Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-02
ADJUSTMENTS
"oH. IooH," AT THE PLAYHOUSE.

"Oh, Look the clever musical com
ody which has delighted 30 many people
Mt The Playhouse this week, will close
it's Wilmington engagement this evening
and will go direct 10 New York, whero II
will open the new Vanderbilt Theatre.
ooh Look is one Of the brightest, most.
tuneful and cleverest musical comedies
ever in Wilmington
ALMA TELL ACTED ron cows AND Pfds.
Where now her audiences arc composed
of adniring and enthusiastic repre-
sentatlves of the twentieth century,
Miea Alma Tell leading woman IN the
MeBsfs Shubert'a production Of Frederic
and Fanny lIaiton's four-act satire on
the movies, The SQUAD Farm" at The
PLAYHOUSE Tuesday and Wednesday,
nee acted to dumb aud napprcciat ve
audience of bor grandfathers cows and
pigs ON his Irish estate Miss Tell was
born in New York City. but her early
education was obtained in London, and
still later in life she attended = school of
elocution in Dublin. Will sh WAS living
at Castle Strange, her grandfather
estate in Ireland
''THr Wild DUCK.
Like many other PLAYS by Henrik
Ihaen "The Wild Duck. IN which Mine
Nazirnova will appear at The Playhouse
for three DAYS. beginning Thursday even
ing March T. under direction 81 Arthur
IIopkna. presents a dramatic story as
well ms an interesting hlt Cf sYmbolipm
Old Nerle. whose son tiregcrs has re-
turned home after m absence Of - years,
is n thorough-goinK elderly rascal, who
among other rascaiitlos has in the past
palmcd off shady busin' ss transaction
upon one of his men. Ikdul, wlo served
n prison term IN consequence fknal :
son, Hialrnar. was n hoyhnod fucnd oi
t'reFer and upon his return to hls iather
house, Gregcfs includes Uialmar IN
dinner given bv old Werle. and seeks to
renew his friendship All night per
formances viii begin at 3l5 o'clock
oLp LAnT ~
There IS no such thing aq age. says
Miss Emma Dunn, who comes 70 The
Playhouse March ~ ~ and b. IN odd
Lady II II ought TO know because
for the last eight years | havo done Moth
ing bu play old paris u Yon make age
beautiful, II IS youthful We invariably
think of our mothers when age Is men-
toned our mothers are. most 81 them,
So far along IN wears that, although
| dislike tho word aq ordinarily used, we
| may call them old But DO VIZ think
| Of them as old OF course not II
never occurs to any ono If us Tint our
| mother Is an old woman
Strict FtKiHs or THE F.RTAsT
Travellers through the Tar East arc
| familiar with the types of street enter
| tanners or fakirs famous throughout
| the orient LYMAN II Howe, whnee
| Travel Festival comes to The Playhouse
| on March - and % has caught one ~
4 - r,Ftf FaVt ttgsF
| tanner of Canton. an old Chunaman
| spccializes IN the gentle art q smash
| ing rocks with his head
ELABORATE MUSICAL COMEDY At GsnRtcK
George Choos elaborate musical com
| edy. ooh. That Melody, features the
| hrll M the Garrick Theatre next week
| There arc 20 clever people N the east
mud tho stage setting IS magnii cent
~ mysterious talking tea kettle is also
| on he blll THIS is d decidedly mysterious
offering from India, savorng q the
black art Tho bill y exceptionally
good, including. also the following acts
Allen and Howard real comedians Earle
and sunshine IN To-day and Yesterday
Frank Dohson, in modern eccentrIcities,
the kIeist sisters and Golden. N songs,
dances and comedy, the Bcimonta, com
edy acrobats and the Paihc war plrturcs,
which alwavq have something ncw and
interesting
son on pEMoCRACY At QUEEN
Probably no other motion picture ever
has been so highly praised and favorably
discussed as Benjamin Cbapins The
son Of Democracy, presented by Para
mount, which will begin lts run 1t the
Queen Theatre on Monday and tuesday
DOUBLE FEATURE ST MAJESTIC.
4 double feature shows for ne last
time today At the Majestic Theatre
Elsie Ferguson is the star in = powerful
drarna entitled Song Of Songs. adapted
from the stage play She does splendid
work The comedy attraction is the
newest Mack Scnnett feature, entitled
1t Pays to Exercise.