The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-23
BY ALL ODDS THE
GREATEST EVER
is THE GENERAL OPINION OF
1.-THE GIRL AND THE
BANDIT"
Well, wasn't that a daisy?

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Fairmont saw the best show last
night she has seen yet.
what everybody said who was
fortunate enough to see 1t.
And hear 1t. For while the whole
performance was artistic and thor.
oughly enjoyable to the last detail
the singing in "The Girl and the Ban.
dit" at the Grand last night, was the
feature that appealed to theatre Low.
ers especially. OF course great things
were expected of the production, car
rying such strong cast as it did, but
nobody had really hoped for such a
musical treat as It proved to be. There
wasn't poor voice-there wasn't even
"a mediocre voice. in the whole cast,
and the support of the chorus left
nothing to be desired.
The sextette in the second act-Miss
Gillette, Miss Wear, Miss Wilder, Mr..
Miron. Mr.. Coote. and Mr.. McFarlane
singing the parts-was a magnificent
piece Of work, and one that reused
the greatest enthusiasm on the part
of the audience.
It's hard work to find point to be.
gin in the mention Of individual work.
Joseph Miron, in his part Of "Murde.
vallo. the Bandit Chief" showed him.
self real comedian with real voice.
His reputation is we'll established both
as actor and singer and he bore it out
fully. His big bass is as smooth as
satin, and his part throughout was a
pleasurably finished piece of work.
Miss Mabel Hite. as "Queeressa," !"
showed herself comedienne whose
grotesque cleverness is bound to place
her In the very front rank of her pro.
fession and gain for her recognition
among the first of the front rank. In
'The Girl and the Bandit" she does a
great deal Of hard work but If she
doesn't weary Of 1t any more than her
audience wearies Of her she never
feels 1t.
Statuesque Viola Gillette couldn't
very well be improved upon as a lead.
Combined with magnificent figure
she has voice Of rare strength and
sweetness and an artistic conception
of her part that render her character Of
"Violetta" hard to find fault with in
deed.
Campbell Donald played Daniel
Clancy" in way that served to make
his hearers forget that they are COM
ing nowadays to expect Irish comedy
parts to be overdone. His work was
an exceedingly intelligent conception
and was thoroughly pleasing from
start to finish.
Frances Ann Wear, as Cherry
was dainty and pretty, and added
greatly to the strength Of the opera
with her fine soprano. George Nc.
Farlane is possessed of a baritone
voice of enviable range and clearness
and in his role Of the Count di Ro.
mano" made an appreciable hit. T.
Henry Coote is one Of the best tenors
ever heard In Fairmont. The other
members Of the cast all did good
work. and in an ordinary production.
where perhaps they would not be
somewhat in the background because
Of the presence of so many star per.
formers, they would certainly empha-
size the opinion that they were per-
formers Of much more than ordinary
merit. :
Mention should not be omitted of the
four clever little dancers, Effie Con.
ley, Edith Merriles, Anna Conley, and
Ella May. Their dancing, and par.
ticuIarly that of Miss Ethel Merriles,
was especially rythmic and grace.
full, and their pretty faces and sym.
metrical figures made them unusually
attractive.
Taking 1t all In all "The Girl and
the Bandit. Is a remarkably well-bal-
anced and brilliant production, and
must be pronounced as one of the
very best.