The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-01-17
NEW THEATRE AUSPICIOUSLY
OPENED.

The handsome Greenwood Theatre,
in all its glory with It's beauty and thes-
plan gaiety, and most auspiciously
opened last night with a crowded and
apprcciatiye audience, a rafting good
love comedy and a splendid orchestra,
perfectly IN harmony with the occasion,
started the show enjoyment on Wash
ington avenue.
Although the new theatre was not a
completed job last night, yet it Vas in
happily presentable shape and was
greatly admired. not only by the local
enthusiasts but by expressions from the
Adelaide Thurston company. The tile
entrance on Washington avenue, with
the box office and check rooms to the
right, led the way to the main door into
the parquet. To the left lay the stairs
Of entrance into the balcony, which is
very commodius and comfortably filed
with easy seats. The parquet with its
three aisIes and splendidIy elevated
rows Of comfortable seats presented a
scene that emphasized q scene Of re-
s]toration from thespian obscUrity,
Between the stage and parquet the
orchestra row was comfortably station.
ed, and the stage doomed up splendid.
Iy. The excellent scenery appoint
ments and methods Of handling sam
aFored pIenteous space for the accom-
odatIon Of proper-sized ATTRACTIONS that
will visit this territory, and to the left
and right a lastly appointed box added
prominence to the interior, Verify, we
have some opera house.
For the opening attraction, the man
agcment rendered that clever comedy,
The Love Affair" one of the best
staged examples Of the expenditure Of
money combined with good taste, pro-
yided with all the present-day necessi-
ties, with prodigal disregard for the ex-
penditure of money. The love comedy
was spIendidly presented by Miss
Thurston and her thoroughly capable
company Of players, but to speak it
plain, Miss Thurston was decidedly the
''it.''
Few women who have graced the
American stage in recent years have
continually succeeded in winning the
secure place in the affectionate regard
of the public that is occupied by Miss
Thurston, one of the daintiest and most
deserving members Of the younger set
Of American actresses Of today, Miss
Thurston's stage department is an ex-
ample Of what a woman with a sincere
purpose in life may accomplish. To
thus purpose this clever little woman
has brought a charm of personality and
endowment of beauty and grace,
which coupled with an innate sweetness
and gentle courtesy entrenched the po-
which Miss Thurston already held
in the hearts of Greenwood's theatre
goers who had remembered her appear
ance in our old opera house on Front
In THE Love Affair.", Miss
Thurston had all the good fairies hover
ing over her cradle, FOR this charming
has every good gift that goes to
make a woman great on the stage, ey'
en- to the rarest of them all, the power
of selecting pleasing, highly successful
plays of which this latest vehicle finds
her at her best. He unfailing charm,
adorning positive and commanding his
sronic genius won her a splendid follow
ng last night, and the big audience
were greatly enriched and ennobled
from her able rendition.
Saxby's Orchestra was another fea-
ARE Of the evening, however, not de-
,racting any from the success Of Miss
rhurstop, but the clever combination
made a decided hit among the thespians,
'egardless of the high-priped admissions
Incident to theatre-openings, After
he show, quite a large number of c0u-
lies repaired to the Armory, where the
Management Of the Greenwood Thea
re entertained with a highly delightful
lance, which was stopped too soon in
he wee sma' hours of the morning.