The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-09-03
News and Gossip of
Screen and Stage

The Lord and Vernon Musical
Comedy Company win play weeks
Engagement at the Palace theatcr
commencing with a Labor day matt
noo This organization boasts Of
East Of fifteen clever people. includ-
Ing some OF the best known artists
in musical comedy today. There are
i've men and three lady principals
with the company. backed up by
shorus OF seven dainty dancing
misses. The wardrobe is extensive
and elaborate. and the glrlics know
how to show Il off to good advantage.
Included in the cast are Jack Lord,
the funny lrishman with the infec-
tious smile, and Billy Evans. Dutch
comedian. whose proficiency In tho
art Of butcherlng the English Lam
guage Is the delight OF all. The
prima donna is Miss Gladys Fern Will
lard, soprano. who last season was
with New York production. Miss
Gussie Vernon, soubrette. has a way
of her own in winning the hearts of
her audiences with song and dance.
The other members of the cast nre
up to the standard in their various
parts, and the ensemble singing OF
the entire company reaches the acme
Of refined musical comedy.
The title Of the opening production
Is "A Musical Festival" and the
scene is laid on a mythical Clarks-
burg roof garden in the year 1920.
There are ten of the latest popular
musical numbers. and funny stu
htions abound. interspersed with
lively exhibitions of the terplschorean
art.
William A. Brady will present the
great Broadway star. House Peters,
In one OF his latest and greatest re-
leases, The Rail Rider" at the Or
pheum theater tomorrow. 1t is
railroad story. very dramatic. and is
as true as the steel In the rail. The
story tells of drastic order signed
hB," which nearly caused strike on
} small railroad operated and domi-
neered by New York fnanciers. After
the receipt Of one OF these orders Jim
Lewis is appointed to wait on the
mysterious man who signed the or
aer. After many thrilling happenings I
Jim gets his man. meets the boss's
laughter. and following a beautiful
owe AFFAIR they are happily married. +
Under the Lions Paw" two-part
Universal drama. will be shown also. /
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"Aren't you strong enough 10 carry
he?" This leading question pretty
Eleanor asks Dayy in the charming
love story, "Davy Crockett" produced
by Pallas Pictures and released on
the Paramount program.
As the story goes. "Dayy Crockett"
when young man loved the dauGh
ter of his wealthy and high-born
ueighbor and. like bashful back
woodsman, allowed his polished rival .
to do all the counting, Dayy was
losing ground waen a suspicion con-
Iirmed by small happenings brought |
the realization TO Eleanor that Neil, |
Davy's rival, was marrying her for
her money. Then in her woman's !
way Eleanor began 10 encourage I
bashful Dayy. An interest in his
traps led to a stroll through the
sunny forest and when the ford OF
the creek was reached this climax
was brought about and ii was up to
DaYy, the one who could fight In
dams single-handed. to forget his
hmidity.
"Dayy Crockett" will be the at
tratcion al the Grand theater tomor-
row. The added attraction will be the
Paramount Photographs.
The feature offering Monday at the
BiIou theater will be the Selig him