Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-08-30
Theatrical Notes

Theatrical Notes
McCabe Sabine and Vera & Com |
pany, who come to the Garrick Mon
day. offer a comedy number that em- /
ploys half dozen people and is one
of the funniest sketches In vaudeville. |
IL is entirely new to Wilmington anl
there can be no doubt Of the character
Of the reception It will receive on it's
first presentation here. Eva West
lcott. the English beauty. will be seen
at the house the opening week; also
Loney Haskell the metropolitan fav-
orite; Deida. the mysterious novelty
number with which Hammerstein has
puzzled all New York. and others are
all to appear. The Garrick has never
offered a better aggregation than that
which opens the house on Labor Day.
'Hooligan's Mishaps" Is making a
decided hit at the Aquarama ia
Shellpot Park each evening this week.
This comedy IS the best that has been
given al the popular resort this sea-
son. The company is large and cap
able and all of the music incidental TO
the production Is introduced. y. j.
Conroy, as "Hoohgan in trouble,
keeps the audience continually con-
vulsed with laughter. while J. ].
Mack. as Manager shnem," is also
lclever.
This good show in connection with
la number of strong vaudeville acts
lwill be on the boards al the Aqua
rama every evening until Labor Day
next Monday when the season will
close. The olio is also being repeat
ed every afternoon at the old theatre
In the park Egan's Band of Delaware
is concluding "a most successful sea-
son az Shellpot and viii continue TO
igive concerts IN the grove every af-
ternoon and evening until and includ-
ing next Monday. ! honor of the
closing week Professor John S. Egan
has secured the best attractions OF the
summer.
Bandmaster Victor Herbert who
wrote the music OF "The Fortune Tel
Ter" said recently that OF all his
/ scores this particular opera is the
favorite child OF his genius The
book by Harry b. Smith. is full Of the
I bright, engaging humor so necessary
In comic opera or musical comedy.
With a splendid cast. big beauty and
singing chorus and sumptuous produce
ton. 1.-THE Fortune Teller comes to
the Opera House on Monday afternoon
and night.
] on Friday night at the Opera House
1.-THE Legend of the Catslills." Pierce
8 Kingsleys new lyric comedy drama,
will mark the return to the legitimate.
Z after three seasons on the vaudeville
i. stage. OF Pete Baker, the Oldest and
r. still recognized as one OF the best
singing dialect comedians on the
{ stage. It was over thirty years ago
when Baker. still in his teens. with
A Tom Farron made his first appearance
\ lin Chris and Lena" the piece IN
which they starred for seventeen
4 Years. and scored a continuous sue
cess in this country, Europe, Austral-
la and other lands.
i At the Opera House on Saturda,
AFTERNOON and night again will b'
heard the Jingle of the Bunch O
Keys" This dainty and tuneful farce
has yearly toured the country and
~ never failed to delight the people an'
compensate the management TIL
management announces a lot OF new
and pretty girls, and up-to-date song
and novelties.
Al One Of the most exquisite Of mod
an ern comic operas is announced 70
presentation at the Opera House 10
IN night The offering is made by Hen
m ~ w. Savage in his production OF tn
Korean comic opera, 1.-THE Sho Gun,
Is which last season scored several o
the most substantial local hits Of an.
IS touring organization and these In ad
" ldition to unqualified triumphs IN. New
York. Boston and Chicago. THE Shi
" Gun" is the first joint work Of Georg
IN AIDE and Gustav Luders, the foremos
playwright and composer IN Americi
ie today. Mr.. Savage sought for a loni
II time to bring together these two yer
4 satie men and in 1.-The Sho Gun" tn
play going public viii find the frs
l., fruits Of his efforts.
In the mythical Island Of Ka-Chol
sr In the Sea OF Japan, the locale Of 9TH
70 Sho Gun" IS placed around the ad
Il. ventures of William Henry Spangle
an energetic American. the create
l. portion of the story revolves. The op
s, era is characterized as n satirical re
view Of trade unionism, expansion AM
a governmental policy in the Far East
" 1.-THE Office Boy" with Frank Deshon
the versatile comedian, in the It'll
u role, and supported by the Nixon an
. Zimmerman Opera Company, gave It
~ FIRST performance OF the season at tn
~ Grand Opera House last night. Tn
. production was one OF the best eve
given IN Wilmington and the larg
"a audience was liberal in its applause
ia MI Deshon always appears to advant
age in any work that he undertake.
az but in the present character he Ia
more opportunity than ever to displa
lS his ability. The company Is large an
> thoroughly capable, the chorus bein
- one of the best, both from musica
d. and attractive standpoint, that is o
the road
a. Miss Marie Barry. the prima DOM
. OF the troupe, made a very acceptable
"Euphemia" while Miss May Emory a
"Paquita" and Miss Kathleen Ride
- and Miss Connie Mack, did we'll Mat
~ Hanley as Damon Ketcham, Harr
~ Burgess as Pythias Cheatem, Perc
er Leach as Rider Little and Richar
Chawner as Tobias Vannwiller all di
&C. good work. A particularly pleasin
ID. feature was that every member Of III
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