Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-16

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THE PHUS CLrB gave th,ir second enter
tAinmsnt lAst evening, al the rssid' nee II
Mrs. Char es Buford. 81 the head Of Wash.
iogIon street.. The large parlOrS were
crowded With VERY select aud Intelligent
audience, nun benng o. hundred laiies and
gentlemen. The rear Of the back parlor
vas hAHdsomsly 6usd up with . stage, seen
cry, drop curtain etc and the occasion was
one Of much Happiness on the part of all
present. Neat programmes we're circulAts d
among the susss, opera glasses called into
rvquisitioB, and evsrJ body seemed delighted
Durvags'. burlstque, The Lady VI tie
Lions, vas the play, with the following ess,
Of characters:
Clod MsddlsBOt, with SOBg) ......C. ". crOPPer'
besusan sr. ..---..-..----. -" II. o"o" ~
Mr. Dishabille, ........................B J Perrin
DAmEe, IL man OF uAIJ ....-..... -. Phil Crooksu
GA.seT, (ths mach abused ........C W. DarAsm
Polly ann, wi aonR) ........ Miss bucts Gable
Mad Dishabills, tpoiiSisl... Miss b. PostlsuAit
Wid,w. (cloa's mOih.rI IS. Mis- May MoAas'er'
Mary Ann, ...-.-...-.--... - -
P,,tn.n. Constable, PEASANTS Soldiers Cit
Esbs and .uPPtrnumsrsriss y the omP'D.
Tie fa.oriIs eh.rAcIes --re NJ ID. D,shA-
billie, BsAusapter and CIod each Of "hoD
won rapturous applause, a. also did Polly
Ann, especially 10 the song
BRIGHT, bright are the greens each morn spy,
And sweet do ibs inySns taste;
But brighter, hope, is my lovers bright eye
CIod'. mother vac mich admired for he'
rendition Of her part, aud we thought II 'he
u sl natural piece OF sctiDg 10 the perform
aucs. True, the part was not difficult
one, bot i, uAs -xc-llently dJBe. Ciod "
good, IN spo.s, ADD be fairly brought do~u
he house ia the song
Farewell 70 thee, old Di habille'G fair daughter,
You're fair as /. msr1 ard just Out of the sea,
I never have tAstsd large Blue Pont' Oyster
More fresh fro IN the shell than that kiss VA
ffom thee.
When my wife just ~ true o. that AN = sinner
You ne'sr sh al have cause for 10 sofroS oil
weep
And when , GU re Zine on your couch after dinner
Two nice little dAfki.S .hAll fan 700 TO Sleep
Oh ns'sr shall thy "Ph &c Of O-go" forge
thee,
III watch ov,r thee like a h,n Ger her eggs,
And II you should Gle I'll ne'sr cease TO Jorge
thee,
As long a. 1 stand on these beautiful pegs
And sweet do l hope 10 hiI face.
| Before the onnsI cement Of The pay and
between The scenes, the following musiea
selections were given;
1. Overture
| 4 \ J
Miss bLANCsE BUF1RD,
PRUF. 1HKO. CRANER.
M.:ipE's Approach" White
CO Dlc NIB,
3. Piano Solo, Oh .mPsa r.,
P"oT rHiO cAS.H0p' 1'
4 Song Ira Is Ia c.,...
Mas. HoLcoxB "''u'y'"""
The Duet -As we'll AppIauded; =. .o,,
eneorsd, aud the song brought suihusi~ :,
applause and 40 encore, to which the Lad
failed to respond.
Refreshments and an hours ehit-cb
and criticism oJnelulsd . mast sLjoysb
evening .-one which Ars. Baford aud b.
excellent family know 30 we'll how 10 pr
vide.
The frat OF these entertainments vas gi
su at the re,iisncs Of Mrs. Mary BufOrd, I
Illinois street, 90 the 3rd mat. and ne
|. lisvs IL is tho intention OF the club to 81
similar ones about fortnishIly- II
scarcely Necessary to allDds to the bene6
to be- derived from them, both to steas al
audience, iOI-Ilre'uAlly and socially. or hC
Rr.A' Improvement they are upon the {
: diAAry tAshIoo" bic parties.