The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-21
ADJUSTMENTS.
THE MrNsTRELs.

Last night Callender's Consolidated Min
strels appeared at Harpers theatre to a
large and highly enthusiastic audience.
The entertainment is meritorious in the ex-
IRENE, and was devoid of anything that
had the least resemblance to immodesty or
vulgarity. 1t was genuine fun from begin
ming to end, and richly deserves the highest
praise that has already been accorded the
troupe in the larger cities. 1t is TO be re-
GREETED that two many minstrel companies
permit their witticisms to descend to indel-
icate utterances, and when troupe is dis
covered that is free from that faint it ought
to be made known TO the public. The
Calender MINISTRIES are striking illustra-
ton of an exception to the general fault,
and they deserve special praise on that &C
count The first part of the entertainment
introduces some thirty performers, among
whom are number of females. The sing
ing of Wallace King, the black Companine,
and Dick Little, with his phenomenal base
voice, were especially fine. while the gen
eral singing of the company was also most
excellent. Billy Kersands, the inimitable
comedian, has improved wonderfully since
his last appearance in this city, and gave
an entirely new performance. The Olio
gives Armstrong a chance to display his
wonderful initiative powers, and also pre-
sents Wallace King in vocal selections.
The song and dance teams, the consoli-
dated sexsette in vocal numbers, Bob Mock
in his barnyard sketches, and the steamboat
landing. with the full cast of the company,
are all excellent in their way, and consti-
tute an evenings entertainment that is sell
dom equalled and never excelled by any
minstrel organization now before the pub
lie
BUFFALO BILL.
This evening, Buffalo Bill and company
will appear at Harper's theatre in bor-
der drama, entitled Twenty Days, or Buff
falo Bills Pledge" The play does not
differ in any alarming extent from The
Prairie Waif' which was the attraction last
season. The same characters make their
appearance. The villain is just as pro-
the assassin comes just as near
the hero, and herein the In
dams make their appearance in the same
war paint and feather, and Jerry" the
donkey, is still as docile Snd contented as
was the case last year. Buffalo Bill shows
the same remarkable experiences with the
rifle, and the audiences are just as large
and enthusiastic as has been the case since
Buffalo Bill first appeared on the stage.
Since his advent to the number of foot
hight favorites, Buffalo Bill has made a
large fortune. He enjoys the excitement
of dramatic life, and as long as it proves
he. will doubtless continue
in the profession. There is something
very attractive about Buffalo Bill to a
class of the public that do not frequent
places of amusement at any other time.
This class crowd the theatre wherever
Buffalo Bill appears, and such will no
doubt be the case this evening, as the sale |
Of seats indicate that standing room only
viii be placarded at Harpers theatre at an |
early hour this evening.
GENERAL NOTES.
Mrs. Langtry, the Jersey Lily, will play |
IPosasind in LAS You Like 1t" during her
American tour.
Two of the demure charity girls in a |
'Billee Taylor" opera company quarreled
IN the stage at Rochester. 1t began with
me accusing the other of flirting with a
nan in the audience. you're liar!'
vas the retort, between two verses in the
Charity Bob" song. The fight took place
n the dressing room, and was so damaging
o the combatants that neither could APP
,ear in the second act.
Bijou Heron is the guest of Mime. Ponisi
It her summer residence in Milford, Pa.
The mother of Marie Van, Cincinnati
ocalist. died recently, in Paris, France.
George Sweet is again to be baritone
or Strakosch.
In speaking of Gerster recently. new
orleans critic gushes in the following ap-
roved style: "Some of her trills are
flame with passionate intoxication, others
re white and wet with the tears of grief.
ZACH chromatic scale, each grupeto has its
MARKED meaning and successful retention.
When her voice completes with an instru-
lent in the orchestra, as in the point d
rgue in the folly scene, there vibrates in
er an unknown power which cannot be
expressed, but which, nevertheless, clearly
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