The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-12
IN THE
FRONT ROW
HEApLINERs TONIGHT.
Musical Comedy.

II
IIippodrome. The Rich Miss Single
PhotopIays.
Grand. ..................O Oliver Twis:
Princess. go. Black Sheep of Family
Nelson. Inspiration Of Harry Larrabee
Dixie. ................Th The Americana
A DELIGHTFULLY."- tuneful operet.
~ Ia Ia being presented by Zarrow's
- = Little Bluebird Company in the
Rich Miss Single" for the second and
last time tonight.
{ Jack Fuquay and Harold Giles are
a pair OF light opera comedians-one
Dutch and the other Irlsh-such as are
& seldom seen in tab shows. The sensa-
tlon Of the playette is furnished by a
qutntette Of dancers that won liberal
applause from the audience.
Tomorrow the bill changes to THE
Haunted House." which is said TO be
the strongest comedy program in the
company's repertoire.
"The World Against Him." with E.
X. Lincoln and June Elvidge in tho
Ltar roles, will be the attraction at the
Grand tomorrow. This Is World pic
ture Brady-Made and tells striking
dramatic story.
1.-THE Inspiration OF Harry Larrabee,'
a stirring three reel drama with con.
siderable pathos and gripping love
theme is Attic Nelson today. Also
there Is a screaming Ham and Buu
J comedy called THE Misfit Million.
aire."
These two features make an excep'
tionally strong bill and are doubly at
tractive because of the varied charac-
ter.
Margaret Lands and Clifford Grey
are starred in the drama and by their
previous work in the Fortune Photo
plays are already favorites at Mana
ger Nelson's pretty theatre.
Helen Dunbar, who plays the promi'
nent role of Jane Warren in Metros
wonder serial, 1.-THE Great Secret" a
Princess attraction today, in which
Francis X. Bushman and Beverly
Bayne are co-stars, is known in the
motion picture world as the actress
with the largest and most diversified
wardrobe" With Miss Dunbar her
wardrobe has become fad.
This fad of Miss Dunbar's has cost
her much money, but she believes 1t is
! worth 1t. Her extensive wardrobe
needs all the space of fifteen unusual
ly large trunks.
4 Charles Dickens: imortalized novel
SOLVER Twist" is at the Grand today
in all the perfection to be expected
from the Laskey studios. The fasctnat-
ing Marie Doro is the star.
The famous English novelist Is Chief
" noted for his wonderful drawing OF
characters. To secure these charac-
tiers and present them on the screen
was one Of the chief tasks of the pro-
ducing company. Marie Doro, who was
the ideal Oliver in the all-star revival
of the play on the speaking stage sew
eral years ago. was selected for the
difficult character described by Dick
ems. The cast supporting Miss Doro
is an all.star cast, including Hobart
Bosworth and several other we'll
known character actors.
The Kasky company made exhaus-
tive research into London conditions of
the period in which the story was writ
ten anu nave lSpAOuuSSN
with great fidelity and attention to de-
tail.
One of the latest additions to the
Metro-Popular Plays aud PlaHere
forces is Violet Reed, who is support
ing Nine. Petrova. Miss Reed was
born in Chicago, educated in the public
schools of Philadelphia, and then she
attended Lombard University at Gales
burg, Ill. She went on the stage at the
5. age Of 1S, appearing in Coming
Through the Rye" Next she was seen
with Eddie Foy in "Mr. Hamlet OF
Broadway" Concert work appealed to
her at this point in her career, ana
/. she left the stage and studied voice
culture. Then she appeared In ora,
torio and concert work, but abandoned
that to go into motion pictures
z Douglas Fairbanks In 1.-THE Ameri-
cano" is at the Dixie today. 1t Is a
triangle Comedy drama, entirely be-
fitting the strenuous star. His plung-
ing through South American reVolu-
ton Is full of thrills.
wv " OLD STAGER.
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