The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-16
GRAND
0PERA
HOUSE
OPENS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
1sT-FAusT's =MlNsTRELs
THE ATTRACTION.
REVIEW OF THE BOOKINGS FOR
THE COMING Seasonal NUM-
6ER OF STRONG ATTRAc-
TONS WHICH WlLESMAkE
THEIR INITIAL APPEAR s
ANcE IN THIS CITY
SECURED.

The Grand Opera House, this city
:: will open September 1st The open
ing attraction is Faust's sMinstrels
who made a pronounced hit where
ever they appeared last season. This i
the second season for this organiza
ton, and it is fast gaining an envia
bic reputation. It includes the won
derful Faust family of acrobats, who
were seen here two years ago with
Fields Minstrels.
1t has been the policy of the man
agemeut of the local play house in
/ booking for the coming season, to Sc
cure as many new attractions as pos.
sib1e, and while several of the best
attractions that have visited this city
| of very strong ones have been booked
which will make their initial appear
ance at the Grand the coming season.
"a Chinese Honeymoon, which
made a decided hit last season, will
be seen again on the 18th of next
| month. This attraction has been
strengthened since last season, as
number of new features have been
added.
Musical comedies seeming to have
the call in this city last season, the
management has succeeded in secur-
ing a number of the good ones playing
one night stands. The strongest of
this class is tsThe Strollers,,'s which
viii appear late in December This
organization is under the manage
ment of Nixon C Zimmerman, which
is in itself an absolute guarantee that
the attraction will be all that is claim
ed for it. The company will be a very
large one, and in it's makeup will be
seen several members of the Sultan
OF Sulu and Prince OF Pilsen compa-
nies.
Buster Brown which had a phe-
run in Boston last season,
and is now playing an indefinite en-
gagement in Chicago, will be a Jan
uary attraction. The company con-
sists of seventy-five people, and the
same performance seen in all the !
larger cities will be given here. Miss
Bob White" will pay us another visit
the coming season. Besides all of
the old favorites, who were seen in
this attraction last season, the COM
oany has been materially strengthen
ed by adding number of new peo-
ole. Miss Bob White opens it's
season at Atlantic City on the 25th
If this month.
A number3of other first-class musi-
al attractions. including Al. H. Will
son, have been secured.
Another attraction of much merit
hat has been booked is the No. 1
company of Way Down East
which makes its initial appearance in
his city. Quincy Adams Sawyer is
mother Of the really good ones, which
will be seen in this city for the first
ime. Miss Marie Wainwright, an
ctress of unusual talent, will also
make her initial bow to a Fairmont
Creston Clarke, a stranger
0 Fairmont theatre-goers, but not to
ramatic lovers in the larger cities, r
rill be seen here in one of Richard a
best plays. Paul Gill t
lore. one of Fairmont's favor1tes. is
oming back in a new play. d
The everlasting Devils Auction" I
ill make its annual visit while a
ooked for November. Another good, t
ne in the melo-dramatic line, Sat the c
Id Cross Roads" is an October at
action.
Two Shakespearian tragedies are
ooked, which will be presented by W
,rong companies. n
Thomas Jefferson will appear in Il
Rip Van Winkle' late in the season. ii
Fred E. Wright's Beauty Doctor" n
i'll come back this season. =
The management is now in CORE g
,ondence with Pincus Bros, the f
anagers of the Boys New York
gmphony Orchestra, z, a professional Il
.ganization Of seventy-fiye people. ii
goes to Pittsburg september 26th, Isl
Id 1t il & terms can be agreed upon an IS,
igagement VIII be arranged for
and sacred concert in this city on q
lnday evening septembe 18th. 3It he:
the reatest @organizat lion the IlSp
nd in the country and lovers of II p