Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-06
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THE WILD DUN hI ibr TIM thpbehs
In the forthcoming production Of
Ibsen's "1'he Wild Duck, in which
Arthur Hopkins will present Mime. Nazi-
nova at The Playhouse for brief engage
ment Of three DAYS, beginning Thursday
evening. the comcaIly coneeited character
of Hinlrnar Ekdal will be played by Lionel
Atwil, who is already favorltc with vii
minpton audiences Mr. Atwill, after
having forsaken architecture IN England,
became identified with many noteworthy
productions in London and the provinces.
His first important roll was that Of DIR
Rank ina Doll House but II was wIthhis
engagement to play Arthur Preece in
''Micstones" TINT his interest in America
may be dated The great success of
"Milestones" in England induced Arthur
Vernon to produce the play in America.
During Mr. Vernons stay in this country
"Thc Poor Little Rich Girl, one of
Arthur Hopkins early productions, WINS
being produced and achieved place
among the hig hits of the season.
OLD LADY 81
"Old Lady 81" Rachel Crothers'
dramatization Of Louise Forsslund's novel,
which comes To The Playhouse March II,
IL and IL with Emma Dunn as the star,
is n gem of the first water The atmos-
phere Of the play IS typically Now Eng
land and the costumes and settings are
all true types. but the Characterization,
showing the human heart as the very same
Whatever the agc or the period is the
special feature of the production.
'GENrHtL rosr
March II nnd 10. with Saturday n,atl-
nee. genial Tom Wise prince Of American
character comedians. and William C0ur-
tenav. most plausible and charming of
idols. will appear NJ The Playhouse rs CO.
stars in rarely delightful comedy,
General Post produrcd under the
management of Charles Dillingham;
cHINFeE rtsH
One of the odd things pictured ~ Lyman
II Howc's Iruvcl Festival winch comes
60 The Playhouse on March y and - :
the trained cormorant which catches fish
Tor its owner
CLEVER ILLUSIONS At THE GARnicK
Avdalaq Of Agra. m exceptionally clever
illusionist. who - appearing NJ the Gmriek
Theatre this week. IS making a big ht
with his acts of mystery particularly with
the talking ton kettle. wblrh answers
questions Just thc Same ns Il # were q
human being These frlrks. which arc
brought from tho far East are nov mud
quite novel here ~ matter of faei Inc
talking ten kettle is considered the fpTt
startling novolfv III vaudeville Iho ~
gician also Inns the faculty ~ bong attic
to make material objects appear and dis
appear nj will to make something ont ot
mt hing and do q lot ~ other apparently
impossible thinRe IIia work Is stiIdv
that anyhodv will be interested ~ and I Int
1 .,,.-I,a.I, IL - II ~
n company. including charming Young
woman
WILLIAM $. HARr Ar rHr QUEEN
William S lIatts latest Tiuc Bla1cs
Rawdcn Will bc the MAN attraction
At the Queen for four dnys. beginning
today The good bad man leaves his
suul rcru, his chap and hls vcst behlnd
dona the hob nailed boots md the out
ht If tho lumhcrJaek and goes mt" The
northwest Its something different aud
presents 1911 ~ = role that rings With IN
tcre4i throughout the run of tins plcinre
| In the supporting cast are accn Maud
| George and Robert Gordon THIS pro
| dtictlnn was directed by Mr. lIart hum
self. under the supervision 81 Thomas IT..
| Incc
sEssuE IIsiAkAWA Ar THE MAIE7Fle
At the Majestic Theatre today and
tomorrow. Scssuc Hlayakawa appears
NJ star IN hls latest Paramount play,
Hidden Pearls from the story by
| Bculah Marie Dix. his ls without
| exception the best work that the japanese
| actor has done since he became star.
| Most of the scenes for the picture Wcre
| taken in the Ilawaiian Islands, III fact
all of the cxteriors and nearly al the
scenes are exterior, were taken with the
beautiful land 81 ilawail as a background
In the supporting cast with Alr HaNa-
kawa are seen Margaret Looms. Iheo-
dorc Roberts. James CrIze Noah Beert
John Burton. Florence Nidor. Jack lloit
and Henry t. Woodward
FLORENCE REFp At rHE SletoRis
Those who have seen Miss Florence
Reed IN New York, when she was seen
at the Victoria IN that masterpiece. vii
appreciate the opportunities Tor good
| acting that Is offered IN TO-DAY. her
/ latest film which attracted large and ap-
| prcciative audiences at the Victoria dur
| ing the past two days Is the name OF
| the play we'll indicates, there Il j vita
| problem of today portrayed IN the mosi
/ vivid c0Iors and the most thrilling CT
/ cIImstanceS. and with Florence Reed II
! the leading role. interpreting the prob
| lem, there Is undoubtedly much to bo
learned from the play,
KITTY GORDON AT THE sAvor.
"Thc Wasp, featuring Miss Kitty
! Gordon. a World-Picture. Brady-madc.
| = ~. nttracti,n al tho savoy Tbaat r..