The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-25
The IHEATERs

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The Girl of Dreams which
appears SatiiFtiaf AIT ernoon- and night
! at the Robinson Grand, charms be-
cause of the plot, or near as can pc
| in a musical comedy Is true TO lie
( Il matters not how much one laughs
over the grotesdue comedy Of the stu
atoms or taps his feet in unison with
the tempo of the charming music-he
/ is bound to admit at the final drop,
that the girl Of his dreams is Tor
should bel in heart pretty much The
Girl of My Dreams;
"a typical May Irwin show" is the
easiest way to describe the new three
act comedy with a leaning towards
the farcical, entitled widow by
PROXY" in which May Irwin Is TO
appear at the Robinson Grand We'd
nesday night, April /. May Irwin has
plenty of admirers, here, as every
where. and that she has play that
suits her personality, Is all these adj
mirers need to know to feel sure or
an enjoyable evening. In TINS M
stance, an experienced playwright mas
undertaken to cut her cloth to MT the
measure of "The Funniest Woman IN
the world" Advance information in
dicated that she has succeeded ao-
mfrabIy in her task. The 1iebler
Company has provided her with an ex-
celIent supporting cast and though
Miss Twins personality in itself Is
sufficient to fill the entire stage from
arch to arch with good humor, no star
knows better the value of good sup
porting company to keep the dialogue
up to the laughing pitch at all times.
stop Thief" described by its au-
thor, Carlyle Moore, known hitherto
only as writer of vaudeville sketches
ne a straight farce written around
a cT5olx" ia one of the seasons big
Iangh creators, and one of the most
nopuIar pieces of the season. 1t VIII
he at the Robinson Grand April Z.
a novelty in play construction is the
author's unity, which provides tnat
the incidents of the play occur during
the plays actual playing time. Con
seuuently the rise of each curtain curtain
after the first act finds the actlon
continuing from the exact spot where
II was left by the fall of the previous
curtain.
Sir Charles Wyndham has arranged
with w. A. Brady for the presenta-
tion in London of Frank Craven's com
edy. tToo Many Cooks" George
Grossmith will probably play the teao-
ing role, as the plays success IN New
York is so great 1t is likely 70 run
in that city indefinitely
Kate Gilmore, a featured member
i NJ the cast in Cali. Aboard Is tne
only woman in theatrical work VINO
is a member of the Associated Bee
keepers of America. Kate has COM
plete apiary on her farm, near Boston;
and last summer she sold over l'zVo
pounds of honey
William Collier is to become mus
ical comedy star under the manage
ment of Conan & Harris. He VIII
annear in a production of Forward
March " a musical comedy, the book
and lyrics by Winchell Smith, Jonn
Golden and Frank Craven, and the
music by John Golden.
Pauline Frederick, one of the three
stars in Joseph and His Brooners'
and whom Harrison Fisher declares
The 4,andsomest woman on the Amer
lean stage, began her theatrical ca.
.raer as an opera singer. A cousin OF
/ Miss Frederick, Blanche Fisher, Is
making her stage debut IN the play.
i An important two part photo play
an exclusive Essanay producCion, -
presented at the Bijou theater today.
It is Richard C. Travers and Miss Rutn :.
Stonehouse in LET No Man Escape.
This is an exciting and sensational
notice drama which shows the enc
iency of our up to date police depart
ments in handling and capturing men
who break the laws. There are many
scenes which make Let No Man ES7
cane" picture which appeals 70 an
who have Witnessed the performance.
s.Dr. Polly" is a two part Vttagrapn
exclusive that will be on the screen
Thursday, a comedy in which WaHy
Van and Miss Lillian Walker appear,
waIly as the doctor and Lillian the
natient. Don't kick about the weather.
This scream will make life seem
real pleasure.
The feature screen offering today
Mt the Odeou theater is "A Modern
Vendetta" The story is of criminal
who is convicted by distinguished
Judge and who in revenge abducts the
iudge's infant child and educates II
for a life of crime. Eventually tne
iurist sentences his own son to I'M
prisonmeAt, but the villiany Is as
covered and the great wrong righted.
Thursday the sixth of April, phoIo-
NAV of the wonderful series OF Ine
ADVENTURES of Kathlyn" will pc the
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