Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11
ADJUSTMENTS
CLEVER COMEDY AT THE GARRICK.

CLEVER COMEDY AT THE GARRICK.
Lots of good things are booked for the
G,,rrick Theatre this week, including the
big patriotic war episode "For Our Boy"
in which Henrietta Crossman, the noted
star. is featured. Then there is "Bird-
land" a love story Of the feathery tribe,
which, however, will be gwen by human
leinG,s CARRIED AZ birds. The story is told
in song and story in very charming manner.
There are lot of other interesting things,
including '"The Girl in the Moon," an
elaborate earlier and musical novelty;
Frank War. monologIist; Dorothy Gran
vile, in TYPES of Women" the Joseph
Kekos troupe Of human jugglcrs; Lloyd
and McArdle, comedians, and Joyce,
West and Moran, IN songs. music and
dances
''oLp LADY 31' AT THE PLAYHOUSE.
"Old Lady 81" with Emma Dunn in
the leading role, will be at The Playhouse
tonight, tomorrow night and "Wednesday
afternoon and night At the beginning
Of Emma Dunn's run in "Old Lady 81
in New York, last season, David Belasco
SAW a performances. In course OF con-
versation with Miss Dunn, he said:
This play is the most daring play pro-
duced on the American stage in the last
% years. because both IN its subject
matter and stage direction it upsets
every tradition of the theatre. If | had
read the manuscript would never have
produced 1t, but having seen IT produced,
| regret that ! am not it's sponsor" At
mosphcre has much tn do with the SUCCESS
Of n play and in order TO give to this
story Of New England life the proper
environment and atmosphere, every bIt
of property in the shape OF pictures
furniture. carpets and bric-a-hrac was
carefully sought for in small New England
towns In the matter Of clothes for the
characters, old magazines of the period
from 1860 To 1870 were obtained and the
illustrations carefully followed.
GENERAL rosr.
William Courtney and Thomas A.
Wise. co-stars and comedians of first
rank, will come to The Playhouse Friday
and Saturday with a matinee on Saturday,
under the management oi Charles lliling
ham IN delightful now comedy, General
Post IL Is a war plav but i, Is neither
sad nor grim and is described az hilarious
" delightful comedy depicting compen-
satlng episodes Of war Mars, the great
leveller Staying snobbcrv, and putting
peers in the ranks and tailors in com
mand 1t has enloyed a famous success
IN London, and has now been funning
for over wear at the Theatre ROYAL In
this country the American production,
IN tho hands Of Courtenay and Wise, has
proved n real winner, and comes here
direct from a very successful engagement
~ the Gaicty Theatre, New York The
title of the play has been taken from an
old English parlor game sometimes called
stage Coach
HOWE $ TRAVEL FrsTIyh.
Alaska is literally and tgurativcly
gold field for lmcrica All this il revealed
IN n remarkable motion picture tour of
the Yukon country, which Is part nt
LYMAN II Howe latest Travel Festival,
to be presented al The Playhouse on
March - and q
row MIN At rHE QUEEN
Tho old gold rush davv arc pictured
in the nov photoplav, SiN shooter Andy.
IN which Tom Min IS starred, supported hy
Enid Narkev NJ tho Queen Theatre
today and tomorrow The story Is sand
10 have been taken from a real incident
that took place IN the town Of Bannack
Nevada II Is thrilling story uf graft
IN high places and Of injustice to the gold
miners Besides the stars. there are
several Of the famous Fox kidd,cS in the
plav Tho sp2c al added attraction IS
the second complete story IN the Ben
jamIn ChapIns series, The Son Of Dem
ocracv The first story shown last week
received highest commentator OF prom
Inrni persons Of this city This week
picture is called My Father. rafting
good story ccnterrd around an effort of an
farmer 10 take advantage
Of Tom Lincoln inability 10 write.
MArGr KE~NrpY AT rHE MAJESTIC
At the Majestic today and tomorrow
Madgc Kennedy makes her first appear
ance before Majestic audiences in "Our
Little Wfc. from the play by Avrrv