The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-16
IlJ THE
FRONT ROW
9EApLiNERs TONIGHT
Musical Comedy
Hippo drome. j. /. Follies OF Broadway

lJEADLiNERs TONIGHT
Musical Comedy
Hippodrome. -. Follies OF Broadway
Photoplays
Princess. 1890, "A Daughter OF Mars
Nelson ..........T The Woman in AL
idea. .......Lass of the Lumberlands
Dixie.... s.................. Gloriana
Grand ............T The House Of Lies
w again,"
The tired business men, in.
riudtng expert accountants, bookkeep.
ers and fellows somewhat shy on
hirsute mountings have come to life.
And all on account of whirly.girly
show that pushed the Hippodrome
Players off the boards and is now hold.
Ing daily and nightly reyel at the re.
sort OF the popular.price fan. Mans
sallantry was hooked up with better
press agent In the days Of the errant
knight and since then his exploits
of heroism have suffered from a lack
Of publicity. But on three separate
occasions yesterday there was q great
manifestation Of the non.extinction OF
the trait that was first discovered in
the red-blooded veins OF Adam and
lleralded down through the ages lest
we forget. Through u binding snow
storm aged and immature masculinity
groped Its way to the Hippodrome the.
htre to see Gracey's Colonial Maids.
Last night this same specie waded
knee deep through the snow for the
same cause. And at nine o'clock a
wholeslot Of eminent respectables con.
gregated at the same resort. What
EXCUSES some Of them gave to their
slumbering spouses would make
chapter OF interesting reading, and
the;rin lies fodder for the hungry
Rough Stuff scribe.
Albeit, there was no occasion for
subterfuges and the complexion of the
audiences during the remainder of the
week will probably attest 1t would
he interesting, though, to mention
lot OF names, particularly the we'll,
known, who never crossed the TIRES.
hold of the Hippodrome while Dave
Heilman's players were giving nightly
exhibitions Of the histrionic art and
trying their level best to uplift with
such plays as ten Nights in Bar.
room and "Jesse James," But there
was no special reason why nearly
everyone in the three audiences yes
terday was In male attire. Gracey
himself noticed the makeup and took
occasion to say that there is nothing
in his girl and music show to keep
the wives and children away, and
Gracey spoke the truth. His big beau.
~ chorus is rightly named. They
ran all sing and dance and they aren't
o bit stingy in trying to give a full
moneys worth. In the crowd which
helped to make 1.-THE Follies of Broad.
way rousing success are several
hold.oyers from last season, but all
the new ones are mute evidence OF
Gracey's ability as picker. In the
comedy end we found such widely
known comedians as Jack Quinn and
Frank Christie. Quinn says this is
his ninth appearance before Falr.
mont audience. We remember two sad
occasions when Quinn was here before,
but in each instance it was Jacks mis-.
fortune to be hooked up wrong. The
last time we remember was Thanks.
giving night. Jacks versatile fel.
low and he can adapt himself to all
sorts of surroundings. Personally
Jack doesn't have any of that get
EN- in, get EN- out, get the money"
stuff in his makeup. Quite the other
way about, Quinn is always ready to
please and he is doing it this week
without any great exertion. He is
one OF those comedians that make
YOU laugh. with wink. Besides 9th.
or family belongings that are mighty
precious and entitled to a lot of praise
on account of some clever singing and
dancing performances, Jack has his
own little five,year-old Jack Junior"
with; him. When the boy gets a few
more years the old man can quit, in
Z fact in last nights show Jack sang
his famous "Kelly" song, got big
hand, and quit. The scion of this fam.
lily of Thespians took up where dad"
left off and led the chorus through
the song and responded to several
elicores. Big Jack was big hit but
little Jack was the bigger.
Ghristie's cane dance was a fifty.
cent vaudeville act in itself. The audi.
ence wouldn't let UP with that encore
material until 1t was noticeable that
they had got his wind. 1t was the
promptings OF humane instincts that
forced them to desist: not because
they had enough. 1t would be hard to
tell how much of this kind Of clever
footwork is enough. Gracey's must.
cal novelties, in which the / Xylophone
and the swinging organ chimes play
the next big part to Gracey himself,
were enthusiastic received. Bailey's
Abstnthe Frappe" song smacks of
high-class operate. He has a good
voice though not voluminous. The
chorus gives It added charm.
Tomorrow the bill changes to tab.
ioid version OF "Three Twins and
many of the features of the original
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