Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-07
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YESTERDAY after a dress rehearsal Of
'TThc Wild Duck which Will open, with
Mime NazlmOva under direction nt
Arthur Hopkins al The PLAYHOUSE tonight
for 3 brief engagement of four pcrtorn-
ances. the company left New York for
" Wilmington. IN time for rehearsal IT The
PlavhouSc which haS been selected bY
Mr. Hopkins as the hest equipped theatre
Tor his openings outside of New York.
Tins is ot c~pcria interest since The
Wild PUCK Is to have nu other perform
anccs tins wear except those IN Mir Hop
klnS' own theatre the Plymouth in New
York. where The Wild Duck is 10 be
the first ut a series Of lhsen plays t. be
directed hH Mr. Hopkins this spring
Several members OF the company support
Ing Nine \azlmova, are already warm
favortes in Wilmington especially Lionel
Atwill who Was recently seen at The
Playhouse in ''The lndestructibIc Wife,
which closed in New ork after a brief
r7In. releasing Mr. Atwiil for the humorous
role Of Hjalmar Ekdal in The Wild
Duck Another wcll-known player Is
Edward Connolly, who has been absent
from the stage for several years, but was
laughable rs Old Nick IN 4 Good Little
Devil, Some years ago Harry Mcstayer
is to play the role of Gregers Wcrle, who
induces the young girl, iedvig .piaycd by
Nine Nazimoval 10 sacrifice her pet. the
wild duck, IN order 10 regain her father
love-
EMMA DUNN ~ OLD LADY 81"
The natural feelings OF superannuatcd
sea captain reIcgated in his impccunious
helplessness to an old ladies home, with
no other companionship than that Of
thirty solicitious old ladies, provide most
Of the fun to be found in Rachel Crothers
new comedy old Lady 81, which comes
to The Playhouse March H. II and -
Miss Dunn role is that Of the captain
wife, Angy, gentle exponent of the
PHILOSOPHERS Of love and thankfulness and
q string-pulling Bunty Of older growth
Besides Abe, the Captain: Samuel Darby,
his old sea-going crony: Mike, the man Of
all work and the two dreaming young
lovers. the other characters are all ladies
OF the homt; meager spinsters, com
planning widows, Jolly plump women and
other types, all of them exceedingly well
played.
GENERAL POST
General Post. new comedy Of love
and laughter. by J T. Harold Terry,
comes to The Playhouse March Is and 1G,
direct from q successful season at the
Gaiety Theatre, New York under the
management Of Charles Dillingham; II
presents William CouTtcnay and Thomas
A. Wise in two Of the most congenial roles
these distinguished stars have essaycd
HowE's TRAVEL FESTIVAL
One Of the most unusual railroad trips
ever filmed is an interesting feature Of
Lyman ii H0we's latest Travel Festival
to be presented at The Playhouse on
March % and % This trip takes specta-
tors amid the snow-capped peaks of the
Yukon country on the government rail
road, leading across glaciers and glacier
torrents.
MUSICAL COMEDY At TIE CARRIER
Goldie Collins, Ted Wilde George
Gould and host Of other clever musical
comedy stars are going over the top"
at the Garrlck Theatre this week in ooh
That Melody" which is being presented
under the direction Of George Choos
'Oh That Melody" is a very funny and
tuneful musical comedy, which has lot
of features The company, which num-
bcrs 10, is really extraordinary and they
are furnishing q sort of entertainment
that keeps the audience Interested from
start TO finish The songs are catchy and
up to date, and the singers put a lot Of
vim into them. The stage setting and
costumes are elaborate and the chorus Is
composed Of handsome girls, all Of whom
are good singers. 1t is ono Of the best OF
the many ChooS offerings that have visited