The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-22
looks AS # THE
H|PPODROME GETS
TABLOID SHOW
sumors of Legal Action Fill
ed the Air Early
Today.
COLEMAN IS NEUTRAL
sympathizes With Manager
McCray But Must Obey
Orders.
COLEMAN IS neutral

AS The West Virginian goes TO press
the Hippodrome seems TO have the
:. bulge on the Colonial in the most sen.
sational theatrical tangle that ever
hit this city. Following orders from
the headquarters OF the Gus Sun
Booking Agency. the Lew Orth Mus
ical Comedy Company went to the
Hippodrome this morning and made
all arrangements for opening up this
: afternoon, unless an injunction at the
last minute should further complicate
an extremely complicated situation.
It was rumored on the streets this
morning that Manager CcCray OF the
Colonial would endeavor to secure an
Injunction against the show being put
on at the Hippodrome; but as the
hours passed and.Mr. McCray made no
confirmation Of the report, and when
no action Of that nature was made In
court up until afternoon, 1t was gen.
orally conceded that the Hippodrome
Z was safe for one moro day at least.
although an eleventh hour turn was
within the range Of possibility.
Although apparently defeated Man
ager McCray Is running all ADVERTISE
nlent in The West Virginian tonight
stating that the show is at his the.
tre. When asked the significance OF
this he stated that he wanted the pub
) lie to know that he was on tho level.
He showed a representative OF this
paper all his correspondence In the
case this morning. He says that he
has never received official notification
from headquarters that he was not to
have tho show, and the only official
document in the case Is a telegram to
the show company to go to the Hip.
podrome rather than the Colonial.
: Mr. McCray thinks that 4hc has been
given a very, very raw deal, and from
the way he talked there is possible
1 ity of future interesting develop.
ments. ''r'-'7 ''-+---' '--''
Manager McGoyern, Of the Hippo
@drome. had nothing TO say, except that
he had the show and would fight any
injunction move.
Al Coleman, representing the Lew
Orth company, said this morning: "All
Ilknow is that l was ordered to the
Hippodrome. A show manager Is like
a soldier. lie gets his orders from
headquarters, and all he can do is obey
orders. | have a sympathetic heart
and can appreciate the situation the
Colonial manager is in It is Il ques-
tion which lies with the Htppodrome.
the Colonial and the Sun Booking
Agency. have no connection with the
affair only through orders from the
front"
And while everybody sat on the an.
xious seat, so to speak, things moved
with great alarcity at the Hippodrome
early today. Everybody from the
.props" manager to the big chief has
sieevs rolled up working like troopers
getting ready for the matinee. While
Kelly, who will be back at the piano.
went over the musical numbers with
one Of the members Of the company.
scene shifters were busy getting the
stage setting sin order, and members
of the company were unpacking
trun.
BY noon everything was in order
and ready for action. Only the arm
OF the law can now prevent the bill.
At $3.50 this afternoon. 1t was an.
nounced from Manager McCray's OF.
.Sflce that in case he failed to get the
Lew orth company, Jack Quigley's
: Tropical Island Girls would open at
the Colonial tonight.