Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-01
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On lQuf6dny ana frludl ulRnt
vi tn matinee on Friday, at the Grant
Opera House. Denman 1homrson's
splendid play, 1.-THE Two Sisters, will
be presented with an excellent company
and special scenesy. IL is a play whIcb
conveys a moral and is a pronounced
success, for IL is one Of the kind that
appeals strongly to the noble nature
OF man and teaches him lesson for
coed. IL is novel play, reversing the
order OF things. There has been nothing
pirated into the four acts from sensa-
tionaliHm. IL il a story of home, is
interesting, Instructive aud sstisiacI-
ory.
Marie OahiIl scored the greatest tri-
umph Of her career during her recent
phenomenal run of ten weeks ia
New York, In the "smaft" musical
play Nelly Moonshine IAN early en-
gagement of the company out OF New
York will be at the Grand Opera House
on. Tuesday night, when ths entire
original cast, including the beauty
chorus, so much written about, will
be present. Miss Cahill's song hits
ara numerous and include: Look ing
for Ny Ten, - " Foolish, " Don't BE
What You Ain'tn," /" Robinson Orusoe's
Isle and In Our Set "
MRS. Lefhngwell's Boots, - the big
Rest comedy success its author,
Augustus Thomas, feels that he has yet
bad, it ia to be sent by Charles Froh-
man to the Grand Opera House, next
Wednesday evening. The play tells
story that never lags and heaps up
domestic complications of the amusing
sort 10 way that keeps the audience
always laughing. The Twentieth Cen
tury Othello in the action 10 regarded
oomical and decidedly clever creation.
A company Of rare strength and ex-
ceptional balance is the promise made
In the names of the artists who are
now and who for the past three years
have been supporting Nine. EuRenia
Mantelli, the famous prima donna from
the Metropolitan Opera House in grand
opera IN English. In the organization
which will be seen and heard at the
| Irand Opera House on Friday night,
March 9th. are such well-known peo-
pie as Sig. Albefti, who before joking
Nine. Mantelli' g Company, toured
the country with Nine. Scalchi NJ me.
Noldi, soprano, well-knoWn wherever
grand opera is known, and who this
season was called upon at short notice
! by the Metropolitan OPEN House man
| aRement to renlaoe Nine. NOrdica in
III TtovatoTe, the same role, moi
dentally, In which she will be heard
in this city. The mezzo soprano
Of the organization Is Nine. Grace
Morgavita -Albfecht, best known
IN Europe as member Of
the Bremer-Stadts Theatre, Bremen
and the Jubilaems-Stadt 1heater, in
Vienna. The lyric soprano is Miss
Viola DeCosta, an exceptionally beauti,
tul and gifted young artist, the second
BARTON Sig. Fontona, the basao Mr..
Robert +. Cavendieh, and the lyric
tenor Sig. tranossooli. Mr.. j. r.
Roach, adds largely to the
strength Of the company
1.-THE Eye Witness" Linooln J.
Carter's latest sensational melodrama,
which will be seen at the Lyceum
Theatre starting tonight for three days,
has created a stir In theatrical circles.
Telling a highly interesting story Of
life IN and around Chicago, IL moves
IN a swift and realistic manner, pre-
senting a series Of dramatic situations
and artistic and sensational climAxes,
until the audience is left staring in
bewildered but delighted surprise.
Plot and couterplot make up the thrill
ling story In series of scenes in
which the human passions are laid bare
Ia a manner that fairly Iulsates with
life. The play Is provided with the
largest scenic equipment ever furnished
melodrama and includes four of the
most sensational mechanical effects Mr..
Carter has ever invented.
One Of the most exciting, as we'll as
enjoyable, of the many features in 1.-THE
Boy Behind the Gun, 10 which Harry
Clay Blaney is this season starring,
is the wall scaling act of the Royal
Guards of Japan, who we're brought
to this country especially for this play.
The squad numbers twenty and executes
Lightning military drill of the man.
ual OF arms as prescribed in the book
Of army tactics Of the Japanese War
Department. The climax OF the drill
is the scaling Of wall twenty ieet high.
This is done in the brief time Of eight
seconds, to the thunderous applause
of their audience. "The Boy Behind
the Gun" comes TO the Lyoeum next
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
j. X. Murray and Clara Lane,
operatic stars, have q very entertaining
sketch at the Garrlok this week.
Without oster tation and in a very pleas
ing and digniiied manner they intro
duoe one or two excellent opeTatic
numbers along with bit Of comedy
that add much to the pleasure OF the
act. Operatic stars often aim high and
fall lew, but Murray and Lane cannot
be accused of this. Other singing
/ numbers OF the week are The Newaboye
Quartette, James Il. Kelley and Annie
Mabel Kent aud Howard and Howard, :
parodists and comedians. The bill
continues to attract large audiences