Evening journal., 1901-09-12

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Large audiences attend every per-
iormance of the Waite Comedy Com
pany in the Opera House this week.
1his afternoon the strong emotional
play, "A Wife's Peril" will be given.
and tonight the attraction Will be the
popular Irish comedy drama, "Kath-
.een Mavourneen." This is one of the
best populaT-priced companies which
come to Wilmington, and the people
nere show their appreciation by turn
ing out in force.
Marie CrOellis well-knOwn "Thelma"
nas been dramatized by Charles w.
Chase, and will be presented for the
lrst time in this city by Manager
Alden Benedict at the Opera House on
Monday night. The leading managers
who have seen it pronounce 1t a won
derful piece OF work. The actors have
oeen carefully selected and the seen
cry and electrical effects are all new.
Indications point to "Thelina" as being
an Immediate and lasting success.
"Mamas New Husband" the latest
omedy novelty, will be the Offering
at the Opera House on Wednesday
September is. The play tells of a
young man who was desperately push
I'd for cash, and in order to replenish
his purse marries a wsman much older
han himself, whose husband had died
and left her a large fortune. But
through a number of escapades in
which he has indulged previous to nj
marriage, he gets into all kinds o
trouble but his wife, being the mother
Of child by her first marriage. and
wishing to conceal this from him in
order TO hide her age. the child is
kept at q boarding school, but even
ually turns up, and it is through this
laughter that he gains a mastery over
his wife and reaches her bank ac
count The daughter is played by
Miss Ollie Evans. one OF the best sing
ing ingenues on the American stage
Miss Evans viii be ably assisted bv
the clever comedian, Charles j. Stine
and a company OF unusual musical
and acting ability.
The Tide OF Life" one of the
trongest melodramas on the road this
season, opens at the Wilmington The
atre tonight for the remainder OF this
week, presenting matinees tomorrow
and Saturday. This production is so
well-known that more than a passing
notice is unnecessary. II is rollick
Ing. realistic drama, with plenty OF
GOOD comedy and introducing severa
of the most sensational scenes that
have ever been seen on any stage. One
n these is where the villain. i'm try
ing TO escape from an office building,
makes a high jump and grabs an elec-
trio wire. which he supposes to be i'm
sulated. but which turns ont to be a
live wire He is. of course. electrocuted
before the audience twenty feet above
the stage, forming a most startling
/ and realistic scene. The mechanical
effects are the inventions OF the man
ager. and the scenery used in this pro
duction is entirely new.
The announcement Of the appearance
OF "a ROYAL Prisoner" at the vii
mington Theatre the first three night
0f next week, is OF more than usual in
terest. from the fact that this is tn
frst time this famous production ha
ever played in this city and the frs
lime 1t has ever billed anywhere a
popular prices "A Royal Prisoner" /:
| strictly a high-class attraction, ant
has just closed q successful run at on,
NJ New York's popular playhouses
The company is an especially stronf
one
w. l.. Dockstader, manager of the
popular Dockstader Theatre. at Sew
enth and Shipley streets, will open
'he theatre on September %, He al
ready has booked many fine attrac-
ItiOns