Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-03-02
ADJUSTMENTS.
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JOLLrrY At THE 0A2H1Ck.
Comical situations, admirably taken
advantage Of; typical rnelody and clever
dances charActeriSe The Spider, one OF
the big features Of The Onrrick Theatre
bill, which pleased laft nights audience.
II h given BY = good company N oome-
dians and talented girls. including . very
little and vsry oicvcr one, under the
direction d Dan Newman. Joseph Hol-
land and CAthlccn Oden frolicked N Il
beg Pardon" lively comedy skit. Car
son and Willard entertained with songs
and dances. Tho De Molars, comprising
nm acrobAtic team, were ekilf,il and funny,
injecting comedy into their work. William
Cutty's music brought bnck memories Of
the Six Musical Cutteys, famed Tor their
melody. lie u ono u the six, but IA playing
Tone hand and is doing IL very wei,
singing and playing the piano. Gill and
Weak chatter and songs were timely and
entertaining The Brewer Trio presented
jazz up n date A. a feature Of their musical
offering. which comprised singing and
instrumental music. Rckona, a gentle.
man equalibrist," demonstrated his skill
and proved = very clever drnwinRroom
entertainer.
BRYANT wAsHBuRN At THE QUEEN
Many merry laughs are given iof and
against pres" md anti IN Bryant
Nashburn's picture Tho Six Best .e'-
lars" which had iss initial showing At the
Queen Theatre Yesterday. Frankly the
picture A. ifs title tells. Is pictured on the
conditions 81 prohibition and John Barley
corn following Tin. drought that begin last
July. The high lights shown into the v-ry
darkest corners oi the modern cellars
evoke moro laughs than sighs from the
audience. Bryant Washburn II easily at
his best In his presentation OF young
Henry Carpenter, member oil on en-
elusive suburban set. Wanda Hawlcv
plays his wife.
WALLACE nrtp AT THE MAJESTIC.
Evidently from viewing the picture, ono
comes to the conclusion that the action OF
Wallace Rrid'a picture, Double speed
follows closely the adv,cc OF the title,
upon it's initial appearance At the Ma
iestic Theatre yesterday. The plot ut the
picture advances with particular rapidity,
always increasing in it's pace until the
grand FINAL drive comes. when IL bite on all
cylinders and with Cupid at tho wheel for
qess the world and takes tho bills on high
Wallace Reid IL at his merries. md his
best when he presents tho youthful mil
liounire from the East who brings
fortune TO Los Angeles and gains another
besides the third fortune. lovely young
wife.
VIOLA DANA At rHv ntsiTo.
Yesterday at the Rial,o. Viola Dana
returned in her picture Please Get Mar
ried' and received cordial reception
from those who were not able In see her
when she played in this city the first
time and so,ne who were eager 90 view the
picture the second time. Please Oct
Married /. lsuphable, lovable and joy
oiia farrc-comeds all based ON the run
AWAY match Of young couple. Tomorrow
Tom Moore will he seen in One Of the
Finest" Gcldwyn picture.
lAuHrrrr TAYLOR At Tng PLAYHOUSE TO-
NtgHf.
I,aurette Taylor begins her engagement
IN Zone Night in Rome ri The Play
house tonight. Mrs Taylor and her COM
pany have just completed their engage
,nent at the George NJ. Cohan Theatre.
New York. completing an unusually
lengthy run n, both the Criterion and the
Cohan Theatre. she holds the theatre
rpers nf New York within her srasp and
they assume an almost constant monopoly
OF her talen,&. Therefore, It Is an event I
have her here. She has appeared here In
nearly ell of her successful Vehicles and
has a large following in this city. "one
Night in Rome" offers her n vehicle more
thorough and with more drpth than any
other she has ever had ] Hartley Manners
her husband. In the author Of he play.
MARIE pHnseIEn ~ "TtLLrE's NIGHTMARE"
Thefamoua NJ arie Drcsnler, conn dienne
and general all around entertainer, has
returned 10 the stage this season and IL
making n great hit in the revival OF her
play Titles Nightmare, which will reach
on Thursday and viii re-
main at The Playhouse for the rest Of the
week
TITLES Nightmare is a story Of
4cr,,bwoman who had an outlandish
dream that she is a millionaire and travels
far and wide, even stopping in Paris to
settle the peace question. Seats are on sal
BUSINESS BEFORE PLEASURE.
Potash and Permuttcr" have re-
|ing,lished their cloak and suit profession
Of earlier success and have entered the
"fillum" business In true style, with q
vampire and everything Wilmington
is 10 enjoy some of their escapades and
business deals when the play, called
Business Bef ore Pleasure" comes 10 The
Playhou So the firt three days OF next
week.
"cnEcKERs" AT THE VICTORIA.
Checkers" the spectacular picture
made by William Fox, which opened at
he Victoria Theatre yesterday, is even
better as o picture than il was as stage |
play. Much of the action occurs out |
ioors, and Director Richard Stanton |
ook full advantage of the situation to |
make his exterior scenes not only elab- |
,rate, but perfect in detail The story |
ellis Of southern beauty who falls in
owe with "Checkes," a race tout The |
lll-s,ar cast, headed by Thomas j. CARR |
pan, and Jean Acker, give an evenly |
balanced performance.