The sun., 1901-10-25
In THE PLAYHOUSES.

In THE PLAYHOUSES.
The Chester DeNonde Stock Company
will present "Rip Van Wrinkle" this af- /
tefnoon ut the Grand Opera House, and /
tonight THE Worlds Great Mystery" |
will be repeated by special request. Mr.. !
DeNonde wrote the story, and staged the
play himself. 1t made Il great impression |
on Monday night.
Willard SimmS 4 Co, III Flinders
Furnished Flat, continue to he the star
feature of the program of DuckStader,S
this week. Ii Is II good farce i'll the hands |
Of good farceurs and one OF the most
lallghable acts that has come to town
lately. The Jenny Eddy Trio show inn
provement in their new sketch. The
music is catchy and the piece is we'll
received always The panrerS, in Il re-
fined acrobate act and Carleton and TciIc
have scored largely.
tomance and realism are supposed 70
he entirely different. People vii tell you
that authors who create creatures of the
brain always make their characters en-
tirely different from those we see in real
life. This is not true. for every scene
incident and plot woven by authors are
reproduced from real life. Take for in
stance the story told in Caught in the
Web, which received its first production
IN this city at the Wilmington Theatre
last night. Each detail and incident CT
this play il 50 trlc to real life that people
are surprised when they sec how close
to nature the author came when writing
| it. The play possesses great merit and
is one that will interest all lovers Of
wholesome excitement.
Maude Adams comes to the Grand
Opera House on Monday night in "Quai-
ity Street" There is probably no more
tpoular actress in this country than Maude
Adams. There is il certain winsumeness
and gentlcness about her that captiyatns
every one. This is true not only of her
personality on the stage hut also off Sl,,
has nothing but well wiSherS and admir-
ers in her own profession. A former bus
mess manager Of the late Charles Hoyt
who is at present i'll the city, tells Of her
/ first appearance in New York as Dora
| III 4 Midnight Bell She and Flora
Walsh. Hoyt's first wife. were friends
aS children in California, and the form
m engagement ON her arrival IN New
York. Miss Adams hit in the past is Il
matter Of present theatrical record. She
WAS young enough to have been spoiled
by her success, but her strong common
sense and modeSty were rs strikingly
characteristic Of her then rs they are
lnow. The women especially became ller
1 devoted admirers and on the occasion If
| the 1Olt1 nnpfpVn n pf tbn MAY Ip
lobby Of the theatre was stacked high
with flowers. tokens of regard from the
multitude Of women. none of whom she
had probably met personally.
|
The Brothcrs Byrne's Eight Bells
chime forth their familiar tidings from
the stage Of the Grand Opera House on
| Tuesday night. The entire production
has been remodeled so that it will scar
ely be recognized in the new form II
i quite Sliperiiuous to say that the altera-
tions nd to the general merit Of the pro.
Iduction. The plot remains much aS ii
was, Int the spccnltes introduced 1T
| short intervals are entirely new and
'leaSinr The Ryrne Brothers remain 20
rivc life and action to every scene. The
Third act is almost entirely new. Tn"
| tiNt llNtN uIiill ~ IllSllt SNfllh Ill II
Partisan park In the background are
the acrohats posing rs statues. Their
mites are very amusing. The originality
If the performance and the divelsitips Of
its Specialties are sure to fill the house
fire scene at the close Of the last act Is
Ia novelty.
Uncle Josh Sprucrby comes to the
Grand Opera House on Wednesday af-
trrnnun and night. The od-fashione,
hnskins hee with its country dance ami
harvest festivities occupies one act of
t'nclc Josh Sprucelpy, the New England
spn"dN-tlrama. The scene is laid in I'm
Gle Iosil,s barn on the old Vermont far'n
The heaps Of yellow corn. the stacks of
Golden pumpkins, the mows stuffed with
hAy aud fodder, Ill proclaim that thu
harvest is over and the farmers work
Is done. The country maidcns dressed
N their hest, with shining ewes AMI
fnddS checks. huSk corn beside the rural
| sWans logged in their Sunday best. Now
and then red ear is found. A kiss tlr,
inslitl price, demanded and given with Il
| show Of reluctance On tho part of Sam
antha that would do credit to il city be!le
After the husliing comes the Sllpner and
dane" which is Kcpt up until the ling
ling sleigh hellS nj the door proclaim
the time to depart.