The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-21
I'M THE
FRONT ROW
,HEApLINERs TONIGHT.
Musical Comedy.

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H,puodrcne. ;. ,o'shea's Bean Trust
PhotOpIays.
Neison. The Lonesome Chap
Princess. .............The Stacker
D,xie. ............... The Flash Light
-ACK FEQUAY, who Is at the head
Of ZarroW's BIuebird Company, is
10 town for few days on purely
SsocIal visit to his friends in the Amerl'
can Girl Company, now playing at the
Hippodrome. Jack Is just getting over
a spell Of sickness but he is recovering
40 rapidly that he has almost forgot
ten anything was wrong. His Bluebiro
Company is enjoying lay OFF but VIII
take to the road again in week OF
two. Some Of his company are IN the
cast playing here this week, and that Is
what prompts US to write about JACK
and the Zarrow organization oil winch
he 10 a part. H. D. Zarrow has I'VE ex'
cellsnt companies going the rounds
four OF them have played in this CITY
and all are Of splendid calibre' Each
one of his companies is headed by
booster. They all shout for ZarroW'
We had known this long time but we
never fully understood why the zarro%
family was suck harmonious lot until
wa met zarrow himself Then we dis
covered that he causes his personality
~ rad,ate over his entire organization.
Actors, managers and all seem bent
ON lust two things. One is to put on
good show and the other is to make
themselves worthy Of remaining In the
Zarrow theatrical household. Fuquay
ID a splendid actor, is good executive
and believes in the Zarrow productions.
He is an excellent example Of the kind
OF men BARROW gathers about him 10
help maintain tho Hnrrow standard
co.stan for Firss "mc.
A consistent little story is that EN-.
hodied in 1.-THE Lonesome Chap,
which brings House Peters and Louise
HUI into the foreground as Co.stars for
the first time in the featured attrac'
ton at the Nelson today. Not only Is
the story we'll constructed and appeal
ing. but the characters have been most
ably portrayed by the company, all OF
the members being suitably cast Nat
urally the bulk Of the work falls to the
stars, and they have left nothing to be
desired IN their portrayals OF the roles
Of the sturdy, moroSe and somewhat
sioY.Witted but thoroughly lIkeable
mine owner, Kirkwood, and the dainty,
demure and wholly delightful Renee.
The settings afford some remarkably
fine exterlors of California scenery in
the high sierras. There are some fine
mine interiors as well. A thrilling fall
from a cliff is we'll simulated.
The desertion of Kirkwood by his
affianced on the eve Of their wedding,
and her subsequent death with the man
to whom she has given her love, and
who is already married and has son
grown, leaves the mine owner lonely
and forlorn figure. At the same time
he promises to care for and rear the
daughter Of a man who has sacrificed
his life in mine Cave-in to save his
co.workers. Renee is sent to board
ing school and returns after three
years to unwittingly Irvine herself
about the heart of her guardian, who
believes himself too old and too rugged
to appeal to her. BY an odd combina-
Tion nf circumstances the son of the
man who stole from Kirkwood the wo-
man he was to wed, falls in love with
Renee and the guardian, in true spirit
of manly forgiveness, refuses to stand
in the way. But Renee learns that her
guardian really loves her and turns
from her youthful admirer to the man
she has learned to care for, but of
whom she has always been a little
afraid.