West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-05-17

For Several years Sistersville
has had a vaudeville theater. 1t
has been conducted exclusively
during the colder months. During
the past 3 months,it has been under
the efficient and successful manage
ment Of Mr.. w. P. KenneY, who
has maintained a higher standard
than the theater ever before at
tanned. The attractions have been
of high order, the best of disci-
pine and order has been maintained,
and the place made as attractive as
possible for its many friends. Not
even In Its most palmy days has
this play house had better aud
more costly attractions than hsve
greeted It's audience during the
past weeks.
Believing In Sistersville, Mr..
Kenney has rejected the usual Gus
tom of keeping the theatre dark
during the heated term, and will
open 1t on Monday for the summer.
Almost all vaudeville houses of the
country open for the summer, and
always up to the times, this popular
manager has decided that Sisters
vile shall be In the rear In no re.
spect. He has entirely remodeled
the theatrical portion Of the house,
and the habi:ue of this resort will
De astonished when he enters the
doors on Monday. Several en-
frances have been cut for a sufi
cient supply of fresh air. Openings
have been made on both sides of
the building, which. with the usu.
al river breeze, will always cause
the air to be In motion, of itself
making 1t comfortable place on
the hottest days. In addition TO
this, however, the management has
provided electric fans, which are so
placed as to send Q current of cool,
fresh, exhilarating air to each
corner of the auditorium. The
change from the outside to the
inside of this theatre during the
hot days, will be like jump.
Ing from the equator to the
poles. From 100 In the shade the
transition will be instantaneous to
such balmy zephers as play between
April showers. Then. In addition
to the draft and the fans, tan bark
covers the floor. aud evergreen
plants retain the delicious GOODNESS
of the atmosphere, the whole bring.
Ing to mind one of the celebrated
German gardens where 1t Is always
pleasant and where 1t Is always de-
lightful. A bower of beauty and
place of comfort is what the theater
now Is and will be to the sizzling
hosts of humanity on the hottest
day.
The attractions booked for the
summer are equal to those Of the
winter, than which no other recon-
mendation could be better. The
performers will be there constantly,
ever ready to please always anxious
to drive away all thoughts of busi-
"ess, prepared to drive business to
the tour winds and make happy
and cougenial half hour at any por
ton OF the day. The performance
will be continuous. As long as the
audience remains, the show goes
on. No other admittance fee than
the refreshments served will be
charged. which fact will doubtless
be pleasing to almost all.
After Monday, when the mercu
~ reaches the top, when humanity
Is sweating and sizzling and frying
and roasting, when the stones are
like hot bricks. when the walls re
feet the heat of a mid summer sun,
when even life itself seems miser-
able, all that wilt be necessary to
restore the good nature, bring back
the ambition, renew the energy,
will be trip to the Columbia thea.
ter, here In the cool and breezy sur
roundings the trials and tribula-
tons of the present will be for a
moment forgotten, strength viii be
regained, and one can leave full O
energy for the rest of the day.
A call at the theater Is all that Is
necessary to prove the truth of al
statements made here, and to con
vince the most skeptical that we |
will have summer resort equal to |
any part or other attraction eri Dyed |
by the most metropolitan cities of
the country
Mr. Konnou dac0~rar ~x~oo& @.11.a