The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
AT THE LYRIC

Celebrating its last week playing
Keith vaudeville, the Lyric theatre is
presenting during the first half-week
one of the best bills in some time.
Playing to good audience Monday
afternoon the players received a warm
reception for their first appearance in
this city. Although Monday matinees
are never regarded by theatre folk as
good test of their ability, due to a
lack of practice between orchestra and
players, those playing at the Lyric
showed up to good advantage.
The audience, apparently apprecia-
tive of the state of affairs, overlooking
the few breaks that necessarily occur
red and roundly applauded every act.
The bill has opened by Lalla Selbini
and Bert Albert in 1.-THE Butterfly
and the Cat" This was a skit in which
Mr.. Albert donnedla furry garment and
appeared as huge cat. Miss Selbini
was given chance to display her sing
ling ability and to do some stunt BIZ
cycle riding.
James Carlisle and Isabelle lanai
presented 1.-THE Interview" Carlisle
assumed the role of a prominent col
lege boatman and Miss lanai appear
ed as a woman reporter, come to in
tervlew him. Their act was composed
of comedy lines and some songs by
Miss lanai
The first act to answer an encore was
that by Madeline Young and company,
singing southern songs. With one ex-
ception their repertoire is confined to
comic selections sung by mixed quar-
tet.
=. Harry Lang and Bernice Haley head
lined the bill in a comic dialogue act
entitled who's Your Boss" Before
they were well started in their lines
this pair struck funny vein in the
audience and kept it in continual mer-
riment until the final curtain. Oppor-
tunlty was given during their time on
the stage for Lang to do bit of yhis-
Ting.
The show was closed by 1.-THE Cotton
Plckers," an all white sextet that nre-
scented southern negro characterize
tons. Mickey and Elsie McGarry, Bert
Coleman, Walter Swartz, Walter G.
Dorsey and Peter G. Smith were the
players.
A Fox comedy, Pathe News reel and
Aesop's fables are being shown.
EDGEWOOD PARK
The 1924 season at Edgewood Park.
birmlngham's largest and most nom
ular amusement resort, has started
most auspiciously and crowds. have
been in attendance daily since the nark
was opened to the public last Thurs
day.
The new paved highway, all the wav
from the city to the park gates. and
improved street car service make for
ideal conditions in the way of trans
portation.
Inc concrete swimming pool Largest
In the world) has been secured as cieo N
as porcelain bathtub, and filled with
GouDly uttered and purified water. The
dance pavilion has been thoroughly
overhauled and renovated, and with
MAYORS Dreamland Ramblers-there
are none better-furnishing the music
makes it an ideal place for the devotees
of the dance.
All the buildings of the park have
been repaired and reprinted. and The
grounds cleared up making the NOM.
tain resort, the most attractive amuso-
ment park in the district.
., AT THE TEMPLE
The, Telephone Girl" line of
stories by H. G. Witwer appearing re-
Gently in the Cosmopolitan magazine
is making its bow to Birmingham on
the cinema at the Temple theatre this
week in addition to the feature nin'
lure Between Friends" by Robert
Julius Sees Her" is the title Of
the first story shown there fhis wooI
Ihis is not serial. but every pictnr,
Is complete story nv the -. rl.ulI