The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-01
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about the Professions.
CAMILLE.

facial expression was hard and unpleasing
especially in the love scene with armand
Her stage presence is very attractive.
Lewis Morrison acted the part of armand
Dugal to perfection, but his stage makeup
was not in keeping with the character.
Miss Ella Wren, Eugenia Blair, and Mr..
John Lane were especially good in their
respective characters. while the remaining
members of the cast filled theirparts cred
itably.
An innovation occurred in the scene
where Armapd upbraids Camille for her APP
parent faithlessness, and concludes his ii
rade by showering upon her gold coin. In
stead of using coin or its imitation, the
A1mapd of last night employed what pass
ed current on the stage as bank notes.
This was taken from the Bernhard, and is
quite an improvement.
The, Performance, taken as whole, was
very finished and was deserving of a
crowded house,
ACTRESSES KISSES.
Janauschek's kisses are but rare, and
they are very matronly. They come with
words that are growled forth from deeply
embedded diaphragm and are mere touches
not like what Soldene's used to be in
the DAYS of old, when she gave her stage
lovers the full benefit of the mommoth cave
that yawns across her face. There is
more kiss to the square foot of Soldene's
mouth than that of any other woman on
the stage Alice Oates did some pretty
kissing She could kiss high tragedy or
low comedy and between the two extremes
rings in every known variety from Nodes
kas stately iciness to Pauline Markham's
smack. On one occasion an actor feeling
full of inspiration or beer, seized her on
the stage, gave her a hug that must have
made her ribs meet. and bestowed a
paroxysmal kiss upon her Next night her
husband appeared in the wings with a big
navy revolver, ready to blow the top of the
actors head off should he try it again. say
ing he could furnish all the paroxysm
wanted in that family himself
BOOTHS FIRST APPEARANCE.
Edwin Booths first appearance on the
regular stage was made Sept. 10, 1S49, at
the Boston Museum in the little part of
Tressil, in Cibber's version of Richard
I'LL" Junius Brutus. Booth, his father
the rival of Edmund Kean, and one of the
greatest tragedians. that ever liyed-was
then keeping an engagement at the Muse
um, and Edwin was in attendance on him
as dresser. Tressil had been cast to the
prompter of the theatre; but it CHANGED
that this person wished to avoid the duty
of acting it, and that he succeeded in per-
suading Edwin to undertake it. This ar
rangement was made without the elder
Booths knowledge, and he only became
aware of it by reading in the play-bill the
announcement of his sons first appear
ance, duly underlined. Fool was all he
said when he read this announcement and
this remark was not understood to signify
encouragement. When the night came
and Edwin had dressed his father for Clos
ter, and himself for Tressell, the eccentric
parent-who, beneath an outward aspect
of indifference. loved the son with the
fondest affection a chair, lit cigar,
and viewing the youth with critical eye,
made this inquiry: DO you know that
you are supposed to have been riding hard
and far?"
yes sir
Where are your spurs?"
II haven't any"
Take mine"-holding out one booted
leg.
The boy took the spurs, and went on for
his little scene of King Henry VI When
he returned his father was still sitting neg
ligently in the chair, and smoking the
cigar
Give me my spurs,' he said, again
holding out his leg; and this was all the
comment that Edwin Booths first profess
sional appearance elected from the parent
whom he idolized.
He learned subsequently, though, that
his father had been down at the wing, and
had watched this first effort with evident
interest and satisfaction, and then fastened
back to his nonchalant poise in the dress
ing room.
There never, surely, could have been a
more singular being than Junius Brutus
Booth. This little trait of character is but
one of thousands that marked him .as
unique person William Winter an Har
per's Magazine for June.
FooTLIGHT FLASHES.
The Acme Olivette party exhibit at De-
cature the present week, but so far has
made no definite arrangements to visit this
city on the 4th as booked
Tony Denier's Humpty Dumpty visits
Rock Island in June.
Haverly's Mastadon Minstrels will play
here during the present month.
Kate Claxton will probably come on the
Both.
Harpers Theatre is to be repaired during
the present summer
Rose Wood and Lewis Morrison are wife
and husband
They say that Barley Campbell is writ
ing an emotional drama for Mrs. Kate
Sprague, and the curious are asking
whether Conkling or Carl Schurz is to be
represented in it.
Mr. Edwin Booth and his family will sail
for New York in the steamer Bothnia,
which will leave Liverpool on June 49,
Mr.. Booth expects to return to London in
August to fulfil his engagements. Mr..
John Mccullough viii return to the United
States in August
In the Royal Theatre at Munich, bouquet
throwing. wreath and harp giving, and
other similar tributes are to be prohibited
in the future, except upon rare and special
occasions, such as the temperance of an
actor after long illness or absence, or the
occurrence of his benefit night or anniyer-
sary commemorations. Other theatres are
advised to do likewise.
Anna Dickinson's latest idea is to act the
hero, Aarelfaaa, in play which she wrote
several years ago for John Mccullough.
1t was then intended that she should appear
as the heroine. Zenobia, With the tragedian
as Asrelian, but the project fell through.
Max Strackosch, the well known oper-