The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-08

why those young ladies who danced
ana sang and maneuvered so entranc
lngiy last night had many 4 high
class musical comedy backed clear
on on the. boards and into the rear al.
ley. There was some class" to their
WORK. Inc male chorus. too. was
there with the goods.
The chorus made a hit win tha
audience by parading through the
aisles with electric torches when
singing. Looking for SOMEONE'S
Heart. with Miss Bessie BYRD; and
| ;Percy's Byrd's In SIAM song num-
| per and was enyeloped with a realis-
TIC orenttl atmosphere when dozen
or the chorus misses appeared in
harem costumes and gracefully dane
ed -
And the musical numbers were ex-
ceedingly artistic. There were six
teen Of them, solos. duets. quartets
and choruses, too many for indiyid-
ual treatment here, but all brought
forth storms of applause and many
encores were given. Il might ba said
that Fleming Holden brought down
the house with his singing of a touch.
ing ballad about oh, She Had Such
Beautiful l. no. let's get that
right, oh. She Had Such Beautiful
Eggs
Solids were sung by John Kane.
Writ Lewis. Miss Margaret Gill. Per-
cy Byrd, Miss Bessie Byrd, Charf-s
Gill, Miss Laura Thompson and
FLEMING Holden; and duets were
sung by Miss Greta Carney and Mar
maduke Wells, Miss Bessie Byrd and
Emmett Gill and Miss Elsie Morris
and William Shin.
There was specially painted scene
FFfSy.s
stage properties and all the res
sp1endent costumes were. Of course.
especially designed and made for this
play. Whoever looked after that de-
serves high praise. The piece Is in
two acts and several scenes. The
first act shows the grounds of the
3C1arksburg Country Club, with two
drop curtains accurately picturings
the hills and the river there. az fea-t
sture Of the scenic effects came at the
close OF the first act. when q real
tive automobile was seen racing att
full speed on the stage, carryingl
away an eloping couple from pur-I
Exceedingly Clever.
The play. as indicated on the pro-
gram. Is musical mixture of mod
ern merrim ent intended for homo
consumption. As far as being mod
iern is concerned. it need only Be stat
ed that the plot is woven around the
dancing craze. which has engulfedj
C1arksburg. along with all the rest
OF the big cities of the United States. |
As for the home consump ion part. ,
the dialogue and its witticisms werel
partly locaL but they were excep-E
tionally clever and bright. Not oncel
did the producer have to lower the
speaking lines to the depth to whictI
many home talent offerings sink With
some such remark as He looks likaI
he's from Bridgeport" " or with thel
use OF a cuss word to force merri-l
ment from the crowd.
No forcing was needed. Thei
whole thing was spontaneous, effer-i
vescent sparkling and electrifyingJ
Some OF those quirps Writ Lewis and
Percy Byrd got or are worthy or a |
regular Broadway production. if in-i
deed, not ahead of It. Let us hereI
place deserved wreath of laurel. i
or olive twiRs. or persimmon leaves.
9, or whatever is proper. upon the
brow Of Prof. Augustine 3. Smith.
who, az the program stated. smoked
up the book. There Is no use talk-l
ing. Gus is clever. (This is the real
stuff, Gus. as we have some cigars
here in the ONCE
Staged by Dabney Smith.
Dabney Lee Smith. C1arksburg
boy who has been associated the last
several years with, some OF the lead
ing theatrical successes both IN the
United States and in London. Eng.
bad charge OF the staging OF the p1ay
and he was assisted by his wife. |.
Grace Shoholm Smith who arrangedi
and directed the dancing. no their
md a RI hi - .isiss
gsss Praise tes The ls 7 lsndid way