Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-10-23

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Andrew O'Neil. I'm the comedy-drama.
"A Romance in Ireland" will be seen
at the Wilmington Theatre this after
noon and tonight fOr the last time. Mr..
lO'Neil has proved himself a clever ac
tor and the songs which he introduces
during the performance have the gem
uine ring of the "ould sod" which Is
seldom heard. THE supporting company
| Is thoroughly capable, and thnse who
have seen this play are warm In their
praises OF the piece. and the company
presenting It.
The great four-act detective play.
Caught In the Web" which MIA be
presented in this city for the first time
| In the Wilmington Theatre
tomorrow might and The remainder of
the week, Is from the pen OF brilliant
young actor, Joseph LeBrandt, whose
drama, "On the Stroke OF Twelve. "
has made small fortune for It's own
ems. Caught In the Web" is presented
by superb company, and the scenic
effects are gorgeous in the extreme
| The people concerned In this week s
program at Dockstader's are. for the
most part from the front ranks OF the
vaudeville procession. The Jenny Eddy
trio, in their new sketch, the famous
Panzeis, Carleton and Terre and vii.
lard Simms and Company contribute
the four leading acts and either one
of them is worth the price Of the show
One OF the prettiest and most divert.
ing scenes In J. NJ BarTle's new com.
edy, Quality Street" in which Mis-.
Adams will appear at the Grand Opera
House next Monday. is the little school
room scene in the white and blue room
; Of the Throssell cottage There are
dozen or more children who act witt
exceeding naturalness and humor
| Dressed In the costumes Of the perioe
THEY look exceedingly quaint and In
vitiug Miss Winifred Black. who rep
resented the New York Journal and on
Chicago American ON the night OF th,
opening in Toledo. said in her tele
graph account Of the opening perform
ance: There's little sohoolroom
scene worth the evening. and there ar,
MO end OF quaint lines that make the
play worth all the ability that Miss
Adams puts into IT, Miss Adams Is de.
licious as Miss Phoebe Sine Is as de.
mure as little gray kitten In the frsf
act, and as daring as a little iluffy
chicken. trying to be DOWNRIGHT impu.
dent in the other acts. What q femi.
nine creature She is. anyway"
One OF the most popular attraction.
that visits this city is the famous Bro.
theirs Byrne new Flight Bells.
which win be seen at the Opera House
on next Tuesday night. This success.
! ful panltomimic comedy never grows
old as each season so many changes
are made. new pantomimic tricks and
features introduced, that the ANNUAL
visitor to Eight Bells is always sur
prised at the host OF new novelties
This season there is no deviation from
this rule, as the comedy has been en-.
tirely rewritten. new characters intro.
duced, new pantomimic tricks invented
and equipped with new scenery and ef.
fcts. or course the laughable horse
and carriage and the wonderful. re.
volving ship are still retained, as These
two effects are hard to duplicate. Tn,
company is by far the best the Byrne.
have ever carried and for the first time
In three years tine entire Byrne family
are all playing their original parts
). John f. Andrew. James and Helen,
positively appear at every performance
together with the famous John +
Byrne troupe Of acrobats. six In mum
Der. who are now presenting one Of
the greatest acr'obatic acts ever seen.