Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-03
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The ample feminine fascination of
The Wizard Of o., " coming to the
Grand Opera House on Friday, May
18th, is an important reason for the
plays great success. Not only is the
extravaganza alluring in its beauty
brigade, enchanting in its music.
gorgeous in its succession of stage
pictures, but its humor has the flavor
Of novelty that would alone insure the
success of the play. The life and soul
Of THE Wizard of o." are the Tin
Woodman and the Scarce row, most
original conceptions that provide pre-
cisely the right opportunity for gro
tesque characterizations. While these
characters are extravagant TO the last
degree their exponents are governed
throughout by sense of artistic
propriety. No two stage creations
have made the public laugh more
heartily than the Tin Woodman and
the Scarecrow Of Montgomery and
Stone. Their comic revels are simply
excruciating, and in their most fam
tastic frolics there is human element
which gives them Legitimacy. At the
mere sight OF the Scarecrow and the
Tin Woodman the audience rocks with
laughter. Montgomery and Stone are
sure annihilators Of the blues.
"The Funny Mr.. Dooley," which is
the offering at the Lyceum for the
next three days, starting tonight, will
he the ever bright and clever produc-
tion Of "Mr. Dooley, - twentieth
century extravaganza farce. So great
has been the success Of this musical
extravaganza, and so we'll known is
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to repeat il. IL has made millions
laugh, and during It's theatrical life
has given pleasure and amusement to
theatre -goers, their wives, mothers,
sisters and sweethearts. The present
production Of "Mr. Dooley" has been
edited and revised right up to date.
There is not a dull moment from the
rise Of the curtain until its final fall,
and the performance not only scin-
tillates with its bright, clever comedy
conceits and tuneful music, but is
adorned as we'll with scenery Of mag
nificence and costumes that are beau
tiful and glittering. The company
presenting Mr.. Dooley" has always
been notable for its general excel
lence. This year it will be better than
It ever hes been before, and will in
clude among its personnel many WELL
known artists. lt is also not amiss to
call attention to the chorus of pretty
girls, which is a feature
Every person who appreciates high
class vaudeville will find much that
is TO their liking in the show which
Manager Dockstader's play house offers
this week. In point of quality as
we'll as quantity it compares with the
best the house has presented at any
time this season, and it comes very
near beng one Of the most expensive
shows as we'll. Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner
Crane, the well-known legitimate
actors, make their first appearance
here in vaudeville in a protean farce,
" Everybody's Up" and it can with
truth be said that it is one Of the very
best acts Dockstader has ever presented
for local approval; and this is saying
great deal. Mr.. and Mrs. Crane
assume a variety of characters, and do
it with an ease and exactness which
can be acquired only by years Of ear
nest and conscientious work. There are
five people in the company, including
the Cranes. Vaudeville has seldom
presented anything more artistic or
more refreshing than this clever farce.
There are other features-every one
of them good-but the act of the
Cranes will stand out as the conspicu-
GUS number Of the entire programme.