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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-27
THE Dali Y
SHORT STORY
Cinderella Stuff.
.sy 1. M. HARRISON.

~ - N, HAhbESON'
Copyright, 1920, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
rTSIE big room looked like gigan.
tic and animated toy shop. Red,
= blue and yellow balloons float.
ed aloft IN haze Of azure carleton.
Huge jack.inthe-boxes and humpty.
dt1nptys stood tauntingly about and
q mansfield Noah peeped unexpected
" out from beside squat trees in green
boxes. The spring masquerade OF the
Art Academy, this time toy ball,
was in full swing,
The animated toys were having the
time Of their liveS-all but one who
was on the point OF entering. Miss
Dearborn was the only name her
fellow students knew, not caring what
the d. which preceded the Dearborn
ON her drawings stood for-Miss
Dearborn pulled one reluctant foot az.
the other into the gayety.
She was dressed like Cinderella 60.
ing TO the princes ball. Her dress had
been made not by the magic OF fairy
godmother, but by her own fingers in
the small hours OF the night before
out of her gold tissue curtains.
Her shynees made her decide in
stantly to keep on the black mask she
was wearing, although she noticed
that no one else was wearing one.
Live dolls OF all sorts and sizes, teddy
bears and all the other animals OF the
nursery Gasced by her, footing horns,
blowing whistles cracking whips, anu
making noises with other Internal ma.
chimes above which the orchestra
blared its fox trpts and its waltzes.
She was about to slip out through
the door before which she still stood
when q deep voice at her elbow ask
ed, Won't you dance this with me"
Miss Dearborn swung herself into
easy step without answering by more
than nod. She realized that her
partner was big, but at the same time
light on his feet. Instead Of toy COS.
tune he wore evening clothes.
Through the small space her mask
allowed her she could see that he was
easily thirty-fiye, so, OF course, not
one OF the students; that he had a
friendly face and was not handsome
all of which observations treasured
her. .-%1ss4
You're determined TO keep your in:
cognito, are you? Won't even give
YOURSELF away by speaking?" he asked
after a little. Its intriguing for your
fellow students, admit, but you don't
need to keep it up with nc, l don't
know many of you. I'm Charlotte
Buffem's uncle. Came along to get
.bothersome law case out of my head"
"Gharlotte Buffem's uncle. Charlotte
Buffem's uncle" Miss Dearborn re-
.peated to herself, still too shy to speak.
The most gorgeous, most popular girl
in the academy. That settled 1t. She
would never tell who she was. She
had been a fool to come.
Well" said Charlotte Buffem's
uncle again. aren't you ever going to
say q word?"
No and Miss Dearborn smiled
tantalizingly up at him. I'm doll
and dolls can't talk. They can listen,
though" she added, land they have to
pretty much of the time in between
long periods of neglect"
ST that's the way you feel, I'll talk"
Charlotte's uncle began to get thr
situation.
They danced most of the dances to.
gether after that. Others came NJ
for o dance, but after one hilarious
Youth tried to lift her mask, !Ss;!ss
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Dearborn was afraid 70 dance with NE
students again
At supper-she had made him
promise that they would eat alone
Charlotte waved to them across the
room. Miss Dearborn knew that
people were wondering about her, ask.
ing each other who she was and in
the supper room where they had
nothing to do but talk and look at
each other she was afraid they would
find her out. When Mr.. Thurston-
she had discovered that his name was
John Thurston-left her to find
coffee, and she thought Charlotte and
the hilarious youth were coming over
to her, she rose Quickly and slipped
away. 1t was rude trick to play on
Mr.. Thurston, she knew, but 12
o'clock was late enough to go home
alone and that hour was Just strik.
ing.
Back in her room the thought OF
Mr.. Thurston coming back and not
finding her drove sleep away. What
had she gone TO the party for, she
wondered.
She was older than the rest OF the
, students and worked harder, fulfilling
an old dream that had been impos.
sible before. She was used to work
ing, shyly in corner, and eating her
lunch alone. For silly whim, be.
cause she had been christened Dora
and been always called Dolly, she
had decided to go to the dolls ball.
Next day she was back in her cor.
ner at tie academy trying hard with
an achisg head, to make tho inside OF
church look like the inside of a
church instead of like toy ball. All
around her the other talked of their
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announced "A gentleman to sec you,
miss Il was the tssss time such a
thing had happened.
Miss Dearborn patted her folds
hero and there and went down stairs.
wondering. Fortunately. Uncle Jack
had his back TO the window, and she
was we'll in the room by the time he
turned and saw her. Otherwise she
would have fled.
She gasped ant then said quietly:
How do you do. Mr.. Thurston?"
Uncle Jack took her hand and held
II firmly. you are coming to tea
with me" he said. ito do some talking
yourself. You can't escape from me
SO easily as you seem to think You
are 70 become human from this min.
ute. Well finish what that boy calls
the Cinderella stuff"
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who sits over in that corner by the
dlscoboinss
Oh, = said Charlotte uninterestedly.
that's Miss Dearborn She was here
a minute ago. Why Ycn needn't think
she was your Cinderella, She's not
young nor pretty. Shc's-she's just
Miss Dearborn. You'll have to look
further, Uncle Jaek?v
Uncle Jack thought he knew better,
but he kept his knowledge to himself.
He told Charlotte he would meet her
in the lobby, but by the time he reach.
ed there no Miss Dearborn was to be
seen there or hurrying up the street.
Better luck next time!" said Uncle
Jack to himself
The next afternoon, Sunday. while
Miss Dearborn was working on the
sketch OF the church she had brought
home. the maid in great excitement
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-27

