Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-25
ADJUSTMENTS.
COMEDY AT THE GARRICK.

COMEDY AT THE 0ARRlcK.
A real holiday bill opens at the Garrick
Theatre this afternoon for the week.
There are number Of striking features,
the following acts being included: blow
Your Horn" an elaborate musical comedy
which will be given by Herman Becker,
with a lot of pretty girls in the cast;
Mime. Burnell, the scientific enigma, in
her electrical mystery; Wikie Bird, the
Hawaiian music master; Mcconnell and
Austin, in bicycling novelty, Bollingcr
< Reynolds, in fun on the wire; Dinkins,
Mccarthy and Everett, blAckface artists,
who are cxponents of old-timc minstrclsy;
the Wilton Sisters, dainty youthful enter
taincrs, and also the Pnthc Weekly,
which always has lot of interesting
things.
SOMEBODY'S SWEETHEART" AT THE PLAY
HOUSE.
Arthur Hammerstein, the well-known
producer of ''katinka,' "HiGh links,
| and "Some Time" will bring to Whining
| ton tonight and tomorrow afternoon and
! night, his company in his newest comic
opera, Somebody's Sweetheart" 1t will
be at The Playhouse direct from Washing
ton, they are coming with success and
| agreeable criticism trailing behind them.
The Belasco Theatre, where they were
playing, was crowded with each per-
| formance with enthusiastic spectators.
| This merry melodious play with it's keen
| and witty dialogue, with its dances that
enthuse and lifting melodies that charm,
is by Alonzo Price while the music IS by
Antonio Baf,,nrio This offering, Manager
Hammcrstein promises, will contain great
er flcxibility Of grace an even more effer-
vesccnt score and brighter Instrumental
Interpretation than in any OF his previous
| successes A cast of well-known favoItes
has been provided to interpret the various
| roles Chief among them is Nonette,
the famous vaudeville star who is famous
for her magic fiddle William Kent, who
recently made n hit locally when he ap-
| peared with Nora Baycs in Look Who's
Here" is also very much in evidence with
| his merry wit and excellent humor. There
has been large advance seat sale, but
| goodly number Of good seats still remain.
''wHo STOLE THE HAT?'
An unusual attraction will be offered at
| The Playhouse Thursday, Friday and Sat
| urday. Nov. %. % and 80, with Thanks
| giving matinee on Thursday and a special
| matinee on Saturday, when ''Who Stole
! the Hat?", mammoth musical comedy
! will be presented. The piece was written
and staged by Jack Mason, the prominent
| stage director, who has several musical
successes now playing on Broadway. The
| cast will be comprised of soldier actors
| recruited from Aberdeen Proving Ground,
| Aberdeen, Md, the company numbering
| one hundred, including ffty-two Soldier
show girls The sale of seats opens today.
| "IrALY's FLAMING FRONT AT THE QUEEN.
When '1taly's Flaming Front" comes
TO the Queen Theatre today, tomorrow
! and Wednesday, the local moving picture
| fans will be gwen the opportunity OF
| seeing and understanding many OF the
military and naval miracles accomplished
bv our Italian allies during the War, At
| the same time, it is safe TO say that after
viewing these pictures which caused
vcritable sensation in film circles when
| shown on Broadway recently, every person
who has even the remotest interest In the
winning of the war will leave the theatre
| with his respect and admiration for the
heroic fighters of the crowned republic
| increased thousandfold The manage
ment has arranged also to show the Chap
| lin picture three more days In connection
with "Italy's Flaming Front"
| WILLIAM FARNUM AT THE MAJESTIC.
William Farnum's name has become
associated with film plays of power and
/ great
| moving picture patrons will look forward
with keen anticipation to his latest pic
ture, Riders of the Purple Sage" which
is showing at the Majestic today. to-
morrow and Wednesday. Adapted from
! Zane Grey's famous novel of the same
name, Riders of the Purple Sage" tells
story that breathes all the ruggedness,
virilitv and vastness of the great West IN
| the early pioneer davs.
MONROE SALISBURY AT THE VICTORIA
Monroe Salisbury is at the Victoria
Theatre in '"The Devil and Girl"
Salisbury, as "Batiste Latour, in THAT
Devil Bateese,' makes the photo stand
out as a Jekyl and Hyde epic of the
| Canadian woods "Batiste" never goes
! to church But he meets Kathleen and
falls in love with her, and she persuades
him to accompany her to the village place
of w rship, and he likes it. But on the
way home from church, kathleen's fance
| comes along and cuts poor 'Batiste" out.