Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-24
ADJUSTMENTS

Aue Ofnlt0rs IN the person OF
Hap Ward, late Of Ward & Vokes, will
be the attraction At the Grand Opera
house on Monday night and theatre
EoerS who like that iinRling sort of
amusement called musical comedy are
already preparing for a laugh With our
old friend Percy" though he no
longer essays that familiar character
Hhtion. This is the fret individual
starring tour Of Mr.. Ward and one
may be sure that nothing has besn LETT
undone TO make good. The new We
hiole ia promised to have q we'll defined
story hlled with iaroical oomplicR-
tlons, good musical mum beIs and we'll
staged chorus evolutions.
An unusual attraction has been
booked for Tuesday evening at the
Grand Opera House, being no less
than Jack O'Brien, champion middle
and heavy weight puRiiist OF the
world, and q company of specially Sc
leoted vaudeville artists. Since Francis
Joseph Anthony Hagan, better known
80 Jack O'Brien, conquered Bob Fitz-
simmons at San Francisco, last De-
cember, he has been much in demand
IN the larger cities, and this will be
bis only week Of lone night stands. {"
de is surrounded by a company Of sx-
ceilent speciality performers.
The most thrilling scene in 1.-THE
Clanaman,' Thomas Dixon, Jr.,s
play. which will be presented at the
Grand Opera House next Thursday,
matinee and night, March 10th, 10 the
trial court Of the Ku Klux Khan IN a
mountain cave, near Piedmont, s. o,
A negro accused Of the murder of a
white girl is brought before the white-
robed and masked Clansmen, deny ing
bis guilt with apreama of terror.
When placed under hypnotic influence
the negro narrates In dramatic fashion
exaotly how the tragedy occurred, tell
ing how the RiFl had been lured by bis
imitation of the notes of q bird and
how she had escaped his clutches and
dashed headlong over q pr pice.
The spell being removed, the sariek-
ing wretch is dragged on to execution,
and the Olnnsmen, waving alOft the
flaming cross of st. Andrew, send
truaty messenger across the torder TO
summon their North Carolina breth-
ern for the impending struggle with
the blacks.
The production Of Paul Jones, -
which 10 to appear at the Grand OpeTa
House next Saturday afternoon aud
night, will surpass anything in the
scenic opera line to be seen in this
city this season. This oIera snioyed
a run in London and New York during
it's early days which has not been
equalled by any show OF recent times.
The scenery, costumes and stage sett-
inRs are elegant. Paul Jones" has
for its leaCinR character as is under
stood from the name, the great naval
hero, who has 90 appropriately been
called the father Of the American
navy.
Manager Dockstader's Garriok
Theatre has done its full share in
contributing 10 the en- joyment of local
theatre-goers this week, with a bill
that compares favorably with the
broadway houses. The attractions for
the week commencing Monday are
fully W to the standard which the
house aims 70 maintain and will in
olude a number Of star attractions
that are pew TO the patrons of the
house.
No attraction before the public con-
tains more pretty girls than does the
everpopular MOI adden's Flats, "
which will begin a three-days engage
ment at the Lyosum on Monday. In
making an especial effort this season
to secure beauties for the chorus the
manasement has had in mind the in
creasing desire Of the public TO see
beautiful and stylish women Ia the
chorus, women who can wear line COS
tunes as they should be worn, end
women who can dance and sing with
an understanding OF what those arts
mean. In the company are such clever
stars as Mile Florette. Billy Barry,
Joe DeminR, Marie Henry, Charles
the Speck Brothers, the
Preston Sisters, Billy Clark, the Yel
low Kids, May Baker and Harry Blk.
Matinees will be given on Monday and
Wednesday,
There are some very unusual electri-
cal effeets in "A Grown Of Thorns," "
the new comedy diana, which is 70 be
seen ut the Lyoeum Theatre on March