Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-01
ADJUSTMENTS.
STAGE
.over the Hnls~ At The Playhouse.

"Over the Hills" 1t The Playhouse.
"Over tho Hills to the Poorkouse," a
comedy drama. based on win earle
TOMS familiar poems. In his famous
Farm Ballads" will make It's appeal
to local endorsement at The Playhouse
for days starting tomorrow. with
Saturday matinee. Wherever this re-
. larkably successful play has been pre-
sented. II has won the highest esteem
IS an entertainment, we'll qualificd to
portray those qualities of nobility.
which have made the name OF
Mother" blessed the world over n
name deserving TO be glorifed. Mother
love, the -heme OF Mr.. Carleton's
verses. has been given an added lustre
through the medium of lts stage
piesenta ton. II must not, however,
be supposed that in view OF Its touch
Ing sentiment the play Is barren OF
comedy scenes; on the contrary. there
l. an abundance OF lively fun In II and
It's all of the very wholesome kind.
"The Batr Hero Next Week.
THE Rat" will be next weeks Mt
traction at The Playhouse. The sub
stantial element of its success In Phila-
delphia, a In New York and Chicago.
was its cleanliness and wholesome
human interest. Everybody loves q
good thriller and a blood-cu, dler. pro-
vide1 there Is no faint OF suggestive
ness or vulgarity. THE Bat" Is clean
in the same sense that the weird
stories OF Edgar Allen Poe and Robert
Louis Stevenson are clean and utterly
free from any suggestion OF abnormal
nature. The plot and characters of
The Bat" are impregnated with whole
spmeness and truth. The manage
raent announces special rsatlnees OF
The Bat" on Wednesday and Satur-
day.
RachmnnInoff, Noted Pianist.
OF Rachmaninoff critics and public
are nearly all agreed that for tone,
nuance. technical perfection, clarity of
expression. dignity. simplicity and in
terest. he occupies n unique position
among pianists. He will be heard at
The Playhouse on Monday evening,
February 20. OF his playing one critic
writes: at Is little that reviewer
can say OF the technical PROJECTIONS
of n master. However. there were a
few things that were outstanding IN
his work. One was his use OF the pedal
with fine discrimination, not 10 cover
up imperfections, as often ~ the case.
but 10 obtain n clarity OF expression
that was truly marvellous Again he
is TO be commended for his choice of
programs"
"Baby Dolls at the Aldine.
For the last time, Ten Baby Dolls"
In Tho Juvenile Follies" will be eeen
today at the Aidlne theatre. Market
at Eighth street. This Is a troupe OF
ten talented children who sing well,
dance gracefully and give a series of
clever character representations
Pissno and Bingham present a song
and comedy combina ton under the
title of at the Barber Pole" that al
ways elicits laughter; Fred's pigs do
some wonderful tricks: Shorty. the
popular Lilliputian comedian, and HE
partner. Miss Gray. win commentator
for the novelty of their Offering; Harry
Ma son and company present rollick-
ing little comedy and the Four Bel
Hops provo divertlng comedians as
well as agile acrobats. Ear Williams
has never done anything in HIS long
screen career better than his work IN
Lucky Carson" the feature picture
Jack Wyatt's Scotch lads and Lassies
Jack Wyatt and his Scotch Lads am
! I4asses at tho head OF what eeems e
be a perfect bill, Will finish their Gar
rick Theatre engagement this evening
The entire program from the opening
act TO the finishing vaudeville skit in
Guiding also the photoplay feature
Coincidence" is one that caters {,
those who have a decided taste 70
comedy in entertainment. Tomorrow,
program is headlined by the specia
act "Juvenility" symphony of youth
beauty and melody with Miss Rutl
Granville, one OF the worlds creates
saxophonistes and a company OF tel
other clever artists. Jack Eddy an,
Zita Miriam have an offering the sue
. cess OF which depends on Jus. a Bi
, Ioi Personality" Flo and Ollie Walters
| Two Sunbeams," sparkle brightly 4
J their own clever way OF singing an