The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23
THEATPIICALs,
= PAPA,s BABY.

author of "Crankism": Laugh and
the world laughs with you; weep
and the world laughs at YOU" 1t is
certainly pleasanter to be laughed
with than at. Each of us owes q
debt of gratitude to the man or
women who gives us a genuine
laugh. How much good it does one,
how it brightens the eyes, brings
the color to the cheeks and lips and
how young it makes one feel!
THANK heaven for good taught"
exclaimed one woman, the tears Of
mirth still standing in her eyes. II
have had many disappointments to-
day, and have been mentally and
physically depressed. That laugh
has done me good in body and
| spirit To possess the faculty 1
commend l do not intend to imply
that one should turn the serious
things of life into jest The man
who does that is a bore who gives
one fippant frivolity for common
sense. would only advise that one
Keep ones eyes open and ones
senses alert for the amusing things
that come his way. This evening
at Grand Opera House 'Papa's
Baby" that funny farce by Alice
Hutchlngs, author of Wrinkles"
The Two Flats etc, will be with
us. And if one is really looking for
good laugh, this is said to be the
play to give it you. This, the
second season for ''Papa's Baby" is
said to be a bigger success even than
last year. If you can believe all
you hear, "Papa's Baby" if not
great guarantees good laugh.
MANS BEST FRIEND.
"MansBest Friend" is the title of a
new play that will be presented at
Grand Opera House tomorrow
night. 1t is a melodrama and of the
highly sensational kind but different
from the usual run of this kind Of
plays as it tells a consistent and
entertaining story and offers the de.
clded novelty of introducing a num-
Der of exceedingly clever dogs who
play parts in a way that shows
them to be possessed Of great intelli-
gence The story of the play deals
with number Of well drawn char
acters and the many scenes and
highly wrought up situations of the
play are happily leavened with
bright and amusing comedy.
MAN TO MAN.
A quick jump into popular fancy
was made in New York last week
by the new and novel mololrama
MAN to Man and it certainly de-
served its success for Managers But
terrified d Bromilow have spared no
expense III getting up the produce
ton IN most complete manner re-
Sardins every possible detail. A
cast Of unusually clever artists has
been engaged. The scenery for the
entire play was specially painted
and consists first of a view Of
Schroon Lake in the Adirondack
1t is sunrise hwn is
just breaking and as the SIX grad
ual!y lightens the scene 3 more
than beautiful and this especial
scene has been highly compliment
ed for its beauty and fidelity to
nature and detail AnJther scene
represents the bear-cNe in the
which by The help Of
novel electrical appliances is de-
5troyed by an avalanche in
realistic and vivid
Still othe1paintings show
an underground die" in the New
York "slums", theante-room OF the
Jail and he heroine's home
n Australia.
The plot is c,ncise and intense
throughout and the author has
woven adventure, love, pathos
md comedy in his story, SO care
ully that the audience are deeply
Interested from Use to fall of cur
ain.
A novel featurevhich is employ
'd in Man to Man is q huge bear
made necessary by the details of
he plot. It comes 10 Grand Opera
House on Saturday afternoon and
light.
THE MAN FROM MEXICO.
The fact that Water E. Perkins
Omedians are coming to Grand