Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-10
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Dumont's Minstrels with all the
tavorite comedians and singers of that
famous Philadelphia organization
come direct from their Eleventh Street
Opera House TO give ono performance
here on Tuesday evening, May 18th, at
the Grand Opera House in this city.
This company does not travel hut re-
mains in their little opera house for
thirty eight weeks every season, then
for short trip perform in the cities
close by for the benefit Of certain
lodges and fire companies. The entire
company has been secured for
benefit performance 10 be given for the
Brandywine Fire Company, No. 10.
hughey Dougherty, Vic Richards,
Charles Turner, William Henry Rice,
Jack Symonda, Billy Payne, John E.
Murphy, Jerry Cunningham and Fox
and Ward will head the fun makers
with Frank and Dumont and all his
vocalists TO make up truly great
minstrel show.
Chauncey Olcott comes to the Grand
Opera House on Monday night, where
he will present new romantic drama
written for him by Theodore Burt
Sayre, entitled, Edmund Burke. -
Mr.. Olcott will be seen in the charac-
tor of the statesman. In the first act
he is earning his living as a tutor in
an English nobleman's family and
falls in love with the pretty daughter.
The Prince OF Wales sees the young
woman, and has her abducted for pur-
poses Of his own. Edmund rescues
the girl and returns her TO the arms of
her family. lie goes into politics and
becomes the idol of the people, but
finds fame and fortune unsatisfying
because IL cannot he shared with the
woman he loves. just as affairs seem
darkest the lovers are united and all
ends happily. Mr.. Olcott has com
posed several new songs, which be
sings during the performance. They
are entitled; Your Heart Alone Musi
Tell, " You Can Sail in My Boat, q
THE Little Birds Story and "Mis.
Mary. But is IL recorded that Burk,
was Sweet singer?"
"The Wizard of o." reiuvenate,
and up-to-date, will be warmly vel
coined at the Grand Opera House Fri
day, May 18th. This alluring ex
travaganza, which still holds a su
premacy over all other merry musica
plays, has not yet outlived its popu
larity, and the fact that Messrs. Mont
gomery and Stone are still the poten
factors In the success of this exhilar
ating production is surety in itsel
that theatre goers will again respon,
with overlooking patronage to 9Th
| Wizards" return. There are twelv
new song numbers in this season >
production, including new football
satire by Montgomery and Stone
which is declared TO be excruciatingl
funny.
The Garrick continues TO furnial
entertainment for large audiences, tn
cooler weather apparently giving ioca
theatregoers renewed desire for in
door amusement The appearance q
Victor and his band Of thirty .fiv
pieces. The Herald Square Coined
-Four, q very clever singing and coined
feature, and The Barrows- Lancaste
Company, strong comedy cast. a
the house this week, is sufficient evi
dence Of real merit so far as vaude
vile patrons are concerned. The sal
Of seats for the last few performance
of the week is large. For next wee
Manager Dockstader has engaged as
special feature Miss Viola Gillette
the star of the Girl and the Bandit
and her five clever singing and danein
girls.
In the San Francisco horror tn
photographers we're there. That is
the force Of Miles Bros. was there
because one Of the main plants of Ia
concern was in San Francisco. Tn
pictures taken by the brave photos
raphers of Miles Bros. will be show
IN Wilmington today, tomorrow an
Saturday at the Lyceum matinees An,
nights. These pictures have bee
secured at great expense because tn
pictures themselves we're secured "A
the risk of life and limb bv the mem
bers OF the firm and their men. The
were on the spot and faithfully the
nave recorded in moving pictures IN
swaying like reeds of the great slxy
! scrapers, the total COLLAPSE and AZ
struction Of block after block th
panic OF the people and their ma,
rush Tor safety, the heroic work Of IN
nremeu, soldiers and citizens. IN
! shooting Of the vandals and looters
the dynamiting and cannonadina q
buildings 70 stop the progress of tn
hames, the worlds most beautifu
park covered with tents for the sheite
OF rich and poor alike who had los
their all. In fact they have recor5e,
everything of interest before, durin
and after the calamity.
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