The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-26
IN THE
FRONT ROW
Headllners Tonight.
Musical Comedy.
eFUPENDoUs $1,000, 900 sub.

"A marine phantasy. Queen O
the Sea-" starring Annette kel-
|orm2nn, the modern Venus. has just
Zen completed and will be shown
during the coming season.
This spectacle is not only one OF
he eostIiest photoplays ever made.
hut g Il also the most beautiful. Mag
nloeont marine scenes, beautiful pic
lures Of the floor Of the ocean. meI
maids, fairies and gnomes of IN
deep, ~ pass through its scenes In
Whirling. breath-taking throng.
TO show the time and care expena
q On producing queen Of the Sea
& q only necessary to mention Il.
work on the production began Jun,
~, 1917, and only recently was con
pleted.
More than 800 persons appear IL
ne story. Five hundred beautifa!
rfFIo noSo e inermaids. The director
noo1 nfty miles Of films. Scenes were
taken IN Bar Harbor. Me, Bermuda.
jamaica Florida, Mexico and Cali
fornia One expensive part Of
"oueen Of the Sea" was the building
and dynamiting CT the Tower OF
Knives and Swords, containing spc-
clal intricate machinery for operating
weird Instruments OF torture. Other
seems cost kings ransom TO repro
ducc.
Annette KSlIsrmann, star Of the
production, not only gives many
thrilling exhibitions Of her swimming
and diving abilities, but also reveals
IN beautiful poses the figure which
has earned her the soubriquet Of "the
modern vsTus."
nInslcal Comedy Season About Over.
A South Sea Isle style of musica
comedy revealing the Tropical Maid.
q Mary Browns company in beauti
sul costumes. dancing the graceful
dances Of South Sea islanders. and
singing the most catchy songs grow
ing out Of the native music OF these
people, closes the company's engage
mont this week. Mary Brown her
WIZ WHEY MIuuln6 ways iAiAA'
her lifelong friends among Hip pa
irons, will have some Of the leading
numbers, and Of course the dance spe-
claItios will represent as faithfully as
this accomplished dancer can do. the
0rlGlnal dances Of the strange inhabi-
tante of the tropics. COzey and Wa
koF, with their comedy chatter al,
varied musical program can be couni
ca on 10 do q good part In the bill
Special costumes and apTopriat,
scenery have been secured for thc
weekend production. and the closin 2
hours Of the 1918 season of thc
Hip will no doubt be up to the high
standard which has brought "the
home Of musical comedy" the most
successful year in its career. Begin
ming Monday, q corps Of men will 90
u work on the alterations Mr.. Fish
q has IN mind, and the house will
opon n about three weeks.
-
nIlh Class Comedy at Princess.
The comedy Of Mr.. and Mrs. Sid
.ney Drew 10 hard for some O. Us to
}, gFa1D. but Il 10 there. clean. smart.
swift moving, and when one becomes
well acquainted with these metropoll-
tan artists, their screen acting Is q
RELIEF from some Of the less notable
surveyors Of screen humor. The
GlOfy at the Princess today is five
reel Metro. well calculated to give
these players opportunity to show
their ability. Sudden changes in sit
nations, many surprises and Of course
= delightful ending make the photo
play . good one for this popular thea
lro 70 el0se the week with.
Dlxls nm Repeats.
The Hart bill at the Dixie repeats
today the story being THE He'll
Hound Of Alaska" The picture drew
sod crowds yesterday, as all Fart
pictures DO, and the satisfactich was
I6norai.
New Role for Hart.
Had the title, evolves of the Rail"
BEEN glven to Helen Gibson, we
would not have been surprised, but
b ZEE W. 8. Hart starred in a story
q this kind Il Q little out Of the ordi-
nary. He q equal TO the occasion,
however. and - Q railroad detective
does some stunts that are not less
dangerous than he Is accustomed to
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