Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-13
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rHEpA pARA IN LEoPATRA ''-PIA YHousE

"Cleopatrn," the elaborate spectacular
photoplay, featuring Thcda Bara which
Is the attraction ut The Playhouse all
this week, is proving ono Of the most
popular attractions of the season. On
Monday il was impossible to aceommo-
date all who wanted to attend, but as il
will be repeated every afternoon and
evening the rest of the week, starting
today, there will be no occasion for any
body to be disappointed. In Cleo
patra" Mrs Rara is Mt her best, and her
wonderful eyes ARE brought into play,
with telling effect, hundreds OF times
during the two hours and "A quarter of the
show. The scenic establishment is won
derful, thousands of dollars having been
spent on il. Miss Bara wears so different
dresses during the play, and most of them
are wonderful creations.
"vERY GOOD EDDIE
every Good Eddie" will appear Mt
The Playhouse all next week, with mat
inecs Monday, Wednesday and Satur-
day. The show comes here after achiev-
ing run of thirteen months in New
York and four months in Philadelphia,
and il brings good cast VERY Good
Eddie is even now PLAYING return On
gagernent in New York, where it ia meet
ing with the same degree of success "a on
its first appearance and il will come here
direct from the metropolis. Among the
Broadway singers, dancers, md farceurs
who participate in the performance are
Dave Ferguson, Allen kearns, Harry
Meyers, Jane Evans, Florence Earle,
Theodora Wariield. Levinia Winn, Harry
Linkey, Jean DeBriac, Elaine Ford,
Ralph O'Brien and the swagger fashion
chorus II will play Mt popular prices.
EMMA DUNN IN "oLD LADY 81
The natural feelings of a superannuated
sea captain relegated in his impecunious
helplessness to an old. ladies' home with
no other companionahip than that of
thirty solicitous old ladies provide most
of the fun tn be found in Rachel Crothers'
new comedy "Old Lady 81 which comes
10 The Playhouse March H. II and IL
with Emma Dunn rs the staI. Miss
Dunn role il that of the captains wife,
Angy, a gentle exponent of the phllosophies
of love and thanbfulness and string
pulling Bunty of older growth
RoILICKING COMEDY AT THE ahHHICK.
Jack G. Claire and Al Stern are making
a big hit Mt the Garrick Theatre this
week in Hello Japan" George Choos'
musical Offering which is one of the fea-
lures Of the bill. Both are real comedians
and in this act, which In n comic operetta
in two scenes, they have an appropriate
vehicle in which to make use Of their
talents The action starts ON boat
bound for Japan and concludes in the
latter country, with all of the appropriate
scenic embelishment There is chorus
Of pretty girls, who sing and dance and
do lot of other interesting things They
appear in stunning costumes Several
appropriate musical numbers are intro
duced
MARY prCKroRp AT THE QUEEN.
This is anniversary week NJ the Queen
Wilmington's finest theatre. devoted to
showing highest class photoplays The
principal attraction is Mary Plckford
in her newest Aircraft production, Stella
Naris. from the novel Of the Same name
by William J. Locke In her initial
appearance in this picture ut this theatre
on Monday the star proved concllRiyely
that not only IS she the greatest deliueator
Of child roles but that she has no superior
IN the interpretations of the moro dramatic
roles Not unlike "Reaccrt Of Sunny
brook Farm" Mary PIckforl Is called
upon To present another unique and
distinctly individual character. From
a standpoint of artistry, Stella MARS
outclasscs any of Mary Pickford's sue
ccsses
When Geraldine Farrar begins her
engagement in "The Devil Stone" Mt the
Majestic today she will have MS n vehicle
story Of unusual interest. considerably
different from anyof the former photoplays
.t.ht. t.sh Gea hos htta
far appeared. Cecil h. Dcmllc, who
staged this Farrar vehicle, produced the
picture from n story Of weird fascination
especially written for the star. Miss
Farrar creates the role OF simple Breton
fisherwoman, removed after the early
part of the story to America, rs the wife
of an INSCRIPTIONS millionaire owner of
the fisheries, Silas Martin.
THE MAD LOVER AT THE VICTORIA.
With n plot that rivals any in origi-
nality of plan and depth of thought
and Miss Elaine Hammerstein and
Robert Warwick IN the leading roles
The Mad Lover" now shown at the
Victoria Theatre, promises to be the
chit of the season among local movie
fans During the very first day OF its
exhibition at the Victoria the manage
ment had considerable difficulty IN ae-
commodating the eager photoplay enthu-
siasts who waited in long line before
gaining access to the theatre. The
will show the picture for the
of this week.
IN BAD AT THE SAVOY.
William RUSSELL the clever young
actor who prides himself more ON his
recent trap shooting victory at Santa
Barbara than on his success in the picture
drama, exhibits some new and startling
athletic features in his latest American
Mutual production, In Bad, the at
traction ut the Savoy Theatre for today
only. The story has to do with the
adventures of young "Monte" Harrison,
an uptown New York live wire, who
hates society and refuses to meet the