Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-31
Ea,er arnmrnt.

gives its entertainment at Harper's the
atre tonight.
AT the Burtis at Davenport tomorrow
afternoon and evening and also The fol,
lowing evening will be presented that
master stage production, Paul Kauvar.
This is one of the granaest productions
of the day. The Northampton Daily
Herald says of it;
Steele Mackaye's five act drama, Paul
hauvar, was given at the Academy of
Music Saturday evening to fair sized
house. The play deals with the DAYS of
the French revolution and possesses many
stirring incidents. In one scene the gull
loune Is shown and the executioner holds
up severed head, making a very graph
&c effect. The head is composed of wax
and is fine imitation OF that which
1t is intended. rhe company was an
exec lent one, and the acting good
| throughout. Edward L. Snader in the
title role, gave careful rendition of his
part, and Miss Agnes Roselle Knott. a
beautiful and talented lady, acted the
character of Diane with grace and abil-,
itY. + Il. Spencer. as Gouroc; Arthur
q. Smith as The Due de Beaumont; Dan.
lei Kelly as Dodolphe Potin, and Miss
Margaret lVanhiils's Nsuette, were good
and the drama passed off smoothly, and
was much enjoyed by all pr, sent.
On Monday evening next. "a Turkish
Bath, the latest and most successful
musical comedy, will be seen at Harpers
theatre. An excellent company of sing
ers and dancers and comedy artists, will
produce the fun. The Omaha Bee saws:
Miss Marie Heath, who makes her ap.
pearance as star in this new candidate
for the publics appreciation, is a pretty,
winsome woman, and plays child's
part, cast in the same mould as Innocent
Kid, ina Parlor Match. "excellently. She
has much more pleasing voice than is
usual with the soubrette, the song,
Wont You Come Out and Play" being
received with marked favor.
Tomorrow evening first class athletic
perfor nance will hold the boards at Har-
per's theatre. Jim Hall, the Australian
middleweight, will be the star attraction,
and will give an exhibition of the art of
self defense and give some scientific spar
ring. A number of artists of the
ring will be present.
At the Burtis Opera house on Moad az
evening Miss Pauline Hall and her su-
berb comic opera company will present
for the first time for years "Msdame Fa-
vart." The standard authorities on mu
SIC give Ofenbach very high rank, and
many of his operas will survive long
Whether this be true or net the light,
crisp, dainty operas he composed are so
superior TO the numerous melsnges now
crowding the stage, and called by cour-
tesy comic operas, as TO justify the i'm
preston that the former are the
highest types of that class of
music. OF the numerous works of
Offenbsch. Madame Favart," though
one of the latest, was one of the most
successful and widely known at time
when opera bouffe was a more prevalent
style OF entertainment than now. After
the deluge of senseless and coarse stuff
which the current taste has tolerated too
long, and a sense of relief and hope is
aroused by presentation that is clean,
CONSTANT and amusing. The story is
acted out decen,ly, inteligently, and
with regard to dramatic propriety. In a
word. it is an artistic production. Miss
Hall sings and acts the part of Madame
Favart, the gay and charming, but loyal
and devoted wife of the comeGians
Charles Favart, in a manner that sur
prises her greatest admirers. The cast IS
very strong. the costumes are elaborate
and the chorus contains large number
of pretty. shspely girls. whose charms
the dressing enhances.