The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-16


PRESENTED Inst night at the Court was
sstouisaIngly good. is not merely a
hooS. FOR a good cause. II Is the a2so-
lutte and unvNn!shcd truth. The aua'-
enc. had a perfectly grand time from
start 70 finish. There was splendid
crowd. and the expressions OF delight
Indicated that the IS r. o." sign will
Re au, tonight. when the show Will be
repeated
"Aren'; their hacks pretty" was the
exclamation by the fair sen time after
time as the various good-locktTC men
walked down the aisle 10 the stage all
dolled up IN feminine ra!ment or the
= very latest style. I. was deserved
praise. to-. ro- their backs really were
marveIs " physical perfection.
Tho play was preceded by short ad-
tresses hy Or. c H. Keesor. medical
director Of the public schools. and Miss
rlementire Miller. the author and pro-
duce- Then came r. p. Griffith In a
Dutch dialect specially that went over
big" Next Urou the scene was +. y.
Graham, % RraGscrcAt's. who was at
tired as a southern colored butler. Mr.
,--f;rrnsm ected as announcer FOR the
rhSr1rfcrS
from 'Ne rear ~ the theatre 20 the
s.nce AID aver one was generously AZ
p,auded This particular part Of the
show mus, r" seen - Re appreciated.
Words CANNOT do justice. Some 90 the
men rar1aed along coduett;shlr. c'ners
seemed awSuIly shy. while still others
ran ~ the wav.
Rates McClain = Prize Yamp
rnt~-srersed in this parade and be-
Tween 4 and .he wedding were nrr'l-
hsr W s~scial,'es. every one or whlcn
was genuinely good As L'tt'H Bro'her
ma Ii..Is sister. =. R Dunning and
r;ar-r' spears came out and said their
tree-Nes The makeup OF both was
tj-hiv .ffec,ive and their Interpretation
vs. h'ch'v realistic. BLACK Nanny
\ q anderson was sorciy tried in keep
ir~ these .wn mischief makers IN order.
NANNY Anderson and Hutl"r Graham
rave = darkv dance that looket Ike the
real ,lirg The punch howl must not
he forgotten. l. was apparently one
% the most popular characters on tn<
ytT~s
T, say that any one character or
any one act was the best would be mn
rrss;hls They we're all stars in their
different ways. To Dr. Bates McLalh
zoe; the prlze as "vamp.' Doc was
ca, as blanche sweet and he had all
f-tha ear and other marks OF the real
hing You could tell he was that kind
lust bv looking at him He kept show
. ing his-er-grcen SarterS. Conserv2tiNc!E
81 course. and almost broke up the
show.
Speciality Fits.
The specialties deserve particularly
high praise. Possibly the biggest h't
In this line was the talsetto song by
u. L. Griffith. as Dorothy Dalton Mr.
,;rirE.rh il a former Keith circuit man.
and a. now connected with the Travellers
Insurance company here. At the end
~ hi, act. Griffith was presented with
a basket Of flowers. which he announced
we're from Rudolph Valentino. Equally
good In 4 slightly different way. was
Fred Fox. in his pantomime song. the
words being sung by real lady IN
IN. wings. J. {. Downing. in both his
dances. first in an interpretatlve dance
alcne and again with Tommy West
made a great impression on the audi
,n~r He represented Mary PtCktord,
who. had mysteriously turned from 4
blond TO a brunette. but was pretty and
graceful nevertheless. Tommy West.
one OF Wheeling'S very best dancers.
drew liberal applause in both his dances.
u Merritt Brands song was enjoyed
and heartily applauded. Tom Joseph Of
the Dizzy Six also shared in the SOLO
honors. and the Dizzy Six orchestra was
applauded repeatedly for it's excellent
selections.
Plenty OF Credit For ALL
It would be difficult to overpralse
any of the principal characters in the
Wedding" AS the bride, Dent Taylor
attracted all the attention usually given
TO that important parsonage and de-
= Of bride
Hon. Julian G. Hearne was one OF the
very distinct hits OF the entire show.
His fine shape and his ladylike walk
created constant murmurs OF aduira-
ton. The male parts were spiendidly
handled. Mr.. J. P. Hanley was father
Of the bride. Bob Sheppard the groom.
Homer NcGregor father Of the groom.
George A. Bailey the preacher and
George Oldham best man. The groom
went Up the aisle pale and trembling.
supported nobly by the best man. DR..
7. +. Downing as "Old'Maid" was really
attractive, while Charles II. Watkins
and Arthur Langhans as "Gisgling
Girls" gave the spectators an eyeful.
Zip" Adams As Ping Beafer" came up
u all anticipat!ons and went over big.
Chats intended seriously and has no
reference 10 lips propOrtionS) OF the
flower girls, bridesmaids and actresses,
II can truthful be said that every ono
was good. After the wedding. all
danced the Virginia kccL
There was abundance OF success last
night to go around and much OF the
credit fer the show is due TO Dr.. c. II.
&ceSor. medical director Of tho public
sch, 81. who took the initiative in bring.
Ing the play here to raise money for
mix 10: poor children. Dr. Kecsor was
" fnrn ny mi