Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-14
ENTERTAINMENTS.
Before the Lecture AssOcia-
tion.-Other Local Events

.sEsrhera!da' Before the Lecture Associn-
tion.-Other Local Events
Leland T. Powers. the gifted per-
senator and delineator made his sec
ond appearance before Rock Island
audience under the auspices of the
Lecture association last evening.
The entertainment was additioned to
the regular course provided by the
association for its second season and
complimentary to all members OF the
association. and Harper's theatre
never contained more brilliant and
appreciative audience. In addition
| to securing return OF Mr.. Powers,
who made such splendid impress
sion here on his previous visit in his
monolopue OF David Garrick, y
! the association had arranged hap
pv surprise in providing Strasser's
| orchestra of IA pieces under Prof.
| Strasser's personal direction. while
| each lady was presented with beau
| tiful rose as she entered the house,
| commemorative OF the occasion.
| Mr.. Powers chose for his recitation
last evening Mrs. Frances Hogdson
| Burnette's pretty story OF ''Esmeral-
da'' afterward dramatized by Will
liam Gillette and presented with such
wonderful success by the Madison
square companies. The different
familiar characters OF the play were
all made to speak and to all but ap
pear on the stage in n manner tina
demonstrated Mr.. Powers grea
ability rs an impersonator. Supple
mentary to the presentation of tn
story Mr.. Powers gave three shor
recitations which were happily re
ceived.
The announcement of the forthcom
ING engagement OF the FrederickWar
Louis James company. which o6
ours at the opera house Monday
April "a. will be pleasurable new
to the lovers of high class acting
| as MesSrS. Warde and James ar
| now the acknowledged tragedians {
| America. a position that has bee
won by years of experience, thoroug
research and genius. The TRACED
of .Othello" has been selected TO
their joint appearance here as
gives them an opportunity to displa
their ability greatly in excess OF an
of their other plays. The produ'
= ton of the play will be on scale
magnificence never before witness
ed in this city. and the many chara'
tiers will he illustrated by the large>
}, supporting company that has eve
It been connected with Il legitimate or
= ganization. The night of April :
will he a gala occasion and live lon
in the memories of our thcatI
goers.
other Entertainments.
The beautiful spectacular pant'
mime Ben Hur" was repeated at tn
Burtis opera house, Davenport. Ia:
night before another large and highl
pleased audience. The entertain
ment will be presented again tonigf
and tomorrow night with matinee tt
morrow afternoon.
The Rock Island Amateur Music;
club rave'it second Schubert mus
cal at the Standard club rooms we:
terday afternoon. The programme
Il highly entertaining one. embrace
vocal music by Mrs. Kimball and tn
Misses Blakesley. Allen and Hue.
Mrs Kimball receiving violin accom-
paniment by Miss Beatrice koehle1
while piano solos were given by Me'
| DANES l.. Simon ana d. NJ biFln an
a piano and violin duet given by Mr.
Kohn and Miss Koehler.
The Fire Patrol" which Will /
| presented at the Burtis opera hous
Sunday matinee and night. Is b
James W. Harkins, Jr.. who Is ais
the author of The Midnight Alarm
which made n remarkably successfr
tour last season. This, his lates
play, seems likely to be equally.
not more. successful. Judging fro1
the praise accorded to it by the crit
les of New York City. where it wa
recently produced
= As indicated by its title. the pla
introduces fire patrol wagon. an
| much stress is laid on Il scene show
| ing the interior of an ore crushln
mill in the gold mining region wit
! the ponderous machinery in actu;
operation Add to these n view {
: Union square. New York, in sno
D | storm. and we have enough OF rca
, ism to satisfy the most ardent love
| of realistic melodrama.
| R,r IDEALS for ,n:S and