Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-09
ADJUSTMENTS

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Dumont's Minstrels will appear for
one night only, Tuesday evening, May
18th, at the Grand Opera House, play
ing for the benefit Of Brandywine Fire
Co., No. 10. The entire company will
present some of their most famous bur
lesques and satires VIM. Henry
Rice, the great burlesque artist, will
appear as Alice in the screaming satire
called "Alice's Wedding;" Hughey
Dougherty, Vic Richards, Charles
Turner, Jerry Cunningham, Jack Sy-
monds, Billy Payne, John r. Murphy
and Fox and Ward will lead the comedy
department, while James McCool,
Edwin Goldrick, j. M. Kane, Arthur
Hule and ). r. Dempsey will offer the
latest popular ballads. Billy Payne
gets a world Of fun out Of a trick vio-
lin and Dougherty and Richards will
appear as candidates in the burlesque
initiation scene, called Joining the
Lodge. Il. p. Lilly and a grand
orchestra add excellence to the musi-
cal portion Of the entertainment.
Once more Delaware has scored a
victory. The first moving pictures Of
the San Francisco calamity taken on
the grounds while the fire ragged about
the Photographers and while they we're
compelled TO risk their lives in order
to get the pictures will be shown in
Delaware two days in advance Of any
other. place. The very first pictures
completed 10y Miles Bros, the only
moving picture firm which had a plant
n San Francisco and men there when
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mington. In consequence Of this they
will be shown at the Lyceum Theatre
IN Wilmington on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday afternoons and even
ings of this week and will then be sent
upon the road. These pictures are
guaranteed 70 he a genuine record Of
what took place In the stricken city
during the scenes which immediately
followed tho terrible earthquake and
those who witness the exhibition can
we'll imagine that they ara living
through the horrors which followed
the earthquake and are present In San
Francisco.
The sudden change in weather con-
ditions has brought many people 10
realize that they are not yet ready to
give up indoor amusements, and as a
result the bill at the Garrick this
week Is playing TO larger audiences
that one would naturally expect at
this season of the year. IL is a good
show, too. Victor and his Royal
Venetian Band Of thirty five pieces
offer a musical number that could
hardly be excelled, and the Barrows-
Lancaster Co., the Herald Square
Comedy -Four and others figure in
bill that is much TO the credit Of the
playhouse.
Viola Gillette and her five pirls
have been booked by Manager Dock.
stader for next week as a speoial feat-
ure of the GarriclS show. Viola Gil
lette was the star in "The Girl and
the Bandit" and scored the hit Of her
career.
Chauncey Olcott, the romantic
singing comedian, ever n prime favor-
ite IN this city, is sure Of hearty
welcome and a rousing reception At
the Grand Opera House on Monday
night, when he appears here for the
hrst time in his new play, Edmund
Burke, - by Theodore Burt Sayre. Il
is an Irish play, replete with Irish wit
and humor. The time OF the play is
two centuries back, which affords op-
portunity for beautiful costumes. The
play is written around the character Of
Edmund Burke" the Irish orator
who arose from poor boy to become
leader in the House Of Commons.
Mr.. Oloott has four new songs which
he will sing. The titles are: "You
Can Sail in My Boat, I" 1.-The Little
Birds Story, " Miss Mary" and
Your Heart Alone Must Tell. -
What its described as new edition
de luxe" Of THE Wizard Of or
with Montgomery and Stone in the
cast presented at the Grand Opera
House on Friday OF next week, and IL
all promises Of the management are
fulfilled, the admirable extravagrnza
viii this season exceed in splendor and
beauty the previous production which
enjoyed such phenomenal prosperity.
New musical numbers have also been
interpolated and the original score has
been supplemented by melodies rang
ing all the way from sentimental bal
lads Co quaint comic ditties. There
are more catchy songs in The
Wizard" than in half dozen musical
comedies combined. Montgomery and
Stones football song is declared TO be