The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-06
ACTORS BENEFIT At COURT NETS
S1,100 FOR MEMORIAL FUND
PERFORMANCE YESTERDAY WON
DEEFUL SUCCESS FROM AMuSE-
MENT STANDPOINT.
Committee Highly Appreciates Patronage
OF Wheeling Thcatregoers and Ald
of All Who Helped.


WLccling's Gl,ta for IN" Actors Fund
, Hrn.Tu ucrfurmaucC which was present.
ed at til" Court ihr;Ilr" yesterday alter
noon. featuring TIP In Mah"Is Room
supplemented 10y three cNCrlicht aCtS
from the Victoria theatre. through the
courtesy of ManaGcr George Schat"r'
WAS from tn. amusement STANDPOINT. on"
. If the biggest successes of the season
hut il fcll below the margin linanciailg
allotted To Whcrliug'S share in the ma
. trunal benefit quota. Tn" sum set Tor
Wheeling was $lnnnn which does seem 4
Irlflc large hut II VA not anticipated
The proceeds would fall quite so low.
q I'll" total amount resulting from the
. hcncfil here WAS SLIGO.
: The committee" in charge Of the Actors
4 Memorial here. which was headed by DR..
john l.. Dirkry. chairman; Roy i. Nay
: lar. secretary, and Albert Sncdckcr
ir";tSurcr desire to thank III" patrons or
| the Performance" for their corporation;
! the performers themselves; the news
! papers for thor donations OF space;
; Manager Fred Johnson G"r the use OF the
! Court thralrr: Manager George Schafcr
If the Victoria theatre. for his co-"pera-
ton; the musicians. stage hands, ushcrS
| and all others who in any way C"ntrIbul-
cd to the success Of the Actors Fund.
The performances Of Up in Mablc's
| Room" is a scrcam.nely good 1arcc'
| which keeps the audience in steady
upruar. Th" story is of Garry AIMS
wurthc. who with his bride. visit Their
| friend. Arthur Weldon. where they
spend their honeymoon. among other
! friends of Wcldons. Their ways are
too much for the young brides sense
If prOprlrry, with the result that she
snuhs them and acts nriggish, which
they naturally resent. The women or
| the party rather sympathlZe with her
Husband. whom she nays ct"rnallE, ana
to get even with her for her Snipp!Sh-
ness To them and incidentally to teach
! her 4 lesson, Mabel plans plot IN
| which Gary is made to appear as gay
and dcVclish fellow with past which
| does not bear the light Of day, in the
belief that she will appreciate him
more if she is given some cause 10
doubt and then discovers that he is not
so black after all. Complications de-
vclop through the fact that Mabel. who
is hy the way, Il fascinating widow, has
| in her possession n chrmsc which was
sent her from Paris by Gary, previous
10 his marriage. with of course, per-
: feet innocence on his part. One more
ridiculous and kllngly funny episode
latter another follows until the end or
the story. in which The plot OF course
finally untanGl"S itself.
All Of the cast is excellent Gary
played by James Donlan rs the innocent.
husband and victim Of the jokes or
others. is especially clever In the
situation he in every way made IN" most
Of and mad" an .nstancous hit with his
audience. Mabel, which is done by MIL
drcd Scdgw'ck IS n typical portrayal
of the big hearted girl. who wants 20
do n good turn in showing the priggish,
ik!trenish little wife what n really hne
follow her husband is. and incidentally
have a little fun in doing Il.
The vaudeville acts were among tho
best seen here in n long time. tho first
one featuring Clifford and Marsh. IN
sketches rapidly done To the acc"mpani,
mcnt of the Xylophonc. the music suited
to the pictures which were done IN ar
tistic pastel shades. on canvas.
4 song and dialogue act by Weir
King, was well done and went we'll with
the audcr CO. and comedy act win
music by Clarke and Laverc was eXccp'
tlonally clever. giving an especially
funny imitation Of classic dancing.
I Contributions To the amount of over
half a million have been received by the
Actors Benefit Fund. George NJ. Co
han being the largest individual contrib
utur. Other contributors in New York
included Coleman dupont, who donated
$40 600; l.. 5. Hardness and Company
$500; +. J. L. Morgan n Company
s.. coo and s. +. Holt. J. II. FlaElcr. w.
*. Vanderbilt. Lasky. Famous flny"rS'
s.. coo carh. All leading hotels. mcrcan-
tile establishments, automobile. manu-
facturcrs and many others contributed
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