The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-08
Magnificent Musical Mixture is
Marvellous and Moves Null
titude with Mirth.
aBEsT EVER GIVEN HERE

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Splendid Entertainment Staged
under Auspices of E!ks'
MarCato Clubs.
@ Scintillating with bright witticlsms,
melodious with beautiful music, fra
grant with the bloom Of youth and
respondent in gorgeous settings.
Maid in CIarksburg.' the Elhs-Mar-
cato musical comedy presented We'd
nesday night before packed house
at the Robinson Grand theater, net
only delighted all. present but touched
Il new and higher standard In excel
lences for an all home made theatrical
production.
The general verdict is that it is the
best thing of the kind ever put on
here.
The audience was thrilled when
IEevies of beautiful young women. ac-
4companied by nal, escorts danced
upon the stage at the rise OF tn cur
tain and all were captira.cd with the
IGucct eding song drill and chorus
numbers: but when the lnimitahle1
Writ Lewis, Percy Byrd and Fleming
Holden began speaking their lines
and doing their various stunts the
house went into ecstacies Of mirth.
In theatrical parlance, they were
there with the goods and put them
over with q punch
Capable support.
These young gentlemen had the
funny parts. but they by no means
had the exclusive attention Of the
audience. They we're capably sup
ported by a talented cast and all gave
uncontrovertable testimony to the oft
repeated statement that Clarksburg
has a wealth Of dramatic talent. Miss
Greta Carney as Iona Ford, self
starting runabout;; Miss Bessie G.
Byrd as Helena Hardacre, too good
to be true; Miss Elsie Morris as Rida
Packard, d non-skidd ding joy RIDER
Miss Margaret Gill as Mrs. Quality
Hill, long on pedigree but short, on
grammar: Miss Laura Thompson as
Susie Singer, studying for the stage:
John Kane as Hiram Hardacre, a
member Of the last legislature and
ag'1n everything g; Marmaduke Wells
as Hezzie Tate, q Tangomaniac; VIII
liam Shinn as FINLEY Trott. fox
trotter; Emmett Gill as Maurice Cas-
Teton. instructor Of modern dancing
and proprietor of Castleton's acade-
my; Charles Gill as Carroll Gayley.
who likes syncopation; Bonnie Smith
as r. U. Cross. an iceman; and Frank
Jacobs as Bug Juice. motorman,
We're all splendid In their various
parts. t
Mr.. Lewis, as Napoleon Lee. leader
Of Icy Cuff s theatrical band, who
sdou bled In brass, u was ably assist
ed in song and dance number by
Misses Elizabeth Thompson and Ju-
liza Sturbois, dressed I'M Boy BrsA COS
tunes and they also gracefully aid
ed the chorus In dancing numbers.
Simply Great.
Percy Byrd was done up as Aley
Cuffs. a ham fatter victim Of the
"moyies";;i Writ Lewis. Of course, was
black faced comedian; and Fleming
Holden was bewitching In the make
up Eof a female character known as
Ara ~ 81 minta Alum. the official chaper-
one With romantic past. All were
sim ply great in their parts. nj Z
Right here 1t must be stated that
the entire performance moved along
without a hitch or a jar. which Isl
SO often the case with home talent
performances. Not a single charac-
ter suffered from stage fright. the
singing was admiral BILE. the lines were
spoken without prompting the act
| ing was even beyond the fondest ex-
pectations and the chorus numbers
were executed with q high degree OF
proficiency.
Nothing Faulty.
The management asked the Tele-
gram to give the performance a care
ful criticism to the end that any
defects might be remedied In the
succeeding performances. giving
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and pointing out where improve
ments might be made The iTele-
gram is conscientious in the state
1nent that there is nothing In the en-
tire performance that requires inn
iprovement. The only thing not on
| the program, SO far as the Telegram
man could observe. came when beau
| tiful Fleming Holden. that Is, beautl.
! fu1 Araminta Alum, unconsciously
Preached for the pockets OF the trous-
,ers he did not have on: yet that was
q distinct hit. which brought down
the house and II Fleming leaves that
out tonight or tomorrow night. Percy
Byrd. who Ia credited on the program
with being the ugust personagesw who
signs the checks. ought to dock
him. Fleming pOrtrnys the feminine
role with such marked success that
little touch nf the sort is necessary to-
tlet8 the uninfo know that It Isl
really q man impersonating a wo-1
mans part. II Fleming doesn't like
this criticism Of him. he can send the
TELEGRAM a red apple.
AS for Percy Byrd and Writ Lewis
and Misses Margaret Gill and
Bessie Byrd and the rest
OF those who took the
principal parts. the telegram has5only
to express the fear that sif they keep
on being SO good IN amateur theatrl-
Gals here. the regular stage and mo-
ton picture prod ucersE will be after
them. And that would do. as the
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