Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-09
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"LURE or ALAsKA"-ruE PLAYHOUSE.
There is quiet humor which DIR.
Leonard $. Sugden gives throughout his
lecture, ''Thc Lure of Alaska, which he
will give at The Playhouse, where he will
present his marvellous natural-colored
motion pictures the last three days OF
this week From the time the doctor
starts to show his pictures until his
audience lea yes, there are roars of laughter
he never lets his subject be serious too
long When he is thrilling his hearers
with his vivid account of his many trips
through the dangerous White Horse
Rapids OF the Yukon River-rapids IN
which one spill would mean death--and
through which he has made 4t0 odd trips
as government pilot-Dr. Sugden Inno-
Gently tells how most men on starting the
trip put chew of tobacco In their mouth
to help teady their nerves. At one point
in the pictures the frail craft is seen TO
give mighty heave and is smothered IN
spume and foam, and as IL does SO the
doctor casually remarks. This IS where
these men usually swallow their chew.
His one pet reference-and it never iails
to get a laughs TO the use OF iurs IN
Boston, New York, Philadelphia and other
cities in the States in the summertime,
when inAlaska they are not used to great
extent even In winter.
CLEVER BILL AT THE GARRICK.
The comedy and music on the bill at
the Garrick Theatre appealed TO the
patrons who saw and heard the show last
night. and the repeated applause showed
that it made quite hit. Florrie Miller
ship. "Skects' Gallagher and their
company gave a good account OF them
selves in "The Girl and the Magazine.
an elaborate musical comedy, IN which
there is plenty of good music and lots of
rolhcking comedy The same was true
of Julia Redmond 4 Co, who presented
IThe Critic and the Girl, very lively
comedy sketch. in which an actress who is
seeking newspaper notorlety keeps a
newspaper editor in hot water, particularly
in view of the fact that the latter has n
wife and she insists on appearing on the
scene Porcelain, an artistic classic
was presented by Mara Lou & Co,
who are real artists. An interesting
vocal and instrumental act was presented
by Marasolva and her company of
Serbians. all OF whom are talented.
Mime Marasolva urged everybody TO
buy Liberty Bonds. Stone and MacAvoy,
singing comedians, are very good. both
with their songs and their comedy. \
gymnastic novelty was given by the two
Crawfords, who are not only skilled in
gymnastics, but are lively comedians as
well. Bonnie GAYLORD and Ivan Lancton,
blaCkface girls. are good singers, dancers
and condolences. The war pictures
presented by the Pathe Weekly were
unusually timely and interesting, showing
the activities of the war.
ENID BENNETT AT THE QUEEN
Pretty Enid Bennett fits from the
sublime to the ridiculous at least in
the titles Of her photoplavS When
she made her appearance AT the Queen in
her first photoplay some weeks ago the
Offering was called This Keys of the
Righteous Yesterday she made her
appearance at this theatre in her newest
plav entitled Naughty y Naughty" There
is something in a name too. in both eases.
and Naughty Naughty" is quite as
intriguing as the name indicates-al-
though not the comic opera sort OF thing
one might expect
DOUBLE FEATURE AT MAJESTIC.
Patrons of the Majestic were again
presented with a splendid double feature
attraction. For real delightful enter
tainment this one is a winner. Mabel
Normand made her appearance in her
newest plav entitled ''The Floor Below
While there Is nothing in the picture TO
suggest this title nevertheless II Is 3
ratthng good picture There isn't dull
moment in this new Goldwyn offering from
the beginning 20 the very delightful finish.
One OF those 100 per cent comedies. the
newest Of Mack Sennett's creations al