The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-16

THINGS THEATRICAL


Jules Murry's scenic production of 10.
sePh Arthur's Lost River" play that
takes its title from the mysterious In.
diana stream which disappears under.
ground, was presented on the stage OF
the Grand opera house Thursday even,
ing. BY reason of the fact that this
company had not filed several previous
engagements at the opera house, as is
the usual case with all good companies
Of like quality, and because it was an
entirely new play to Clarksburg, the
opera house was filed to its utmost seat.
ing capacity.
The play is a scenic melo.dramu some.
thing like "Blue Jeans" The plot at
first is very intricate. The main theme
is that of Gladys, a rich, spoiled and
headstrong young woman attempting to
spoil the romance of Bob Blessing, with
whom she is infatuated, but who loves
Ora, a simple country girl. When sho
finds that he prefers her rival, she seeks
the aid Of Bill Loucks, local bad man.
Together they plot to ruin Ora, whom
Bill loves, and to destroy Blessing and the
aqueduct which he and Thomas Middle.
ton are building over Lost River. Bless.
ing's father gets delayed on train and
could not get to the scene for some time
on that account. Meanwhile Blessing
discovers by the means of a photograph
in an album that Ora is his partners
daughter. His partner, assumed the
name Of Thomas Middleton in place of
his real name Of Jones, and, after marry.
ing Ora's mother, disappeared from the
Lost River vicinity without ever giving
any satisfactory explanation why he did
so. So after many thrilling difficulties
and hair.breadth escapes, in which Bless.
ing is shown up in bad colors to Ora by
his enemies, Ora saves him from being
assassinated by Bill, and takes wad
of money across the hills amidst great
dangers from highwaymen, who were
lying in wait, and pays on the men
working on the aqueduct, who are about
to strike and blow the thing up for not
getting their pay, old Man Middleton,
or the right Mr.. Jones, turns up in the
last act and everything is Strengthened
out and untangled accordign to the un.
written law of the melo.drama. Jones
spoils the intricateness OF the plot by
giving childish and foolish explanation
IS to why he ran away from his wife,
)ra's mother. Said someone told him
hey were dead, but somehow or other he
Gems not to have made any investiga.
ion in the matter whatever.
The characters in the cast were all
very good and played their parts to per.
lection with the single exception, if
We must say, Of Frank Edwards who
played the part of Ora's missing faith.
er, who was a trinle stiff. Harry
MeRae Webster, as Buster, together with
Blessing and Ora, formed the main char
lcters in the play. Bill Louks was
played by Frank Tenor, who was cut
out for melo.dramatic plays.
The scenery was very good The ball
room scene giving sort of burlesque
On the Famous West Baden Springs no.
tel, mixing country loucks and million.
aires, cheap skates and noblemen, was
hughablc indeed. Miss Brisco's repre-
'entation OF the simple country girl in
this scene is exceptionally good.
The play was good one, 1t is about
as good a melo.dramatic production as
the Grand has had SO far. The scenic
features of the entire play are new and
novel.
The production, as a whole, pleased the
people. They liked it very much and
when they left the opera house they felt
that they had received the worth of
A. q. -...w..,