The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-12
IN THE
FRONT ROW
sHEAoLINERs TONIGHT
' Stock Productions

. . . . A<SoSi VI l1OSL
nelson. ..............T The Senator
laeai. Lass OF the cumberland
I Dixie. ..............Lo Love Never Dies
Grand.... Little Lady Eileen
NTIss PATTI MCKINLEY as Eliot.
Ml sam" In 1.-THE Girl From Out
- Yonder" at tho Hippodrome
gives delightful portrayal of a char.
acter that is full OF heart interest.
The play Is pleasing melodrama in
which Adelaide Thurston achieved
great renown ina two.year tour OF the
country. II is doubtful whether the
N.story has ever had better interpre.
tatton than that given by the Hippo.
drome Players the first half OF this
week. Last nights audience was held
almost spell-bound by the beautiful
sentiment Of the story. the excellent
work OF the players and the elaborate
scenery. This latter feature far sur.
passes anything ever witnessed on the
Htppodrome stage. The broad expanse
ofgreen ocean with magnificent villa
!. on distant island and towering
light house close by furnished a vista
of romantic grandeur. In every act
( there Is a surprising amount of this
s sort of stage craft and 1t is Il fitting
ground work for the mastcriul drama
tic qualities displayed by every mem.
Der OF the cast Walter King as Ed
ward Elmer" is the big. heroic lover
who wins the hearts OF the audience.
Charles Montgomery as ben Cook
4 Is typical fisherman whose kindness
of heart radiateS through his "oiI
skins" and helps TO keep the human
interest element of the play always
TO the front. Miss Leroy as Cousin
Simonson" has one OF those parts in
which she excells. Boris Karloft is
z Daddy" the heaviest and outwardly
the most difficult character of the lot.
His. rendition calls for the highest
praise. Earl Suffrain's Joey Clark"
the barefoot fisherboy, whose love,
born Of childhood association for
"Flotsam" is unrequitted. is charac.
terization entirely different and new
TO Hipp patrons. lie delivers some very
clever lines in the second act which
4 work up one the best Of the many stir.
4 ring climaXes of the story. The Girl
. From Out Yonder" is the big success"
Of the Hippodrome Players to date.
AT the performance tonight mum.
Der OF live turkeys will be given away.
The last performance OF this splendid
story OF the Maine coast will be given
Wednesday night, preceded by matt.
nee the same afternoon.
The sixth episode OF the Liberty
series, 1.-THE Desert Of Lost Souls" is
at the Princess today. featuring Marie
Walcamp and Jack Holt This series
I has proven itself a strong drawing
card and the interest created in the
{ first chapter seems to be gaining in
attractive power as there is a con.
stantly increasing attendance ut this
Tuesday feature. There are twenty
chapters to the complete set and each
episode is SO arranged that IL is not
necessary to begin with the first to
get the full enjoyment. MIR. Prince
stated yesterday that he regards the
Liberty series one OF the best possible
to obtain.
Douglas Fairbanks. who comes to
the Dixie Thursday in Manhattan
: Madness" was introduced TO Mary
Miles Minter recently and the twain
Immediately established sort of Mu-
tual admiration society. Miss Mintcr
testified that Douglass was her great
est film favorite, and Doug respond.
ed with similar compliment On
comparing notes. however. the sad
thruth came out--that neither one had
seen the other perform on the screen.
The lady laughed merrily over the
embarrassing coincidence. but the gal
( liant Fairbanks was completely taken
ahack, and walked away. quoting in
hollow tones: "Ah. what n tangled web
we weave, when fire We practice to
deceived"
The story OF The Senator" which
Is at the Nelson today. is n wonderful
I presentation OF official and social life
in Washington, filmed from Sydney
. Rosenfeld's play of the same name
with Charles J. Ross in the star part
OF Senator Rivers. the character made
( famous on the legitimate stage by vii.
liam H. Crane. The pictured story
far exceeds the stage version in real.
Ism and strength, and Is full OF strik.
Ing situations and beautiful as we'll ;
stirring scenes. Intrigue. ambition.
love, revenge, romance and the hidden
but none the less powerful motives
the Nations capital, are interviewer
In a screen drama in which the appeal
to the hearts emotions is as potent
as the desire to see Justice triumphant
and the manoeuvering OF scheming
plotters frustrated.
Helen Holmes. who is at the Ideal
today. could have figured as heroine
Of Fennimore Cooper romance in real
life recently If she so desired While
The Mutual star and her company were
filming "A Lass OF the LumbcrlandS.
several scenes were taken on the Hupa
Indian reservation in Northern Cali.
fornia. While there. Crazy Moon. tall.
stalwart, OF any age between sixty and
ninety, genuine lIupa chief, cast
{ amorous eyes upon Helen and entreat-
ed her to become his squaw. The OF.
fer was refused. But the fact that II
was made would appear to indicate
that Crazy Moon is not quite so ton.