Evening journal., 1907-09-27

There is unlNeraal interest az tA4a N.Nie
in the dolngs and customs OF the West
and it is expected that a good house VIII
greet the rise OF the curtain on "The Lost
TRAN" at the Grand opera House this
evening.
Joseph santley Is to present his new
play. BILLY the KID" at the Lyceum
September 30. October ! and 3 All Of the
scenes of the play. which IS a well writ.
ten melodrama. are laid in New Mexico
and the settings which are shown in the
four acts are reported TO be handsome IS
well as typical of the localities which
they represent. The part Of the hero, Billy.
Is said TO iii young Santley most admir-
ably and the story told by the play an in
teresting one.
An artistic performance Is the special
recommendation OF the press throughout
the country OF Joseph and William W
nersons production Of the comedy. THE
Rivals" The play has w.thstood the raw
ages OF ages. II Is so thoroughly laugh-
able. so absolutely clean and pure In its
motive. that there is not even a sugges-
tion that would offend the most fastid.ous.
'The Rivals" comes TO the Grand Opera
House on Wednesday evening. October
Volumes have been written OF Genera
/ Custer's desperate struggle, but now
comes a play based On the history OF
Clusters Last stand" At the Lyceum
commencing October B. will be- seen "Cus.
ter's Last Fight" by Hal Reid. Amonl
the features in the play viii be a bant
Of full-Dlooded Indians with their dog
and war ponies The cowboys. scouts ant
horses were secured through the courtes
Colonel Gordon w. Lille Pavnee
Bm)
The show at the Garrick this week
continues 70 attract large audiences
Pauline Halls first appearance in
vaudeville in Wilmington has been a
good drawing card
Charles Block and the Mansfield
Company Of players are TO come to the
Garrick next week
sam s. and Lee Shuhert announce their
production OF Boulah NJ. Dix and Evelyn
G. sutherland's comedy Of fantasy. "The
Road TO Yesterday" which was a success
on Broadway during the past theatrica
season. The management announces tina
the original company which played 9Th
Road to Yesterday" 27s times IN Nel
York. will present the play here at tn
Grand Opera House on Thursday evening
October 3. The company is headed by Min
ME Dupee and includes White Whittlesss
Eleanor Moretti, Esther Lyon, Rober
Dempster. Charles Clarey. Josephine Flor
ence Sheppard, Willis S. Martin, Juli
Blanc. F. owen Baxter. Charles H. West
selmar Roman and +. X. Brown.
Rehearsals OF 1.-THE step-sisters. the
new play by Charles Klein. which Charles
Dillingham; is to put on at the Grand
Opera House Saturday. October 5. indicate
that here is to be found a satlsfactor
comedy drama. Mr.. Klein has given the
| preparation Of the play his untiring atten-
tion. and no stage manager at rehearsal'
could have been more insistent than h,
in bringing out tho strong points Some
thing OF the efforts to give THE step-sis-
ter the most intelligent Interpretation is
shown IN the personnel OF the cast Grace
Flkins. Dorothy Dorr. Chrystal Herne
Mathilde Cottrelly Anna Johnston, Ger
, trude Doremus and Helen Graham among
! the women. and Frederic De Bellivnle
! Bruce McRae. Ralph Delmore. William
} Sampson and John Fndlay among tn,
men, form an attractive promise OF stron
work.