Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-21
ADJUSTMENTS.
STAGE.
Twin Beds" At Garrick.

Through tho happy medium Of farce,
the Wilmington Players will again en-
tertain tho local theatregoers with
plenty OF laughter and an amusing
story. Twin Beds" Is the offering
for this tho tenth week OF the COM
pany's stay in this city. The first per-
formance OF the play will be given
this evening.
Three acts of what can happen when
six people live two by two In three
apartments In the crowded confines
Of a fashionable apartment house;
when the over-sociability OF pretty
young wife entangles them all in an
unwelcome neighborliness, constitutes
the plot Of Twin Beds" This most
continuously amusing farce earned its
popularity as much by virtue OF its
deft characterization-a rare quality In
farces-as by that OF It's witty lines. sur
prising slang and cumulatively thrill
ling situations.
The people whose destinies It con-
Germs are all distinct social types fa-
miliay, amusing and well offered. The
Signora Monti. an ex-music hall singer
who has had the foresight to marry
an Italian tenor whom she found sing
ing In a Brooklyn cabaret and elevated
him to a two thousand a night class
in the Metropolitan opera, introduces
a scintlllating line every minute.
The other party is newly-wed
couple who cause or start most of the
merriment and trouble in the story.
Robert Lynn and Estelle Reilly will
,,yo Jyax no is
will be seen as Signor Monti, the mu-
steal and friendly. The other players
of the company will have the other
splendid roles OF the play which they
can handle with skill and surety.
SCREEN.
"Poverty and Riches" at Queen.
A question OF the utmost OF import
ance to America today Is handled with
skill and good taste in the photoplay
Poverty and Riches" which the
Queen Theatre has for its chief book
ing the first three days OF this week.
The story is simple one exposing
and contrasting the lives of two
families. lifelong friends. In their
happiness. The one seeks II through
a happy home life. children, modes,
pleasures and perfect understanding
between husband and wife. The other
family chooses the path OF financial
power. refusing TO have children
though both young people are fond OF
them.
How these two families meet the
tests life puts TO them Is n sermon In
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natural manner OF living.
The story was written by Lero.
Scott and Is most powerful IN tn,
simple directness Of Its story and II
the manner In which Goldwyn ha:
prepared and presented It on tn,
screen.
Reginald Barker star director OF tn,
Goldwyn STAFF handled the production
and succeeded in Offering something
really worthwhile to the public.
The cast is a popular one. Leatric,
Joy and Richard Dix have the rol,
OF the financially ambitious couple wht
thought TO find happiness IN money
John Bowers and Louise Lovely ar,
their moro sensible and much happiel
friends
The Christie comedy fresh From
the Country" Is the added feature.
"The Trap" at Majestic.
Up IN the far Northwest in tho Ian,
Of the Mounted Police, tho trapper
and tho splendid forrest ana winding
rivers, Lon Clancy has found IBIS frs
stellar chance playing IN . pictur,
called Tho Trap" with a setting II
this wonderful country. Today tn
film begins its engagement at tn
Majestic Theatre.
Lon CLANCY gained his enviabl
reputation as an actor In THE Miracl
Man" which he followed closely Wit
The Penalty" still sustaining a repu
tation for creating human characteri
nations In decidedly a distinctive man
ner. Then came "Outside the Law
where he was seen with Priscilla Dear
1t was as a result OF his splendid wor
that he was cast TO play the leadin
role in ''The Trap" He has game
the name OF being "the man Of
thousand faces" and in this pictur
he makes the most Of them.
The Trap" is story OF tn
Canadian Northwest. II mirrors tn
emotions OF the primitive men an
women who make up the population {
/, the great stretch of country that boz
ders on Hudson Bay, men and wome
who love and hate equal ferver, wh
never forget a friend nor forgive a
enemy. Such a man is Gaspard. III
trapper played by Lon Clancy.
CLANCY Is supported by an exec
lent company of players who hay
each been selected for his or her IL
dividud fitness for the character S,
lected. In the heavy role OF the pieC
! is Alan Hale. Also in the compan
are Dagmar Godowsky, Stanle
Goethals, Irene Rich, Spottiswoot
.Aitken. Herbert Standing and Fran
Campeau.
4 Mystery Picture At Arcadia.
The widelyheralded engagement
3 Saving a Lady In Half Is schedul,
:. to commence today at the Arcad
= Theatre. This exposition OF the f;
! nous vaudeville illusion has alreac
,. melted the curiosity of the theatr