Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-28
ADJUSTMENTS

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An attraction Of intense brilliancy
and novelty, 1.-THE Air Ship" cap
tanned by the 20th Century comedian,
popular Frank Cushman, will come
here for the purpose Of again amusing
the clientele Of the Grand Opera House,
Monday, April 80th. This musical
comedy, 1.-The Air Ship" is full of
funny situations and overfowing with
wit and humorous incidents. Bright
and catchy musical numbers are intro
duced by the members Of the company
and chorus Of well-trained voices.
The cast Is good one, proficient in
the characters assumed. Elaborately
staged with mechanical, electrical
and scenic effects. Richly and appro-
priately costumed.
Barney Gilmore, the natural singing
Irish actor, as Bob Daley in A
Rocky Road TO Dublin" by Daniel L.
Hart, author Of 1.-THE Parish Priest"
and other successes, will be the offer.
ing at the Lyoeum next Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday. No other dram
atist who has ever written for the
American stage has quite shown the
knowledge Of that peculiar type that
lies on the other side OF the footlights
that Mr.. Hart does, particularly in
=" A Rocky Road TO Dublin. " The
lines are brilliant, and most Of them
have heart-eating quality that lives
long after one has witnessed the per-
formance. The play is beautifully
mounted and acted throughout. A
strong feature is Mr. Gilmore's harp
solos and new songs and dances.
The management Of "Mr. Dooley. e"
which comes to the Lyceum Thursday,
Friday and Saturday Of next week,
takes great pleasure II announcing for
this seasons edition an entirely new
production as regards scenery and COS
tunes, as we'll as company conspiou-
GUS for the merit % its individual per-
formers, and for its chorus, which ia
composed OF twenty-five Of the most
beautiful young women In the theatri-
cal professor. A number Of the latest
and best novelties in the specially line
are introduced and the musical fea.
lures will include the rendition Of all
the popular song features Of the day.
Included in the roster are Paul Quinn,
j. A. Mitchell, Marie Richmond,
M. Pike and Hayes and Wynne.
Following Mr.. Henri De Vreis, the
eminent Dutch actor, who presented
to New York audiences recently a
complete dramatic story in which he
impersonated seven characters-a num-
ber Of similar offerings have been
shown. In each one the story has
been dramatic, tragedy il fact, and
the characters represented by the star
have been witnesses at formal in
vestigation Of the crime. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gardner Crane present at the
Garrick next week an act which, while
similar in the one fact Of each making
several distinct changes Of character,
differs entirely from it's predecessors
in that the motive and characters are
all comedy. Nevertheless the playlet
Is kept legitimate and each incident is
possible and even the probable out
come OF the original occurrence. Mr..
and Mrs. Crane represent six oharao-
ters eaoh-charaoters taken from sew
erul walks in life and of several ma
tionalities. The scene is laid In a
seashore hotel at midnight-Mrs.
Smythe, a guest, has lost a diamond
necklace of great value. As each sus-
pect appears let the Sherlock
Holmes instinct OF each auditor
endeavor to unravel the mystery. Mr..
and Mrs. Crane are assisted by three
capable players. Hines & Remington,
The Hurzog- -Camaras Sisters and
others make up strong bill for next
week.
The Washburn and D'Alma trained
animal shows, the newest and best of
the big tented amusement enterprises.
will pay its first visit to Wilmington
on May 1st, I'd and Sd and will ex-
hibit on the Eighth and Lombard
streets grounds, afternoon and even
ing, rain or shine. Housed under
mammoth waterproof tents which DEFY
the elements, no storm is too severe to
spoil the entertainment, and with a
new and perfect system of ventilation.
no day Is too hot TO prevent its being
cool and comfortable under the can
vas. There are hundreds of animals
OF all sorts and sizes with this show.
and the performance is a constant
source Of wonder and delight. Ladies
and children, in particular, find the
entertainment delightfully."- interesting.
and every care is taken for their COM
fort and convenience. There are none
Of the disagreeable features sometimes
so noticeable with other big shows,
and there is no lady or child who may
not attend in perfect safety and com
fort. Washburn and D'Alma pride
themselves particularly on their pa
rade, which will pass through the
main streets on the morning of the
day of exhibition, and no one should
tail to miss this interesting and novel
pageant. In this parade are shown
the smallest horses in the world, the
smallest herd Of baby elephants in
captivity, the finest draft horses, the
greatest array Of dogs and monkeys,
many cages of rare animals, and many
new and novel features.