The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-03
"Little Miss Manhattan"


 The first of the cantonment compa- nies playing in Liberty theatres, to visit Birmingham this season, appeared at the Jefferson theatre last night. The entertainment was styled Little. Miss Manhattan" but it might just as well have been called by any other franciful name, for all the significance it had.
 The performance consisted of a series of vaudeville specialties. The company is composed entirely of vaudeville per formers, if we except a small but per sonable chorus of eight young women they looked young, too-who were quite fetching whenever they took part in the song numbers. Miss Muriel Win dow, well known to local patrons of vaudeville, is billed as the star of the organization and deserves that honor, for she is an expert entertainer with apparently an inexhaustible store of vitality Her songs and limitations were excellent. However, Miss Window, despite her Icleverness,s by no means oyershadowed the other members of the company who showed themselves experienced in vaudeville. Miss Juanita Davis Sawn, whom the advance man, the programme and one of the comedians obligingly informed us, is product of Birming- ham, did not need her local origin to commend her to the audience, for she is one of the best negro mimies seen here in sometime, an art in which few wom- en the stage excel, for some reason or other, perhaps because they have never studied negro character. Miss Sawn'S ragtime songs were admirably rendered.
 Rosita Mantilla and male dancer, whose name seems to have been left l off the programme, presented some ex- 1 cellent specialtis and, winsom miss, ! Baby Thelma, appeared in songs and dances, acquitting herself with the skill of finished performer.
 Sammy Evans, the principal comed- ian, gave an amusing impersonation of a Hebrew, good character study, and would have made a more favorable 1 impression had some of his jokes been a trifle less anticipated. Harry War den and his partner, Miss Mantilla, presented a sketch entitled, Along the Nile" which was well received. l There will be a matinee this after noon and another performance tonight.
 At the Lyric
 Sam Liebert, one of vaudeyille's fa- nous entertainers, supported by capa- ble cast, will present "The End of the World" a delightful comedy playlet, on the new Keith bill that opens today matinee.
 That Ladies Quartet" will also fea ture the new bill. These ladies presen. a well seluected programme of popular songs. Lazar and Dale in their vehicle Joining the Union," are said to be a riot, while Regay and the Lorraine sis ters will entertain in a unique roper toire of dances. This act will be big feature. Pederson Brothers are comedy aerial artists Lyric Screen Telegrams always please at the Lyric.
 LOew's Bijou
 [ A bill of that kind of entertainment that is full of light, airy comedy will k be presented at Loews Bijou the last half of this week
 A pair of ''home -towners" are Billy Hibbett and Eddie Male, who are two real southern boys, Male being Bir- mingham boy.
 A very clever musical turn will be seen on this bill presented by Stoddard and Hynes, who call their slxit "Ihs Absent-mnded Professor"
 The Van Cellos are novelty foot and barrel jugglers, the best of their kind Johnny Mack and Hattie Lee, who have been here before, will return with g new act entitled Milk and Melody" z combination of songs, comedy and piano logue. The Two Lilies are dainty charming Ar who offer a song ant dance review, in several stunning gowns Emily Stevens appears in kildare O. storm, splendid photoplay
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