Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-12
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@I.lttIs Miss Rafles- at The Playhouse.

"LlttIe Miss Rafiles" at The Playhouse.
Tho Messrs. Shubert will present
"Littlo Miss RafYles," n play with
music, at The Playhouse tonight. to-
morrow and Wednesday evenings.
with "Wednesday matinee. Tho book
is by Guy Bolton and clifford Grey
and lyrics by Ivan Caryll Guy Boil
ton and Clifford Grey wrote tho book
and lyrics OF Sally" Ivan Caryli
is one OF the most distinguished
writer's OF light. airy and fanelful mu-
sic on the English and American
stage. The Messrs. Shubert have
brought together an amazingly fine
cast Tor this production. The featured
members OF the same viii be Niyicnne
Scgal and Lawrence Grossmith.
Vivienne Scgal made many disting
uishcd successes In musical comedy.
Lawrence Crossmith has been great
| favorite in both musical comedy and
straight comedy. lie lately made n
great hit with William Favorsaam in
"The Silver Fox" at the Maxine Ell
lott Theatre. New York. Another
able, distinguished and interesting
member of this cast will be Henry IL
Dixoy. Others Of Importance, besides
a bewitching bouquet OF gorgeous.
girls, viii be Fay Marble Franl,
Green. David Quixano. Barnett Parker
land the Glorias.
Guy Bates Post.
Guy Bates Post. tho great American
actor comes to The Playhouse De
ccmber 16 and Il, with Saturda,
: matinee in his much discussed play
"The Masduerader," in which he hal
won the highest praise of his wonder
] full career from not only the fore
+ most critics of the Eastern and West
: ern theatrical centers but of Aus
{ tralia as well. In THE Masquerader.
4 Post plays duel role which serves (,
T display versatility. II is fasciuat
e ing performance that he gives an
ono far removed from the conven
+ tional portrayals associated with mos
:. modern dramas.
New Rill Mt the AldInc.
One of the most startling and move
I, acts ever seen I'm vaudeville heads th
y bill at tho Aldine Theatre, Market o
: Eighth street, today. IL ia nothin
y moro nor less than the saving of
woman In half. 1t should be hastil
e stated that there is no actual violenc
committed upon the Aldine's stag,
u but the illusion is so cleverly don
by p. II. Selbert & Co. that the speS
II tator gets all the thrills Of n rei
> happening. The rest of the bill
l. up TO the Adine mark. The Aeril
Lavails give n remarkable eyhibitio
III OF aerial gymnastics; the Claytor
10 have an entertaining song and dane
le speciality: Little Lord Roberts pr
d. sents timely slsit. "Santa's Chris
* mas Gift" Jack Morley proves hin
self comedian OF pleasing metho'
and tho Three Desley Girls arc oXpoi
ents OF good dancing and singing. I'll
popular screen star, Clara kimha
fc Young appears in her greatest su
cess. Camille"
;" Victor and Helen at the Garrlck.
he Victor and Helen. lovable lit,
y, youngsters full of youthful tricks al
I'd stunts appear at the head OF the b
g. that will be introduced this s-afterno'
az the Garick. Helen and Victor n
cJepnantS. lneN tfe kEaVbdNFs lfN
co Rhoda Royals animal college and
u degrees were TO be awarded for ahili
IL they would have more letters aft
" their names than they have pounds
flesh and thl, would be an enormo
. quantity. These several tons OF az
- NAL intelligence are said TO be amo'
-. the most expert OF trained anims
- They, have been taught 10 do all sor
"A lof tricks and the manne rim which tn
~ conduct themselves is amazing. Hell
~, and Victor are on their way to Was
no ington where they will appear
es Aeiths Theatre at Si,5o top pri'
~ There are seven other good ac
ne Goldwyn's special production Al
on Fair in Love" is the feature pictu
us This photoplay is of quality that CO
~ stitutes- a program in itself. Col
ne wyn adapted it from Thompson p
chanan's play "The Bridal Path