The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-22
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AEApLlNERs TONIGHT.
MusleaI comedy.

Musical COMEDY
Hippcdrome. ......... Sunshine Girls
Photoplays.
Nelson. !. ............. The Circus Man
Grand "A Girl Like That
Princess. s,....................Gree o
Dixie ......... The Sanity Sinner
EssIE BARRIsCALE, the popular
TfiangleInce star, has sent out
through her press agent a short
refuon which has bearing on the
ate discussion Of whether beauty ana
brins can be combined In sufficient
quantities. to be profitable in the film
business.
VIII not discuss actors" she says,
'btt j feel qualified to talk about the
woman Of the screen because ! am one
nyself and ! know our weaknesses.
We do not think enough nor study
enough. Many actresses who nave
beauty and ability are doomed 70
faiiure for this one reason. This is
what i always tell girls who write to
asl how they may become motion pic
ture Actresses. You cannot imagine
how many. there are! / tell them 1t is
no trouble to become an actress; the
kreat difficulty is being worthy Of your
5ob. OF course, 1t is the glitter and
the fancied romance Of the profession
that attracts the girls. They think IL
would be perfectly wonderful to be
made love TO by handsome leading men
md wear pretty clothes and pose in
front of q camera. But, sad to say,
chat where they stop thinking. They
know nothing Of the real work that IS
the main feature Of studio life.
HOW many times have l watched a
beautiful and perhaps talented begin
ner 70 through her small parts utterly
obvious Of the opportunities to study
and improve her work.
Look at the great women of the
stage; how hard they worked; how
dnselfishIy they sacrificed everything
70 their art.
Motion picture work is much easier
than that Of the spoken stage and IN
many ways 1t is more pleasant and al
together desirable, but many perform
ers do not seem to appreciate this"
speeialtles In Hipp Bill.
Hawks Sunshine Girls" started at
Inc Hippodrome yesterday by enter
taining good sized audiences with a
GOOD comedy bill that introduces a
numberof clever specially acts. Three
male members Of the company engage
ffe attention In several instrumental
numbers which alternately include
string pieces and wind instruments
Among the latter is very clever slip
horn performer, who also is an expert
manipulation OF the violin. The COM
edy features are entirely satisfactory
and several new jokes get by.
The same bill will be repeated to-
night.
Circus Play at Nelson.
The Nelson today presents one of
the foremost American character
actors, Theodore Roberts, in Ka-
ieidoscope Of life beneath the big white
canopy called 1.-THE Circus Man" 1t IS
an adaptation from famous novel
sThe Rose In the Ring" by George
Barr .McC utcheon and depicts the vart-
Gus interesting phases Of circus life.
Tlie play contains pleasing romantic
story, full of love and thrills. Another
big number In the Nelson bill today
Is Tom Nix In "Hearts and Saddles"
& Fox production which includes IN
the cast such favorites as Sid Jordan,
Victoria Forde, Pat Chrlsman and
Victor Potel. The story is laid out in
The land where the cactus and the sand
and the short-horn steer and the wild
horse Wrangler flourish, where dwelt
sweet young thing whose father
ownedsa ranch. Two Of fathers cow
boys, having nothing else to do, fall in
love with her and Immediately became
the worst Of friends, and then the
rapid fire action begins.
Thisis Tom Mix's first Foxfilm com.
edg and It is full of the spirit of the
hatr-s gger west that Mix and his cow
boy brethren have made famous.