The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-17
.LOEW'S BILL OFFERS
 THE COWARD' WHICH IS VI BY TIMELY
Splendid Lineup of Xaude- vile and Motion Pirctures for All of This Week
 Is Announced

One of the best bills of the season. real variety, each act in distinct class will be shown at Loew's Bijou the first half of the coming week.
 The College quintet, five graduates from leading colleges in the north, pl- chding one from Wellesley, will offer q real treat for lovers of music, in what might be termed a real fraternity re- hearsal, a combination Of run, sonss' pianologue, and music.
 A big headline attraction will be Rich ard the Great, "born a monk, but ne made himself a man. seems the oniy phrase that could be applied to him. He is the greatest living proof of the Dar- winian theory, and all doubters and sceptics who scoff at Darwin should see him. Richard smokes, drinks rides a bicycle, and offers 20 minutes of enter tainment. keeping his audience inter ested and laughing all the time.
 Laurie Ordway, the we'll known English comedienne, will present her exclusive numbers, that of 8 bride. newly married. an eccentric English woman, and Red Cross nurse.
 Philbrick and DeVoe, two real artists from the legitimate field, will present comedy skit called "A Case of Sopp-a- lene," and Kramer and Cross, panto- mimists, acrobats and strong men, will close the show.
 
 , week will be Peggy Hyland in 'rne Debt of Honor" in which this new star will show to decided advantage. lrv- ing Cummings will also be in this linn A big, vital, timely question is brought up on the show at the Modjeska the last half of the coming week in the offering | of Lillian Kingsbury, Fred Dano and | company, called "The Coward" by Ethel Clifton and Brenda Fowler writers of 1 Broadway successes and vaudeville sketches. These players are making their first tour of vaudeville at popular tprices, after meeting with unusual suc- cess at the ''big time" and high-prieed theatres all over the country. The story of s.The Coward deals with an English h mill worker, desperately anxious to en- | list, but his wife protests, as it is his
 duty to take care of his family, and
 when he is to be taken in the draft she takes matters in her own hands, intend- l. ing to incapacitate him for war service. After she has done this, she realizes how futile her protests are against the ne-
 cessity of the moment, and allows him i to go and do his duty. Fred Dano, aa 1 the husband and Lillian Kingsbury, as the wife. and the capable supporting
 company, bring the question home to many wives and their families in this
 country as well as giving vivid pie
 tuer of England in the early days of the
 war.
 Sadie sherman, well known American comedienne, will offer a clever siny'pg and character act.
 ! Great Santell. in a remarkable exhiF' tion of strength and weight lifting. 9e, 1 sented In a> humorous manner, and fNs Pesci Duo, in 8 musical offering, a-
 cluding selections on the harp and g'r- lin, and other acts will be on the t1us bill.
 Nhe great s1O0oo pipe organ is nov ". sta1lad at Toew,s and will be r9ereS | each performance by an exrert IL iSs regular riot of music when in full 9f&. lation, being full orchestra wstE tself. E#