The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
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 Harmony and music are offered at their best by vaudeville performers for the first half of the week at the Lyric. In every one of the five excellent acts, music in some form is offered as part of the entertainment.
 Selection of a headliner from among the five acts would be difficult, as the bill is so well balanced that no single acts stands out. Comedy and music sparkle throughout, and the bill is en- 2 tertaining from start to finish.
 The curtaon raiser. "The Talkless Boy" is we'll carried out by Rialto E and Lamont No lines are spoken. but bits of juggling, feats of balancing and mandolin and guitar harmony cause the act to be far from slow.
 Novelty in ventriloquism is offered by Vernon, who appears on the stage accompanied by a whole rack of manni- kins, who, at the command of the ven trilopist, carry on an animated con- versation, winding up their performance with a song in which practically the en- tire company takes part
 Music at its highest is offered by the Balls, Rae and Eleanor Their violin and cello numbers are excellent, and their performance of classical numbers
  close in a number in which Rae whistles bird notes. while his sister Eleanor re- spends with notes upon her violin.
 A delightful little comedy skit is Its not being done any more" George Aus tin Moore, with a fair partner persuaded to join the act from the audience carry on a running fire chatter, interpersing their witty lines with song.
 The closing act is skit, ''Oh, You Flirt," in which the proverbially ardent but poor youn lover outwits balky prospective father in la wand finally marries the girl.
 Al Waymer and Mabel Carr fur nish the songs, while their partner from the comical side of the skit.
 Aesop'S Fables forms the photo feature, with Pathe News presenting world events in pictures.
 AT LOEW'S BIJOU ,, The Christmas week bill at Loews Biiou which opened Monday night, brings to Birmingham headline at traction in the person of Arthuro Bernard, of the distinctively novel kind.
 The audience sees only Bernardi, the quick change artist. with very yer satie voice, capable of playing any number of parts but behind the scenes there are two assistants, whose skill and speed are indispensable ill the act.
 After introducing himself, Bernardi stages a skit in which he portrays five men and two women. As the wait ter in an Itaian restaurant, he appears several times, in addition to depicting the character the erring husband. Q the irate wife and the beggar. At the .- conclusion of the skit he comes from the audience as q policeman to quell the disturbance.
 4 He then goes into the orchestra and 7 by series of lightenning changes ol makeup, gives limitations of some of the worlds most famous composers. As an encore, he put on a short skit with five characters, in which the audience could see him make his changes.
 The show opens with the Two Royal Guards, featuring the worlds record for standing on the head. Delbridge and Gremmer, in the No. 2 spot, offer q series of ballads and negro stories which are well received
 Fagg and White. ranging in coloI from light brown to midnight black offer a combination singing and pat ter act. which is above the average.
 The Xaza and Adele Revue serves some exceptional violin music, as well as singing and soft dancing. The big feature of the act is the Spanish or Argentinian tango by Zaza and Adele. |, Baby Peggy scores another distinct hit in her latest offering Captain January" the movie offering of the current bill. The diminutive actress as the waif fin the care of the aged lighthouse keeper, shows her ability to register both childish whims and pathos and understanding lacking in her earlier nickureS