The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-13

off to take reducing exercises so that the attack would seem less one-sided.
 You Must Go
 The play which the group of re- hearsers is working hard on, is one you must not fail to see. It's going to be dandy. Mrs. R. R. Stotlar, who is always so wonderfully fine at any project assigned her, and who testifies that the rat was at least the size of horse. Is chairman. Assisting her is Mrs. Shirley Harris, also working enormously hard.
 There are 40 players in cast; the drama is jazzy, and will be presented at the Jefferson theatre the two nights of February 24 and 2e.
 Take note of the fact that's only two weeks off
 The play is a howl.
 Charity Affair
 Those who are presenting 1t are the members of the Volunteer Relief ss- sociation, which each season puts on a Christmas tree for the kiddies at the Hillman hospital, and gives as much as 5000 yearly to local organ only one public affair to get funds each twelvemonth.
 Last season they gave the charity ized charities. The members give ball. This year they arelyarying the program, and are claiming your pres enee at the musical comedy in ad- vance. They must not fall down on their quota of money if they are to be as helpful to the poor this coming year as they always have been.
 Characters in Play
 Want to know. SO far, who are talk ing the principal parts in the play? Here we go. Other names will be an- nounced later. Get on to the titles.
 Jefferson snowball Albert Stern; Freddie Fizz, Allen DrenHen; Ferdi nand Foster. William H. Brantley, Jr.; Clarence Wildwave, Percy Rosen berger. (Th<s character takes the part of screamingly funny and ex- erueiatingly sissy floorwalker of a department storel Sally snapp Elise Sparrow; Lottle Frazzle, Mrs. Leon Bradley: Prunells Bunehgrass, Mrs. Hugh Locke.
 About the Leaders
 Here. there. and everywhere Friday night fitted Mrs Stotlar, arranging ths detail and that detail. and get ting rehearsal times well fixed For the next two weeks will be period of intensive training. Mir. Gosden, who Is more than extremely efficient. says that thereli be time to spare, but no loafing on the job will be pos sible.
 So far the rat episode has been the only time he has lost.
 There are bunch of fine, snappy songs in the play, particularly one that commands: Hit the baill Hit the ball"
 You almost forget It's just play, and reach out for bat
 Mrs. Arthur Adams. Jr., Is a won derful little piano player. She put the notes across FrHay night with vim enough to suit even the director, who made the music
 Real Author
 It's a real job to please an author.
 Mir. and Mrs. ]. G. Riley were pres- ent at this first rehearsal. Mrs. Riley having a committee of 12 who win serve with her as ehaperons till the event is finished. Here are some of those who will be in the play: Misses Helen Terrell Mary Elizabeth Cald- well. Elizabeth AdaIr. Mary Ida Wood, Carol McCary, Lucille Smith, Harriet Smith. Virginia Hassinger. Elizabeth Wilson. Margaret Ashton. Mary Alice Gatling. Yankee Sibley. Anita sloss, Katherine Redd Mrs Emmett Collins, Alfred Mccarthy, William Kennen Mason billiard Rowan oden, Charley Webb, George Bonnell, Allen Drennen.
 There will be a quartet which has dubbed itself the -Four Roses" com posed of Dan Walker, Edwin Cook. James Cochran and Herbert Bush.
 Others, it is planned, who will take principal parts are Misses Jessie Mae heth Mcclure, Tom Durham and Rolla Perkins, Jordan Prince, Mary Eliza Beck.