The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-03
IN THE
FRONT ROW
HEApLINERs TONIGHT.
Musical Conoedv


Musical Comedy.
HIpp0drome. The Passing Parade
PhetopIays.
Nelscn. ..........,....... :. SANDER
PrinceSS=.I:. .......s.T The Purple Mask
Grand Martyrdom of Philip Strong
Dixie,.,... Dumb Girl Of PorticI
Nh ISIS ETHEL LYLE, premier
MI danseuse OF The Passing Parade
Company, billed The Sensa-
sLional Hawaiian Dancer squirms,
hops. sltips and whirls about the stage
like Cossack on maneuyers. She's
dancing uervisa, and revelation for
endurance. Unquestionably, she's
wonderful dancer and her sensational
performance at the HippodTome yes
ierday afternoon and evening Is today
Town topic. The audiences were i'm
mensely pleased and encore after en-
core was responded to with the in
PRODUCTION of novel feature each time.
Lenore Collins, whose voice has a
delightfully."- sweet tone, delighted all
lovers OF good singing. Her masterful
control and choice OF numbers give her
the stamp of a cultured artist.
The Tobasco Octette and the Knick-
crbocker Trio proved all that Manager
Bnrka's advance notices claimed.
There is a pretty chorus OF well
trained singers and dancers, ana lii
numbers as many as could convenient
Is find room to perform OH the Hipp
stage. The costuming is excellent and
the changes frequent. Last but Eot
least there are u half dozen Titan
topped damsels in the lot. And that's
an established trademark OF gooo
chorus. The five male members OF
the company are gifted with excellent
voices and the comedy element Is Top
notch,
Contemplating on the show OF ap.
probation ON the part OF the audience
we believe the hippodrome manage
ment has done wisely il going III Tor
the bigger class of musical comedy.
Only on one other occasion can we re-
call crowded house at this theatre
that was so demonstrative. We nave
in mind the Honolulu Girl attraction,
but this lone is so different in charac-
ter that they cannot rightfully be
placed in the same category. Tine
Whirl of Mirth" has no plot, or If it
Las, it Is lost track of in the special
ties and one leaves the show forget.
ting what It was ali about, but MARKED
ly Impressed with everything present
ed. There are no weak spots in the
company and aside from the dancing
of Miss Lytle's and the German come
dams splendid character acting the
rest of the show may we'll vie for dis
tinction.
Hats OF to "The Passing Parade
Bob" Mccoy got back into the the
atrical spot light yesterday and start
ed a managerial career ut the Grand
that from the beginning presages sue
CESS. The pohtoplay, The Scarlet
Letter" is classic, and attracted a
bon-ton audience that fully appreciated
the work OF Nathaniel hawthorne its
author. Also the filming which is by
Fox was excellent. MIR. Mccoy is him
self we'll pleased with the first days
results and believes that the class OF
pictures he has listed will make the
Grand the Mecca Of lovers OF high
standard film productions. Todays
iJiil Is 1.-THE Martyrdom OF Philip
Strong" This powerful photoplay is
an adaptation OF the works OF the we'll
known author, the Rev. Charles NJ.
Sheldon, and, when the list scene has
faded from the screen, one realizes that
but during the course of the picture it.
self, one thinks only of the great
drama which is being unfolded upon
the screen. 1t is forcefully enacted
= drama showing the struggle OF min.
lister who has won the admiration of
his wealthy congregation by his clever
sermons. At the height of his popu-
larity, he suddenly realizes that his
teachings are as tinkling brass and
sounding cymbals for he is not living
in accordance with them. The costly
struggle i'll which he engages in the eff
fort to bring succor to the poor OF his
parish aid to crush the ring of vice by
which they are being throttled makes
one of the most absorbing dramas that
has ever been placed on the screen.
Robert CONFESS and Mabel Trunnelle
are the featured members of the cast
which includes Bigelow Cooper, Her
bert Prior, William Wadsworth and
Frank Lyons.