The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-31
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FRONT ROW
uEAoL,NERs TONIGHT


Princess. Somewhere on the Battle.
field.
Dixie. The Girl Of Lost Lake
Ideal. ...............T Tangled Hearts
Grand. American Beauty
THERE is an alluring display OF
crisp new one-dol!ar bills in
4 Main street drug store window
that is attracting lot of attention.
But after tonight there will be moth
ing left OF 1t. The bucket OF money
thus lavIshly displayed will be trans
ferred to the Hippodrome theatre ana
there distributed among the audience.
This Is PAY Night" ut the Iipp and
II IL also the last week OF the Lewis
Oliver Players. The play rs Any
Girl Safe" is good one, and this
triad OF events is expected TO draw
packed house tonight. Miss Leroy
and Mr.. Milton yesterday pleased two
fairly large audiences in the stellar
roles OF this heart gripping white slave
play. The naturalness OF manner OF
both these stars add great deal to
the fine points OF the story. Miss Lee
Roy's character part Is so delicate that
1t would be spoiled If the least bit over
done. Miss Beland, who is as light.
hearted and philosophical in her part
Us she is In every day life on the stage
gets rid OF some really refreshing
bon.mot and furnishes the only relief
from an otherwise pathetic theme
Mr.. Karloff shows to great advantage
his ability as an actor of varying emo
lions and added much to his fast grow
ing popularity. The same play will
ba repeated tonight and tomorrow.
For tho first time in the long run
Of stock at the Hipp last nights audi
ence was mostly male. And yet It
was distinctly woman's play. There
must have been dearth of the male
gender at the numerous Halloween
parties in town last night. Amt ma
ture the provoking thing"
The advance sale of seats for "a
Little Girl In Big City" which comes
to the Grand tomorrow afternoon and
night Is indicative of good business.
The company producing the piece is
highly recommended and press critics
are united In their praise of the play.
Charlie Chaplin has n warm spot in
his heart for the kiddies, and the kid
dies like Charlie, so there is com
mon bond of sympathy at least be.
tween them. Besides his efforts to
amuse Chaplin takes deeper inter
est in young folks welfare.
IT couldn't be comedian I'd like
to be a school superintendent" said
he. in one of his reflective moods,
THE school idea Is all wrong. They
try to crowd all sorts and conditions
of Riddles through one set OF moulds.
and, OF course. half of them don't fit
the moulds.
"Then they tag the child that can't
assimilate their patent brain FOOLS as
subnormal and make 1t conspicuous as
a dufllard, which Is the refinement of
cruelty. My observation has taught
me that the dullest hoy in school, so
rated by teachers who never under.
stand him. Is often the world heater
once he gets out Of the prSceptor $
grip"
We used to think that Sam Graham
was the greatest noise maker ever
tolerated in an orchestra. We chang
ed our mind last night after witness
ing the deafening performance OF the
Hipp drummer. Besides sam" usei
to employ a. car load of all sorts o.
percussion instruments, while the 9TH
or fellow seems to get all his out of
one drum. Maybe he was only prac
ticing for the torch.light parade OH
election night.
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den that it was all over before half the
audience realized 1t. Samuel Miller
OF the Miller shoe store. was handed
green slip at the Hipp last nigh,
and told 10 so across the street an
exchange 1t for piano. Probably
the audience had not forgotten he
baby-giving stunt Of several wees
ago and looked upon this giving-awav
OF piano as another joke. No one
seemed to take II seriously. however,
and the winner didn't even get hand.
But what need lie care. he got the
piano.
Renee Kelly will be starred In "All
For Girl" the headliner at the Prin.
cess tomorrow. Miss Yelly is com.
paratively new to Fairmonta audi.
ences. but her appearance In recent
production here made decided hit.
The sound Of the Hipp megaphone
will be drowned In the noise and rev.
elry Of the halloween crowd tonight.
Oliver Morosco presents Myrtle
Steadman in an extraordinary photo
play at the Grand today. 1t is call.
led american Beauty" and 1t full of
delightful surprises.
Amateur night at the Hippodrome
Wednesday promises to bring out a
good string Of local talent The in.
Quiries at the box office indicate wide
spread interest. OLD STAGER,
FAIRVIEW.
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