Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-24
ADJUSTMENTS.
'fr,AssiE" AT THE PLAYHOUSE.

! The first performance of the two that
| compose the engagement Of "Lassie" IN
/ this city, will be given at The Playhouse
| this afternoon Despite the brcvity Of the
| stay Of 'Iiaseie" in Wilmington, it Is es-
| pccted TO leave a pleasing and delightful
\ impression with every musical comedy
lover who visits The Playhouse today or
| tonight. Catherine Chisholm Gushing,
| the author Of its books and lyrics, has won
fame as the playwright of "Pollyanna'
and "Glorianna." Anyone acquainted
with the latter two, will be well aware of
| the nature and the cleverness of the lines of
'I.assie." Another point of distinction
| about the Gushing book is that ii is al
ways clean and modern in every detail,
besides being optimistic. DIR. Hugo Felix,
who is responsible for the music, has writ
ten a score for "Iassie" that will better his
reputation won through his work in
MADAME Sherry" and Pom Pom"
Tessa .kosta is the prima donna. She has
an excellent voice that viii aid her I'M
measurably in her portrayal of sweet
Kitty Mackay, Scottish maid OF the
COS.
''TJcK-TAcK-ToE" A PRONOUNCED HIT.
Every critic who has reviewed ''Tick-
/ Tack-Toe." and there are quite n few
worthy ones, has been especially impressed
by the musical outburst, as it is called, and
all have in their reviews gwen particular
praise to the novelty of the production,
It's beauty and its comedy. Next Tuesday
and Wednesday il Will be the attraction at
The PLAYHOUSE. Herman Timberg Is the
author, the producer and the composer, as
well as one Of the principals OF "Tiek-
Tack-Toe" The other members of his
cast are Flo Lewis, Jay Gould and Hattie
Darling
MAXINE pouGLAs At THE GARRIcK.
Maxine s ykes Douglas and company
OF II fun makers will present a new music
al comedy r evue, Fad and Frolic, at the
Garrick Th4atre next week, as one Of the
features OF a clever bin, which also in
cludes the following acts: Scream Welsh,
Sig. Nfealv and Johnnie Montrose from
the Mcintyre and Heath Show; Tom Gil
len in ''Finnegan's Friend; the Ara
Sisters, stars OF the dancing world: Eddie
Heron q Co, in '"The Travelling Man;
the Fanes, WHO will present musical
classic: the Bolger Brothers, ''banio
kings"; Viola Lewis Il Co, clever iuve-
niles, and the Pathe Weekly.
MARION DAVIES AT TIE MAJESTIC.
Marion Davies. the beautiful Follies
dancer who has deserted the stage for
motion pictures, will be seen for the first
time at the Majestic IN her latest photo
play production, ''rhe Cinema Murder"
which, with the latest Mack Sennett
comedy, "The Speakeasy," viii form the
bin of next week at that theatre. The
title. The Cenema Murder" derives its
being from a most unusual twist in the
story which Il. Phillips Oppenheim wrote
and which was published for the public
the first time in serial forna. Nigel Barrie
plays the masculine lead.
sENNETT BATHING BEAUTIES AT THE
QUEEN
Next week is the time Of the extraordin
airy attraction at the Queen Theatre,
when the famous Mack Sennett Bathing
Beauties will appear IN person in con-
junction with the showing of the Sennett
supar-comedy, Yankee Doodle In Ber-
lin" These beauties are famous wherever
motion pictures are known. On the screen
they could be admired chiefly because of
their beauty Of face and rn1, but IN their |
personal appearance at the Queen the |
people Will be able to appreciate the added |
gifts they possess. They VIII act, dance,
sing and pose. Ford Sterling, Bothweii |
Browne. Marie Provost and Ben Turpin |
are the principals of the production.
ELSIE JANIS At THE VICTORIA
Miss Elsie Janis, who comes 10 the |
Victoria Theatre next week in her first |
Selznick picture, "A Regular Girl is
acclaimed by prominent writers ms being
the most interesting girl before the pub
lies attention. She writes fiction with the
skill of a famous author and displays re-
markable talent in stage and screen
craftsmanship The American Legion Of
Honor elected her to an honorary CAP
taincy because Of Der untiring efforts In be