fun OF tho night before There was
much specializing on the masked doll
who had fled away az u Cinderella
stuff, the hilarious youth said All
O'clock as she was packing up her
points she heard Charlotte shout.
There's Uncle John. Well make him
take US to lunch.f
Miss Dearborn Flushed and then
turned pale, forgetting that Mr.
Thurston could not recognize her. She
left her corner. hurried by the long
way round so that she would not have
to cut across the room in the direct
line OF vision She was out on the
street soon, breathing hard.
Mr.. Thurston, however, was aware
OF tho slim figure. gliding along the
wall. 1t reminded him OF his masked
partner OF the night before. When
he could interrupt Charlotte he said:
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-27

screen in his newest production THE
Darkest Hour" A big girl act which
headlined the bill at The Lyric, Indian
apolis, last week will occupy stellar
honors here on the bill which opens
Thursday for the last half. This is
Winifred Gilrain, assisted by Herford
Hartwell and Five Broadway Buds"
in the most deliberately staged dancing
offering on the vaudeville stage. Spec
ial settings and lavish costumes are
employed by the seven people COM
prising the act, and the following pro-
gram will be presented: Pony Jazz,
Miss Gilrain and Five Buds, Mature
Ballet" "Raggy Tap Taps, "A Wee
Bit of Scotch and big scenic finals
entitled "On to Victory" This is
about the most pretentious terpischor-
can offering ever presented locally and
no doubt will be accorded a triumph
here. Another big feature act on this
bill will be Lura Bennett and Company
in her novelty Offering entitled You
Never Can Tell" There are three
girls in this act and one lone man.
We cannot divulge the nature of their
offering, but We will say that Miss
Bennett is recognized as the champion
woman wrestler and athlete of the
world, and the two pretty girls in the
act besides herself, should make their
offering more than worth while. Also
on this bill comes Hugo Lutgens, who
calls himself The Swedc Billy Sun.
day. Mr.. Lutgens uses the Swede
dialect, and the Sunday eccentricities
which form a ludicrous combination
without any offending features. Earl
Williams the popular and handsome
| Vitagraph star, will be on the screen
the last half in his latest five-reel pro.
| duction When A Man Loves" Tickets
are now selling for The Tiger Rose
| Wednesday evening.
MURRAY
Tiger Rose" new play of the
great northwest, by Willard Mack, will
be presented at the Murray theatre
Wednesday night This play marks
the first Of the Belasconian offerings
in the field Of drama after his MANY
comedy successes, and centers around
the story of a young French Canadian
girl, and an American youth, whose
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" NEXT WEEK AT THE ~
i HE A TIERS

