Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-20
ADJUSTMENTS.
pumogT's MINsTRrIs At THE dARnrcK

DUMOsT's MIEsTREIG At THE GARHrcK.
Frank Dumont and his famous minstrnls
troupe will visit Wilmington next Friday
and Saturday, giving performances those
nights and Saturday afternoon ut the
Garrick Theatre They come direct from
their own theatre in Philadelphia, where
their splendid work is well known. Will
mington will witness the result Of their
latest and best efforts, including the two
big burlesques, Monkey Tarzan,' or
ape sand Baboons," and "Thc Hog Is
land clearinghouse; or, Comforte OF
No Mans Land The troupe will include
all of the favorites who have been making
Philadelphia laugh during the past season
and who are known the world over.
WHAT COULD THE POOR GIRL Dor
PLAYHOUSE.
Fresh from the facilc pen OF one OF
Americas foremost creators OF farclaI
fun. Mark Swan, comes What Could the
Poor Girl Do?", which will be the attrac-
ton nj The Playhouse five days beginning
tomorrow. George Broadhurst, noted
playwright-manager and director OF the
theatre bearing his name in New York,
is the sponsor for the new farce, which
means that it will be presented by an
exceptionally competent cast Playgoers
who reveed in Mr. Swans tParlor, Bed
room and Bath and She Walked IN Her
Sleep" will be moved to Joy by What
Could tho Poor Girl Do?' for the basic
idea is even more lidcroua than either nf
those The complications begin at the
very outset of the play. The company IS
brilliant, headed by Ernest Truck Of
VERY Good Eddie" and The Very
Idea fame. His associates include the
veteran w ! Ferguson, an eyewitness OF
the assassination Of President Lincoln by
Booth. Alphonse Either, Robert Ober,
Leila Frost, Janet Travers. Ethel Strck-
land, George Lessor, Gerald Prng and
John r Wilson
PARALTA PLAY At THE QUEEN
At the Queen Theatre Henry b. Wal
thail will be seen in n new Parata play
TODAY and tomorrow entitled, Hum
drum Brown Miss Mary Charleson
will be seen in the leading feminine role
The story IS shown in a stirring interest
ing manner. picturiZes the struggle for
freedom and success of man bound to
mediocre existence by chains Of misfor-
tunes making which he IS pownrless to
cast of Toto. the sensation Of the New
York Hippodrome for many years will bc
seen in his newest comedy entitled, His
Rusy Day" Wednesday. End Bennett
one of the screen g real pretty stars, will be
seen in a new Paramount picture, entitled.
"The Biggest Show on Earth
pouBLE FEATURE At MAJESTIC.
A double feature attraction - an
nounced by the Majestic Theatre for
the first half Of tho week beginning today
George Walsh, the William Fox human
dynamo. heads the dramatic feature
Brave and Cold ] hc story has = mile
a-mInute action and laugh and thrill ~
almost every second It IS adapted from
-Four Forty At Fort Penn, by Pcrley
Poore Sheehan The comedy feature oi
the program Is another Of those famous
Paramount Senncft comedies This new
ono is called The Battle Royal and its
trio Of stars. Bon Turpin, Polly Moran and
Charles Lynn guarantee fun.
VERNE 5 MAsTERPIECE At THE VICTORIA
As an adventure story, with he thrill
Of the pirate crew. and the call ot the
Wild and the sea, with the improbable
and impossible so combined with reality
that one can hardly determine where
truth begins and fiction ends Twenty
| Thousand Leagues [ tndcr the Sea which
| will he shown at the Victoria Theatre
| today, tomorrow and Wednesday is I
/ great success Indeed the pictures o
/ men and sharks and develfish and Who'll,
! gardens Of undersea life, hold and fas
| cinate and seem like a dream.