The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13

a picture feature par excellence and
 Charles Chaplin in "The F1oorwalker,
 million dollar comedy, the bill at Loew's
 Bijou for the first haf of the week pre-
 sents wealth and variety of entertain
 ment never excelled on the local stage.
 W. H. Lytell, father of the famous screen
 star and capable company will present
 "A Night at the Club" a sparkling com
 edy playlet. Marie Doyle and Ruth
 Blaine will offer dances and songs, Kelly
 and Kelly are harmony singers, Sweeney
 and Rooney will entertain with chatter
 and song and Bell and Gray are versatile
 entertainers. '.The Lost Princess" is the
 photoplay feature.
 THE FIELDS MINISTRIES
 Ed H. Bradley, in the Atlanta Journal.
 has the following to say anent the Al
 Fields minstrels at the Atlanta theatre
 last week:
 "Everybody got their laughing appar-
 atus pretty well lfmbered up during the brief proigue, when a crew of dusly deckhands on an oid-time Mississippi sidewheeler raised a merry runpus as the curtain went up, and they thoroughly enjoyed the rousing male chorus that burst forth as the gorgeous setting of the first part came into view, but when Iasses' White came triciline down to the bootlights with his newest syncopa- tion, John P. Pandemonium assumed command of the assembled multitude. There are songs and then again there are songs, but Sweet mamma, tree top tall, won't you kindly turn your damper
 down." as gurgled by the redoubtable Lasses,' just naturally kills 'em in their seats. Tasses' turned the damper down
 until his elbows refused to perform their function. and he sat down amid the tumultuous objections of the audience, who insisted that the foolishment be further prolonged
 Billy Beard, than whom there is no whomer. came forth from somewhere be- hind the shrubbery in the conservatory
 which the colorful scenery portrayed and unloaded an arrnful of assorted humor that went over with 8 whoop. William gets hold of a southern audience just the moment he steps out in front and when he told 'em about his birthstone, okra- and how nobody has ever really tasted it, because of it's peculiarly elusive char acteristics, all the folks, from the first TOW in the orchestra to the last row in the peanut, swore everlasting feaity to the Party fro mthe South
 'SThe songSters who provided such an important part of the entire show meas ured up to higher standard than any who have appeared here before fin min strelsy. Jack Richards possessing a wonderful tenor, was encored again and again, while Billy Church. Elton Gre peau and the magnificent male chorus drew thunderous applause throughout the entire first part. The vocal features of Al G. Fields productions are always meritorious. but this year he has gath cred an array of artists who far outclass anything of the kind in former seasons. THE HOODLUM"
 Dainty Mary Pickford will be the at
 traction today at the Trianon theatre in
 .sThe Hoodlum' her latest and said to
 be the best picture of her screen career.
 It is the story of little girl who lived
 with her grandfather who was very
 wealthy and who gave the little girl
 everything that her heart desired until
 she found out that her father was still
 in the land of the living and that he was
 very poor.
 Then she decided that she would 20 and live with him. and she did. And she
 learned to play in the alley and make
 mud pies and shoot craps, and numerous
 other things that young ladies with fond mammas are not supposed to do. but finally everything turns out all right In the turning, however. the picture has given Miss Pickford every chance in the world for bits of character acting that have made her famous, and the picture IS sure to please.