Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
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PLAYHOUSE.
George Rroadhurst and Mark Swan
have combined talents and RESOURCES To
provide entertainment for Wilmington
playgocrs, Ave days, beginning tonight,
when. "What Could the Poor Girl Do7"
will be tho attraction At The Playhouse
Mr. BroAdhurst appears in the capacity
of producer OF the play and Mr. Swan A
the author Both will be in the city TO
personally supervise the opening per
formances. For the Interpretation OF the
piece which Mr.. Swan is said 10 have
written with all his consummate skill Mr..
Broadhur-t has provided cast Of i'm
portanoe, nss,mbling players whose names
are thoroughly establishcd in the affeo-
tons OF thcatregoers Ernest Truck of
VERY Good Eddie" and "The Very Iden"
fame heads the spectacular cast, which
includes the veteran, w. ] Ferguson,
AIphonse Either Robert Ober, Leila
Frost. Janet Travers, Ethel Strickland
John =. Wilson. Gerald Pring and George
LeSoir. What Could tho Poor Girl Do7"
does lot Of things in addition to pro-
pounding and answering question
What it docs principally is 10 convulse the
spectator with merriment from the mo-
nent the curtain rises and to keep the
auditor in state of hllnrity until its
final fall
NOTABLE MINsTREts At THE GARRICK.
Some Of the most notable men in min
strelsy will be IN the famous Dmnont
troupe, which will be at the Garrick
Theatre next Friday and Saturday nights
and Saturday afternoon. including the
following fun makers, singers. dancers
aV,l t,.tc { tbo rlc.s I..rstap trha ri
Ice. Frank Burke. Billy Sheldon, Martin
Root. Joe Perry, James Tully, Haywood
Robinson, VIII 1.awrrnc,. Bonnie Frank
lin Billy Walsh, Tony Eorcelh, Joe War
den, Dick Lilly, Cass Abel, Bi lly Iudholx,
the Axtell Brothers and Major Casper
Novnk, the dimlnutivp comedian
ENID pESsrrr At THE QUEEN
A real circus, with all it's interesting
sdiuncts, is shown in the Thomas II lnoc
Paramount pho'oplay, The Biggest
Show on Earth. starring Enid Bennett,
which is the attraction at tho Queen today
and tomorrow Mr. lnoc rented the
Barnes circus entirely for this production
4 lot was engaged and he big top went
MP II was regular circus IN every
particular prepared solely for this PIC
ture When il appears before the public
in screen form. this story by Florence
Vincent will b. found 10 contain many
thrills and will perhaps afford Miss Bon
mott more opportunities to display her
rich talents AZ nm act ross than any of
her previous Paramount pictures ever
has done
EESStF HAYARAwA At THE MAJESTIC +
Sesssue Uavakawa. who appears at the
Majestic today and "Wednesday IN his
latest Paramount picture, The White
Mans Law. has an interesting career
Backed by a long record of brilliant
achievements as q motion picture actor,
Scs~,ie Havakawa. the famous Japanese
star in Paramount pictures, hhs n nation
wide following, won by artistic and pains
taking endeavor Mr. liayakawa IN
hcrited his histrionic powers from his
ancestors The comedy feature, 3 new
Sennett offering, ~ called The Battle
ROYAL" A trio Of stars have the chief
roles Ben TurpIn. the comedian With
the squint eyes, Charles Lynn and Polly
Moran make up the trio.
100, 900 LEAGUE" AT THE yICroRI.
900. 900 Leagues Under the Sea,
the master production. now shown at
the Victoria Theatre, Is undoubtedly
the big movie achievement of the age
IL depicts IN a way unparalleled IN The
history of the photoplay development
the possibilities Of the activities IN the
undersea world The submarine N the
picture brings home the terror 10 the
civilized world OF a ptilcss sea monster
After vessels have been attacked without
mercy in midsea, the United States sends
a boat in search of this beast OF the ocean.
II is during the Civil War. and the good
ship which carries these brave men IS
the Abraham Lincoln
Observation-Disclosures At SAVOY.
Francis y Bushman and Beverly
Bavnc. Nilmingtons favorite co-stars
will be seen at the Savoy Theatre today.
and tomorrow in one OF their best pictures
entitled, Cyclone Higgins, d d This
feature will set everyone talking for II
presents MIR. Bushman III an entirely new
role. one that calls for character acting as
we'll as comedy In thus tve-act screen
romance he plays the preacher Of q rlral
community, frankly character part.
Both he and Miss Bayne enter com
pletely into their roles as dwellers IN q
hamlet of the southern mountains.
Wilmington A. &. Wins.
Al MontPhanin ON Saturdap the