Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1902-02-06

One of the star attractions of the
season listed on the schedule of the
local theatre is Della Fox Miss Fox
appears at the Grand Opera House on
Saturday night with her own comedy
company in '9The Little Mam'selle," a
rip-roaring fun piece by John Fowler,
the well-knOwn purveyor of whole
some stage fun. It is a conclusion fore
gone almost that the house will be sold
out before the doors open for the
single performance by Miss Fox and
her company. Miss FOx's fame reaches
from one end Of the country to the
other. All of the big cities of the
country have Landed her work during
some period of the past decade. When
she appears here it is certain that the
showgoer who knows what's what will
turn out in all the force Of his num-
bers.
'Deming's Minstrels, while not so
well-knOwn here as elsewhere, was
easily one of the most successful
black-face organizations of several sea-
sons ago. Later Arthur Deming was
called the funniest member of Hi
Henry's Minstrels of last year. The
public's fortune in finding Deming in
musical farce is due to the merit of
the farce itself. Deming for a long
time has been in many managerial
eyes as a possible candidate for stellar
honOrs. but it remained for Harry
Yeager to get Howard Hall to make
a piece suitable for the comedians odd
talents and offer the black-face emper-
or as he has been called a piece of the
kind now best in popular vogue. Don't
Tell My Wife" is of the class of What
Happened to Jones" "Charley's Aunt
and that host Of successes evolved by
the greatest maker of Americas stage
fun. the late Charles Hoyt. The scenes
pass in Atlantic City Comedian Dem
ing is seen as a colored waiter. While
the burden of the plot is carried by
other characters of the droll story,
Deming's role is one closely allied to
all of the main incidents. Deming,
himself. is one of the very few men on
the native stage today capable of al
most amusing an audience a whole
evening by himself. The engagement
here is for Monday evening at the
Grand Opera House.
Edward c. White. who has met with
remarkable success in the management
of Two Little Migrants" Mildred
Holland and other attractions, is con-
templating several important theatri-
cal ventures.
The theatres in the Pennsylvania
and Ohio cities have not been large
enough to hold the people DESTROYS OF
seeing Mildred Holland in The Power
Behind the Throne"
Manager Baylis takes pleasure IN
Announcing the appearance at the
Grand Opera House on Tuesday night
of Mrs. Sarah Cowell LeMoyne, in
new play. 1.-THE First Duchess Of Mari.
borough" a powerful drama writer
for her by Charles Henry Meltzer il
is based upon the dramatic episode II
the career of the famous Sarah Jen
nings. the first Duchess of Marlbor
ough. when she thwarted a conspirac,
of her enemies to overthrow her anG
her husband, the great Duke, and have
them banished from the Court OF Anne
Queen of England. It is described al
a brilliantly written comedy of man
ners in which there are strong dra
matte scenes. the characters being al
historical personages. Mrs. LeMoyne'
fine reputation has been further en-
HANGED by this latest of her roles an
the American drama, il is said, ha
been enriched by another addition q
distinguished literary and dramati
merit A large and carefully selecte
company supports Mrs. LeMoyne an
n production Of artistic value an
beauty is assured.
2 The third and concluding perform
lance of the series of symphony cor
, certs by the Philadelphia Orchestri
will be given in the Opera House, o
Thursday. February 10. The Announce
Z ment creates both pleasure and regret
4 pleasure. that the music lovers of Wi
4 mington are so soon to experience th
: ENJOYMENT Of another concert by Fri
4 Scheel and his organization of INSTR
: mentalists, and regret, that the concei
. of February Is concludes the most eI
= ioyable series Of musical events eve
( given in the city. The chief encou
g agement TO sustain any regret at u
\ departure of the Philadelphia Orche
j ira is the strong possibility that m
fine and representative musical boz
of Pennsylyania'S metropolis, will gl'