The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-27

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Henry 3. Dixey and Marie Nord-
stron, his wife, are to appear In
new comedy by Evelyn Blanchard and
Adelaide stednan.
1.-THE Trap" stirring two part
American. drama is being shown today
at the Orpheum theater. The story
deals with a determined band OF noon
sinners who are pitted against q
picked force Of revenue officers A,
strong play that Is out of the ordinary.
William Garwood and Vivian Rich.
both do fine work in portraying the
leading characters. Miss NormasPhil
lips is also seen today in the thirty
first episode Of Irwin S. Cobb's pop
ular serial entitled .our Mutual Girl
and it is followed by aabrsezy sKeysl
stone comedy called 1.-THE Face on the
Barroom Floor, featuring Charles
Chaplin and an able cast: Tomorrow
Shorty Hamilton Will be here In an
other of the Shorty series entitled
Shorty and the Fortune Teller" IN
two parts.
4 "Ill-starred Babbie," Will W, Wha-
lens new play, was given a stock
tryout in Philadelphia recently and,
Is pronounced a success.
The one notable musical comedy,
success Of the past season, "The Little
Cafe" will be sent on tour by Messrs,
Klaw and Erlanger. This means that
the same wonderfully beautiful pro-
duction that held the boards Of the
New Amsterdam theater in New York
for an entire year, with cast Of four
score or more, will delight theater-
goers in other parts Of the country.
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+ The musical coni6ay IFS Excel
lency the President" will be presented
by the negro Smart Set" company at
the Robinson Grand theater Tuesday,
September ], instead Of Wednesday,
September 2. At the head OF an ex-
ceptionally capable cast is Salem Tut
Whitney. the well known colored
comedian. In his new vehicle Whit
ney's well known propensities for dis
seminating fun of the endurable kind
receives plenty Of sway, he is the dom
mating figure in concoction OF nirth.
melody and song. The comedy Is Of
the kind that does not leave d bad
taste in the mouth, but an Offering
that accomplishes its purpose and that
Is to make one laugh in spite OF him
self. There are two acts and each one
is riot of side-splitting and rollick-
ing situations.
siAnother maybe is that Sir J.. Forbes
Robertson will sail for New York Sep
TENDER IS, but Mrs. Robertson Will re-
main at home, her place being taken
by Miss Laura Cowie.
An excellent program is showing at
the Bijou today. The first number Of
Pathe's special war bulletins, two
part Vitagraph, John Rance, Gentle-
man." Biograph and a Selig drama
make q CLASSY" program. Friday
George AIDES fable "Manoeuvers Of
Joel" and Fathers Second Time on
Earth" a fine comedy picture, and a
two part Edison drama, Sadie" will
be shown. Ben Wilson takes the lead
ing part. James Morrison and Dorothy
Kelly will be on in comedy drama,
Two Stepchildren." and the show viii
close with selig drama. The Or
deal"
Madge Titheradge, who had the
leading role In "a Butterfly: On the
Wheel" has been engaged by Charles
Frohman as leading woman for the
Prince Of Wales theater, London.
A new farce by Margaret Mayo, the
author of Polly of the Circus, = Erwin
Beds" Baby Mine" and other plays,
issto be. produced by Charles Frohman
in, October: It is in three acts and is