The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-05
THE THEATERs


ity but on the contrary is light in tex
ture. The scenes are laid in a Long
Island country house and the story
concerns the social aspirations and
battles of family with a past"
which is ludicrously associated with
certain Indiana village designated as
Missionary Loop, where certain wide
ly advertised patent medicines had
laid the foundation of the family for
tunes This family, through the clev-
.erness of the elder daughter, has be-
come allied with the English aristoc-
racy, and further to advance the fam
ilys social position the resourceful
daughter engineers 2 prospective al
lance between younger sister and
scion of pompous, pure-proud Amer
lean family with an inordinate boast
of Revolutionary ancestry.
In furtherance of this allegiance
the family with past" visits Ameri-
ca. The coming out of that past"
and the exposure Of the whited sepul-
chre attributes of the Long Island
contingent, are the basis of the plays
complications. which are richly hui
morous throughout. None of the
seriousness, none OF the gloom, none
of the mentally taxing qualities asso-
ciated with some of Mrs. Fiske's for
mer plays are to be found in Mrs.
Bumpstead-Leigh, as 1t is laugh
provoking vehicle pure and simple
and one which presents Mrs. Fiske in
a type of characterization altogether
new.
Mrs. Fiske's supporting company
displayed the usual Fiske care in Sc
lection and direction, while the pro-
duction made evident the artistic in
sight and completeness of detail pro-
verbal to Harrison Grey Fiske. The
company included Kate Mayhem,
Grace Griswold, Anne Faystone, Nina
Melville, Marion Pullar, Malcolm
Duncan, Aldrich Bowker, Kenneth
Hunter. Benjamin Kauser, All Helton
and Francis Dessert.
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Robert Pitkin has been engaged for
the cast of The Debutante"
THE Breed of the North" strong
two part northwestern drama, is be-
ing shown today at the Orpheum. The
cast includes nearly all OF the Bron-
cho players, and the production is
thrilling.
The swindlers," a good Majestic
drama and The Counting of Pru-
dence," lively eBauty comedy, are
also shown. Margurita Fisher and
Harry POLAND have the leads. To-
morrow, thrilling Warner feature is
shown, entitled "a .Wrecker Of Lives"
in three parts. This is an intense
dramatic story of circumstantial evil
dence with thrilling and pathetic
scenes.
On account of train wreck, the
eleventh number of the wonderful Sc
ries of animal pictures, THE Adven-
lures of kathlyn," did not arrive in
time for presentation Thursday at the
Odeon theater, but 1t arrived in the
city this morning and is being shown
at the Odeon toGay along with the
regular bill, thus making today's Of
ferlng unusually attractive THE
Forged Parchment" is the title of this
number of the series and it is thrill
ing production with scenes laid in In
dia.
Pathe Weekly No. 80. picturing all
Llle lulSSl WOllu events Is d feature Ul
today's program A Lubin drama,
Madame Coquette" in two reels and
/ Actor Finny's Finish" an Essanay
comedy, are also shown. Three sets
of vaudeville are also shown and they
are exceptionally good.
The big revival of "Pinafore, !"
which was the attraction at the New
York Hippodrome this spring, is to
make a tour. including five large
cities and beginning in Chicago.
THE Last Ghost Dance" is an AM
erican Indian drama. will be shown at
the Star Theater" Monday, in which
you will be introduced to some of the
most noted chieftains now living on
government reservations in Oklaho.
ma. The old warriors who take part
in this picture we'll remember wher
they We're on the war path against the
whites, and they portray with historic
accuracy, one of the most exciting up
risings our government ever had t
suppress. The story is in three reel!
and three parts. 1t is aducationa
and story long to be remembered
Everyone should see this production.
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