Evening journal., 1904-01-07

N''NNs AANA NolliBelilN IL ul exceptionally
well chosen one. The Sharacters I'm a
Pnero play like Iris" The Notorious
Mrs Ebbsmith" and "The Cav Lord
Quex' demand actors and actresses
who are conversant with, and used TO.
the various types of aristocratic So
ciety and able to depict them as il
to the manner born Such a companv
Miss Martinot has been surrounded
with by Jules Murry.
Hello BILL" Goodhue & Kellogg's
successful farcical comedy, which it
viii be remembered scored such a ire
mendous hit here last season, comes to
Grand Opera House next Monday night
The cast this year is an exceptionally
strong one and carries among others
such we'll known celebrities as Harry
Blakemore Herbert J. Cortheil. Will
liam II. Woodside, II. Bernard Denny.
Eugene Shakespeare. Robert Watt.
Caroline MacLean. Gertrude Raynore.
Margaret Sayres, Lena Lorraine and
Marion Kirby.
The theatre-goers Of Wilmington may
consider themselves fortunate in being
able to see Virginia Harmed in Iris" ait
the Grand Opera House. Pineros latest
and many say his greatest play the sec
ond season Of its presentation iu America.
This play was first brought out In Lon
don more than two years ago where ii
met with instant success. The same can
be said Of ii following its production in
this country, which was made by Charles
Frohman at his Criterion Theatre. New
York last season, where II filled an en-
gageinent at that house of almost four
months, though Il was Mr.. Frohman's
intention to keep the play in New .rSk
but four weeks 1t became so popular and
the business so lsrge that he extended
II and then placed it en tour to make way
for julia Marowe otherwise no doubt II
would have run IN New York for a longer
period. The company presenting the play
here is ideuticaliy the same with two ex-
cep;ions. that was in the original New
York production. The players are Henry
Jewett William Courtenay, Ethel Win
throp, Mabel Snider, Eleanor Sanford.
Stanley Dark, Harry Lewis Laurence
Eddlnger, ]. Hartley Manners. Margaret
Gordon, Frederick Burt. Amy Meers.
IF Women Were Men" opens what
should be the greatest three days en-
day, continuing tomorrow and Satur-
day matinee and nights.
little Tim" wee small boy with
an extended knowledge Of the streets
Is one of the characters in Hearts
Adrift." which Is spoken Of as being
the most successful and realistic Of
this seasons melodramatic plays. The
hpr fe L.
of flowers in the big city, for the
scenes of the play are mainly laid i'm
New York City and he is a curious
blending IF native good and street ar
abism. The character is said to have
been taken from life by Langdon Nc
Cormick, the author. The hero Of the
play is an ex-detective and he is i'm
personated by z. L. Snader. Hearts
Adrift" is to come to the Lyceum on
Jan. 11-12-13.
January IA. IS, and 16 "The Dark
est Hour will be the attraction at the
Lyceum.
Cousin Kate" the new play I'm which
Ethel Barrymore is presented by Chas.
Frohnan and in which she will be
seen here at the Grand Opera House.
one night only. Saturday, January %.
is described as a comedy IN three acts.
and It is said TO tell a dainty love
story Of the ldyllic, Sweet Lavender"
type.
"Fads and Follies.' one of the
leading burlesque companies. comes
to the New Bijou Theatre. Seventh
and Shipley streets, this afternoon for
the remainder of the season. Under
the new management the Biiou will
present some excellent burlesque at
fractions. Messrs. Dixon and Bern
stein, who conducted the popular
Trocadero Theatre I'm Philadelphia last
season and who have controlled many
Of the big road attractions are IA
miiiar with what the public wants in
the burlesque line and IL is their in
tention to give It to them at the Biiou.
The Boston Sunday Globe OF Febru-
ary 10Th bad this to say of "The Girl
With Auburn Hair which comes to the
Garrick next week." Tomorrow begins
the third week Of The Girl with the
Auburn Hair at Keiths, still name
less and a mystery. but one of the
most potent attractions ever offered
IN vaudeville. The longer the novelty
continues the more it seems to be ap-
preciated, and the management claims
that 1t Is drawing a class of patrons to
the house who have never before at
tended in large numbers. and 1t is Civ
ing the greatest satisfaction to the
regular weekly vlsitants."
Minstrel Novelties are rare these
days, therefore. when one views some-
thing that is really new and original
1t is all the more appreciated. Nor
cross, Meakin and LaMars, minstrels
playing at the aGrrick this week, offer
an act that is decidedly conspicuous
on the muster roll Of the house. The