The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-06
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"A Daughter, of the Gods"


 William Fox's "A Daughter of the Gods, spectacular photoplay of fairies, gnomes and water sprites, featuring An nette Kellermann, began a weeks engage ment at the Jefferson theatre with a mati- nee yesterday afternoon. There will be a matinee each day and a performance at night for the renlaind of this week.
 The picture really justifies the press agent's favorite adjective, 'stupendous," for it is bewildering in it's variety, rafely beautiful at times, combining artificial with natural scenery, and portraying on the screen lovc story which in its fanci- ful treatment realizes in striking man. ner the possibilities of the motion picture camera Mermaids disport in the sea, fairies and witches appear. a sultan tor his sins sees his power wane and his city in flames following thrilling assault against the citys walls, it's capture and destruction the lurid fires lighting up a struggle in which real armies take part. There are wonderful visions of the sea in all of it's beauty, and the inoomparable form of Annette Kellermann flashing through the waves. Following dive from a high tower into the sea there is thrilling pursuit in which number of fleet swimmers take part; there are grue- some scenes in the temple of witches, where the good fairy turns the fiery rain from a volcano into real raindrops; there are fantastic revels in the land of gnomes; there are dozens of oriental scenes which have not been surpassed for their simulated magnifcence by any production of the motion picture studios One adventure follows fast upon another, most of them centering around Miss Kel- Hermann, who enacts the character of Anita, a creature born of the sea, who is beloved of Prince Omar and loves him in return.
 MT. Fox's publicity department has ad vertised "A Daughter of the Gods excep- tionally well and after one has seen the picture he is inclined to believe that it cost as much as claimed. At any rate, it sets wildly before the eye scenes that were limited to the realm of imagination before the motion picture camera was in vented.
 Mss Kellermann, whose perfect figure and auuatic skill are both too we'll known to call for comment here, and company which must run considerably into the thousands, give to "A Daughter of the Gods life and movement which. together with the exquisite scenery ready for the camera and provided by Mother Nature, in the Bahamas. or wherever these lovely views were filmed, make "A Daughter of the Gods a delight, even to faded patrons of motion pictures.
 At The Lyric
 TWO exceptional numbers. Vadie and Gygi and "The Awakening of Toys" fea- tured the offering of the Lyric last night.
 :. mingham has never been favored wit, audeville acts that excel these. In add there is a breezy little sketch, "Pr. VI that offers a moral in, a. cley, ner. Two musical numbers and the Pas.-. weekly also are on the bill.
 The headliners are Maryon vadie. an American danseuse, and Ota Gygi viol- inst. Miss Vadie was an extremely grace ful dancer who presented three numbers. Pirouetting about on her toes,; she was warmly applauded for her sprignty dances. Miss Vadie is a danseuse of pro nounced ability and is very vivacious and pretty
 Ota Gygi proved to be a violinist of marked talent both as virtuoso and an accompanist. He p.ayed with warmth and feeling that was delightful. Miss yadie was quite versatile, dancing minuet, an interpretive number and danse cOmique.
 While ..The Awakening of Toys" had been seen in Birmingham before, it had lost none of it's novelty. Their acrobatic feats, coupled with the dancing of the "Jack-in-th the box send the act over with big swerve. ''Prosperity," the sketch featuring Ezra Matthews, was pleasing, and portrayed how work-dodging salesman decided to change his 'swindle sheet into an ex- pense account, and really embrace work, Josie Heather. an English comedienne. sang several numbers in style that was distinctive and individual. She was the central figure in diverting trio. Fisher. Lucky and Gordon a singing trio were the other number on the strong bill.