Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-13
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GRAND OPERA At THE PLAYHOUSE.
Riccario Martin. formerly Of the Metro
poltan Grand Opera Co, Miss Henrictte
Wakefield. also Of Metropolitan training,
Giorgio Pulti and Greek Evans are
probably the artists IN the Manhattan
Grand Opera Co who arc best known TO
local audiences, hut tho company has
other principals of distinguished promi
ncncc in the operatic world. The four
operas. Carmen" "Riguletto' 'lianscl
and Grctel" and "Othello, viii he pre-
sentcd in the order named at The Play
house the first three DAYS Of next week.
Care has been taken bv Mark BYRON, Jr.,
general manager. that in every phase the
opera shall be presented in a way TO meet
the requirements Of the most critical
audience 1t will be real opera next week
and n rare opportunity To hear the world 5
great dramatic music adequately staged
Special attention has been gwen to the
ballet At the matinee performance OF
"Hansel and Grctel on W Wednesday,, there
viii also be presented the Dance Of the
Hours the ballet number from La
Gioconda, whose music Is tamillar.
"Hansel and Grctcl is always n drawing
card III an opcratic season Bl2et S Gar
men, and the Verdi operas, "RIgoletto'
and 'Othello, are favorites for their we'll
known and popular music Adolph Schmidt
general director. is well known through
his work with the Boston Opera Co, the
Royal Opera. Covent Garden and His
Malestys Theater, London The Man
haitian orchestra is we'll trained Dis
tingllished artists in the Wilmington
season will include Cedia Breau. as Car
men" Lillian Gresham rs "Gilda, and
Ernesto di Giacono as .Sparafucile.
NEAI. oBRIEN's MNsFREIs
Always popular with local theatregoers
the Neil O'Brien Minstrels viii again
prove welcome visitor 10 Wilmington
when they play their annual engagement
at The Playhouse beginning Thursday
evening, December Is.
GEORGE WALSH At THE RIALro.
George Walsh is featured in "The
Beast" at the Rlalto. THE Beast"
is man Of great physical prowess a
man wrapped IN his own thoughts Of
sel6shness and forgetfulness, but he is
not man beyond appeal OF the human
heart and soon we have a most charm
ing love story vending its way through
the plot of the story.
COMEDY AND MUSIC AT THE GARRIcK.
4 clever bill of comedy and music
has been booked for the Garrick Theatre
next week. It includes James and Sadie
Leonard, assisted by Richard Anderson & |
Co, in when Caesar G Her. . travesty |
Billy DuVaIl and Merle Simonds, in |
Their First QUARREL, a comedy; Bruce /
Richardson & Co. in Moving Day" /
the DuFor Boys, clever dancers; the Car /
son Trio, musicians; Homer Romaine, |
aerial eccentrics: Turner and Grace, in |
comedy, and Isabelle and Francis Nc
kenty In a juvenile revue entitled Kids
Viii de Kids.
NAZIMOyA IN THE BRAT AT THE QUEEN |
ALA Nazmoya, the remarkable Russian
lrtiste, who took the whole photoplay
world by storm several years ago when
;he appeared IN War Brides, which was
ihown here at the Queen, IS to return to
he screen Of the Queen next Monday in
Ter most recent and most pronounced hit
The Brat" Nazimoya' S art Is wonderful |
L IS such that IN very few years it has
aised her to the position among the very
irst Of all photoplay stars 1t has car
led her through productions that have
,aried from the gypsy IN Eye for Eye"
o the half-caste Chinese girl IN her more
ecent picture, The Red Lantern"
VIOLA DANA Al THE MAJESTIC.
Through the medium Of the charming
licture please Get Married" Viola
Dana will make her first appearance in
everal years on the screen of the Males
ic Theatre when she viii be seen there
he first three days of next week in the
picture just mentioned. Miss Dana
ays claim to Justly being one of the
most charming of screen condolences
nd never is this more truly emphasized
" her than in her appearance in "Please
Jet Married"
THEDA BARA ar THE VICTORIA
international romances are more than
yer in the public eye, since they no longer
re confined to unions Of foreign nobility
With wealthy American girls. Now the
romance theme has reached
he screen, and VIII be seen here beginning
1onday next, when William Fox will
resent Lure of Ambition" the latest
'heda Bara uper-production, at the
'lctoria Theatre