Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-15

cess. and opera gosrs everywhere have
proclaimed her tho greatest singer Of
her day. Shs will be assisted here by
Conrad Y. Bos at the piano and Louise
r. Fritze, nutist. Among Mime. Hem
pcl's numbers will be tho BIRD Song"
Cranberry. which was composed cx-
pressly for Mmc. Jenny Lind, md
"Greeting to America" the celebrated
prize national song an sung by Jenny
Lind at her frst concert IN America.
Tho words Of this song were written
by Bayard Taylor. and the music
composed expressly for Nine. Lind
by Julius Benedict.
"Turn to the Right
Tho Playhouse Associate Players
will OFFER as their second attraction
the comedy dranm Turn TO the
Right" at The Playhouse all this week,
except today. with matinees wedncs-
day and Saturday. The company's
splendid presentation OF "Smilin'
Through" at The Playhouse, last
week. 10 an indication OF what It's
second production will be. Moreover.
two members OF tho original Turn
to the Right" company will augment
the present very capable company.
thus further guaranteeing perform
ance that Go doubt will be most pleas
Ing to local thentregoers. Not the
least OF the surprises to be found in
Turn to the Right" II the fact that
the title has n coherent connection
with the plot. Turn to the Right
| Is exactly what three erring youths
of the play do--they succumb to the
sweet faith and Christian mother
love of a sanity old lady. The tran
sition from crime to honesty and righ,
living is inevitable for tho trio from
the moment that they cross tho
threshold OF the cozy cottage where
Mother Bascom brews love and sun
shine into her justly celebrated peach
Jam.
Turn to the Right" Ia n play of 9
farmhouse and a peach orchard in full
bloom. Its characters are homely
natural types, untouched by the sor.
didness of the city and as satisfying
and refreshing as the luscious frui
that is seen hanging from the tree,
in the second act. The fact that 4
ran n solid year in both New Yorl
and Chicago has demonstrated tina
the public still hungers for clean
wholesome plays of the "Old Home
stead" and Way Down East" type.
SCREEN
"FOollsh Wives" at the Garrlck.
This is "Go-to-Theatre Week" ant
at the Garrick Il is being celebrate'
by the presentation OF that suprem
thrill in motion picture entertain
ment Foolish Wives" Much ha
been said of this picture. II has at
tracted attention the world over an
was brought to the notice of picture
goers long before II was completed
; II bears repetition that this is tn
first real million dollar picture eve
made. The accountants records a
Universal's office show an actual cas-
expenditure OF over one million dol
lars in the production and final com
pletion of Foolish Wives" But fie
ures are cold things and It is tn
beauty and the story and the actin
in the picture that will leave the last
ing impression.
Swanson and Valentino at Queen.
, Gloria Swanson and Rudolph Waller
, tino are tho stars who will help
> the celebration OF "Go-to-Theatl
: Week" at the Queen Theatre. The
;. aye scheduled to appear there tn
( week In beyond the Rocks" Tt
( hardly possible for anyone to have
= better pair of screen players in
picture. Gloria Swanson is one
. the most fascinating. most dazzlir
4 and most popular feminine beauties
= the modern cinema. Rodolph Valel