Evening journal., 1902-01-18

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Frank James. Of the once noted
James boys and brother OF Jesse
James. is now on the stage acting in
H. Walter Van Dykes great American
play Across the Desert" which makes
It's first appearance in Wilmington at
the Grand Opera House, this afternoon
and night. and IL Is said to be one Of
the most realistic melodramas OF mod
ern times. The entire performance is
a combination of dramatic excitement,
and surprising climaXes. The interest
grows intense from the very first act
The fine shadings OF the play with a
touch OF pathos here and there, with its
intense action. mingled with it's bril-
liant vein of comedy. stamps this pro
duction the greatest sensational melo-
drama ever written. The production
Is elaborately mounted costumes
proper in every detail, and will no
doubt prove its worth by playing TO
the capacity at every performance.
The Bennett-Moulton Company will
play a weeks engagement at the Grand
Opera House next week. giving daily
matinees. commencing Tuesday, pro-
lducing the following well-known plays.
i"A Daughter OF the South" Dangers
lof New York. AT the Hour of Nine,
l"Out i'm the Streets. "The Captains
Mate "Thc Mask Of Life, THE Man
lOutside." Prisoner of Algiers,' and
l"Ophans OF New York The follow
ling artists will appear: Madam Flow
Ter. the bronze Melba and queen of
song. every afternoon at and every
eyening at 10, will give her celebrated
ballads. Frey and Evans the popular
lentertaincrs Miss kittie DeLorne,
comedienne. the Mitchells. comedy
sketch artists Fred HObson, the phe-
nomenal baritone. and Reeds kOmo-
lgraph, something pew-a novelty.
Ladies tickets will be exchanged for
Monday evening on payment Of 10
cents. Prices. 10, 20 and 80 cents;
matinees, 10 and 20 cents.
Fifteen Years ago when he was at th,
head of the United States Marine Band
John Philip Sousa used to write marchei
for his band to play, but now he main
taius a band To play his marches. Sou
sa's latest march, "l'he lnyncibl'
Eagle which Is said to hc the best he
has written since his stirring STARS an,
Stripes Forever" has already achieves
tremendous popularity IL was re
markable fact that when Sousa playel
before King Edward VII. "a few week
ago, His Majesty, too, appeared to b
familiar with most of the Sousa marche
and askeu for hdf n dozen Of them b
! name. Sousa will be here with his grea
band in the course of their twcntiet
semi-annual tour, giving a single popula
concert at the Grand Opera House, o
Saturday night, February I, with Mau
Reese-Dayics, soprano; Dorothy Hoyl,
violiniste. and Arthur Pryor. trombon,
!, as soloists
5 The report comes that Mrs Danes
: Defense" coming to the Opera Hous
j. on February 3, is dusting off old S. r
, O. sign boards nearly everywhere d
, has been presented. This insult 4
deed be gratifying TO the management
!, considering that the play has but re
q Gently taken the road, and general,
n speaking. this is one of the worst sea
4 sons financially yet known. Again th
/. old adage, Nothing succeeds like sue
, cess This Is only a repetition of thi
plays great triumph in New York
lwhcre 70 ran all last season without
break. There seems 20 be a banker
= ling desire on the part of the theatre
y leoer at large TO get a peep at thi
u unique stage story. SO well told by tn
n great English playwright Henry Ar
? thur Jones.