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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1909
Page
3
A sensational melodrama unfolds with comic relief as Chima and the family Dice showcase clever performances. Queen Wilaird Cornyn Brown LaBlanc and a strong cast deliver a lively production praised as one of the best two and a half shows in town.
Gustave Frohman presents a religious drama by Willan Dane titled The Gates of Eoe. The production, previously at Garrick Theatre Chicago, comes to the Grand Friday night as a one night stand for this season at popular prices. The Americans carry high hopes for the show.
A Wednesday afternoon matinee at the Grin Opera House in Clarkburg featured emeritus actor aleo brown understudying Sully Mbe and savoring the title role in a stage piece. Audience compared Mike Kohen to George Cobian as he began spelling his name aloud.
The American Stock Company, largest seen in Clarksburg, presents a romantic Russian melodrama Azure at the Grand Opera House with Willardy as Vladimir Tol and Miss Brayn as the Duchess Alexis. The troupe, led by Bob Queen, delivers spirited acting and a strong vaudeville showcase with a week of performances and a future stock engagement in Wheeling.
Langdon Scormack dubs Hearts Adrift a great New York melodrama presented Wednesday evening. The modern play centers on electricity and airship travel with dramatic stage effects. A strong heart story appeals to all ages and the scenery is praised as among the best seen here. The traveling stock company offers a complete act change between scenes and vaudeville acts by the Americans.
Daudet’s Sapho will be presented by the American company at the Grand Thursday night. Mrs Cornyn leads a strong cast with Willard as Jean and Brown as Dedelétio, praised for theatre quality scenery especially the ballroom scene. the production aims to please all audiences in Clarksburg.
A double bill features a horde play and The Girl of the Golden Wes presented by Americans with a frontier setting and Germanic humor. Twixt Love and Duty, a Civil War tone story, follows a mother torn by duty as her son fights, set in Virginia with southern atmosphere.
A traveling stock company presents Rip Van Winkle with a mountain setting cited as one of the most beautiful ever seen on tour. The show features Dutch dancing boys and girls, with acts between scenes. Saturday afternoon matinee at the Grand Opera House.
Nine year old Little Trixie headlines the stage debut of Shore Acres with James Hearne in the lead and a memorable scene in the light house tower drawing immense applause. Reports say the child performer, previously unseen on stage, charmed spectators and sparked talk of a bright future in theatre.
The readable fragments hint at a 19th or early 20th century entertainment reference involving a performer or show titled by phrases like Meraiost populir Shembera and Grang. The text is garbled with names, roles, dates, and a possible comment on a show and earnings, but much is unreadable.
The American Stock Company struggles as audiences refuse to pay admission while verbose promises of a grand play fail to entice. Rumors of patron defection mount as the troupe clings to scenic effects over substance, dimming hopes of a lively season.
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