Evening journal., 1906-08-10
PLAYSANDP PLAYERS

PLAYSAND PLAYERS
at Cripple Creek" Hal Relds new
play. was given It's first production at the
Lyceum Theatre last evening. and was
weil received BY an appreciatlve audi
ence.
The play deals with Cripple Creek in
the early eighties and the staging. In two
acts especially. was elaborate. The cast
was fairly well balanced and with one
exception each bore out their parts in q
creditable manner There was a noticeable
lack OF bitches" which are often glaring
IN first productions and but few in the
audience were aware that last night was
the first on which the play had been Of
fered. The particularly bright spot in the
drama was the work OF May Eddy as
Little Tattoo. the Parsons Clam. Miss
Eddy is but seven years old, but her act
ing Indicates that she has before her a
brilliant future. Miss Dolly Dupue made
charming Maggie Mason. while Miss
Aiaude Scott as Ann Marbury, received
well-merited appliance. Alfred Clarke as
Joe Mayheld. j. Wilson Dwyer as Mar
tin Mason. and Frank Walker as Ben
White, carried their parts we'll The act
| ing OF Jeses Hale as Waketah. a full
b CODED Sioux / indian, was especially
clever. AT Grippe Creek" is offered py
Edward h. Salter, who was formerly
manager Of the Lyceum Theatre and who
has many friends in Wilmington. Taken
as whole. the play should prove a sue
cess
The biggest melodramatic attraction
of the season will be Charles Il.
Blaney's dramatic production The
Curse Of Drink" which viii be the
offering at the Lyceum, August IS. II
and Is. To a certain extent the theme
OF the play is the temperance ques-
ton. but Mr.. Blaney has treated the
subject I'm such a new and novel man
ner that the story cannot be consider
ed an old one.
The play is beautifully staged, and
has a competent company which in
cludes p. Aug. Anderson. I'm the title
role. and Will w. Crimans. Harry
wingheld, VIII Clifton, Thos. Nc
Kenna, Geo. w. Kerr. Henry p. Mel
son. Carl Gath w. c. McKenna, Tom
my Merrick. Jas. II. Kerr, Geneviev'
Finn, Esmer Cornwell, Baby Hmerva
Winnie Wilmer and The Electric
Comedy Four.
Thrilling situations and comedy in
cidents tread on each others heels
hguratively speaking, in A. II. Woods
sensational melodrama, "rhe Gamble
OF the West" which will appear 70
three days at the Lyceum Theatr
commencing August 13. owen Davis
the author, has mingled the laughabi
with the hair-raising elements OF tn
melodrama with a master hand in thi
play. Trained horses. cowboys am
Indians are accessories and a will
West street parade led by the famou
+ cowboy band Is given each day
As a demonstratOr OF mind readjnl
Miss Cora Karma has few equals
Long before she reached the dignity O
long skirts she was the subject o
scientific investigation both on &C
count of her ability TO "see things
anu AANA HtiuAlhi lcFNHAl lDNhis -
she grew older naturally she came be
fore the public and to-day she is Civ
ing an exhibition OF mental telepath
that has puzzled two continents. Wit
her own company OF vaudeville artist
/ she has been secured as the openin
attraction at the Grand Opera Hous
where she will begin her engagement
in Wilmington Monday evening
August 20 ad remain during the entir
week with matinees for ladies only o
Wednesday and Saturday.
The coming of the Girl With tn
Sixth Sense" as Miss Karma is popu
, larly known, has revived the story
!, , the effect. that while In the Quake
City a few months ago she predicte
the election Of Senator DUPONT. Sh
met with similar success when, owe
, two years ago, in Pittsburg, she pick
I ed Philander c. Knox, then Unite
States Attorney General as the sue
cessor OF the late Senator Quay
II is declared that Miss Karma
/ possessed with a power that enable
her TO answer any question put to ne
regardless of the time of the question
u While she IS said to be adverse
making predictions she. at leas
: answers questions relating to th
future.