The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-06
Synopsis of the Play.


large black and red posters on the boards
in front of a Bowery variety theatre.
The larger of the boys wore a man s
5yercoat, the sleeves of which had been
shortened by rolling them up till his red
and grimy hands protruded. The big
ccat was open in front, revealing a con-
siderable eXpanse of cotton shirt. His
hands We're thrust in his trousers pockets
The visor of his heavy wool cap had come
loose, except at the ends, and it rested
on his nose His smaller companion
wore jacket and trousers that were
much too small even for him. His hat
was of black felt and of the shape of a
sugar loaf. His eyes were round with
wonder at the story his friend in the big
oyercoat was telling him. 1t seemed TO
be synopsis of the play, scenes in
which were pictured on the boards.
This duffer," said the boy, taking
one hand from his pocket and pointing
to the picture OF genteel man with a
heavy black moustache, Us the vill'n n.
1t begins wild him comm on the stage,
and sayin':
9 Wat, no Not here yet?''
Then an Eyetalian eoyey wild big
on, an the vill'n tells him that the girl
mus bC did AVA wiz, 80 lfC eau SlL tug
Doodle.
How mucha you give-a?' says the
Eyetalian
g Five tousand dollars says the
vill'n, an they makes the bargin. The
Eyetalian is goin' to, make b'1ieve that
the girl is hisn, git her away FIN her
friends and kill her. While they is maxim
the bargain Dutchman comes out, an
says he:
g. Maybe yer don't was. tink | hat
heard something's, don't it? will safe dot
girl =
- The next scene, is in big, fine
house. An old woman all dressed up
swell is tellin' a young prig that the girl
is heir to fifty thousand dollars, an dey
dom know who her fader and mudder
was. She was picked up on the steps when
she was kid The young feller tells
his mudder that he don't care who her
folks was, an that he'll marry her any
way, even if she is blind. The ole
woman goes out, and a be-youtiful girl
comes in, PAWN the air cause she's
blind an can see, an says she to the
young chap;
4" 1t can't never be
The feller he don't b'lieve her, an
tells her she's givin' him CUFF. After a
lot of coaxin' She owns up that she is,
an he spreads out his fins and hollers ::
g Then you do love me, Marie = an
she tumbles.
Then the old man wild a white wig
comes in-he's the doctor-an' he looks
at the girl $ eyes an says that he can
cure EN-, but it may kill her. He takes
out two bottles and says
8" In this is sumpn that'll put yel
inf SfnaYo Glyn 6oofh mill Il II D
g BE this me answer says the girl.
an she swallers the bottle, an tips over
on the lounge.
Jest before the doctor is goin' to fix
her eyes the Eyetalian jumps in an says:
Where is mia poor childa? an he
won let the doctor do anythin. There
is big row, an the Dutchman comes
in an SAYS
'.'She don't vas his child
. But the Eyetalian lugs her off, an
the will 'n-he turns out to be her cousin
gets all the money.
The next scene is in the street. The
Eyetalian an the be-youtifuI young girl
all dressed in rags comes along, an says
she
g. I'm 5000 tired.
. How mucha money you gota? says
the Eyetalian, an she says she hahn |
got no money. Then he goes to kill
her. an the Dutchman hops out and yells
. You macaroni son of a gum an
the Eyetalian lights out
1.-The Dutchman he takes the girl into
his house an comes out in the street
The girls feller comes along, an while
they is talkin' the Evetalian comes bach
an sneaks in an steals tire girl away
But the Dutchman' dog follers him and
shows the way to the cop and the Dutch |
man when they finds out that she's gone. |
They find her in n dive where lots OF
Eyetalans is playin' whisky poker ion
liie drInks, Incrc II ufg ROW a4sIII. an !
the girl is took out an carried tp hen |
home In the row the Eyetallan gifts all |
chawed up by the Dutchman' 5 dog, the |
cop lugs him OFF. an he's sent up fol |
ten years.
In the last act The girl eyes has been
fixed. an she's sittin on the piazZcr.
The papers has been found, an the vill'n |
has hollered, I'm lo-host, i m lo-host ! |
The girl is sayin' how glad she'll be to
see her feller an look into his ewes, when |
the EyetaIian, who has cracked the jug. |
comes Greece pin along in striped togs,
an says he to hisself:
8 i will now have mia r-r-revenger
The lights is turned down, an the |
DI2 iituieI toeS Aup-Htn, AuD-Aup'
Then the Eyetalian creeps up an
grabs the be-youtiful young girl an hol
lers, 1 will 1illa your an pulls a bic
knife out Of his breeches pocket. The
young girl yells, an jest as he's goin' to
jab her wild the knife, they all rushes in
an the darkey pulls-out. a pep an lets
The +, italian have it in the ribs. an the
Egetaiian tumbles down an squirms, an
the he-yontiful young girl faints away in
her fcller's arms, an down goes the
curtain. ''-NetO York Sun.