The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-08
Magnificent Musical Mixture is
Marvellous and Moves Null
titude with Mirtll.
"BEST EVER GIVEN HERE
Splendid Entertainment Staged
under Auspices of E!ks'-
MarcatO Clubs.

Marcato Clubs.
Stimulating with bright witticisms.
melodious with beautiful music, fra
grant with the bloom of youth and
|resplendent in gorgeous settings,
Maid in Clarksburg," the Elks-Mar-
cato musical comedy presented We'd
nesday night before a packed house
at the Robinson Grand tileaIer, not
only delighted all present but touched
a new and higher standard in excel
lence for an all home made theatrical
production.
The general verdict is tnat it is the
best thing Of the kind ever put on
here.
The audience was thrilled when
beyies of beautiful goCng women. ac-
companied by male escorts danced
upon the stage ut tie rise of tbs cur
tain and all were captIvatcd with the
succe eding song drill and chorus
numbers; but when the inimitable
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 we're
there with the goods and put shem
over with punch
Capable Support.
These young gentlemen had the
funny parts. but they by no means
had the exclusive attention of the
audience. They were capably sup
ported by talented cast and all gave
uncontrovertable testimony to the oft
repeated statement that Clarksburg
has wealth of dramatic talent Miss
Greta Carney as Iona Ford j a self
starting runabout; Miss Bessie G..
Byrd as Helena Hardacre, too good
TO be true; Miss Elsie Morris as Rida
Packard, q non-skidding 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'ln everything; Marmaduke Wells
as Hezzie Tate, a Tangomaniac; Will
liam Shinn as Tinley Trott, fox
trotter; Emmett Gill as Maurice Cas-
Teton. instructor Of modern dancing
and proprietor Of Castleton,s acade-
my; Charles Gill as Carroll GayIey.
who likes syncopation; Bennie Smith
as r. u Cross, an iceman;i and Frank.
Jacobs as Bug Juice, motorman.
were all splendid in their various
parts.
Simply Great.
Percy Byrd was done up as Aley=
Cuffs. ham fatter victim of the
movies: Writ Lewis, OF course. was
a black faced comedian; and Fleming
Holden was bewttching In the make
up OF female character known as
Aramtnta N1ssl Alum, the official chaper-
one With q romantic past All were
simply great In heir parts.
right here 1T must be stated that
the entire performance moved along
without hitch or jar, which is
SO often the case with home talent
performances. Not a single charac
ter suffered from stage fright. the
singing was admirable. the lines werc
spoken without prompting the acting
was even beyond the fondest expecta-
ton and the chorus numbers were
executed with a high degree of pro-
fciency A nm
Nothing Faulty.
The management asked the Tele-
gram to give the performance a care
ful criticism TO the end that any
Idefects might be remedied III the
succeeding performances, giving
credit only where credit was due
and-pointing out where improve
ments might be made. The Tele-
gram is conscientious in the state
ment that there is nothing IN the en-
tire performance that requires i'm
iproTement. The only thing not on.
the program, so far as the Telegram.
man could observe, came when beau
tlful Fleming Holden, that Is, beauti.
full Araminta Alum. unconsci ouslyI
reached for Their cts of the trous-
ers he did not have on; yet that was
q distinct hit, which brought down
the house; if Fleming leaves that out
tonight or tomorrow night. Percy
Byrd who is credited on the program!
with nth being the august parsonage who
signs tn the checks. ought to dock
nj tIeming portrays the feminine
role with such marked success that
little touch OF the sort necessarv4toI
let the uninformed know that it is
really man impersonating n wo-
mans part. II Fleming doesn't ike
this criticism OF him, he can send ft1a
Telegram a red apple.
W As ror Percy Byrd and Writ u ewi =
and the rest of those who took theI
priEn cfDal parts, the Telegram has onlyI
to express the fear that il they keep
on being so good in amateur theatri-l
: Gals ais mere. the regular stage and mo-
lion picture producers will be after
them And that wouldn't do, as thel
! :llS clubs ought to- have !
them again in future performances
M 3. Lewis. as Napoleon Lee, leader
OF lgy Cuffs theatrical band, e who
doubled In brass, ,. was ably assist
ed 9! In In q song and dance number byt
Misses elizabeth thompson and Ju-i
liay Stnrbois dressed In Boy Bfs4 cos
tunes and they also gracefully add
ed the chorus In dancing nnmb bers.
SPLENDID Chorus Work.
- alk abnnt our chorus WORK