The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-11

y t1Lnu0 tuobIIo that tue He" S1U'UUU
bryan which Is being installed there
win be ready for use Saturday.
Miss Stella Heck, who has man,
Friends among show folks on account
pf her pleasing personality and her
Efficiency in serving hungry thespians
while she was waitress at the Roush
House, and later at another local res.
kaurant, has accepted position in
Pittsburg and left for that city yes.
terday. Stella was not only good to
show people, but to every other pat
bon, even including us poor newspa-
Der guys. Our motto is: Don't bite
The hand that feeds you"
But speaking of Miss Heck's depart.
pre we are reminded OF little Incl.
nent that served to demonstrate how
! popular she is in Fairmont. She and
q friend were promenading along
Main street one evening for the first
J time in each others company. There
were mods to the right and left, greet.
angs from store doOrways and smile
bf recognition from across the street.
It was Just like the President OF the
United States heading parade. so it
seemed to her escort. He was raising
his hat almost before he had put 1t
on. This was SO continuous that ON
returning home he told her that the
next time he loaned her his presence
nm the street he would be hatless. BE.
hold you. 1t was his luck to take her
out the following night. Stella noticed
that instead OF wearing the hat OF the
previous evening he put on u cap.
They had Just reached the front of
the Fairmont Pharmacy when the
1ussilade Of "howdys" began. Mr..
Gallant raised his cap but once, and
then thrust 1t into his coat pocket with
the remark: "Therell be none OF
that tonight" and he continued the
walk with head uncovered.
The Great Richards who was at the
HID last week, reports big business
ut Martinsburg. where he is playing
weeks engagement.
Miss Virginia Abbott who has been
ut the Hippodrome Theatre for five
consecutive years told US last night
that the number OF tickets sold for
last nights performance was the lar.
gest during her career rs ticket sales.
0OluS SCutS, SIG Sdlu, lIluL
we never wished TO sell OH account of
their inconvenient loca,,On were sold
last night In answer to requests that
amounted almost to pleadings. And
the standing room was never sold to
q like extent. | really ought not to
have sold so much Of it but if you had
heard how the people insisted you
could better understand
And then We looked inside.
There 1t was-the biggest. the best.
dressed-and yet really cosmopolitan
!. crowd we have ever seen at this pop.
ular house. But Their was a big reason
Tor 1t all. 1.-THE Two Orphans" Is be.
ing presented by the Lewis. SOLVER
players In a manner that we have not
5 seen equalled since its historic presen.
tatton by Kate ClaXton. What slight
advantage this once famous actress
naturally possessed and developed as
: q star, of course, must be acknowl.
edged, but as whole-giving fndi.
vidual scrutiny to the work OF every
member OF the present cast-we are
brave enough to go on record as say.
ing that the Lewis.Oliver production
in costuming, scenery, and all things
else, Is fiawless. The Monday per.
Torrance was witnessed by a big
house. and the publics' Judgment was
Secorded In an even larger attendance
on the second night.
4 Easy" Wilson got out of bed be.
lore we I'D this morning and hurried
= OF to Clarksburg to play his little
drum in the big parade. We never
saw Easy" In uniform but il he had
on anything like We saw a struggling
drum corps dressed In, we are indeed
sorry that we didn't get up an hour
earlier.
Chas. Hopkirk is now exploding
harmony and getting music out Of a
piano at the same time in Hagers.
town, Nd, theatre. Hoppy finds Ha.
gerstown has many strange sights.
!. There are places there that have rail.
ings running about shin high along
J. the fronts OF counters In we'll lighted
stores. There's nothing like them in
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