The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-04
MERSERAU TROUPE
~ is MAKING. A HIT

strong in heart interest and carries q
vein Of humor that Is delightful. The
Lewis-O Oliver Players deserve much
credit not alone for attempting such a
strong play but also for the manner
in which they present 1t. 1.-THE d.
vorce Question" will be on again to-
night and tomorrow afternoon and
night.
Commencing Thursday, this clever
cast of players will produce the funny
farce, Hello Mr. Pipp." a screaming
comedy that was written for laughing
purposs alone.
The play In which William Elliott
Is to appear has been named 1.-THE
Greatest Nation" and its scenes take
place in an imaginary nation. with
Mr.. Elliott enacting young prince.
In the cast will be Clarence Handy
sides, E. ]. Radcliffe, Madame Yorksa
and Rowland Blackstone. The first
performance will take place at New
Haven about the middle Of January,
The youngest star in the world and
the oldest actress on the English
speaking stage are now appearing at
the Robinson Grand in Barbara
Frietchie," five part feature picture
with little Mary Miles Minter in the
stellar role and Mrs. Thomas W. Whit
fen appearing in her support The
feature was produced by the Popular
Plays and Players and is released on
the Metro program. In this feature
picture both of these actresses appear
in the role of Barbara Frietchie." one
as the grandmother and the other as
her granddaughter. Barbara Friet-
chic" is stirring photodrama based
on the famous poem Of the same name
by John GreeAlief Whittier and the
play by Clyde Fitch. 1t is produced on
a big scale with a notable cast includ-
ing Guy Coombs who is well known
for his mastery delineation of roman
tic soldier roles.
Tomorrow Pauline Frederick will be
presented in "Bella Donna"
D. .
An operetta written by Mrs. o. H.
P. Belmont and Miss Elsie Maxwell
is to be produced in New York in
February for the benefit. Of suffrage.
1t is called Miranda and Her Sis
tiers" and the cast will be headed by
Marie Dressler, who will take the role.
of a social climber, though the major
ity of the cast will be amateurs.
Large and appreciative audiences
both afternoon and evening witnessed
Double Trouble" the topnotcher at
the Btou theater Monday. The story
is an adaptation from novel on dual
personality and gives Douglas Fair
banks opportunity to present two OPP
posing natures in one man and he sue
ceeds. The cast includes Lillian Lang
don and all star support The play
is somewhat in the melodramatic COM
edy class, and there are enough melo-
drama and real comedy with pathos
thrown in for good measure to please
anyone. D. W. Griffith was the pro-
Queer Of this Triangle fine arts pro-
duction.
On the comedy end Of the program
there is a jolly example Of Keystone
absurdity in 1.-THE Janitor's Wife's
Temptation" featuring Fred Mace. The
picture contains the usual Sennett
trimmings which keeps the audience
in continual uproar from beginning
to end
Bessie Barriscale, in the great So
ciety drama, 1.-THE Golden Claw"
Triangle-Kay Bee production, and
Weber and Fields In 1.-THE Best Of
Enemies" a Triangle Keystone COM
edy, are the big attractions to be pr
scented tomorrow
Cleo Ridgely and Wallace Reid,
the clever Lasky- Paramount stars,
will shortly appear in photodrama
written especially for them by one
of the leading American dramatists.
Arrangements have been made for
these two artists to appear as CO.
stars in number Of plays.
Vivian Martin, the darling Of the
screen, entranced her great audiences
at the orpheum theater yesterday in
the cleverly acted drama "Over Night"
But what the management considers
its equal will be shown today when
the celebrated American actor, Tom
Terriss, appears in the extremely sem
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