Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-10


The local housekeeping public will
be RECALLED on Monday night, at the
Grand Opera House, with last seasons
greatest musical success, Little
Johnny JONES' which will be pre-
sonted witt all the beautiful and
realistic scenery, lighting ELECTS and
pretty and tasteful wardrobe, which
nave made it's long runs IN New York,
Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia last
season. Little 1hnny JONES' 10 a
musical molodramn in three acts writ
ten by George M. Conan, the author
OF several very successful musical
plays. The company that will present
Little Johnny jones' in this city Is
one OF unusual excellence, numbering
fully 20 people, with a chorus Of 40.
The music 10 oat,hy and attractive,
aud includes a number OF song hits
TINT have attained great vogue
throughout the county.
Wine, Woman and Song, which
M. M. THESE presents at the Grand
Opera House next Tuesday night ia
an offering of unusual strength aud
attraotiseness among buIl0sqne organi-
cations, unique ia construction and
/ quality of ita attractiveness, the public
is assured of a high class entertain
mont, SURPRISING even that OF last
season, in which IL scored euoh dis
tinctivo success. The costumes are
handsome, and the effects aud scenery
beyond question, unequaled. The two
new burlesques, "a Day az Niagara
Fails and 3" Fun In the subway" are
Of entertaining character ana scope.
! The star olIo consists Of Bonita and
her Cuban and African mIdqets (;
/ Howe and Scott, Hebrew comedians I;
/ Frederick Brothers and Burns, comedy
musical act; Raymond and Clayton.
comedy sketch Samuel LeibeTt, novelty
singing act Marie Lamour. chanson-
nette, and a company Of 20 show girls.
TTeloar, the college athlete and
strong man, Offers an entertaining
contribution to the programme at the
Garrick Theatre this week. Endowe d
with q physique that any man might
envy, Mr.. preloar gives what is In
many ways a remarkable performance.
One Of his feata Is 20 lift a horse
weighing possibly 1000 pounds. He
has clever assistant In Miss Edna
Tempest, who also is an athlete OF no
mean pretentions. lreloar takes packs
1853 cards TO a pack, and tenrs them ] n
two parts. lt is stated that be uses
several dollars worth OF cards each
week in this feature Of his per.
iormanoe.
How IL feels to look down the
muzzle of revolver loaded with cold
lead held by a dead shot 10 an emotion
that no one wants 60 have. IL is this
emotion that causes many man e
hesitate before he commits a crime
and 10 is this feeling that stops the
villain In " No Mother 20 Guide ller''
from committing a murder after he
has wronged an innocent girl who
loves not wisely but too we'll. In thil
play, which Is the latest creation o.
Lillian Mortimer, who comes to tn,
Lyceum on thursday, Friday anl
Saturday, there are more novelties IL
. the four acts than can be found II
half dozen melodramas that havl
won public applause and crowded
houses.
Rowland and Clifford will present
on January 10Th, 10th ana nth, a
tho Lyceum Theatre, James Kyrli
MaoCurdy's latest masterpiece, "Ih,
Old Clothes Man, with the autho
! m the titlo role. Inc story 10 said q
0 be we'll told, consistent interestin,
D aud exciting aud contains that refined
e quality of deep-hearted interest tina
b IL lately getting to be rarity il
. melodTama. The areoinlties are refnel
, and very cleveIly executed, while th
( exciting scenes, such as The Martiae
s IN the Snow, the "Skeleton at th
a Feast. and "Ihe Yiddish Twist ii
b the prize light, by which the old Jey
knocks out his opponent, are, in tn
. vernacular Of the press agent Thrill
p lefs, aud bound to excite and, interas
. all classes Of theatre-goers.
y SAT Piney Ridge a vivid pictur
Of Southern mountain life, will be tn
D attraction at the Lyceum Theatre 70
three days, commencing Thursday
. January 18th. This popular dram
B will be given 10y a large and we'll
I organized company under the direction
y OF the author, David Higgins.