The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-05
F7IR'ESIDEllT ROOSEVELT SENDS ANNUAL MESSAGE TO
lfPARvEN 81
PLEASED
EVERYBODY

sThe Parvenus," a new am
original musical comedy was pro
dueed for the first time at the Grand
Opera House Monday night by /,
cast and chorus selected from thu
best available musical talent, N tn
city.
The opera was written by John
i Saunders, and the music composed
by w. Harris Ware, both we'll known
in New York City's musical and
literary circles. Mr.. Saunders
gave his personal direction to the
staging of the piece, and as a re-
suit of his efforts the general YER
dict of those present is that the best
performance even given by local tall
ent IN this city. was witnessed at the
Grand last night. The theatre was
comfortably filed with the most
representative audience of Clarks.
burg's social circles that has been
seen in the opera house in many
years.
Pecuniarily the play was a great
success, and the proceeds will 90 to
swell the bank account of the Mar
cato Club, the ladies' musical or
ganization that is doing so much III
the interest of good music for the
people of Clarksburg.
From the handsome souvenir pro
gram furnished by the Parsons
souders Company, we note the fol
lowing cast:
Otto Schmidt, a retired brewer.
-; ......--.. W. II. Lewis
Tom Loveioy, a young New York
layer ....-....... Gus Smith
Frederick DuRant John Saunders
Hiram Shade, a rural sleuth 49,.
..........- S. R. Bentley
Grip, a romantic footman 1880.
-........---. Fleming Holden
Mrs. Otto Schmidt, with social as
pirations ..-... Mrs. j. F. Estill
Evaline, her daughter ........
....- Miss Sallie Boggess
Carlotta Dean, Evaline's friend :.
..... Miss Pauline Stewart
Annie O'Brien, an Irish niobe :.
.. Mrs. G. e. Lamberd
Rita, a maid ). Miss Jean Walker
School Friends of Evalina.
Jessamine and Carolina
Miss Estill Mrs Kelley
Daughters of the Trusts
Who are looking to marry titles
Oil Trust $500. Miss MAY AMMAN
Steel Trust. Miss Florence Thorn
Beef Trust. Miss Rozelle Estill
Wheat Trust. -. Miss Gay Estih
Coal Trust. .... Mrs. Kelley
Sugar Trust. Miss Bessie Boggess
The story has to do with the eff
forts OF Otto Schmidt, a retired
brewer. and his wife, to break into
society. Mrs. Schmidt thinks the
result can be achieved by marrying
their daughter, Evaline, to5a foreign
nobIeman. This does not meet
with the approval of Eyaline's lover
Tom Loveioy, so he secures the ser
vices of one Frederick DuRant, a.
stranded actor. to impersonate al
French count, and in so doing to
disgsst Eyaline's parents with their
prospective son-in-law. DuRant
does this successfully, and, all ends
WE'LL
Mrs. Estill, as the brewers wife
was screamingly funny, and in her
scene with DuRant, where she at
tempts to speak French, she con-
vulsed the audience. Mrs. Estill
sang and danced in the mosi
sprightly manner and in truth look
ed the part to perfection.
Miss Sallie Boggess, as the daugh
ter and heiress, Evaline, was vision
of loveliness. Her school girl
friends, at the rise OF the curtain
were celebrating her 18th birthday,
but truth confesses that Miss Bog.
gess looked more like sweet sixteen.
She displayed a voice of matchless
sweetness and an incompatible
method, such as only the pupils of
the renowned Nine. Cappiana pos
sess. The case and brilliancy with
which Miss Boggess executed her
difficult music was an artistic
triumph. In her grand solo, the
'eStorv of a Bird" she fairly electri.
fed the audience at the climax by
taking G in alt, with perfect ease
and freedom.
The audience were thoroughly in
sympathy with Loveioy. and he
couldn't be blamed for loving this
ideal, Eyalina.
Miss Pauline Stewart never look