Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-29

=
-Ssn, che Pesaaav baturaay Might
~rbe Cseneneeau Csse~ rsasrrsw
Evenlug.
A. n. Palmers excellent company
gave highly meritorious presentation OF
Jim. the Penman" At Harper's theatre
Saturday night. It was decidedly the
best dramatic treat of the season and
should have had much larger house.
Notwithstanding that this Il said 10 be
the last season of this production its hold
upon those who enjoy that class OF plays
Is strong as ever. The play telling as it
does Of a clever forger's deeds and how
one crime led him TO another until he had
woven his own trap about his head. is
familiar TO theatre goers The acting Of
Charles Riegel. who plays the part Of
"James Ralston" (the "Jim" OF the play.)
came ia for much favorable comment.
The Nina" OF Louise Rial was q most
excellent characterization. As the
wronged wife the victim OF Jim, the
Penman's' c'everest forgeries. she won
the repeated plaudits OF the audience
j ames l. Carhart Plays Baron Hart
field" and his work is most favorably re-
ceived. Edward Travers plays Captain
Redwood, the drawling. drowsy, clumsy
detective. The other persons in the COM
pany are: Hardy Vernon. who plays
Louis Percivsl;" T. A. Washburne,
Lord Drelincourt;" Miss Livingston.
"Mrs. Chapstone;" VIM. Sheldon. "Jsck
RalstoD;' Evelyn Hardy. agnes Rails
tons" Grace Graves Lady Dunscombe.'
THE cLEMENcEAU CASE
Tomorrow night the celebrated "Cle-
menceau Case" is TO be presented at Hsr-
per's theatre. Probably nothing in the
way of q sensation could be offered the
public that would attract larger business.
The Clemenceau Case" is very distinctly
French from beginning to end. The
play will be presented here by the origi>
nal company under the management Of
Mr.. VIM. A. Brady who has secured the
right for the original Standard theatre
production from the adoption Of Mr.. VIM.
Fleron. The success OF the play every
where has been beyond precedent. II lie
constructed out of pure French material
of love and intrigue, but so curiously in
terwoven as to cause unusual comment.
The sense of dramatic effect which Dumas
so pre- eminently possesses is shown in
almost every scene. No brain but q
Frenchman's could ever have evolved
The Clemenceau Case The cast en-
braces Miss Sibyl tombstone as TIA. Gus
tavus Levick, Charles Kent, Jennie Ref
Earth and others.
The Baltimore Journal says:
"rhe Clemenccau Case" may be sum
moned up as series Of strongly dramatic
situations ending in a climax of impossi-
bility. There Is scene opening the third
act which the suggestive draping or rather
undraping OF one actress has given a no.
toriety that has caused the play to become
known to the theatre-goers the country
over. Probably nine of the audi
ance at the Academy came principally to
see 1.-The model" They saw il and were
disappointed-mosto OF them happily dis
appointed. For less than half moment
they saw shapely head. neck and Shout
ders and well moulded arm given a pure
white color by the black back ground and
the white silk tights in which the model
was clothed; the rest of the form was
draped. and when IL, stepped from the
pedestal. and at the same instant was
robed in dressing gown by Clemencesu,
| the scene was over.