Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-21
ADJUSTMENTS.
WILLIAM r. HODGE IN "a CURE FOR CUR
ABl.Es"

WILLIAM r. HODGE IN "A CURE FOR CUR
ABLEs."
William L. Hodge in "A Cure for Cur
ahlcs" which will be Mt The Playhouse
Friday and Saturday evenings and Satur-
day matinee Ia another star which The
PLAYHOUSE management considers oil the
high standard which they are booking for
showing. "A Cure For Curablcs' Is a
comcdv-drama and was seen in Whining
ton last season Its former success here
will no doubt be again repeated this week.
"A Cure For Curables' is n stage fable
about q Young country physician who
inherits . rest cure sanItarium. There Is
provision in the will that Young physician
must effect ten cures within 30 days or
forfeit the title MI sorts o. obstacles are
put in the path OF the eXpeGtant heir, but
at the last moment he produces his tenth
patient, and likewise WINS the daughter OF
one Of his wealthy patients. Clara
Moorcs is the leading lady Among the
others are Ada c. Ncvil, Adelyn Wesley,
Carson davenport, George Ltnd and
Edith Shayne.
THE RIVIERA GIRL.
klaw and Erlangcr's musical comedy
production The Riviera Girl, with book
and lyrics bv Bolton and Wodehouse and
music hv kalman of Miss Sprngtime"
fame, which comes to The Playhouse
Tuesday and Wednesday of next week,
combines romance, tunefulness, gorgeous
stage setting and the animation of n
large number Of pretty girls
Mary CahllI will be at The Playhouse
three days beginning January 80 in Just
Around the Corner
NANCE o'NtILL GARRIcK HIT.
Miss Nance O'Ncill made quite hit
At The Garrck Theatre last night In her
new act entitled The Common Standard,
whIch gives her an opportunity to make
good use of her talents, for which she IS
remembered from the legitimate stage.
The act which portrays scrlO-comic
events Of woman 5 life. is decidedly i'm
rrcssivc. Miss O'Neill being a forceful
actrcss The bill. incidentally is well
balanced. with a number of real good acts.
Among Those Present is the title Of
rohrhing farce, which was presented I'M
der the direction Of Bart McHugh Joe
W ole. a lively comedian, IS featured.
SaIhc Fields and Charlie Conway & Co.
presented w hat 5 Your AlIbi?' which IS
a clever musical comedy offering, with
plenty Of life and pep. Tip IS the name of
dog. and the manner III which he took part
IN the tumhling and acrobatic act Of Bob,
Tip 4 Co. was very interesting. Media
Belle and Ollic Wood got lots Of applause
tor thcIr dancing novelty which included
high kicking AC l'rcd Alien, very
clever nsonolngUIst with q lot Of originality
made good with the audience Mabel
Hamilton . comcdicpnc, and her COM
pany. contributed their share OF the even
lng's entertainment.
FHrUA BARA At THE oUFEN.
With her wiEes and guiles playing to
thcIr limit. 1hcda Bara thrilled tho audi
cucrS ~ the Queen Yesterday IN The
~he-Irvl The crowds were unusually
large and II seems that Miss Bara exCr-
ctScS the potency Of her charms on the
puhlc and Yesterdays crowds were evi-
donccS Of this The story first opens with
Miss Rara 4s Lolette a Spanish Juanita,
who hold, tho hearts Of AL the young men
II the little lazy village IN which she lives.
FREp STONE AT THE MAJESTIC.
Il ycu hsve youth il your heart. no
matter what your age Is, you will hike
End Stone IN Under the Top. which
opened up 81 the Majestic Yesterday
Frcd stone was one o4 the foremost aero
hats in the stage for some years and this Is
readily ~ IT, perceived III has portrayal of
the vogng painter oi buildings II little
village whIrh IS honorcd nv the coming Of
4 circLs When youth this painter had
been tempted most GrcvloLslS by the
c4l III he this same circus and when be
ands i IS IN town hc makes II point 10
>crk out the proprietreSs ana there he
nud> Gute commotInn and naturally
hc utNe.- up in i with dlsastcrous results
to the other combatauts The plctuC
VIII continue for two moro days
CLARA KImBALL YOUNG Al THE VICTORIA
South African life built upon the tra-
dllous II the best English families Is the
base upon which Clara hImball Youngs
lA>t picture, The Clan. rests. 1t has
tie usually artistic setting and finish Of
her work Love and adventure sum up
tl,c story. which Is Il most entertaining
'air, we'll portrayed For the last three
dav> IF tins week Francl, \ Bushman and
Beverly Baync viii be- seen IN the last
picture they made before their marriage.
4 PAIR Of Cupids tells It's own story.
STILL" FOR EVERY HOME