Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-14
THE THEATRE.
"kaianka" Pre- sented in Rock Island
f"r the First Time Last Evening
Little Trtxte-

f.r the First Time Last Evening
Little Trixte."
combination Of spectacular extraya.
gance, psntomiuic. absurdity and popu.
lar comedy is what may be seen in "Ka.
janka" as presented at Harpers thea,re
last evening. This famous Partisan pro.
ductlon was given In Rock Island minus
many of its best scenic effects, because
as G. A. Miller, one of the proprietors,
said, the stage would not accommodate
some OF the best pieces. THAT pile OF
scenery IN the lower stairway" said Mr..
Miller before tie opening of the theatre,
I'VE cannot use tonight because there is
not room back OF the scenes. The news
papers ought to advocate the lowering of
this theatre 10 the first floor and that will
sfford better accommodations for the
audiences as we'll as for the proper and
successful presentation OF attractions de.
pending as ours doss. largely upon its
scenic effects. We will give our enter.
tainment at great disadvantage tonight
because of the faults I mention. There
should be a remeoy in this theatre or else
a new play house. Rock Island deserves
and will support, the best attractions on
the road"
The play was fairly well mounted last
evening despite the disadvantages under
which the management commended. The
magic room in the second sct, after the
nature Of scene from Haulous' Fantas-
ma, contained many musing and absurd
features. while in the third act there
were some very pretty and neat transfer
nations. The costumes through the
piece displayed lavish. expenditure and
exquisite taste. The Msriposa dancers,
in beautiful satin skirts, appeared in the
third act, and 10 describe what they did
in the way of whirling, twisting, deft
raising OF their skirts. would require
much space and thorough knowledge
OF the terpsichorean art allied to that of
the modern London stage. They were
simply amszing, and the audience was
Ill ecstacies. Mile. Bertoto, a Young
French girl, in her change dances, crea-
ated furore-snother hit. The eight
Msrlini's, French acrobsts. were very
hne, active as monkeys. and doing the
most remarkable acrobatic feats with the
creates. ease. The fun makers in this
act, as in fact all through the piece, was
Charles Ravel, as Gown. He is acrobat
athlete, luggler and pantomimist. aud
since the days of George L. Fox has no
superior. William huge, as Zamello, was
seemingly made of gutts-p erchs, and re-
ceiyed rounds of sp 1lsuse for his aero
batic contortions. The last act was given
over TO psntomime, and proved to be a
means of pleasing those who had seen
such IN childhood, and cannot fail to de-
light. The singing was not what it
should have been, but this was charges
able as muck TO the orchestra IS anything
else.
Little Trixie, a comedy of the high
est order OF merit is to be presented at
Hsrper's theatre Saturday night. The
production is said &c contain Feat plot,
which gives it interest which is held from
first TO last, while it abouuds in merry
making all the way through. There are
number of fine speoislties incidental to
the action of the play. Little Trixie"
will have good house Saturday eve-