Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-01
AMUSEMENTo ,

"oH LOOK" PLEAsEs PLAYHOUSE PATRONS.
| ''Oh Look, the clever musical comedy
which is appearing at The Playhouse all
I, this week, is winning new laurels with each
| performance. The show goes from here
| direct to the new Vanderbilt Theatre in
| New York, which it will open, and where
| IL is expected to continue for months.
| Wilmington is fortunate in having secured
| this attraction ahead of New York and
! other large cities. 1t is clever comedy,
| with splendid lines and catchy music. The
! attraction will have the usual Saturday
matinee and there will be performances
each evening.
THE WILD DUCK"
Arthur Hopkins has announced the
| supporting cast for Nine. ALA Nazlmova
/ in "The Wild Duck by Henrik Ibscn;
| which will be presented at The Playhouse
! Thursday evening, March Z. and will have
| four performances in Wilmington prior to
! production at the Plymouth Mr.. Hop
| kins own theatre in New York The
| Wild Duck" gives to Nine. Nazimova n
| role quite unlike any of her previous
| characterizations, in Hedvig, the youn =.
| girl, who has thrust upon her all the
| querulous complaints of her supposed
| father. At last she is inspired TO sacrifice
| her dearest possession, n wild duck, lamed
| by the hunters, in the hope OF regalning
! her fathers love. The character is one of
| the most lovabe ever created by lhsen,
and shares the name IIedvig, with the
J dramatist's beloved sister, who SYM
/ pathizcd with the childish dreams of her
| brother, who was TO become one OF the
worlds greatest writers. The role Of
| Hjalmar Ekdal is to be assumed by Lionel
Afwti1 Io ,x-Olt L NOUN, EpuItsb
| His wife. Gina, is To be characterized by
| Amy Naness, while the slmpe-minded
elder Ekdal has been given to Edward
! Connolly.
THE SQUAD FARM
| One of the big scenes IN the Frederic
| and Fanny ilatton comedy, "Thc Squah
| Farm, that the Mcssrs Lee and J. J.
| Shubert will present at The Playhouse
, for two days Tuesday and Wednesday
| March and q, is the actual taking Of
| moving picture on the stage. In order
| that the scene will be one Of realism and
| accuracy, George Foster Platt, leading
and well-known moving picture director
| for many years with One of the largest
| producing firms in Southern California
was brought To New York to direct and
stage the play.
'oLD LADY 81 +"
The Washington Star SAYS OF Emma
Dunn, At The Play house. March II. u
| and l3: The week engagement Of old
| Lady 81" opened at the Bclasco Theatre
last night The plot Of the play is slight
a glimpse Of situation and sign OF sen
timent like the aroma Of old rose leaves
The story of the play that is. the
history of it's struggle into fame is
this: Faith in the element Of popular
| taste that appreciates play that
studies the human heart instead Of the
| human anatomy led 70 a dramati7ation
| Of louise ForSSlands ! novel The quaint
idea Of intruding man into an
old ladies home provided q theme Of
merriment The picture Of atfcctionatc
sacrifice which made the old sea cap
tain willing to accept such shelter
rather than be separated from the
partner of his life's hopes and lisap-
pointmentS makes the study one Of cx-
quisite pathcs The play was produced