The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-13
I'M THE &
FRONT ROW.

The Lewis Oliver Stock company at
the Hip 70 playing Cherry Valley"
& to}gpod houses. Il takes much larger
torces to produce this piece than is in
NJ. Lewis aggregation. So there
,fwere many additions in the form of
4 Two Barred Plymouth Rock Hens one
y tnyard fowl, which displayed SYM
ptoms Of imbiding extensively in
Sam Thompson" and several times
.tgot fresh with the pianist; several
dogs-one yellow-a half dozen pig.
cons and the grunts Of several pigs
ana Q duck; not lame.
Literally It Is live stock company.
An these have their part in the tell.
1 Ing Of q pretty little story about rural
i pecple In these parts. Miss Morgan
% the heroine who falls In love with
the wrong fellow first and afterwards
dnds out her mistake, as heroines
have q habit Of doing, has part that
,Fseems to have been written expressly
lSlfor her. She takes to It charmingly.
Jack Lewis. who triumphs in the last
act, and who all through the piece
cares for nothing but the happiness
OF kate Blake" the heroine. Is mas
ter Of the part. Chas. Montgomery Is
o delightful Colonel Williams" and
! Richard Chancellor and Mile Beland
inject lot Of comedy into the piece.
Edwin Kerr, Is a typical blacksmith
q Of these parts" Mr.. Milton good
Z william, Miss Leroy as near perfec.
ton as possible as the blacksmith's
Y wife.
The stage setting is realistic and
many true to life incidents are por.
trayed.
Tonight is the last of Cherry Val.
ley" the bill being changed on Thurs.
day to a rollicking farce entitled
""When the Cats Away"
The Colonial puts on a complete
change of bill today. THE DeWolfe
Fun Makers" who hold the boards
there, will need no introduction to
first nighters-they having been con.
WINGED ny the early performances that
this CO hpany has the goods. The
4 chores Is good to look at, and It is
y q lively bunch, well costumed and
well trained. The three comedians
can be depended upon to furnish
plenty Of laugh.making material. 1t
Is refreshing to see performers who
do not have toresort to firearms
or sledge hammers to make one
laugh.
The show Is drawing we'll.
Music hath charms to sooth the
aye, even enchant dove. AT.
ter the curtain went down on the
third act of Cherry Valley" last night
the audience became interested in a
pigeon perched near the footlights
at one side Of the stage. 1t had miss.
ed its cue and failed to get back to
Its cote. The orchestra played and
the bir6 began "footless Dance" new.
or once changing the. position OF its
!eet, but seemed to get In harmony
With the melody by tossing its head
from one side to the other, at times
making very marked gyrations of the
body. It remained there through two
scores. and the wild changing OF the
Z cymbals and the sudden beating of
! the big base drum disturbed not its
SequiHbrium. When Jack Lewis ap.
ppeared before the curtain to express
his appreciation OF the support given
y:him by the theatre-goers of this town
7 tt fell into peaceful repose and slum.
sbered on without even so much as a
Z nod Of recognition to the star OF the
play.
There were many disappointed little
hearts at the Nelson Theatre box Of
dee Saturday. Little girls and boys
Z who had their little hearts won over
TO the Hazards of Helen" pictures
came there in droves to see their
favorite, Helen Gibson, in her dar.
ing performances. Their little minds
could not comprehend the situation
that confronted them. Some Of them
Z had not missed Helen picture since
the series was started at the Nelson
q long time ago. In many instances
their pleas for admission would have
/, been impossible Of denial had not the
law been backed by very good and
sane reason-though a reason that the
Riddles" couldn't understand.
For the first time since the town
went dry we saw fellow chase q
duck" last night.
It shaYpened at the Hipp. -
The provocation was great.
The drummer was mad as q
March hare"
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