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: " * ? PAGE 8 ' \t DM THE HI1 PITONT ROW HEADLINERB TONIGHT. Vaudeville. Hippodrome. ...Two AcU and Pictures Photoplay*. Nelson , .The Inner Shrine Prince**. The Cloud ! Dixie ...The Greater Law EORGE M. COHAN recently ref _ ceived a letter with a rural date line trom a prospective bridegroom who was under the Impression that the Artcraft star was the boss of the "Great White Way" and asking lor a pasi to Broadway. In a spirit ot fun Cohan sent his personal card, writing thereon: "Pass bearer and lady. George M. Cohan.' The other day the actor-author-producer received the fol towing letter: ' Deer Or. Cohan: Am back (rom my hunnymoon trip. Thanks fo' the pass. When 1 hit Broadway I showed It to a policeman. He looked at It and I told me to go to a theatre at th'd street. 1 did, and showed the card to a man at a winnow and he gave me two fine seatr. Yours trooly, CHARLES FUIR. trong White Slave Play. "One Girl's Experience" at t he i Grand last night piayed to well filled upper floors, but there were many vacant chairs in the lower part of the house. The show was all It promised to be, a gripping drama of the "white lave" class and -vas satisfactorily interpreted by a well balanced cast. For display of hlBtrlonle talent Walter Austman, Emily C-frbvre. Louise Carter and Lillian Morris nre entitled to special mention. Hipp Playing Vaudeville Acts. Manager FiRhci proved himself equal to the occasion yesterday when he found that his louse was without an attraction owiry to the non-arrival of the much-heralded "Yankee Doodle GlrlB." He put on two vaudeville acts and three pictures and cut the ailmis j slon price to fifteen cents, and a big I house last night .('tested approval ofi all he had done. An effort was made : to get three vaudeville acts, anil for i , time during the day there was hope J the effort would lie successful Word j received by long distance from the Sun j Booking Agency staled that a tliirn act bad been sent, 'out it evidently went the way of the "Vinkee Doodle (iirls and got lost. In the bill now presented Lew Hershey, tbo human frog, gives a re- j markable act of its Bind. Besides won-' derful feats of corfrtion he parks liini j self Into almost unbelievably small apace which is life short of a sensa 1 tlon. The singing, talking and dancing act put on by Boy! & Lillian, is classy and pleased thoroughly. Besides tne clever work of these two performers they exhibit an excellent wardrobe and gi their changes add attractiveness to the ? ? Margaret lllington in Nelson Play. "The Inner Shrine " at Die Nelson to | ^ I * * ^ I ITmiiiii ifihnm iimiiiii V ? s_. II w n a cr . ?.. wnt JL < I 1 B lend lew SAFES and as! THE NATIONAL ElANK PEOPLES NATIONAL B Bfo FAIRMONT TRUS1 \ COM t; MONONGAHELA I UNK '? / ,* ? :.r-v't-r > >. . >; SVed Three Weeks, But She Has Just Seen Her Hubby i i MRS OAME3 O.TAVLOR. Mrs. James 0 Taylor has been marled to Lieut. Taylor more than 3 weeks, but she met hira yesterday for the first time ?that is for rtie first' time in three years. Military orders have always shunted Lieut. Taylor of the 167th infantry, onto a sidetrack j when he was about ready for the wed ! ding ceremony. Finally, fearing war, reparation. Lieut. Taylor in New York! called his fiance by long distance tele-i phono at Bninibridge. (la. With the! lieutenant at one end and the bride and the minister at the other. Dan; Cupid was given a lesson of war time weddings. Then Mrs. Taylor got her trousseau ready and joined her husband. day, is a drama in w hich the love ioi j one woman entangles the destinies ot j an American explorer, a French Vis- > < ount and a dissipated Marquis with a ; past. The story is based on the novel , by Basil King, hut ?s that interesting work was mostly dialogue, the plot has 1 necessarily been greatly elaborated for the screen. It tells the story of a , youug American heiress who failing to realize that her noob guardian, the ex- . plorer. loves her e*i?i throws her for tune and hand awn\ on the worthless Marquis de Bienville. When the shadow.*. of her foreign husband's past ho g:n to haunt the yonug wife, she seeks consolation in a lirtation with a Vis count who refuses to understand an ! American girl's idea of a flirtation and seriously compromises her. In the duel which follows, her husband is killed and a few months later, the Vis count gives a false .ccount of the aitah to the explorer whom lie rescues from i the jungle. This revelation nearlv I ruins the happiness of the guardian and his ward hut. after an appeal to j his better nature, the Viscount is in f duced to eat his \ ords and all ends happily. Margaret lllingt* n is an attractive picture in her role of the American heiress. Hobart Bosworth la a stunhand self-sacriticing explorer and thp two titled gentlemen look and act their T"' v . minim