The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-08
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plications that take place in the love
affairs OF the three make an interest
Ing mart Of the story. Some of the
battle scenes are very thrilling.
Fatty Arbuckle and Mabel Nor
mand are seen in a fast two part
Kystone comedy, which causes un-
limited amount of laughter ,
Wednesday, Francis FORD ana
Grace Cunard will be e in Peg O
the Ring" the great circus serial
James Forbes has written a com
edy for Marie Dresseler caiicu
Sweet Geneyieye."
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"a Bit of Love-" by John Gals
worthy, is to be produced this sea-
son by John D. Williams.
In the opinion of one noted star OF
the legitimate stage, the standard OF
motion picture production could be
improved greatly by giving more time
and thought to the reheasal OF the
many scenes that are taken IN the
making of a photoplay. 1t is CHAR
lotte Walker, erstwhile star OF 'Ihe
Trai, Of the Lonesome Pine who
believes that hasty production tehuS
to produce inferior pictures by pre-
venting the players from giving ar
tistic interpretations of their parts.
Miss walker, who now is engaged at
the Edison studios in Bedford Park,
N, Y. is playing the leading role in
a picturization of Partners a Rex
Beach story, has appeared with great
success in a number Of screen pro
auctions, Her experience on the le-
climate stage makes her entirely
competent to speak on relation pc
tween artistic acting and The produc-
ton of motion pictures and her views
are both of interest and Importance
"The Little Lady in Blue IN
which Frances Starr will appear, is
a costume comedy.
..Destiny's Toy" written and di-
rooted by John b. O'Brien, and fea-
turing Louis Huff, which is showing
at tbe Robinson Grand, shows an
a]daptation OF old plot devices to new
settings. For instance, the heroine
Is recognized in after years by the
AGAR from a letter seal on her arm,
instead Of the strawberry birthmark
On well known to the theatergoers
Of a previous generation; and the
fisherman who rescues the babe from
the surf after a shipwreck is a bach
oIor instead of a married man. lie
undertakes the difficult task Of bring
inc nm a child Of tender years without
The aid of a skilIful feminine hand.
Nevertheless the p%hotoplay touches
tho chord of romantic appeal, show
mo mat after all, a brand new plot
is MT always necessary to make Il
Iikable story. The turns and twists
given the material by Mr.. O'Brlen
makes "Destiny's Toy" just as orig
mai as If he had striven for an abso-
Iutelv new there. His his been a ar
fcnIt MISUNDERSTANDING down the
old statues and pouring the metal
into more graceful moulds.
Paul Gordon is to join the cast Of
"The Dawn" by George D. Parker
in which Gathlene Mcdonnell is to
star.
lack Hutchinson's musical comedy
company opened a four days engage
ment at the Palace theater yesterday
and presented a very clever little
show, A number of very good spec
ialties are introduced throughout the
show that are very pleasing and
make a big hit. The comedy is good
and the chorus is composed Of some
exceptionally pretty girls who are
real singers and dancers. They
wear some very pretty costumes. The
company will present an entire
change Of program tomorrow after
noon.
A musical comedy called Maid to
Order" on the order Of old Hoyt
farces, is to be produced by the Cas-
lie Producing Company, a new theat-
rico1 firm