The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-09
IN THE
FRONT ROW
HEApLINERs TONIGHT.

HEADLINERs TONIGHT.
Stock Productions.
Hippodrome. Old Sweetheart Of Mine
Pictures.
Princess. ..........T The Dawn Of Love
Nelson. ..........,..Th The Final Fraud
Ideal. Crimson Stain Mystery
Dixie. HETEROGENEOUS. The Evangelist
Musical Comedy.
Grand. ..............Se September Morn
n n ANAGEE CARLlNE, Of the Ideal.
mi has secured from the Mutual
ANA Film Corporation the four chap
ter sequel to The Diamond from the
Sky" the sixty-rccl photo novel which
created untold interest in local movie
circles year or more ago Tho first
chapter will be shown at the Ideal on
next Tuesday and In connection with
the regular weekly feature on that
night OF "A Lass Of the Cumberland"
will make an unusually strong double
bill. There are two chapters to each
OF the four parts OF The Diamond
from the Sky
The American Film Company, Inc,
producers, is TO pay the author Of the
jseQuel idea the sum Of $4,000 for the
plot. The winner, chosen some weeks
ago. will be announced to the public
on the screen only Coincident with and
In the fourth chapter oil the sequel.
It will be recalled that Roy l.. Nc.
Cardell Of New York, was paid So.
600 for the script OF "'The Diamond
from tho Sky" when his manuscript
was selected out of total Of 1891
submitted in the contest.
The cast OF the sequel includes vii.
liam Russell Charlotte Burton and
William Tedmarsh. in work which r..
walls their admittedly important sue
cesses in The Diamond from the
Sky"
The new AL. Christie Comedies
which will be along in the near future
will come through the Liberty Film
Renting Company Of Pittsburgh. The
West Virginia rights having been Sc.
cured by that concern few days ago.
1.-THE Gate Of Death" is the title of
the Helen Gibson picture at tho Mel.
son today. In a successful effort to
tAAS pay IuIl Vi a IhlITOuu con-
struction camp from falling into the
hands of pair o! thieves, Helen Glib.
son performs as thrilling Il stunt as
had been seen in the recent releases
OF this company. In a small box she
speeds down mountain side on
chute and jumps over rapidly NOV.
ing train. There is seemingly no end
to the hazards to which Miss Gibson
Is subjected Picture theatre audi.
ences often expect achievements of
the impossible, and the star OF this re.
markable series continues TO fulfill
their expectations.
Tonight will be the last perform.
ance by the IIippodrome Players OF
An Old Sweetheart of Mine" and
next Monday matinee this company OF
finished artists viii begin the prcsen.
tation OF The Girl from out Yonder."
The appctitos Of Hipp patrons has
been considerably wh"ttcd on account
OF the enforced delay in its production.
The story IS b. adelaide ThUrSlor
and has been wildly read. therefore the
mere announcements that it will now
positively be played will in all proba
bility attract large audiences during
its entire run the first half of the
week. Nearly every member Of the
company has appeared in the piece at
some time or other and with the thor.
ough rehearsal given it under the Su
perviston OF Director EarlOlt high
class production may be expected.
Miss Mckinley and Mr.. King the two
stars are cast in strong parts and 4
very clever Interpretation is u tore
gone conclusion.
Anticipating a large advance sale
of seats Mr.. Holman has arranged to
care for telephone and mail orders
that may reach the theatre any time
during the duy or evening.
Among the very excellent attrac.
tons booked for future production a.
the Dixie is plain Jane" with Bessie
Barriscale and Charles Ray. two pop.
ular Triangle stars, in the cast. This
iE on the list for Monday. Following
at later date will come Douglas Fair
banks in "Manhuttan Madness" vii.
liam S. Hart III The Return of Draw
Eagan," and Sir IIerber; Beerbom
Tree in "Old Folks at Home These
are all high class productions with
topnotch stars at the head of each.
A critic in the Dramatic Mirror,
writing of one OF the cast of THE
Crimson Stain Mystery" which is at
the Ideal today. has this to say:
"0ne Of the biggest individual sue.
cesses made in the motion picture
field this year is that scored by Ethel
Grandin, the diminutive ingenuc fea.
tured with Maurice Costello, the star
In THE Crimson Stain Mystery by
Consolidated Firm Corporation. at
any rate, it is the biggest hit of Miss