IlIhiii S.l OF T1 md Sound as tli neans of protec your money to the governm T INVESTMENT you can r security you have all the recoi BUY 1 To promote the success of 1 OF FAIRMONT, Fairmont. ANK, Fairmont, W. Va. IPANY, Fairmont, W. Va. [, Fairmont, W. Va. < THE WE3T .VIRGINIANparta to perfection. The lunple scenes and the rlewa around a wealthy conntry eatate are moat artlatlcally pre? rated. Qood Acting In "The Cloud." la "The Cloud," which la showing at the Prlnceaa today. It la evident that the producer! would have bad an extremely Interesting picture If they bad not tried to do M> much In the way of a plot. Aa It la It still holds the interest but they bave Instituted so many parallels for tbe spectator to follow that the story often becomes rather In volved ana there are irequent tangles of loose ends. Tho arrangement ot scenes Is also liable to become baffling. The story Is of a woman's sacrifice for her daughter and, in turn, the daughter's greater sacrifice, to save her mother's name after the latter"s death. The girl's experiences begin in a boarding school and end with her acknowledging her lore for the man who has done his best to help her out of numerous hectic situations. Jean Sothern does some very good acting In "The Cloud" and she gives a fine portrait of a winsome and charming young girl. During the first two reels she displays her ability to cry In at least a dozen different manners. Richard Tucker plays a conventional role so that it is ll'ted out of the rut, and Arthur Housman Is a convincing, wayward youth wiln an avaricious disposition. These players and the remainder of the cast do a great deal In holding the attention of the spectator to the screen on account of the manner in which they handle their material. - - ? Klondyke Story at the Dixie. The Dixie's feature today Is "The Greater Raw." It is a story of the Klondyke in which a sister's ruthless vengeance is turned to a mild and harmless romance through a case of mistaken identity. The situations seem a hit forced at times, as for instance the duel which the heroine in sists on fighting with the lilameicss hero, but these inconsistencies may be laid to the fact that almost anything niuv linnnpn if vnn fnr onniiuli North, and the plot makes up in action what it lacks Ir? strict probability The interior of th Klondykc shacks and the snowy landscape which surrounds them are excellently photoAt the ME announces the dis MARGARET in the famous story an "the inne TOMORRW' "The l'oisonod Cup" a Stingarci pened After the Wind up" a Ceorj Scheme" another good comedy. / /, J ^jjf snv? hIE SEC ie dollar in youi ting your famil] cnt and support the Military, nake. The Government will ] urces of the United States. LIBER1 :he Second Liberty Loan Bom HOME SAVE FIRST NATI EXCHANGE BANK OF M. FIRST NATI - -FAIRMONT, TUESDAY E y * graphed and make for an appropriate and artistic background. The story follows the adventures of a young girl who Journeys along to the Elondyke for the purpose of avenging her brother, whom she believes to have been killed by one of the prospectors. Suspicion falls on a man whom she has already learned to love and in the first shock of her disillusion she fights a duel with ter erstwhile lover, wounding him in the arm. Later her brother appears in perfect health with a mining camp brice and the story of a bitter vengeance ends by blissful matrimony. Myrtle Gonralei plays the part of the avenging heroine with convincing sincerity and George Hernandez does a quaint bit of character work as a Elondyke diamond In the rough. Big Attraction Coming to Grand. Fairmont gem a real snow mesuay night of next week when "A Daughter of the Sun,'" the story of "An Ha waiin Butterfly," comes to the Grand opera house. Manager M. E. Morgan is looking for a capacity crowd, as the attraction is one of the largest on tour and will bill Mannington, Farmington, Falrview, Rivesville, Morgantown, Grafton, Monongah, Shinnston. Lumberport and Clarksburg for its Fairmont date?the only stop the show makes in West Wrginia. "A Daughter of the Sun" is playing at tho Southern theater In Columbus, Ohio, this week, which is fair week there, and there is some spirited riv, airy in theatrical circles for "A Bird | of Paradise" is at the llartman thej ater in that city tills week. Both be I ing Hawaiian plays the theatres have I waged a bitter tight for patronage though both opened well last night a< j cording to telegraphic advices which reached Oliver Maretll. advance rep! resentative of "A Daughter of the I Sun" here today. I "A Daughter of the Sun." ramos I from Columbus to Zanesville. then tc | Fairmont, from here to Cumberland, ! Altoona and Johnstown and on New I Yorkward. I ??? I "CLOSE OPS' I ? From all thai could be learned j lrom Gus Sun's office yesterday re] yarding the non-appearance at the" HipLSOK Today tinguished actress 1LLINGT0N