Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-05
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and their promises were more than
realized last evening at the Grand
! Opera House. That the large audience
was highly pleased with the new opera
/ was evidenced by the applause which
brought encores TO almost every song.
| The songs are rich with melody,
romantic and cOmical situations
abound and the opera is Of the
class Of Robin Hood and 1.-THE
Serenade. Eugene Cowles received
hearty welcome; his voice never
fails to please. As Jacinta, 1.-THE
Rose Of Alhambra, Miss Lillian
/ Blauvelt sang some beautiful solos,
which showed the high range and
sweetness Of her voice. The entire
company is noted for its excellence,
the chorus being of especial volume
and strength
Denman Thompson's ever verdsnt,
ever popular "Old Homestead. - which
comes to the Grand Opera House next
Wednesday night. will be rs joyously
welcomed as il has been in seasons
past. This is the twentieth annual
tour of the New England idyl The
breath Of the meadows and the scent
Of the pines is in the play, and the
quaint sayings and doings Of the
country farm folk are more distinctly
and delightfully."- pictured in its vari
GUS characters than in any other
American domestic drama ever writ
ten. The mere mention of the names
Of Joshua Whitcomb, Cy Prime, Seth
Perkins, Aunt Matilda, Eb Gansey,
Rickety Ann and Happy Jack is sufii
cient To- bring 10 mind all Of those in
teresting rural characters. and at the
same time arises in the background
the pictures Of the old farm. the home
stead in Swan2ey, Grace Church on
Broadway, in New York City. and the
aristocratic mansion Of Henry Hop
lSins, the metropolitan merchant and
millionaire. The double quartet is
still retained as a feature Of the pro
duction.
I'm New York Town" comes to the
Grand Opera House on Saturday after
noon and night of next week. prepared
90 furnish the largest and healthiest
assortment Of laughe ever offered in
exchange for one price of admission.
10 is three act musical novelty. deal
ing with characteristics and typical
pictures of the metropolis. The offer
ing rs uprOariouelv funny, cleverly
constructed 10y Willard Holcomb and
l7ney Haskell, original in theme and
treatment and Is magnifccntly staged.
Ia the hlg company presenting u ara
Nlih Gordon, the German monologue
comedian, Charles Howard, Teddy
Burns, loney Haskell, Tell Taylor,
Charles Nevins, Ida Emerson. Lillian
Shaw, Winnie Henshaw. Georgia Fran
eioli Gracelyn Whitehouse. May
Ward, Clara and Jennie Austin and
many other well-known Broadway
iavoriies.
Edward Harrigan, the veteran actor
and father Of his profession. comes 10
ms again in his greatest success. "Old
Lavender - after an absence Of several
years from the stage. Mr. Harrigan
rs surrounded with competent PLAYERS
to support him, among whom is his
son, William, playing the role Of
Dick. the wharf rat. - and Thomas
v. Fallon as Philip Coggswell. In
90 Old Lavender Mr. Harrigan por-
trays a true type Of humble life and
| the lowly, and gives TO his audience
! picture Of an accused, hut honest man,
! trying to acquit himself Of the injus
tices placed upon him, but meets with
! rebuff on every side. This is charac-
ter that is 10 be found on the streets
of the metropolis Of this country every
day. Mr.. Harrigan still sings his old
time songs that won him fame in the
famous Harrigan and Hart days, in
cluding Poyerty's Tears Ebb and
Flow. " lie will appear at the
Lyceum for three days, commencing
tonight, and announces this his fare
well TO the stage.
Happy Hooligan" at the Lyoeum,
April 18th, 18th, and 18th, is probably
the most successful musical comedy Of
the country. Manager Humphries an
nounces that the Lyceum Theatre will
he closed the entire week Of April 9th,
it being "holy week - The theatre
will reopen with matinee on Mon
day, April 18th.
One Of the best fea lures Of the week
at the Garrick Theatre is Grace Field
and her Matinee Girls in scene taken
from Lew Fields production, 1T Han
pened in Nordland, - which had such
a successful run in New York last
season. The girls are both good look
ing and clever and the act has proved
as much OF hit as it did on Broad
way last winter
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