Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-10-13
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A large audience is assured at Har-
per's theatre tomorrow night, on the
occasion of the presentation of the
vaudeville entertainment for the am
bulance fund. The ladies who have
the affair in charge have spared no
efforts to make it a success and
novel, up-to-date show, and the pub
| lie should see to it that it is n success
financially. You'll get your moneys
worth if you attend, and if you miss
it you II regret it,
The Great Northern theatre is
recognized as the only fashionable
vaudeville house in Chicago and has
earned the reputation it bears of hav-
| ing the best program of any theatre
in this line. The bill for the national
peace jubilee week, commencing Oct.
! Is, is without exception the strongest
as whole that has ever been pre-
sented in any Chicago theatre, in
GLIDING such widely and eminently
known artists as Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney
Drew, who make their first appear
ance in that city since their return
from Europe; George Thatcher, the
famous minstrel, and Ed Marble,
| widely known as an author comedian,
in new 1-act comedy; Sadi, the re-
nowned Russian equilibrist; Willard
Simms, comedian; Miss Maud Court
ney, who sings 1.-The old songs" the
marvellous Seymours, astonishing
acrobats; the HighIeys, musical ar
lists; John McWade, the popular bal
ladist; Mile. Armanti, distinguished
sand and smoke painter; Casino Com
edy four, comedy vocal quartet, and
several others.
In the Hanlons, this seasons pro-
duction of their world famous s.Su-
perba" they have inserted a great deal
of novelty and but the skeleton of its
former self remains. Characters have
been cut out entirely and new ones
substituted. whilst others have been
so rewritten that they would be hardly
recognized. For instance, the part of
Mora, formerly straight soubrette
role, is now character comedy part
in German dialect. A prominent dra-
matist has been at work the best part
of the summer making changes and
writing dialogue around the clever
tricks and pantomimic features that
the Hanlons have inserted. Among
the new scenes is a remarkable one of
the arctic regions, new interior, by
Smyth, of ladies' boudoir and bath
room, which is followed by a change
into a marine view, turbulent ocean
with a lighthouse and many ocean
monsters in view.
In the first act a scene at one of the
fashionable watering places is shown,
in which Pierret mixes up the sexes
in indiscriminate confusion by direct
ing the gentlemen to the wrong bath
ing houses. Pierrot also figures prom
inently in a shadow scene of war sub
iects, which show many interesting
phases of our present unpleasantness
with Spain, and in his scene in which
he floats on the broad expanse of the
ocean, he has many hair-raising es-
capes and many perilous adventures.
The specialties are numerous and all
present novelties that will no doubt
please.
The three Powers Bros, expert BIZ
cyclists and comedians, will do the
celebrated act they have just done in
Europe, where their success was re-
markable. Heloise Dupont sings some
tyrolean songs and does other dialect
work with monologue that is bright
and interesting. The ballets and cos
tunes are fresh interpretations, the
latter being a particular feature.
s.Superba'' is booked for three per-
formances this Friday and Saturday.
The matinee will be popular prices, 20
and so cents.
HAMPTON HAPPENINGS.
Hampton, Oct 12.-Mr5. Thomas