The sun., 1898-10-04
Crowded to Doors Dockstader's
New Playhouse Starts
the Season.
MISS RAYMOND AND SOLDIER
The Lady COrnetist PLAYED the
Reveille al a Soldier Boy Walked
Down the Aisle and the Au.
dience Saw, Heard
and Appreciated.

DOCkStauef b new tHcdViCs viz Nv"
Wonderland, opened it's doors to hun
dreds OF hnppy people last night.
The people were happy because OF the
certainty which existed in their minus
that WI. Dockstader had prepared
creditable and highly interesting show
for them.
This certainty was in no way impaired;
The show was indeed good one ana
highly entertaining and the opening
night of Dockstader's New Wonderland
was grand success.
Long before the opening hour, 8
O'Clock, standing room only could be
purchased and when the curtain rang up
over 1900 persons were gathered together
within the walls of the pretty little play
house. Balcony and auditorium was
crowded and both boxes filled.
Twelve hundred more orderly persons
never assembled in theatre. Quiet was
absolute and every man, woman and
child in the house had full opportunity
to enjoy the show.
The names of twenty-one artists ap-
peared on the program AMI each one was
a star. Perhaps the greatest MT OF the
evening was the clever act OF the Ladells,
the sensational acrobatic stars, introduce
ing the baby wonder Miss Annie Ladell.
The performances of this child constitutes
the worth of the popular admission
prices of the theatre, and her cunning
matter-of- factness took Immensely with
the large audience.
Miss Alice Raymond, the lady cornet-
list, evoked rounds of applause. She de-
yelops music Of choice variety from her
several instruments. An incident oc-
cured during the act which appealed to
the audience. She was producing the
soldiers reveilie, taps and other orders
on bugle, when down the main aisle
to a seat in front walked soldier boy,
one of the members of the First Della
ware lust returned from Camp Meade.
The audience took in the situation and
the applause was loud and prolonged.
The complete manner in which c. A.
Giovanni has his family OF birds under
control is indeed wonderful. Two birds
rescue another feathered denizen from a
burning house. The act is good one.
The coon singers, Jones and Sutton,
come in for well-merited applause. The
originality of their sketch as singers
dancers and change artists is striking.
Wilmington's old favorite Edwin
Lacy, received a warm reception and
gave in return his speciality of the
poetical tramp and the Prince OF Wales
The clearness and distinctiveness will
which Miss Tiny Graetf the singing
soubrette executed her songs won thu
admiration of the audience.
The gallery gods were treated to tn
Kings taste by Miss Ida Howell. Thi
dainty soubrette has charming manne
and scored hit from the start.
y The concluding act, farce entitled
"An Uptown Flat abounded, in laugh
able situations and had an uproariou
finish
6 The Wonderland's opening night wa
: success. The season promises to be
), success. LII fact the theatre-goers hav
: come to know that with w. L. Dock
), stader at its back anything may becom
g a success.
8 The Wonderland Theatre is an attrac
g tive playhouse. The bills presente
> there are good ones. There is one goo
feature. about the little theatre-a com
plete view OF the stage can be had fror
every part of the house.
The house has a reputation for pIayiD
only the bast people and this reputatio
# suits the theatre-going public.