Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-29
AMuSEMENIS


the truitless scheming Of Sir Lucius
y Trigger, and the bluff, hearty, fussy
iatherliness of Sir Anthony Absolute
all these essentials OF this most sue
cessiul OF comedies we're portrayed de-
hghtfully and with high artistic merit.
AS was but natural with those who
had enjoyed that mastery presentation
OF The Rivals" by the Jefferson + Elor-
enoe combination, & decade or more
ago, the spirit Of comparison was in
sistent at the beginning. The Bob
Acres Of William W.Jeiierson was con-
trasted with that of his late father
Joseph JeffeIson's Sir Lucius O'IriR-
ger was measured with W. j. Flor
enoe's triumph. while the Mrs. Mala-
prop of Rosa Rand recalled tender
memories Of Mrs. John Drew. But
this feeling soon passed off, and the
portruyals we're enjoyed for what they
really we're, not for what they might
seem to be by comparison. And the
Judgment VAS that William jefferson
bob Acres was an admirable and pleas.
ing conception; that Rosa RAND was
MRS. Malaprop to perfection, and that
Joseph Jeterson's Sir Lucius was
most masterfuL As Capt. Jack Ahao-
lutte, Arthur Stadford gave life and
W NAH hnu hud DIT
Anthony Absolute of John jack
rounded out the measure of pleasing
effect. Blanche Bender proved an art
iul and effective Lydia LanuRish and
the David Of Richard Lyle was strong
in its comedy merits. Thus, the entire
performances was one Of the most pleas
ing and satisfactory that could be
imagined.
At the Grand Opera House tonight
Bob MancheateT's famous Cracker
Jacks will appear; show that has
made reputation from Maine to Cali
forniaiand this season promises things
extraordinary in every respect, the
show being entirely new except in
name. Thirty people are in the cast, of
winch 70 are beautiful girls in the
front rank Of their profession, the pos
SCISSORS Of pretty faces, beautiful voices
which blend in rich harmony, while
others cut the light fantastic to beau
tiful music. The opening Ia a new
venture and original in every detail
and affords any amount of fun. Ii is
called The Razzle- Dazzle Girls" and
introduces the clever comedian, Bob
Van Osten, the man with the duck
nose, who has made reputation second
TO none. The female contingent is
headed by Ruby Leoni, the model
Venus.
AL. II. Wilson (Metz), the clever
singing German dialect comedian, in
new laughable comedy entitled 1.-THE
German Gipsy, will appear at the
Grand Opera House tomorrow night.
Mr.. Wilson is a born actor of undeni-
able ability. He is favored with q
ner, and an intelligent and expressive q
face that can at one moment depiot
touching pAthos and at the next con
vulse his auditors with hearsiest laugh
ter. lie also possesses the heaven sent
gift of a singing voice of remarkable
power and sweetness which is 80 we'll
described by George Il. Goodale, the
celebrated dramatic critic of the De-
troit Free Press, who writes: "He
sings ballads with rare feeling, and
bis voice has that sympathetic quality
that 10 above, beyond and wholly out
of tho reach Of art. "
Margaret Dale, who Is deservedly
rated ~ one Of the handsomest young
women now upon the American stage,
is again John Drew's leading lady this
season in the part OF Jaoqueline
".
which Is Mr.. Drew'e role. The comedy.
"De Lancly," 10 from the rem of Au.
gustus Thomaa-everwyhere remem.
bered as the author Of "Arizona, -
The Other Girl" and the Earl of
Pawtucket. - The comedy will be
given in this city at the Grand Opera
House next Friday night.
The clever humorist comedian, Ezra
Kendall, will be at the Grand Opera
House on Saturday night in his three
act comedy, Tho Vinegar BUYER. -
which was written 10y Herbert Hall
Winslow, aided and abetted by the
comedian himself. The scenes Of the
play are laid in Indiana, and Mr.. Ken
dali wall play the part OF Joe Miller,
one of these nondescripts who, after he
is worthless in all other occupations,
becomes vinegar buyer. Liebler &
20. have picked a good one in Kendall.
lie 10 a funny man and the play is re-
| plete with many humorous rings and
situations. Messra. Liebler q Co. have
given Kendall a splendid supporting
company, including such CAPABLE peo-
pie as Ihurlow Bergen, Frederic NAL
colin, John ID. Garrick, Harold Rus
sell, II. 4. Kennedy, Sumner Gard.
James Bevins, Ethel brandon, Mary
Stockwell, Rita O'Neal, Edith Talia-
ferro, and others.
Langdon Mccormick new four act
melodfama," How Hearts are Broken, -
which will be seen here at the Lyoeum
for three days, commencing today, has
several novel situations interviewer in
the plot. The scene in the county
courtroom, where the poor mother is
being tried for her life for the murder
Of her babe, the plea for justice made
by the kind-heaIted kentucky lawyer
aud the emotional climax, makes this
easily Mr.. McOormick's best work.
The company Of 20 players who are in .
struoted with the different roles, shows
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