The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-14
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SEH1e n o history-making day out.
~ of.the ordinary ct the Grand tho
[ atre. There is double attrao-
fion, either Of which would be enough
I'm themselves to warrant capacity
Sbusiness. Blanche Sweet will be seen
I'm Q, Lasky- Paramount screen produc-
'fttpn Of "a Thousand Dollar Husband"
IThts star would be q drawing card In
whatever play she might choose to
present, but the story to be told here
30 90 full Of humor and pathos that
l1t would be interesting II related by
even o secondGate performer But
aside from this temporary. attraction.
1.-THE Grand management today intro
kiuces q permanent feature in its new
$4,000 pipe organ.
Mr.. Miller took US Through the Or
'l9an,-sounds odd-but that's Just
what he did, and II we ever had any
motions about pipe organs we were
ashamed to admit It after seeing the
works Of this one. The little red box
In the center Of the orchestra pit is
nothing more than, figuratively. a
Bwitch board, with big motor down
behind It in what was once dressing
room. Up on each side of the upper
ltier Of boxes you can soc big, long
E,gilded pipes, and to my surprise I
discovered that they have no part in
The music making. Back Of them are
ehutters that open and close much as
those on your photograph, and for the
eame purpose-to regulate the volume
bof sound. The player down In the
Dit the big gold-like pipes up near the
lroof and that's all the audience sees
bf this wonderfully constructed organ
when you. hear It played by Professor
Claude L. Jones, the soulful or merry
6tratns filling the entire auditorium,
p keen ear will probably detect that
khe music comes as from without the
walls Of the building. and II you were
10 investigate you would find two large
vaults built in over the stage. one on
leach side. up In the flies, filled with
metallic pipes Of various lengths and
fhickness-hundreds and hundreds Of
them. Then the air reservoirs-the
,bellows-are numbered by the score,
but to one uninitiated in the myster.
les Of this labrynth Of sound produc.
bng paraphernalia whole thing would
be meaningless from an artistic point.
hut one would at once be impressed
with the magnitude Of 1t and could
leasily understand where the $4,000
Eost comes in.
~ The organ required six weeks to
build. Messrs. Postetler and Troniger,
who Installed II, completed their work
This morning, after working all night.
The Moeller Organ company Of Hag-
erstown. Md, are the builders.
Professor Jones, who is originally
from Chicago, but has recently been
playing q similar organ at Altoona.
Pa, arrived in his city last night and
assumed his duties today
A front rover" and scribe whose
business or profession it Is to review
almost everything New York has to
offer in anyway theatrical writes about
the Conan & Harris production OF "Hit.
the.Trail Holiday" which is coming
20 the Grand on next Wednesday night.
I'VE are to see the piece by the origi.
nal company which is making a drive
ecross the continent to the coast, stop.
ping at q few places to give the show
an route. Fairmont happened to be
in its path and Manager Miller, who
keeps weather eye on Just such Cd.
portunities, landed the attraction. The
writer says In part: There Is naught
pr pedantic uplift in the new George
%. Conan play, "Hit.the!Trail Holt.
hay" which Messrs. Cohan and Harris
VIII send to the Grand on Wednesday
plight October IS. The suggestion ia
lntimated in the titles likeness to the
name Of BILLY" Sunday that the play
may contain leaves from the preach.
ments of that celebrated young evan.
gelist To the contrary "Hit.the!Trail
Holiday gives no opportunity at any
time for sober reflection; It is de-
signed purely for laughing purposes.
being comedy of such dizzy speed
and uproarious mirth that more than
one Of its reviewers have catalogued
1t as downright farce"
The Hfppodrome is putting on two
more New York success as next week.
One being q comedy drama and the
other straight out melodramatic. The
usual prizegtving features will be con.
timed. At the matinee today ten
bank accounts were distributed to the
Ehhdren, and Mr.. Lewis expressed the
nope to the happy recipients that they
would all keep In mind that Christmas
was on its way. These accounts were
hll with the Peoples National Bank.
The Thorn and the Rose" BY Ralph
fnce and Dwight Cleveland is at the
s Nelson today. It Is a Broadway Star
feature in three parts under the al.
eecion Of Mr.. Robertson and tells
The story OF a rich artist who falls IN
love with a beautiful country lass
whom he found trespassing in his
lily garden. Then there follows tho
usual discovery that 1t has beon a mis-.
alliance-the artistic temperament and
the practical working girl have di.
vergent views and tastes, and the
wife Is deserted. It has very drama.
tic climax in the second part and
sne picture ends in what really
amounts to tragedy.
Is OLD STAGER.
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