The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-03
THE IHEAIERS


1t IS generally conceded that to
exercise ones risfble inclinations
laughter furnishes one OF the most
/ healthfuI pastimes practised by us
mortaIs, hence the trfte phrase:
Laugh and grow fat" and that is
| why the majority of plays produced
on the American stage are comedies
or farce.
4 Recently farce has forged ahead in
4 the favor of the fun-IoVing folk.o OF this
Hand OF liberty, and particularly farce
/ that is woven around the doings of
| the underworld One of the most sue
cessful of these is entitled STOP
Thief" produced by Conan e Harris
/ at the Gaiety theater, New York, last
season, which is to appear April at
/ the Robinson Grand here.
Even Broadway favorites have to
serve their apprenticeship before they
can star in the movies. For four
months, Donald Crisp, now appearing
! in Reliance Mutual Movies was com
PEELED to work as an extra man be-
| fore he won sufficient recognition to
be placed on a regular salary in the
company. Meanwhile, he received
many tempting offers to return to
the legitimate drama, but he swat
\ lowed his pride and made good.
While Neil OfBrien has retained sew
leral OF the most prominent members
of his last seasons company, the or
! SANITATION which accompanies him en-
| four this year is, for the most part,
composed of new faces. Mr.. O'Brlen
and his uainstrels will appear at the
Robinson Grand theater April g. AS
this newest of minstrel shows leit
fine impression everywhere last sea
son, the engagement mere is ahtlc ..ls tl1
cd with more than the usual guarantee
oF seninp a good show. In addition 70
tine star there are several notaple
lcomedians, including Eddie Ross, the
now famous monologist OF Two con-
tinents: Eddie Mazier, Pete Detzel'
Major Nowak and George Faust. Inc
singing features are spoken OF as DS
| inng unusually brilliant, the Vocai
contingent consisting OF dozen y
more so1oists of reputation r,taiisaI5
whom are James Barardi, Wlnnelu
Williams and Walter Lindsey, tenors'
| Al Fountaine, basso; Leslie Berry
ba ritone. and George Hagen, the ram
ous boy contra-tenor, whose re ll,- N
able voice created furore WIN ehie
show last year.
"Help Wanted" may have a London
production.
Crank I.alor is in vaudeville with
sketch entitled "Back to Earth.
walker Whiteside will remain for
the season in London in "Fhe Meltlhs
Pot"
E,lso Ryan, of the peg O. My Heart"
COMPANY, lately had lucky escape
from a hotel fire in Toronto ].
Jessie Glendenning is to appear cam m
a new play by John Cumberland :, esileu
The Ambitions OF Mar1orS'
"A Pair of Skies" has been. very
successful in New York and a second
company is to be organized TO proouce
the play in chicago.
The selig. photo dramatization OF
Rex Beach's novel, The Spollers'
] will open the new Strand theater IN
New York this month:
Margaret Anglin's revivasIl. Of oscar
Wiide's brilliant and witty society
play. Lady Windemere's Fan, IN Ne"
i York was very successful.
Annie RusseWs first week in classic
4 comedy at the Little theater in Pn IA
4 delphia proved very successful Sne
IL to produce an American comedy by
paul hester called The Lady IN the
Case"
The annual deficit OF the symphony
orchestra of which Walter Damroscn
il the director has hitherto been paid
bv Subscription. but in future will be
made up by Henry Fl. Flagler, pFesl-