quests were noted freely in society
gossip and the newspapers often men
toned them. This did not bother the
gay young fellow until suddenly he
found himself in love with sweet
young girl.
1t was then that he began to repent
and tried to blot out his past career.
But the old ghosts seem to continual.
ly haunt him.
But all comes out clean and nice
after all and the now thoroughly sub
dued gay Lord Quex finally wins his
great and only love
WASHINGTON.
The Cup of Fury an Eminent Au-
thors Productions from the Goodwin
studios, is picture that will undoubt.
eddy rank as one of the most success.
full offerings of the year. 1t has all the
elements which make a good photo
playa strong story, a cast, composed
OF good types, and splendid direction
and these things in the final analysis
represent the ultimate in motion pic
. ture production.
The Cup of Fury as a novel had
and still has tremendous sale. 1t is
from the pen of that sterling author,
Rupere Hughes, and its characters are
all true-to-life.
The many thousands thrilled by
The Cup of Fury" as novel will find
It a greater thriller as picture-to be
shown at the Washington Theatre, be-
ginning tomorrow.
Helene Chadwick has the leading
feminine role as Mamise, the pretty
American girl who ran away from her
early environment of squalor and want
to seek a stage career.
Rockcliffe Fellowes plays opposite
Miss Chadwick as Davidge, a young
shipbuilder whose admiration for Ma
mise is not shaken by the cloud of sus-
picion which hangs above her. His
loyalty is rewarded in truly romantic
way. The supporting cast includes
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affairs of the heart are interfered
with by member of the Royal North
west Mounted Police, but who, in the
end, win out.
Tiger Rose" will be staged with
the usual Belasconian minuteness of
detail. There will be semblance of
nature in the wonderful rain and
thunderstorm scene that will make the
beholder imagine that they were in
the center Of this great atmospheric
disturbance.
The cast that Mr.. Belasco has chos-
en- will be typical of the locale Of the
Willard Mack story. Each individual,
having been especially selected for his
or her personality to portray inimit-
able characteristics for which the chill
dren of nature in that far-off Canadian
land are noted.
The story of Tiger Rose" is said to
be nightly exciting. The characters
skilfully drawn and its interest will be
sustained through the amazing genius
Of Mr.. Belasco, who has transformed
and TRANSPORTED his players into CIV
ing to the illusions of the play the
reality of life. Hence. an evening of
real unalloyed enjoyment may be an
ticipated, by the voteries as we'll as
the occasional habitua of the theatre.
Mr.. Elmer Grandin, a player we'll
known for his virile acting and his
earnestness, and Senorita Maria
Ascaraga, a beautiful young leading
woman of power and discernment head
the cast. Mr.. Belasco has selected Mr..
Bernard J. McOwen, a character actor
of force, and Frank Bryan, a juvenile
player, said to be possessed of much
verve and to know how to play love
scenes as important factors, SO are
James S. Lewis. Richard Cubbitt,
| Clayton Earl and Arthur J. Wood The
| latter, in addition to playing an ex-
acting role, is the stage director,
whom Mr.. Belasco holds responsible
for the producing of all the effects
that make Tiger Rose" notable. Mr.
Woods has been with Tiger Rose"
from the first reading of the play,
therefore a perfect presentation is al
ways given.
PALACE SUNDAY.
| Harry Carey, the Universal star
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WASHINGTON.


Olive Thomas, who numbers among
her admirers major portion of the
motion picture public, will have an
opportunity to show her friends that
she is an actress as well as a beauty,
In her new Selznick picture, Foot
. lights and Shadows" which opens at
the Washington theatre for two days,
commencing Wednesday.
In the play Miss Thomas not only
has chance to display her marvellous
beauty to advantage, but there are
several big moments in the production
when she is called to rise to emo
uonal heights and show her histronic
talent. Her role is that of a musical
hall girl, singing in a midnight re-
vue, and is just fitted to her. Before
entering screen work. Miss Thomas
was member of the Ziegfeld Follies.
A cast of screen favorites supports
Miss Thomas, with Alexander Onslow
as her leading man. The photography
and lighting effects, together with the
stage settings, are excellent and it is
altogether delightful entertainment.
The screen adoption OF "Footlights
and Shadows" was made by R. Cecil
Smith, the wellknown scenaroist.
from Il story by Bradley King. John
W. Noble directed the play.
WASHINGTON
Tom Moore is scheduled for a two
days run at the Washington Theatre
beginning next Friday, in his latest
Goldwyn picture, The Gay Lord
Quex."
This is from the play by Sir Arthur
Wing Pinero which had such a tre-
mendous vogue, and Mr.. Moore is sup
ported by Gloria Hope, Naomi Chill
ders, Hazel Daily, Kate Lester and Sid
ney Ainsworth.
The Marques of Quex certainly
loved the ladies. And just for that
he was known throughout England as
The Gay Lord Quex" His many con-
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Sydney Ainsworth, Frank Leigh. Clar-
issa Selwyne, Kate Lester, Herbert
Standing. Florence Deshon, Dwight
Crittenden, H. A. Morgan, Marion
Colvin and others.
To T. Hayes Hunter belongs the
credit for the direction. He handles
The Cup of Fury" with a fine ap-
probation of it's dramatic possibilities,
getting the utmost out of each scene,
and making the action move along In a
smooth, natural way to the big climax
in the end.
MURRETTE
1.-THE Birth of a Race" which ends
it's engagement at the Murrette theatre
Sunday, tells wildly a patriotic story
of a great peace, of democracy, OF
brotherhood. 1t goes back into the
past, takes up the present and lifts
the curtain on the future.
The struggle for brotherhood. peace
and happiness, through all the ages
why the ideals of democracy, gov
eminent of the people, by the people
and for. the people" cannot be con
quered Without doubt this expens
i've work is an enterprise that none
should miss seeing.
MURRAY VAUDEVILLE.
The vaudeville bill opening Monday
matinee at The Murray, will only play
the first two days owing to David Be
lascos production THE Tiger Rose
which will hold the boards Wednesday
evening. This well-known attraction
played over one year in New York
City, and the company playing here
was selected especially by Mr.. Be
lasco, and is the only company er
tour, being the same that appeared in
Dayton and Indianapolis. The Carl
baldi Quartet, a musical organization
offering grand opera and popular
selections will top the bill the first
half. Three men and one woman are
in the act which combines instru
mental and vocal selections. Also ap
bearing on the same bill will be
Robinson and Penny Two Boys From
Jazzland' in comedy singing act
and Dale and Boyle, The Belle and
The Beau a classy: singing and talk
ing act Harry Morey, the well-knoWr
Vitagraph star, will appear on the
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In Marked Men" Harry Carey apl
pears as an outlaw who achieves free
dom and happiness through three
day-old baby.
Supporting Carey in this photo
drama are to be seen such Universal
favorites as Winifred Westover, j.
Farrell Mcdonald. Joe Harris, Ted
Brook and Charles LeMoyne.
Marked Men" will be shown at the
p-,aca Theatre on Sunday
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who is to be seen at the Palace
Theatre in Marked Men, recently as.
founded veterans of the plains by de-
nouncing the use of the branding iron.
The Universal star says a mark made
on the flank of horse with oil paint
will last throughout season.
The stars own famous horse, Dyna-
mite, which he rides in all of his Uni
versal photodramas, is branded with a
paint brush when he is turned out into
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-08-04
FURLOUGH At ATLANTIC CITY
Famous Resort Post Arrsnges 20 Ac-
eommodste Former Service Men
on Their Vacations

