Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-27
ADJUSTMENTS.
STAGE.
MASKED Men, ut The Playhouse.


The mystery In the much heralded
mclodrama Masked Men" must net be
revealed for moro than one reason. the
logical one being that the natural an
ticipation OF seeing II and the Joy of
suspense I'm n fine performance would
be destroyed. The play will open mt
The Playhouse tonight for four per-
formances including "Wednesday matt
nee. But there is no mystery In the
fact that Major &. Anderson Wright.
its producer and co-author with Lang
don Gillet. will give local lovers Of
good acting one OF the best treats OF
the season. A reading OF the list OF
players to which they have entrusted
their valuable and prctentious pro-
duction is intriguing for all who yearn
for the acting that once made the
American stage n thing Of appealing
romance. IanRdon Giilet's plot has
come to him from, the rough. gruclling
experiences of life. personal contacts
with the compleXes OF human vari-
anccs with regularity. the inevitable
mistakes. retributions and awards of
the great life of America. Mr.. Gillett.
a graduate OF Cornell University, is
one of the best known directors Of
the stage, more recently associated
with the George Marshall produc
tions in Baltimore. The men In the
cast are: Edward Fielding. Frederick
Tiden. Jerome Lawler. Harry Sothern,
Albert Sackett, Ford Fennimore.
Granville Palmer. William Moran,
Edward Power. Sam Lowett, Paul
Hinrichs. Holley PETIT. Dan Il. Han
lon. The women: Helen Holmes,
Elizabeth Il. Irving. Dorothy Gale
Florence Earie- Erin O'BrienM Moore
and Constance Hope.
Nell OBrien's Minstrels
Next 10 Circus Day, Minstrel Day IS
one of the big events Of the amuse-
ment season and II will he a matter
for contsatulation among those who
love the minstrcls to hear that Nei
lORrien's biz company viii he at Th'
Playhouse next Thursday, Friday an'
Saturday nights and Thanksgiving
Day and Saturday matinees. Nei
OBrien's Minstrcls is now one Of tn
biggest organizations of its kind II
the world and its advent always eau
ses stir among local theatre-goers
This year Mr.. O'Brien promises tina
everything will be new rs far as seen
cry, costumes. etc. are concerned. an
that there will be program whicl
will reveal nothing hackneyed. Th
end men. this season, will be Jay Clay
Jake (Smoke) Gray. Tommy Virgins
Frank (Cracker) Quinn. Fred Miller
Stephen Ondek and Jack Overhol'
with Allan Karie in the middle. tn
list of vacalists is a huge one and In
cludes J. Lester Haberkorn, w. l
Elliott. Henri Martin. Hugo Angelo
Dan Marshall Charles Wright, Jac
q Hillhrook. Richard F1ourney. PER-
! Rogers. Jimmy Johnson, Edwar
owens and William McFee.
Double Bnl Program at the Adm
! The Aldine Theatre program has N
B double attraction Of two headline fe,
. tures:-the laughable humanness
ANY Home" and the comedy antis
3 Of "Vodvil n la Mode. Also preser
, on the hill are Quecnie Dunedin an
/ Jules Play who offer a clever assort
ment OF odds and ends called "Naud,
e1lle Capers". Singing and dancing
} attractively offered during tho act {
I the three Bernard Girls. Stone an
: Francis with a variety skit and Fo
lis & Leroy are the remaining pei
, formers.
"Within the Law at the Garrick.
D Friends OF Miss Estelle Reilley d,
I the Wilmington Players will have
1 splendid opportunity 10 see the con