The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-17

joint in Shanghai; view of Hono- lulu, and then journey back to New York in the home of wealth. The program announces these as five episodes in the making of The Man Who Came Back"
 Those taking part fin the cast arc Robert Armstrong; Peggy Allenby, J. K. Hutchinson, Barbara Gray, Norman Cope. Adlyn Wesley, May Blair. Adel Page, Mortimer Snow, II. H. Sleight, Harry Davies, Allen Atwell. Cora calkins. Virginia Hup- pert and others.
 MinstreIs
 The ever popular "Lasses" White and his minstre1s will be tho first of the minstrel shows to be present ed at the Jefferson this season, the engagement following "The Man Who Came Back"
 The roster of 'Lasses," Whites All Star Minstrels, Is particularly rich in vocal ability. This depart ment is under the direction of Nate Talbot who. is not only singer of higher order, butt whose thorough Knowledge of music Is the reason for his being entrusted with the diff ficult task of arranging the harmo- nies.
 The principal soloists this season are Roscoe Humphrey, Al Tint, Her man Schultze, Norman Brown, Max well Gordon. Robert Johnson. Grover Schepp. P. H. Baugher and George Miller the minstrel tetrazinni.
 Lovely NIitzi
 Mitzl. the captivating prima donna comedienne. who will be seen in Lady Billy" at the Jefferson. Is ..,A1 a1l be anyone else's fortune. She is tiny, pretty, full of dash and not only can she act charmingly, but In her delightful costumes how charm ing she can look.
 The charm of Lady Billy" lies in an interesting story, with a back ground of songful musical numbers, and q foreground most of the time with Mitzi as the central character.
 Zelda Sears wrote the book and the lyrics. and Harold Levey, a pro- tege of Victor Herbert, composed the musical numbers. The story de- velops from an old ghost tradition of castle in Roumania, where a beautiful countess sells fake echo and a bogus appearance of an an cient ancestor for commercial pur- poses, putting romance on paying basis. But she does this once too often and falls in love with an at tractive American.
 Of music there Is wealth of vi- brant songs of which Mitzi has half dozen sparkling numbers. such as Come to Already" Historic Illus sies"- and "Goodby, Goodby." She also has some new limitations.
 "The Invisible Empire" .
 Close on the graceful little heels of Mitzi comes "The Invisible Elm pire" which is dramatic love story of the south by Edward D. Rose and Charles F. Park. that Is said to glorify the manhood and womanhood of America. It is mystery drama and is said to abound in thrills and genuine comedy MT. Edward 10 Rose who is chiefly responsible for the play Is one of the best known dramatists of the country and has probably contributed more successes to tho American stage than any liv- ing writer. "The Invisible Empire through It's title and relation to the Ku Klux Klan subject Is foremost in importance and will undoubtedly create more discussion than any play that has been produced for years According to present plans Charles Coghlan. son of Rose Coghlan, will be featured In the principal male role and Renita Randolph southern beauty from Nashville will interpre' the heroine of the story.
 DeWolf Hopper in "Repert"ire" V The popular star of comic opera DeWolf Hopper, will play an en- eagement of five evenings with mat inees interspersed at the Jefferson selecting the very best operas from his large repertoire including vThe Mikado,. 'rPinafore," "The Pirates oi Penzance." "Iolanthe" and the feo- man of the Guards.
 MT. Hopper scarcely needs any tn- Production to local theatregoers. lie has entertained and delighted Amer. ican audiences In many successful operatic productions, but in none or them has he achieved greater distinc- tion than in his association In the revivals of the operas above men toned For many years no New hork production of a Gilbert and Sullivan opera has been considered complete without the presence of MT. Hopper in the cast. In none of the operas in which he has appeared has he hao finer opportunity of manifesting his highest excellence as singer and as a comedian. His presence in this l city Is also an evidence that the pop ular taste for the better theatrical offerings has not lessened as so many "kill-joys" have prated. The whole somer the artistic and the cultivatins is still in greatest demand.
 The Ever Beautiful "Merry Widow"
 "It is with justifiable pride that the management of this theatre an nounces that it has secured for its patrons a limited engagement oi Franz Lehar's immortal operetta The Merry Widow" says Mir. Parkes '.This sensational success. which . l few years ago set the world a-danc- ling and singing and was the rage in I every civilized country on this earth was revived last season by its orig inal American producer. Henry w Savage cn a scale of magnificence seldom achieved in stage production
 "The Merry Widow" Is promised to be the very last word in stage pro- auction, costumes. chorus, augmented orchestra and cast. Joseph Urban the celebrated scenic artist who makes all of the scenery for the