Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-06
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STAGE
"1h~ Nat" az The Playhouse.


Men dcllrh, In saying that women
ssnnc, keep secret and women como
right back and declare that it II the
men Who cannot keep ~ thins 90
thsAseive. "1'hs Rat" the highly
mysterious play by Mary Roberts
f,lnehArt and Avery Hopwood. which
wssenhals and kemper present et
Tho Playhouse for a week e,artins
tonisht. has been proving for tho pas,
year or 30 thst both the men and the
women ere wrong. They can both
kcep . secre,. And they have. The
hat Il a tribute Co the upseifshnees
and hianess Of those Thousands who
80 % make up the sreet masses of
theatrosoers. And II has heen 50 plain
~ brought home that ~ must have
Impressed anyone and everyone TO
whose attention u has been called.
Prom the day tho Bat" was FIRST
produced, critics and audience alike
have heen asked 60 keep the story of
the play n secret
"The famcus Mrs. Fair
The Famous Mrs. Fair" already
tho outstanding success of New York.
chicago. Rceton. Philadelphia and the
Far reaches Of tho Pacific Coast. IL the
piece IN which those distinguished ar
lists. Henry Miller and Blanche Bates
rrc to appear At Tho Playhouse Feb.
IL and ib with n "Wednesday matinee.
GccA Program at the Aldine.
An unusually attractive musical
pr'aram ~ furnished at tho Aldine
Theatre. Market M Eighth street. to-
day by the pcNario Five. This is a
quintet 90 talented musicians. both
vocal and instrumental and their Sc
icction- range from the classical 20
the popular and are varied and well
chosen, Another act OF more than or
dinafy interest Is furnished by Ches-
tors Mannikins II Is entitled "a
stage upon "A Stage" and as ,hi. indi-
vr'rs, the mafionottcs give n little
play unon a miniature stage. IL Is. not
only amusing but highly realistic. The
fcnturc picture. "No Defense" Is n
nlm version OF J. Raleigh Davies ia
nous novel. 'Tardoncd." and has az It's
featured players William Duncan and
idith johnson.
Aerial Artists at the Garrlck.
The famed Ccvenne Troupe OF aer-
inl artists viii appear on the program
that begins ~ the Garrick Theatre
today. 1his company of three women
ana two men are among the best
known wire artists on the vaudeville
stage. Beats Of great daring and ar
ii-tic grace are executed by them
with m ease that Is amazing Arthur
and Kcah BELL arc an "Nen.rlloquial
Diversity" Grant and Wallace arc
versatile entertainers whose roper
tolre OF abilities range from aero
battles 20 saxsphone playing. Amanda
Gilbert and Ruth Annette are attrac-
tive girls who sing and play. Mason
aud ahaw In IA comedy surprise called
"Ali For Glrlie" have an original
act. The ever black face comedy is
represented on the program OF Demo
aud wce, Doraldina in Passion
irult" which was due for prescnta-
ton ~ tho Garrick Theatre last Thurs
day. but wns lost IN transit. will be
the pho,opiay Offering OF the double
program.
Tho rs,he News that Is being shown
~ the Garrick shows the funeral of
che late Pope Benedict XIV in St
p~ters Cathedral at Rome. The pho
top show tho body of the pontir lying
IN state and the seemingly endless
procession of men and women who
,amc 20 view ~. This is the first film
~ rcnch the United States OF the ac-
tlvi,ior of The Vatican since the PoTie's
death.