The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-10
IN THE
FRONT ROW.
HEApLINERs TONIGHT
Stock Productions

Iuedl. ..''ss.a.s..L Lie OF Buffalo Bill
Grand NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. The Cheat
Dixie. ................. The Chaperon
A n EPISODE of Grant. Police
~ Reporter" by Robert welles
Richie, is at the Nelson today
with George Larkin and Ollie Kirby
In the leading parts. Each episode
in this thrilling newspaper. reporters
series Is complete story. In the
picture today Jean Murot frantically
begs Grant, at the Chronicle office.
to print a warning in his paper
against the holding OF the police pa
rade the following day. Grant prom.
Uses, and returns to his desk thinking
that he has been talking to a foolish
crank. A few minutes later Murot
is dead outside The Chronicle build.
ing-a victim of bullet fred by re.
volver equipped with silencer. Grant
searches in the mans pockets for q
clue to the mystery but finds only a
small marble. He tells Cadogan of the
mans warning but the detective
laughs at IL as pipe dream. Grant
sets about the job in his own way,
however, with the result that he
rounds up a dangerous band of an
archists, and prevents the police pa.
rade after a thrilling struggle atop a
skyscrapper.
"a Tale From theDecameron" and
1.-THE Reformation of Dog Hole are
the titles Of two other very excellent
plays. The latter is one of "The Girl
From Frisco" series, featuring True
Boardman and Marin sails.
Charming Edna Mayo is at the Dixie
today in an amusing perturbation of
the famous stage play 1.-THE Chaper
one" The story is that of a runaway
countess who chaperones four young
ladies at summer camp. Some en-
barrassing situations arise in which
the chaperone is made the victim, but
the moral quality Of the play is above
reproach. Miss Mayo is supported
by good company.
Thursday Hippodrome patrons will
be treated to one of Patti McKinley's
pleasingly attractive. Whoever has
seen EAST Lynne" and mighty few
people have not. know the fascinating
qualities of the play, but to see Miss
Mckinley in the dual parts of Lady
Isabelle" and Madam Vine" is to
witness one of the best portrayals
possible to give. Her natural beau.
ty and charming mannerisms will add
much to this delightful play. Director
Karloff has exercised excellent judg-
ment in the allotment of parts, CIV
ing to each artist the part in which
they met with greatest success when
members of other companies.
Friday and Saturday night "Ten
Nights in Barroom" will be present
ed, and then the Hippodrome Players
will bid farewell to the city, having
rounded out successful season of
stock productions rarely equalled.
Dave Heilman has Just had another
Birthday" We begin to suspect there
is something mysterious about Dawes
natal day, or rather in the frequency
of his announcing the anniversary. We
are convinced of one thing, however,
and that is the evident profltableness
of the scheme. Not so long ago the
members of the company showered
him with enough tokens Of esteem
to start a small auction house, and
now he has again been made the re.
cipient of a very handsome pair OF
cuff links and tie pin 10 match. They
are massive canoes and are highly
priced by Mr.. Heilman. When told
that it was our opinion he had moro
birthdays than the average earth be-
ing he dismissed the subject by say
ing: You're mistaken, what you are
thinking about were other annivers-
aries-wedding and so on"
Robert Fleming, formerly of the
Hippodrome staff, has gone on the
road in advance of 1.-THE Patti McKin-
ley Players" which will be the road
name Of Mr.. Heilman's local organi
cation. His first jump was Barnes
vile, Ohio, from where he will go to
GAINESVILLE and arrange for two
weeks run of the company.
Jack Lewis and his company are
meeting with great, success at Kan
kakee, ILL.,, where he is playing at the
Majestic theatre at prices ranging
from ten to fifty cents. On January
4th, 9Th and 9Th he presented "St.
ELMO III response W ueuTly oVU
requests which reached him through
various channels from people who had
either seen Mr.. Lewis in the part or
read about his splendid portrayal of
the title role with the original road
company. The Majestic has seating
capacity of 900, and is the ideal sort
Of theatre for city Of its size.
Gracey's Colonial Maids which open
at the Hippodrome Monday next are
not new to Fairmont as an organiza-
ton, but there are many new faces
in the chorus and lot more special
ty artists have been added. At pres
emit there are six vaudeville stars in
the troupe besides Gracey himself.
Gracey directs his own show and does
number of musical specially acts
on the stage, The opening skit is
called 1.-THE Follies of Broadway"
There will be a matinee every day
and two performances at night with
change OF bill Thursday, The prices
will be 10-15-25. Dave Heilman will
continue as manager of the theatre.
OLD STAGER.
W-NA