Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-21
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"vERY OOOn EDDIE.


night. IL is An excellent attraction and
| in the opinion Of many people it is the
best which hns ever been seen at popular
prices. The Wilmington theatre going
public is fortunate in having been able
to soc such show at the prices which
are being charged The company will
appear each evening and there will be
| matinccs tomorrow and Saturday.
con, LOOK"
'Oh. Look" the big musical comedy
! which comes TO The Playhouse all oi
next week, with the usual niatinecs. should
not be confused ~ an ordinary road at
traction. ooh, Look" is n brand new
show and comes To Wilmington with a
cast and production which has been
selected to open the new Vanderbilt
Theatre. New York. The dedication of
Broadway's newest temple Of amsise-
ment will be on March 4, directly after
| the close Of the engagement here. Harry
Carroll and William Sheer are the pro-
ducers and james Montgomery, author
of Going Up," the book. MIR. Mont
gomery's "Going Up proved TO be the
"prize' Offering Of the season, and the
engagement here Of his new play IL ,ookc<i
forward TO with great interest 10y local
amusement seekers. Harry Carroll wrote
the musical score.
1.-THE souAp YAuM."
The Mcssrs. Shubcrt will present their
clever new comedy production, The
Sauab Farm" at The Playhouse on March
3 and g. Much is expected OF this new
comedy for it has been given = cast which
is far aiaove the ordinary md the play
itself is Ivy Frederick and Fanny Hntton,
who appear 10 be the most slcc.rsful
comedy writer's of the present day.
"orD LADY 81"
Emma Dunn in "Old Lady 3D. by
Rachel Crothcrs, will be the attraction
| at The PLAYHOUSE March IL, IL and Is.
The play comes with the original cst
| direct from An unusually successful tis
months run in New YORK City. II
| has been characterized AZ "a breath oi
inceI,se from the past. 80 sweet ls ,ts
essence and So true To- life Is IT of The
period of which it is n reminder.
MAY vukfs pLEAsEs GARsicK PATRONS
MAY Vokes, the well-known broadway
| co,nesiienne, n Certainly making aa muci
of a hit In the varieties as she does II
the legitimate, Judging hy her work as
the tiarrick 1heater this week, where
1 she and her company are producing tiif
|
Miss Nobes ~ remarkably clever AID shc
has surrounded herself with An escellenl
supporting company, wh1ch enables hel
10 give a good account of herself. he
act is fun from start to finish and IT look'
like sure IRE winner. At all events n
has received the undouhtsd approval o
the t,arrlck patrons. who know n gooo
! thing when they see 1t.
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There was strong element Of surprise
| in tho Presentation of Du barry at The
| Queen Theatre yesterday, Tor IN spite o.
nh that tn. public nad expected OF II, tn,
audiences that viewed 1T were amazed
not only at the golkcousncss OF the pro
ductlnn. but AT the brilliant work oI
/ Thcda bnia IN the presentation oi this
great William lox play. she make
Madame Dn larry, a lirtatious and iight'
headed, ambitious and kind Madame Dt
! Barry. a woman whose sense ot love ano
| honor Is not aroused until II If too late
! ltom the very start OF her notorious
/ career until the end, when she II con-.
mlttcd 10 the g,nioilnc, she carnes
q certain amount OF appeal.
"uER SILENT SACRIFICE VICTORIA
Alice Brady in 'JIer Silent Sacrifice
now shown at the Victoria adds anothci
leaf TO the laurcls with which she L
crowned As the little country-brec
maid vino rises TO heights of renunciatior
and sacrifice in her love, she puts on ths
screen n character that will endure.
Arlette lives with her grandfather
Chupln, in a little provincial town
| Years before, her mother, the old man
daughter, had run away with q vagran'
gypsy. and after he had tired OF her. had
cone home to die, bringing her baby with
her The baby, Arlette, has grown te
womanhood in an atmosphere of self
tillty. The villagers held her mothers
sin against her, and as the time went OF
called her ''the witch.
FREEDOM or THE WORLD MAJESTIC
A more timely photoplay could no
had been offered than "for the Freedom
Of the World, the attraction at tn,
Majestic yesterday, and which will b.
shown for the last time today The laTgl
crowds manifested their approval b,
constant applause, and If there were an,
doubts OF America 8 reason Tor her entrance
into the wfolds conflict, the same Wa
dispelled by this drama As for th,
merit of the production, 1t IS the NOS
brilliant and thrilling patriotic drama eve
made into Il photoplay; a picture :,
challenge the pride and the conscience
OF all humanity Thousands of mcl
organizing and drilling to fight the BATH
of civilization, thousands of men march
ing AWAY to The front and into the jaws o
death Before your eyes nations bandinI
together in blood brothership against
common enemy.
"nED, WHITE AND BLUE BLoop"-sAvoY
In Red, White and Blue Blood
the attraction at the Savoy Theatre toda,
the popular co-stars. Francis X Bushmal
and Beverly Bayne, are seen as Johl
Smith, a virile young American, and Helei
Maloy Snlythe, society coquette, re
spectively. The story opens in the West
and then the action shifts to the Eas
and fashionable Long Island estates
Throughout there is action with punch
in this new Metro shper-production.