The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-17
At the Lyric

At the Lyric
 Music, comedy and fun are pleasingly blended on the new Keith bill at the Lyric, which was enjoyed by capacity audiences Thursday evening. Every act on the bill is good but Aus | tralian Stanley eccentric comedian and all around entertainer, and Oracle Elm melt and company in a comedy. Mrs Murphy's Third Husband" run each oth- CT close for first honors.
 Stanley is one of the cleverest enter. tainers seen here in a long time. He is i a comedian of extraordinary ability, a I singer and general all around entertain CT He kept the audience in uproarous laughter and received prolonged applause, The audience wanted Stanley to sing more and he rendered a yoddling song that captivated the audience.
 Oracle Emmett is a clever comedienne, land she has surrounded herself with a clever company. In Mrs Murphys Third Husband" she presents a sketch that is filled with laughable comedy and one of the best sketches of the season. The situations are comical and none of the CT tertainers overlook an opportunity of putting the punch in the act. This sketch is one of the big features of the bill.
 The programme opens with cleverly executed offering by the Smiletta Sis ters> two versatile and clever young Ia 4 dies. They are acrobats, dancers, slack wire walkers and Indian club swingers, ontortionists and offer a versatile en- tertainment Their act met with much deserved applause.
 Phf}brick and Deveau in See What Happens" offer some comedy and songs making a hit with their song on the "New Alphabet of Uncle Sam" This song number is the pleasing feature ot the act.
 Tom Brown and his entertaining con- stabules is a pleasing musical act in which a saxaphone sextette are featured
 Every member of the company Is e talented musician and the programme
 was we'll selected. This act furnishes 4 much rare musical entertainment and is most pleasing feature of the pro, . gramme.
 Official war review pictures show
 many interesting scenes, including the
 wreck of Cambrai after the Germans had |. been expelled. The new bill contains
 much entertainment.
 At the Strand
 The Strands widely advertised circus Ipictnre, Under the Tor" "Ncreated a sen, sation yesterday when it opened up fol a three days run. The lobby showed one
 of the most unique displays ever seer
 in Birmingham, the, front being masked as front to a circus tent. with all tht para aphernalia incidental to a circus, witt
 2 big cage of black bears in the center
 The story of Under the Top is in
 tensely human, for who does not remem
 Der the days when one longed to sliI { away in the dead of night and run ava,
 uyifh ho ri yy6 ' the days of youth fallen desperately il , love with a circus actress?
 At the Trianon
 Only two more days remain to SC l "The Birth of a. Naton," now playin 1 to record crowds at the Trianon theatre The engagement closes Saturday night
 The big crowds continue to jam tn 6 theatre and even standing room is a I a premium Despite the inclemency O f the weather the crowds continue to com n and are thrilled as they have alway 1been by this picture.
 !. It is suggested that those who possibl s car attend the early morning shows be - ginning at 10 o'clock when chances 0 admission will be greater. '"The Birt d of a Nation" as being presented is tn d original production and five perform 7. ances are held daily, beginning at ]
 o'clock a. m.
 d It is indicated that the crowds wiK eve d increase during the next two days show e ing as 1t appears that most of Birmine '. ham will see this picture during it's pres
 ent engagement.
 t At the Alcazar T. William Farnum is one movie star wh l. never fails to play to record crowds
 Birmingham, and this week at the A s cazar is no exception to the rule Th finished actor has been at the Alcaza o since Monday and has played to capacit 3, houses daily.
 Farnum is playing in "The Rainbo- l. Trail. a sequel to "The Riders of tn o Purple Sage both plays being from tn e pen of Zane Grey, famous for the wri ! ing of western stories. The "Rainbo'
 Trair' is western, different from the aver + age western story, yet filled with myriad l. of breathless thrills. ''The Rainbol IS Trail' will be at the Alcazar only tw l. more days and offers real treat to tn
 lovers of out door plays