The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-01
I'M TIE
FRONT ROW
TONIGHT.
Musical Comedy.

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rs Musical Comedy.
Hippodrome. 80. Winter Garden Girls
Photoplays.
Nelson. ................ Ghost Hounds
Princess. ........ Whirlpool OF Destiny
Dixie. The Matrimaniac
Grand. Announcements Soul of Kuri.San
- RANTS Winter Garden Girls
came to town today to fiji the
gap caused at the Hippodrome
~ the closing of the Carter G Rose
snow by the management. Doug"
Fleming Is with Jack Grant and his
coterte OF specially artists. He is cast
IN singing number along with his
harmony boys" which has been max.
ing hit all around the circuit. Fea-
tured In the bill are Grant G. Vann in
Black and Tan" and Fred and Eva
Hurley in speciality act. Grant is
one OF the best black face comedians in
vaudeville and his entertainment is
said to be Of high character.
1.-The Sunshine Girls" are playing
the last half OF the week at Monongah.
Their exhibition at the Hippodrome
last night showed a marked improve
ment over the first bill and II 1t had
been presented as an opener might
have passed muster. The show man.
ayers put the blame for the Monday
and Tuesday fiasco on the local man
agemept, stating that the bill had been
mutilated at the latter's request 50
that It naturally made poor bill. To
this Mr.. Burka replies that he insisted
certain Objectionable features be elm.
mated; that 1t was the policy OF his
house to present clean, wholesome
comedy and that his clientele did not
depend on hell" damn" or question
able illusions to be provoked to
laughter. Burka is apparently deter:
mined that his policy shall prevail, ana
he is going after the best attractions
possible to divert into this territory
and feels fully confident that Fairmont
theatre-goers are at his elbow.
Douglas Fairbanks, one of the most
strenuous moving picture stars, is at
the Dixie today in the swiftest vehicle
in which he has yet appeared, THE
Matrimaniac." Fairbanks is no strang-
er to Dixie patrons, who remember well
"Manhattan Madness" Doug" has
arefree style of doing things and
even the serious things in
rful manner.
S the morning after the night be-
Silas Shakaleg, the fearless sher-
Il Mushroom Manor, is sleeping
er his all-night vigil in the shrub.
'Jery surrounding the haunted man.
sion.
The telephone rings. Thieves are
robbing Millionaire Hawkins hen
roost. Hastily donning his sheriff's
hat and towing his portable jail, fear
less Shakaleg hurries out TO make his
capture.
Aha! The thieves prove to be our
old friends Ham and Bud, who are to. |
day disporting themselves at the Mel
son in this rollocking farce Ghost |
Hounds" Clapping them into jail, our |
sheriff returns to his abode there to |
hold court and pronounce them guilty !
OF stealing Farmer Hawkins hen fruit
to pay OF a debt OF $1,000.
Deserted by all save the farmers |
winsome daughter, the egg lifters are
sentenced to spend night in the |
house. Their only consola-
ton is the promise of the girl to visit |
them In durance vile.
Ghosts, b'gosh! What the real
thieves, who have made their rem
devious in the mansion, do to our poor |
unfortunates is shame. AS dawn !
breaks, after night Of terror. OF ghosts
and Of dancing skeletons, our frazzled |
ghost hounds may be seen vending
their way to the nearest railroad track.
Joseph F. Lee, special representative
of the Serial Producing Company, pro-
ducers of Metros $1,000,0O0 serial,
.The Great Secret" starring Francis |
X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne, has |
Just compiled report for Joseph w.
Engel, treasurer of the Metro Pictures
Corporation, in which he gives figures
on the number Of people who are fol-
lowing the serial.
His report shows that almost half
q million people in Greater New York
alone view each chapter Of 1.-The Great |
Secret" upon its showings. Six mil
lions screen patrons throughout the
United States see each chapter. The
figures were applicable to facts on Feb |
ruary /, and the increase in bookings |
for, aThe Great Secret" since then has |
been relatively larger than before.
An episode of this serial is at the
Princess today and is called THE |
Casket of Painted Treasures"
OLD sTAGER.