The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-10

OPENING At
LOOP PARK
EXPECTATIONS OF. MANAGER DE.
sHoN WERE FAR MORE THAN
REALIZED.
PLAY ROUSE WAS PACKED
FIRST GLASS BILL OFFERED TO
PATRONS WHO THOROUGHLY
ENJOYED 1T.

The opening of the summer play
house at Loop Park last night was an
auspscious one. In spite of the chill
that was on the air every seat In the
open air theatre was taken and there
was net a bit OF desirable standing
room left.
Every person present was delight.
ed with the new surroundings to be
found at the already popular play
house. The roof to protect the pa
irons from the storm and suns rays
is comfort that was lacking last
summer when only the blue canopy
OF space covered the enclosure used
for the auditorium. When the paint
Ing of the structure is completed il
will be the prettiest playhouse in this
part OF the state.
Manager Deshon was greatly pleas.
ed when every one of the seats for
over Il thousand people were filled
While he was confidenC' that there
would be nice audience present for
the opening he did not think that
there would be more people than the
seats of the house would accommo
date but had underestimate the mum
Der that had decided to see the mi
tial bill offered at the first perform
ance in the Loop Park playhouse.
The bill offered last night was only
a fair sample of the excellent enter
tainment that will be offered to the
patrons during the summer months
While It was first class show there
will be an entire summers playing
that equal the attraction offered las;
night. Manager Deshon is determined
that only the best will be staged at
his place and he has already booked
the best artists that can be obtained
The pictures offered last night were
the best that have been seen here for
Il long time and 1t Is the intention
OF the management to continue Civ
ing reels OF high character.
Fairmont people at last have a first
class summer playhouse and there is
every reason 10 believe that they will
continue TO Show their appreciation
Tor the effort that has been and is
being made to give them good whole.
scme entertainment at Il nominal cost
The show opened with Open att
moving pictures. and they were 4
grand success. Manager Deshon is
showing licensed pictures at the Loon
Park theatre. and last night Lubin
and all Esanay we're the features
Both were comics, and the large audi.
cnce went so far as to applaud ever
the movies. The opening act OF the
show, which ran continuously. was
Moore and st. Clair. and their nc,
Vas one Of the best ever staged in
Fairmoni.
From the time of their hurry up
entrance until they left the stage after
their last bow, they were eacored
The applause was continuous, and
their act well merited every single
hand clapping.
The act Is clean comedy and con.
pie OF good songs. well sung. and that
from a vaudeville team means some
thing almost ncw and novel TO Fair
mont.
Lockctt and Waldron came next or
the bill, and their dancing act Is with
out doubt the best that has evel
been put on in Fairmont. This act Is
the cleverest seen of the biggest
stages, and is well worth the price Of
admission for the whole show.
lhey have all the old steps, Will
about one thousand and one new ones
interspersed between. and then the
eccentric dance of one of the team
brings down the house.
And the writer agrees with the fat
usher out at the theatre that II would
be race between Waldron and Bot
ffsher as 10 who was the skinniesl
u is on this that Waldron gets many
laughs. as the skin.tight COSTUME
(Which he wears during his eccentric
lance makes him appear to be about
fs thin as any man ever dared to be
But his dance is a scream, and h,
Jets a hand from start 10 finish.
Fred and Annie Pelot were next or
he bill. and they could have as easily
ave been first for they are equal t
opening the bill on any house.
Their act consist OF comedy jugs
ing and acrobatic work, and the wa,
they get the amazing stunts done Il
well worth seeing. Fred was suffer
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