature of the bill. Scenes with the Sammies in France are pre- l sented and the news events of the 1 day are offered. Theatregoers will find much to entertain them at the Lyric. l At L0ew's Bijou
 l Frank Mullane can well be named thu
 topnotcher at Loew's Bijou for the firs- end of the week. He is one of those
 Irishmen who gets away with a He.
 brew line like he was from far ava, l Russia. Mullane has a good voice. anc he is given a warm reception when he tries to tell his auditors good-by. l Adele Oswald, as an impersonator, is clever In her makeup and her voice and lines are very adaptable to her | Sllld dStoiS, e-iN eAhl iS SOllelnlnS L1a1 | you cannot always say for the average I impersonator, especially some of those persons from the far north, who try to get away with the negro dialect. As "The Voice From Belgium" "The Caba. ret Lady" and "The Nighthawk," Miss Oswald was exceptionally good
 The Ballad trio are exceptional m,,si. clans, the female member of the com pany having plenty of good, enioyable voice, the qualities of which were easily discernible from her very first efforr The pianist and the cello accompa ninnen, are also exceptional performers. and they were well received.
 Holden and Gr ham were enjoyable especially Miss Giaham. in her difficult dances. Their shadow sketches and smoked glass pictures were also clever The picture for the first half of the week, June Caprice in Unknown 274,'' is a sweet story of lost girl. found by her father. and everybody Is happy in the end. The work is good. This film was a substitute for ''The Pride of New York; starring George Walsh. which failed to arrive in time for this week s show. It will be shown later
 Howard and Hurst. in comedy and song also participated in the we'll bal anced programme. Their work consisted of novelty illustrated songs. The week. ly news and cartoons were exception ally good, the news features showing some exceptional war pictures.