Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-11
AMusEMENIa

The music in Little johnny Jones, "
c9mink 90 the Grand Opera House nsxt
Monday night, IL one OF its most
itsoinatinR features. No composition
lFen TO the American stage for q long
Ima nus ever become 20 popular iu
lact, one may hear George al. Cohan'a
son9s played and whistled IN almost
any part of the world at the present
time. OF course, the greatest hits
are - Goodbye Flo, " 1.-THE Yankee
Doodle Boy, and "Give My Regards
TO broadway" but Mr.. Oohnn has
only rscently written new one, en-
titled I'm Mighty Glad I'm Living,
and That's All, that bids fair 10
sivnl 70 popularity, Always Leaye
Them Laughing When You Say Good
bye, or Mr.. Boston Lawson.
IA. Nj. THESE g own company, Swine,
Woman and Song" will be the at
traction at the Grand Opera House
next Tuesday night. This seuson 3
company 10 CHARMED 20 be better 10
every way than ever before. Two new
and up-to-date buriesqucs, "A Day at
Niagara tnllsn and Fun IN the Sab
way, are presented with appropria ate
scenery, electrical effects aud elabo-
rate costumes. The clio OF high class
vaudeville acts includes Bonita and
her Cuban and African midRets; Howe
ana Scott, Hebrew comedians; Frederic
Brothers and Burns, comedy musical
act; Raymond and Clayton, singing
sketch Samuel Leibert. novelty sing
ing acts Marie LamouT, chansonette'
Manager Docketader's Garrick
Theatre is always popular with local
theatfe- goere, hut judging 10y the
attenoanceoi late it has advanced saver
al degrees in the estimation Of its many
patrons. The attendance Christmas
week broke all records of the house,
ana the FIRST week Of the New Year
was very little abort OF the week
previous. This week the house ID
again Playing to large audiences, the
evening performances especially being
we'll attended. Several theatre parties
have been in attendance of late.
Besides writing her own plays and
designing the costumes and making
the models for the scenery for her pro-
duotiun OF "No Mother TO Guide Her,
Miss Mortimer drew the sketches for
tho Autographs used In advertising the
attraction. Miss Mortimer has written
a strong story in this, her latest play,
which shows scenes that have never
before been used for dramatic pun
poses. No Mother TO Guide Her
Will ho the attraction at the Lyceum
Theatre for the next three days.
"At pinoy Ridge. fine Southern
play by David Higgins, will be the
attraction at the Lyceum Theatre,
whore IL will be- given on January
18Th, 18Th and 10th. it 10 a strong
and direct story Of life and love In the
South, aud contains many powerful
situations. This play was a success
from the start aud has made an
envinble place for itself In American
stage history. Few plays have com
mended &c much favor from the critics
and fewer still from the general public.
There 10 a good play booked for the
~ oeum Theatre next M nday, called
The Old Clothes Man, with the
author, James Kyfle MaoCurdy, ia
the title role OF solomon Levi. In the
first place, "Vhe Old Clothes Man, -
as II is called, is pretty we'll put
together and contains many interest
ing incidents. In the second place,
the play is good from purely mora
standpoint. IL makes its appeal e
some Of the highest emotions OF human
nature, and instead Of feeling hal.
ashamed of having seen the play, vol
feel you are better for it.