d uiie of the best sellers R SHRINE" S FEATURES B drama. "The Fable of What Hap;e Ade comedy, and "A Mixed Color B^U Y RNM nwn ? fi r pocket, U. S. C V from the ravaj , Naval and Air Forces of the pay you $4 interest every year ry BOi d issue this advertisement is NTGS BANK, Fairmont, W. Y ONAL BANK, Mannington, BANK, Mannington, W. Va. ANNINGTON, Mannington, ONAL BANK, Fairview, W VENING, OCTOBER 16,191 podrome of the "Tank** Doodle Girls" or their pretest whereabouts one rata the Impression that "there ain't no each thing." ?Lew Hershey on til recently traTeled for a long white with the SellaFloto show. Not many acta like bis art, appearing In vaudeville nowadays. -?"A Girl Without a Chance," which comes to the Grand next Saturday. wlU make some big Jumpe in order to nil the Fairmont date. It comet here from Johnstown, Pa., and then jumps right back to Altoona, Pa., for the performance following the one here. ?A Southern Taudevllle and tabloid booking agency Is soliciting the managers of theatres In this section to play Its attractions. Another booking fionnpo eetorinir ir\ tlilo forwltaaw wm<1J "nv"v/ vmviiiifc '??? wviiimij "WUiU undoubtedly have a wboleaome effect on both the Quality ot attractions and the service with which these managers are now putting up. The orchestra at the Grand Theatre last night proved that it is possible to get together a good one of few pieces if they are properly chosen. Violin, piano, cornet and drums In the hands ot capable musicians last night discoursed overtures that brought applause from the audience. ?Despite the fact that Marcla Harris who is appearing in "Every Girl's Dream," at the Neinon today, has never been fond of sports or athletics she once won a prize tor a highly athletic stunt. It W83 high kicking. It shouM be added, however, that Miss Harris was at the time of this triumph on the musical comedy stage. (ML . Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORtA ' GRAND! T H EATRE Saturday Oct., 20 Matinee and Night ROBERT SHERMAN presents the dramatic sensation ot tinsea son - The Girl Without A Chance 1 A Tijot'ol au'i fearless idea for llie beuormen J young girls who are wi'.ai. paiciiis an.' home*. By WU'lVn!" COLI.IVS A soul sirriDg Episode. Prices: Matinee, 25c and 50c. ! Night, 25c, 50c, 75c. ENf BERTY ] lovernment Libc ges of war. United States who are FIG HI ? AM OQAVI C1AA /v-f T iViAnfir Pnnilc VII ^OVil tpxvv/ \JX JU1UC1 IJ UV1IUG NDS T< authorized and paid for by th a. F W.Va. B W. Va. 1 . Va. F - ------ _L. r. Lumberport Streets * Hard on Autoists LUMBERPORT. W. Va.. Oct. 16Th* tricky streets ot Lumberport put i .-.n lutomoblle drtrer In a ticklish I place. The twists and turns ot Lumberport's streets puts a chauffeur on his mettle. The four year old ton of Pat Travis was run over by Arley Murray's Fordthe other day, when a five year old Hrl nniHflri him rvn? In (ha e t rent The back wheel of the machine went over the lad's ankle. Fortunately be la not seriouily hurt. Golden Heldreth ran ower lite year old Lester Tresixe on a recent Sunday when the lad's bicycle threw him In the way of a car. There are getting to be so many automobiles In Lumberport tbat care ] muat be taken. Dr. L. C. Oyster, who opened up a garage two months ago. , has a Studebaker b. a Studebaker 4. a roadster and a truck made out of a Ford he bought at Wallace. Dr. C. S. Bates has a Ford runabout and a Bnlck, Dr. D. P. Crulkshank has a Buick 4, Dr. W. P Hammer a Maxwell, Arley Murray, Milton Albright and Sam Murphrey own Fords. GOOD CHESTNUT CROP.' COLFAX, W. Va., Oct. 16.?There | are a good many chestnuts on Glady I j creek but they are small this fall. There are many burr* In sight and the i yield would oo tremendous excepting that the dry weather in September effected the crop. A rainy September insures a big chestnut crop in West Vlr- j ginia?chestnuts n.e not prohibitionists. j I Kaufman's i I October, 15, i i : | FAIRM0N1 ; Fall Display < Wearing : LADIES, MISSES r r fN. I ' \=S( .j 11 Lii'lll llllllll ' " IfTTTTTi BONI LOAN ;rty Bonds are th PING FOR YOU. It is the BES i of the Second Liberty Loan of DDAY ie following banking house#. ARMERS & MERCHANTS B. SANK OF FARMINGTON, Far riRST NATIONAL BANK, Moi IRST NATIONAL BANK, WC ' * V i * *-> *. ". " ?i - - ~ * ~s ' * ' n - i 1 > % Mr. tad Mrs. X. F. Robertson art to Wheeling for sereral days. . c H1PP0BRBHFII Three Shows Daily g Mat. at 3, Nipht at 7:45 and 9 Admission 15c BIG TIME j if a unrtf ii i e I VnUIILIILLb And Three Reels of Pictures. LEW HERSHEY In Frogland Contortion Marvel, Late of Sells-Floto BOYD and LILLIAN Singing. Dancing, Talking and Change Act 15c Only?Entire House ; Display ! 16 and 17 | 1 HOTEL j )f Exclusive Apparel < and CHILDREN | *- * * noraj 1111111 i"Ji?m * ,s e surest Tand ' 1Q17 X?/X?J ^NK, Fairview, W. Va. 1 mington, W. Va. tiongah, W. Va. RTHINGTON, W. Va^ I