The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-18

A1cazar-Evelyn Nesbit in 'I Want To Forget,n and "The Surrender of the German Fleet.'
 k Trianon--Madge Kennedy in "A Per- strand-Cecil B. DeMi1le in '"rhe Squaw Man"
 odeon one-Pauline Frederick in Hall Gains "The Eternal City"
 ''Pollyanna"
 Catherine C'hicoin Cushing's comedy of gladness, "Pollyana,n has returned to Birmingham for another engagement, with several members of the splendid company which appeared here before. The opening performance was given at the Jefferson last night. large audience enjoyed this delightful play, in which laughter and pathos are blended.
 No one can see .Pollyanna' without feeling a tug at his heartstrings. It is play of old love and young love con- summated through the personality of a child, who heals wounds that have sur |vived through many years and brings happiness to all those with whom she comes in contact, sweeping away the mists of wretchedness and breaking down the barriers of pride.
 The story is familiar to thousands ~of people who have read the book and seen the play "Pollyanna'' emerged from the covers of book as sos many other characters have done, and lives on the stage without losing any of her endear- l ing traits..
 George Allison is still playing John Pendleton, a part he invests with rare sympathy and charm. He is an admir- able actor with the gift of appearing l to be not creation of the playwright, l but himself, a kindly gentleman made | a nisanthrope by disappointment in 1 love and restored to happiness by Pol llyanna, who reveals to him in an artless fairy tale, that the woman he thought faithless had died loving him still Viola I Harper is an ideal Pollyanna, with sin cerity and youth and irrepressible op- i timism that nothing can daunt, not even l a serious injury which requires years of | treatment under the care of great sur jgeons to enable her to walk. Herbert Fortier, as4Dr Chiffon, friend of John Pendleton and in love with Miss, Polly Harrington, Pollyanna's aunt, was an I other member of the company who played his part skilnplly, with just the l right degree of ease and naturalness, i Blanche Dougas as Miss Polly Harring- lton, left nothing to be desired in her i'm personation. Billy Blaisdell, a precocious | IehiId actor showed unusual ability as Jimmy Bean, an orphan, and the role l was equally well played by Jack Mor- lton, after Jimmy had grown up as the iward of John Pendleton. Winifred Han lev was a human and likable Irish do lmestic. Helen Tracy, Gertrude Rivers and Helen Gurney presented quaint char acter types as the three gossipy man. bers of .erhe Ladies Aid" In facG the entire. company was most competent and I gave well rounded performance Even the two dogs and the two cats, essayins eSodom" and "Gomorrah" at different ! stages in the careers of these interesting pets, conducted themselves in a seemly l manner.
 There will be a matinee this afternoon and another performance tonight, end ing the engagement.
 At Loew's Bij0u
 Packed houses greet Prescott" and his co-worker, Miss Hope Eden. al Il Loewss Bijou. showing. that the fame lof their wonderful mind reading was I we'll known to the citizens of Greater ! Birmif gham. They read the minds of dozens and in no instance were they
 wrong in their answers to the many ,.rono,fpdad to them