The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-11
I'M TEHE
FRONT ROW
HEADLINERs TONIGHT
MuelcaI COMEDY

). HEADLINERs TONIGHT
y Musical Comedy
C.7nd ........ For the Love Of Mike
Vaudeville
ll!ypodrome :. Chau Tung Mysteries.
Photopiays
Nelson =. The Song and the Sargent
Princess .......... The Brass Check
Dixie NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. innocent |
T1HAT the lizards, so prevalent in |
the South, are fond Of music,
! Nazimova the noted Russian &C.
tress, discovered, while making scenes |
for her new Metro production de luxe |
"Toys Of Fate" in Saint Augustine,
Florida.
A yiolinist Of distinction and note in |
Europe and America, having followed |
music as a profession before she aban
doned 1t for the stage, Nazimova, never
goes to bed at night without playing |
over one or more Of her favorite airs !
She had not been many nights in
the South before she learned that as
S6on as she started to play. dozens of
little brown and green lizards would
ETeep into her room through the open
windows and transom. At first she
itther resented the intrusion, but soon
grew to look for them, particularly
when she discovered that after they
had gone her rooms were entirely free
from mosquitoes.
Anyone who has encountered lizards
u the South or tropical countries,
knows their fondness for music of
any sort. They will sit on top OF a
piano, their heads cooked to one side,
theft pouchy necks throbbing and their
beedy eyes fixed on the player, and
enjoy the music as thoroughly as a
human being.
Farewell Of Mareh's Merrymakers
SIonight's presentation Of "For the
love Of Mike" will make the close
De the second engagement Of March's
Mlaical Merrymakers at the Grand
fhi6 season. The business on both
visits has been far short of what the
&ompany merited, for all through both
engagements nothing but really high
class musical comedies have been
presented, many of them never dupli.
ested outside of the higher priced one.
1fght shows.
"For the Love Of Mike" is one of
the best in the big repertoire present,
cd by this company. There is ample |
Of the sparkling comedy "a tinkling
music with fair share of operate
atmosphere. The staging and costum.
hg is faultless.
Fannie Ward In "Innoeenw at Dixie
The film adaptation of George Broad.
bursts play, which serves as Fannie !
Wards first Pathe vehicle showing at
NE Dixie proves to be a picture OF
special worth, and it is a significant |
deduction with which to introduce n
kellknown star in her new connec.
ion.
To meet the desires Of its present
audience the producers of Innocent" !
have made drastic changes in the
transition from the spoken to the ST.
lent drama. AS George Broadhurst !
wrote the play, which he adapted from
the Hungarian, it was a tragedy. and
the central character did not retain
her maidenly purity, but taking every
hing into consideration the change is
probably for the better. However, the
same logical development OF the plot
Is adhered to and the result Is that
the spectator Immediately becomes in.
terested in and is held by the strong
drama
The prologue, which shows the sui.
eide of John Wyndh4m and the sub.
sequent reading of his diary, fades
into the real story. a perturbation of
the latter three years outlined in the
little book, as the play did. AS the
!. reading begins the audience is carried
back to the time Innocent is brought
to Paris by her dead fathers friend,
Wyndham. She has been raised in
her homo in China absolutely igno.
rant of the temptations of life, but her
Introduction into Partisan society rath.
or opens her eyes and she becomes
conscious of her power over men.
The odds against Wyndham Is keep.
NIB IuS DSauLLLul SllI luuOSGlL dlO |
principally centered in the person OF
the unscrupulous Doucet who attempts
to win her regard by offering finery
and jewels. She finally succumbs and
when Wyndham has lost all his money
In gambling she runs away with Dou-
Get but as he does not offer marriage
she regrets having left her guardian,
who has made an honorable proposal. !
During stormy scene between the
two, Wyndham comes into the room
Of the inn and kills Doucet ard then
disappears, leaving the girl, whom he
thinks has become the mistress o. the
man. The play ended here, but the
picture continues in sort of pro.
logue showing that the suicidal shot
was not fatal and during Wyndhams
convalescence Innocent journeys back
to China and there is happy reunion.
Tabloid Show Next Week
Roofs Some Pretty Babies" will in, !.
lugurate the Hippodrome's return to
Ehbloids next Monday after a week in
Z which the house was given over to
pictures and vaudeville-mostly pic.
ItIraa Tho Iapoond for tobIo;J ,,,,,c;