The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-04-29
Equal TO Professional Type
and Even Better in Sew
eral Respects.
LOCAL PLAYWRIGHTS
Annual Charity Entertain.
ment Makes Big Hit at
the Grand.

Great. great, great,-not just simpG
great, but gorgeouslS gloriously
Eatifyingly great.
The modern musical comedy
oPeekaboo," presented to a larg,
and enthusiastic audience Monda.
night at the Robinson Grand by u,
Elks' lodge as its annual charity
benefit entertainment. Of course.
4 For the benefit OF those who drop
ped in the theater under the impress
sion that it was a regular" pla,
presented by troupe of professors
iial actors. and who doubtless are still
Of that impression, let it be herr
stated and particularly emphasized
that it was home product from be.
ginning TO end-composed, costumed
staged and acted by clarksburg
young men and women.
Local Geniuses.
And stress should be laid upon me
notable fact that TWO clarksbugg
boys-Douglas &. Williams and PRO,
lessor Augustine ]. Smith, otherwise
known as Gus Smith-got that play
up out of their own fertile brains
themselves. Think Of it-they.
clarksburg boys, originated, c-e-
ated. invented a musical comedy
which, unless the rights are visor-
ously protected, will no doubt be
presented TO admiring audiences
throughout the country for years to
come.
something classy? Wei. we
should say yes.
Before entering into a detailed &C
count of the Individual efforts
which will be essayed with some ire
pdaticn as all were splendid-lct
note be made of the thrilling and
realistic big scene Of the play. the
second OF the second act. in which
an aeroplane bearing lovers flew
through the air, followed on nc
ground by an irate father OF the girl
in a racing automobile, while fields
and farms and trees and houses
spend by at furious speed.
4 Thriller.
This scene was so exciting. 50
spectacular. so clever. that every los:
person in the audience held MS
breath and came near climbing upon
his seat and shouting in sympathy
with the thrilling picture. The ap'
pause this got was deafening. It
was a master stroke and deserved
| the hearty recognition it got. The
only criticism that possibly can be
made about it is that Professors
Williams and Smith should have
come before the curtain when it fell
on this gorgeous spectacle and made
bows: but. Of course. they did rot
want 10 cause any hard feelings on
the part Of their galaxy lof stars.
/ Let's 90 on with the story OF tat
piece.
! The first act shows the coua;rj
home OF sticGney Gay-John Kane
a retired glue manufacturer. at Gar
den CITY. /. l., adjoining the avia
ton grounds. Gay has his airship
the .-Psekaboo,' Chence the nameS
the play entered in a cross countf!
race. but has just discharged hi
French aviators-Pierre Caviar
Dana Davis and Maurice Rogue
fort CMouroe Hamilton) which
places him in a predicamen5. Kan
made a fine old moneycd man wit
a nobby set Of whlskers and he car
RED out the part with grace an
ease. while the Frenzy talk and az
tons of the aviators were just xii!
ing.
Bogus Aviators.
The timely arrival of Algy Cur:
an actor known in private life a
Percy Byrd. and Of Napoleon Lee, hi
. negro partner impersonated by III
iaimitable Writ Lewis, both of whor
are stranded Chat IS, in the play
apparently relieves the situation
cans and Lee discover the costume
Of the discharged aviators, don thea
and are mistaken by Gay Tor genuin
aaators and engaged to sail Il
"Peekaboo."
Right here let it be said that Perc
land Writ were both birds in thes
lparts-Percy with y" and Writ
blackbird. because he said so. The
were screams. Percy was made u
! as an actor for a "rare-you-well''
and Writ in his accustomed part ci
culud geman-well, everybou
knows how coed Writ is at that.
Gays beautiful daughter-beautl
FIJI Bessie Byrd-is in love wit
Richard Blue-Emmett Gill - a
, artist. but the match does not mec