Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-01
ADJUSTMENTS
Two PAIRS" At THE PLAYHOUSE.

Beatrice Terry, will be given at The
Playhouse, starting tonight, for a three
day engagement, with matinee Wcdnes-
day. Miss Terry is a niece of the famous
Ellen Terry and Fred Terry of London
stage fame. She is n pronounced English
type of young womanhood-a tall slender
medium blonde with quiet graceful
manners She is said to strikingly resem-
bic the descriptions in theatrical history
of her famous Aunt Ellen. when the latter
was at Miss Beatrice's present age, mile
stone. While her appearance in Whining
ton with the Two Pairs" Company, will
| he Miss Terry's first visit to this city,
| she is by no means II stranger in this
country, having made several important
| appearances in New York and on tour
with leading attractions. She first came
| to the United States four years ago
with Charles Hawtreys Company play
! ing an important role in The Man
From Blankey's." Since then she has
appeared in New York and on tour with
Ethel Barrymore in THE Twelve Pound
Look, and with James T. Powers in
Somebody's Luggage Miss Terry's
first appearance on any stage happened
| IN London when she was not quite three
years old. She was carried on In the
arms of her Aunt Ellen. The play was
OLIVIA, one of Sir Henry Irving's big
gest productions at his Lyceum Theatre
in London. Beatrice Terrys Aunt Ellen,
always n co-star with Sir Henry for
so far back as the memory of the Ameri-
can people may easily recall his career,
was east for role which required her
TO make her entrance with a babe III
arms. The little Beatrice Terry Of 1893
was that babe and tho big grown-up
Beatrice Terry of today is very proud of
being able TO relate that interesting
bit of her early stage history.
STARS IN LAUGHTER or FOOLS"
Most of the names Of the principals in
the cast OF 'The Laughter of Fools. the
comedy which David Belasco and Charles
Frohman will present at The Playhouse
on Thursday evening, April 4, Tor four
performances are very familiar to Ameri-
can theatregoers William Sampson is
veteran on the stage in this country,
Max Leeds is well known IN London as a
player of '"chappie" character parts
Percy Marmont is from Australia. He
has done 4 lot of work In pictures In this ]
country and early this season he appeared
with Ann Murdock in The Three Bears"
at the Empire Theatre, New York. OF the
women in The Laughter of Fools, Miss
Peggy o NELL will be well remembered AS
actresses who achieved fame in the title
role Of Peg o My Heart" Miss Beryl
Mercer is one Of the most talented character
condolences who have come TO America
from England Miss katharine Stewart is
well known As player of grande dame
roles.
MIDNIGHT COMING. ,,
The Meridian Producing Co, will
anDcar at The PLAYHOUSE beginning
April IS for four performances with Sam |
uel Janney and Edward Delaney, in the |
three-act comedy, Midnight. and with |
a cast Of metropolitan players.
COMEDY AND CLASS At THE GARRICK
Comedy and class feature the bill which |
will be gwen at the Garrck Theatre this |
week Countess deIconardi, who i said to |
be the premier violiniste of Europe heads |
a company OF musical artists, who will give |
The Futuristic Revue, composed largely |
of bits Of opera and violin classics. The |
Chalfonte sisters. wonderful dancers, viii |
demonstrate the fact that they are highly |
skilled. Captain Frank Lcffel will present |
his act The Bullet Proof Lady which is |
a mystery that battles solution. And so the |
bill runs, other acts including Charles |
Ledegar, a ropologist; Johnny Ncff, a
comedian; Brennan and Davis. comedians
and musicians; Kennedy Day and Sheri-
dan. the "honcymooncrs Madame |
Sirlon Medium, which will be given by |
Van and Carrie Avery, &c.
WILD YOUTH AT THE QUEEN.
Today and tomorrow at the Queen
Theatre, an all star paramount picture
picturlzed and produced under the per
sonal direction Of J. Stuart Blackton.
will be shown II is called Wild Youth"
and Is an adoption Of one of Sir Gilbert
Parker most popular novels. The story
deals with the age-o'd call OF youth to
youth and the love OF Young girl-wife
for a neighbor while her old husband
fully old enough 10 be her father. grows
more and more cruel with his increasing
jealousy Louise Huff and Theodore
Roberts arc two Of the players.
'THE DESII. : WHLEL At THE MAJESTIC
For the first half OF the week begin
ming today at the Majestic Theatre
iladvs BrockweIi will be seen in the
dramatic feature entitled. The Devil S
Wheel The story deals with the ad-
ventures of q gently reared Young French
girl whom force of circumstances throws
INTO the life OF the Partisan underworld
There she becomes the queen of the
Apachcs and falls in love with their leader
The comedy feature Of the program is the
newest Paramount Sennett called. Those
Athletic Girls. and is one Of the swiftest
moving comedies in which girls have most
1f the roles.
''TARZAN OF THE APES Es"-yICToRIA
A keenly anticipating public awaited
the opening performance of 'Tarzan
IF the Apes" at the Victoria Theatre to-
lay The book and story had more
readers in this city, perhaps, than any
other fiction document recently and any
Jne who has read the story cannot help
rushing TO the film production of it. 1t is
without a doubt a most unusual tale,
most wierd series Of adventures and a
most sensational and startling in char
icter Special arrangements have been
made by the Victoria management to
begin the showing ut III O'Clock in the