The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-14
ADJUSTMENTS.
The Litta Concert in the City
Last Evening.
Coming Attractions and General
Notes and News.


sion of the concert by the Litta troupe.
Owing to the continued illness of Mr..
SHELTON, the programme numbers were ma
teriaIly changed, but despite this fact the
performance was, on the whole, satisfac-
tory and enjoyable.
Mile Marie Litta rendered three num-
bers, including two duets, and in each of
them her beautiful. flexible and sympathet-
ic voice was displayed to its best advan-
tage. Litta is vocalist of great reputa-
ton, and she is one of the very few who
are deserving of the highest praise.
Miss Hattie McLain, the contralto, sung
two numbers with expression, and was re-
called.
Miss Nellie Bangs, the pianiste, proved
quite favorite with the audience, and was
encored on her second piece.
Miss Mantley, the violinist, Mr. Cleve-
land. the tenor, and Mr. Merrill, the cornet-
list, performed their respective parts, and
assisted in rendering the entertainment va
ried and interesting.
HUMPTY DUMPTY.
The next amusement is Tony Denier's
''Humpty Dumpty" at Harper's theater to-
morrow evening. Reserved seats are now
for sale at Marshall's drug store, The To-
ronto Globe anent the performance in that
city, has the following:
"a highly interesting and pleasing en-
tertainment was given by the Tony Denier
troupe in the Grand opera house last night
The programme was an attractive one,
consisting of the pantomime Of "Humpty
Dumpty," interspered with popular bal
lads, ventriloquism, extraordinary balan-
cling feats, etc. The audience was large as
might have been expected, and those pres
ent showed their appreciation by many en-
cores. The acting of Hunnpty Duanpty, G.
III. Adams, and the tragical performance of
Louise Berlind in the opening scene, crea-
ted much laughter The yentriloquism of
Prof. w. FL. Fow seemed perfect, and the
wonderful feats of balancing by Little
Todd, the German wonder, were gazed at
in breathless suspense. Miss Alice Cole
man, cornet soloist, and the various char
acters assumed by each member of the
troupe were all more ar less deserving of
praise"
THE CIRCUS.
The Sells Bros Millionaire circus and
menagerie comes next SATURDAY., and in ad-
dition to the merit, being the first show of
the season, it will attract large crowd to
Rock Island on the day of its exhibition.
The press gives it the subjoined send-off:
The Minneapolis (Minn,) Ecening Jour
nal:
ITO be brief and to the point, Sells
Brothers circus, menagerie and museum
aggregation is the best and most complete
we have ever seen. Positively there is not
one feature advertised on the bills that is
No al @ho
The Terre Haute 1nd) Ereasiag Led
ger:
THE Sells Brothers have fulfilled all
they promised, and added another chaplet
to their fame"
The Springfield Qll) Daily Post:
THE management certainly fulflls all
their promises made by then through their
promises made by them through their adj
vertisements What they advertised to
show they exhibited"
The Decatur Qll.) Daily Republican,:
Carried out in every particular what
the bills promised"
The Lafayette Qnd. Daily Journal:
They offer to the public the most gi
gantic embodiment of natural object teach
ing and moral amusement on the hemi
sphere
The Bay City CMich) Daily Tribune:
1--WE can conscientiously say that Sells
Brothers Great Railroad Show is the best
travelling in the world"
FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION.
Hip, hip, hurrah for the Fourth Of July,
If the circus amt coming, 1 hope to die;
Rock Islands the town and Monday the day,
And Coup's is the show that win make the dis
play.
And the great celebration OF course you all know,
Win take place at night, right after the show,
And the fire. works and lights. red yellow and
green,
win be grander by far than any you've seem
Every railroad will run cheap excursions to town,
And the folks from the country are all coming
down,
And they'll go to the show, whether cloudy or
sunny,
For they never were offered SO much for their
money,
Among the attractions and wonderful things,
Are hippodrome track, and three circus rings:
And that can hold all the shows in the West,
And these facts alone prove that Coup's is the
best
Lu In, the great flying man of the world,
From huge eatapult, like lightning is hurled,
A sensation great that men stand aghsst,
When he flies across the great tent so vast;
And bewidered and lost the multitudes gaze.
Until the excitement leaps forth IN blaze.
And shout upon shout and cheer upon cheer,
VIII be your endorsement, when you see him
here
And the look of excitement on the multitudes
faces,
While watching the stirring hippodrome races,
Proves that the public were never inspired,
AS they are by these racers in costume attired;
-Four snowy white horses and four that are black,
Like whirlwind they fly round the hippodrome
track
Two glittering chariots they're hitched four
abreast,
And for victory strive in this Roman race test
Stay quietly at home and don't get excited,
Its the 9TH of July that Coups United,
Is coming with Zu1us and Indians wild,
And one little comical black Zulu child;
Now remember good people show will be
here,
That's worthy q visit till Coup's does appear,
And folks from the East, South, West and the
North,
Are all coming in for glorious fourth
MINOR MENTION.
Haverly's New Mastodon Minstrels play
at Harpers theater on July LIST.
CouD's great circus will exhibit in this