The Atlantic City post OF the Ameri-
can Legion is hooking up the A. +. +.
leave area idea 10 the possibilities OF
Americas summer resort. II is invit-
INK Legiounaires from any part of the
United States 20 spend n furlough az
Atlantic City. and Il Is establishing Tor
them a tent camp at wlHch the ex-
pense item OF quarters Is reduced 70 a
minimum. so. even though our we'll
known former skipper. Uncle sam.
isn't available 10 issue transportation
and Communication Ot rations and quar-
tiers. any Legi0nnaire may now spend
a vacation az Atlantic City without
going financially fat IN the process.
Bin Fisher formerly top sergeant OF
Company c. Twenty-third engineers,
ls the father OF the Atlantic City leave
area plan. he put the scheme up 10
the Atlantic City post and the post
voted 20 carry IL out. A committee
was authorized 20 go ahead with the
scheme.
The conception of the camp which
the committee had In mind when II
started work was a tent town which
should be onerated on the simplest
plan feasible. II should provide for
nominal sum living quarters under
canvas. thus saving the Legionnaires
the expensive hotel bills ard at the
same time assuring them OF place TO
stay In city in which Il Is sometimes
difficult 20 obtain hotel accommoda-
lions az any price. Living In the tent
town. the ex-servioe men should be
able 10 take advantage OF the bathing
The boating. The dancing on the piers,
the shows en- the theaters and the
many other diversions which the re-
sort offers.
The committee has named The tent
town Camp D'Oller In honor OF the lie
-ion's national commander. II has
worked out all the details Of the camp.
The city councilmen. led by the mayor.
granted the post the right to use a
Mot Of ground owned by the city and
the cifv. engineer laid out The camp
streets and planned the sanitary faciii-
ties.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-08-04
NOTES OF SPORT

5. Y. Hord. 81. OF Terre Haute. md
has been elected captain Of the Yale
varsity eight for next year.
Elbridge Adams. -. has been named
captain Of the Williams college golf
team for next season.
All OF the other countries are busy
telling what a fine Tot Of athletes they
will have at the Olympic games.
II Is said that Of the 80 prominent
preparatory school athletes entering
Yale next fan. 13 Of them are major
sports captains.
BY defeating Johnny Eastman. ;..e
British champion. TED CKid) Lewis
has won the right 20 call himself well
terweisht champion OF Europe.
John Henry. former National. wao
coached the Cornell university base
BAH team this season. will not be re-
engaged. II has been announced.
The way our golf and tennis players
have been performing on the other
side makes u think that the British
ers WIN be beaten nj their own games
Canadian hett0rs are not IN evidence
This year. The fact that their money
Il worth about so cents on the dollar
decides them 20 tackle some other
game.