Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-28
ADJUSTMENTS A

| OTIS Skinner mas Crcateu inoS' Pic,
| turrsl,lc character IN Mister Antonio,
the Booth darlington comedy IN which he
| will ~, seen nj The Playhouse tonight
only. II il that OF Tony Camaradonio.
| bur,iy.pursIy man. optiuist and philoso-
| pher. Tony grows quite poetic when he
describes the dance OF the rose petals
| Hen, IN what he saws: "Iset me tell vou :
keen one icctla flower stan in de winter.
| Sometime some rose fall to piece maybe
! dc rose leaf dev lie on my counter, and
sombody come in, open dat door, and de
| win she blow dem roselcaf on my counter
| --poofl up in dc air-lnake rain Of rose
| lcaf-Miss June Ramsey, dat rpselcaf
| rain is wot de 'urdv-gurdy man sec wen
| e look at you'll Ten once | turn aroun
an wair ia Miss June Ramsey PITT
| Like dat she ron away an ] wait an |
wait, an me play An me play but she don
| come back she dance no more. Well,
! got sonnet ing queer IN my lnsldes, like
somebody is my boss-l can't do wot !
wan do; got do wot e gay J do Las
night | wan to go TO siecp--Nol Dat
boss inside me keep me awake; e
make picture o NIiss June Ramsey al
night long, BY Gollf say !, j like 60
sleep some time BY GoAf e SAY,
You don'l You goin watch dat girl dance
tikf GpSSltAi III uC 5tl All q WA stft
battle, dat bcega boss don sleep till
daylight. All my life am like dat; II
see some cloud, maybe, w en- de sun rise
If / see some primrose open wen de sun
set--if 60 in da' top gallery in de Metro
I,olitan Opera House in New York an
dey sing La Boheme, Tcsca, Carmen,
Madame Butterfy-ail night gotta lie
awake, an so, las night de same--N1ss
June Ramsey she dance Antonio Cam
| aradonio, c mus lie awake"
GUY BATES rosr In ''rHn MAsouERsDER."
Richard Walton Tully, the producer,
| and Guy Bates Post, the actor, are linked
| in the minds Of the public as men who
can DC relied upon to bring the unusual to
| our stage. Their association began with
! The Bird OF Paradise" it was empha-
sized by Omar, the Tentmaker." Now
they come with a new offering which
| gives promise Of revealing a new light on
| the talent of Mr.. T,Illy rs producer and
| stag director and Mr.. Post as an actor.
The play is called The Masquerader. y
| II is dramatic version of the book Of like
| title written by Katherine Cecil Thurs
ton The acting version by John Hunter
| Booth will he presented at The Play
| house Wednesday, January 30, afternoon
and night, cois.Ing direct from six months
| run on broadway.
JoHN DREW AND MARGAsET ELLINGTON.
The current dramatic season will offer
| no more interesting continuation than
that of John Drew and Margaret Ellington
who will appear in The GAY Lord tluex,
at The pla, house on February ! and ?
Nith a matinee on Saturday.
THE BLACK LIST"
To give the Zig crowds that have q
holiday pleasing entertainment the Ma
jestic has secured SIS its main attraction
for today Blanche Sweet in The Elach
List" one of the most notable Parau ount
productions of the past wear, which hac
such a sensational engagement at tins
theatre some months ago. There hav,
been many requests from labor organiza-
ton for another showing OF this picture
and the management has been allie to
secure this attraction only after con.
siderable effort. blanche Sweet, rs Fers
Maruff, Il school teacher In a small
mining town, portrays the role with great
skill and ability and always carries the
sympathy OF her audience.
''CUPIps ROUNDUP"
The extremely interesting announce
ment Is rnade that the management al
the Queen has secured a special attrac-
ton for today. that will give delightful
entertainment To the Zig crowds seeking
pleasing recreation. The newest William
Fox production, "Cupid's Roundup" is
the attraction ard will bc shown to-
day only
The hero OF this play Tom Nix, Is
the new William Fox star, who is one
of the great favorites OF the screen. Al
the hesd of fine company and with 8
rilliant red flooded drama, one cannot
imagine anything SO likely 10 give good
entertainment.
"rHE WHIP"
''The Whip the supreme offerire
OF hlmdom, is coming to the Nictoria
Theatre this week 20 charm, delight
and thrill the patrons ol this show house
with its thrilling story, its splendid char.
! acterizations, It's truly wonderful pho
tography and ito sensationaly magnif
cent scenic effects 1.-The Whip i.
easily the world biggest motion picture
One scene alone, that OF the great trair
wreck, was staged at an enormous expens,
merely for this Offering. And it is tn,
biggest and best train wreck yet seer
in the motion pictures. An automotilt
race and wreck that is so vivid as e
hold the spectators gasping is anothe
big feat ure
COMEDY AT THE GARhICE
| Comedy is the prominent feature Of tn
bill at the Garrick Theatre this week, an'
some Of the offerings are PARTICULAR
elaborate. One Of these is ''Sallys Visit,
rural playlet, into which a lot Of ele
ments enter in addition 10 comedy. TIL
company, which comprises ten fun maker
and features "Rube" Smith and Grac
Inman, is composed Of comedians, singer
and dsncers, and as the scene Of the actio
is on farm. the result can he imagined
Moss Babb, Wilmington boy. ls also o
the bill, being a member Of the Cooke
! Rothert team, as are also the following
Charles Bensee and Florence Baird, i
Scotch and American songs; Harr
Howard's trained ponies; Murphy. Va
and Kenyon. in songs and dances; Fugen
West and his company in "p hen Wome
Wink; Jim Mclaughlin and Blsnch
1 Exrays in StGtnur.oh;r IN shu Rn.r,orys,