The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-26
IN THE
FRONT ROW
HEAoLINERs TONIGHT
Musical Comedy

Musical Comedy
sIippodrome. Prof. Bodfish's Seminary
Photoplays
Nelson. ........ Doubles and Troubles
Princess. ............F Flower Of Doom
61ixie. ...... Girl of the Timberclaims
Concert
l<tirand. .........E lks Charity Benefit
n 7 AvING followed rather closely
III hhe Grant, Pntce Reporter"
= series at the Nelson. one Of which
was presented last night, and observ-
ing with great deal OF professional
interest the scenes Of the newspaper
offices and the reportorial work or
! Tommy GrantrYe occasionally have
seen him actla6t like a reporter at
all.
It is usual to see reporters in screen
dramas pull out healthy sized note.
book and jot down in detail the hero
| ines story OF what happened on the
Knight of the murder. This reminds us
Il OF little screen history that is told
about GLADDEN. James when he was
} called upon to play the part OF cub
reporter in Pathe's serial. Mystery of
the Double Cross" The director. VIII
Z liam Parke, was very much perturbed
( because Mr.. James was not equipped
with note book and pencil.
But Mr.. James, in the days before
! he won fame as a screen artist, had
been a reporter on the Columbus Dis
patch, and he knew that-authors and
| playwrights to the contrary-only reel
! reporters use notebooks. Mr.. Parke
was in doubt but was finally lconvinc-
/ ed and there is no notebook in evil
science in the sixth episode.
Yesterday was our birthday. We
were deeply impressed by the many
4; warm handshakes and congratulations
/, extended to US by the 'profesh" and
those with whom we have come in
close touch since engineering this de.
+ partment. But we regret that we could
MT tell right off the reel how many
! milestones we have passed. The wife,
} who is the recording angel in our
I family, being absent from the city, my
! friends will have to wait till | get
reply to the query addressed to her
yesterday. There have been so many of
them that we've lost the count.
"a Girl of the Timberclaims." which
is at the Dixie today, is a pine-scent-
ed drama of love and treachery set
in the heart of huge forest. 1t deals
with the struggles of a little group
of claim Jumpers and with the efforts
of one lonely girl to protect her claim.
For the first few scenes. the plot is
somewhat obscured for the leaders are
made up of colloquial terms which
make claim.jumping a somewhat In
tricate art for the City.dweller TO I'M
derstanding. Anyone. however. can
understand the romance between the
government inspector and the little
forest girl who mistakes him for a
Jumper" and shoots him while she
is defending her home. After a series
of Observation-Disclosures caused by
brunette adventures, their tribula-
lions end in protection for the home
steaders and bliss for the lovers.
Constance Talmadge is a sturdy and
picturesque little figure in her forest
dress, while A. D. Sears makes reso-
lutte and handsome hero in his disguise
as a woodsman. The background in
the depths of a giant Sequoia forest
is an unusual bit Of photography and
decidedly impressive. number of
spectacular scenes such as the battle
of the woodsmen in the forest and the
inspectors escape through the burn
ing cabin, serve to quicken the action.
Manager Mccoy of the Grand is in
Pittsburgh getting line on the late
releases, and we can be sure that what
ever selections are made Grand pat.
rons will be treated to the best. Bob"
is a good picker.
professor Bodfish's Girls Semi
nary is the title of the pleasing little
playette put on at the Hippodrome last
night by the Roseland Maids company.
It is full of good comedy which is
somewhat strengthened by several spe-
cialty acts. The chorus is one of the
liveliest at this house in couple of
moons and the dress in the opening
number is unusually fascinating. The
changes, however do not Introduce
anything elaborate but they have the
quality of being neat.
Dormand and Bennett are the chief
Saugh.makers and are almost grotesQue
in their makeup. Joe Bennett has
piping voice that at times is scarcely
audible in the extreme parts of the
house, but his gestures and spryness
of foot offset the loss. Dormand is
comedian of different sort. His
make up is the hobo type and probably
meant to be Irish, but to closed eyes
he gives the impression by his dialect
lat times) and his footwork that he's
doing black face. Yet he's good and
easily the star performer of the skit.
The speciality performers worthy OF
note are Diamond & Darmond. and
Miss CASTOR. The latter Is talented
performer and hanks back to the kind
of stunts that made the fame of Tony
Pastor. In two male representations
she renders numbers that have fin.
ish to them that show class. Her
hard-shoe dancing act is flawless.
The same bill repeats tonight.
1.-THE Devils Bait" is among the good
things at the Nelson today.
According to this drama. the DEVILS
favorite bait is the precious stonls
which he has created in his fiendish
Iah onJ 10, nj