Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-28


Lieut.. Nelson. ............... Harrison We.ch
The chorus was com posed Of: Mrs.
Charles McHugh, chaperon, MIS-
x NJ. Pearce. Misses May Pearce.
Mayre koush-JoIdan, Minnie Jones.
May Volk. Josephine Woodin, Viola
Gordon, Nora Daily. Celia R,niz. Alta
Hoppe, Margaret Broomhsll. Marie
Jensen. frances Thompson, Lou Hair
ris. Evelyn Long. Maud Campbell.
Edna Kahlke, Matte Jones. Mabo lie
Campbell, Agnes Gilmore, Hattie
Hampton, Carrie Larson; Mvs-rs
Leo Larkin. ID. l. Hartman, II DJa-
aldson. b +. Boyds.on, Harrison B
WEIGH. Will II Large, II. Keith Col
Inns. Henry p. Stapley. Thomas
Casey. V. Swantz. A. Z. Kahike. ID.
Is. McGill, z. X. Mitsch, +. Butt. +
Rogers, l. NJ. Totie,.
Parts Wei T.ksn.
All the parts were exceedingly well
taken, aud it is no more than lust to
say that il was The best amateur per-
Torrance OF its kind ever given in
Rock lslsnd. John Stewart WAS q
happy surprise to his friends. his
deep. mellow, baritone voice being
displayed with rich effect, while in
stature. pose and dignity he was TIE
ideal Indian chief. Mrs. Rsidy was
grace personified, her singing being
particularly swec, and her ,tiag ar
tistic. Mrs Csssy's character was
creation. She acted 10 perfection.
sni her cultured voice was shown to
great advantage. Miss Woodin's In
dian lullaby was swee,iy rendered
and deservedly cncored. W. b. Nc.
intyre was immense, his part
affJrding opportunity for the dis.
play OF his talents as comedian, and
his friends again realized that he is
not excelled off the profe sional
stage. lie is nothing il not original.
NJ. Maui was a clever Capt. Rolfe,
snd possesses fine tenor voice.
Tim Collins was OF course foremos,
among the merry makers In the cast.
His is a style peculiarly unique, and
the opportunity for the display of i,
is never wanting. whether in song or
situation. lie never fails to be a
source Of convulsive amusement from
the moment he steps on the stage.
MIR. Colligan as the companion char.
acter to that assumed by Mr.. Col in :
was no disappointment to his friends
and admirers. His was in effect the
reversal OF an old adsge, for in him 9
very good Indian was still very much
alive.
TIE chorus was we'll trained and
sang admirably. The historical. beau
,iiuI anc romantic story Of Poe ,hon,as
and Capt. John Smith is inter
woven through the opera, into which
are worked q number OF catchy SO los.
duets, trios ard auartets. In the
third and closing sct several pretty
terpsichorean features are intro.
duced. There was the Gariard dance.
Mrs. X. NJ. Pearce. chaperon,
By Misses Grace kahlke. Harrie,
johnson. Olga Rochow. Vata Wilcox,
Marian Haverstick and Edna Kahlke.
l; was ariistically executed. as was
the la Cicala dance by Mrs. NJ. l.
Sweepey, chaperon. and Misses
E.inor West, Marion Hitler, Sars
Sioddard, Msy Streckfus, Irene Don,
Julia Melehoir, Hetty Ferguson. Gail
Postlc~ait, Loitie Jones. Hattie Lar.
Larkin. Grace Volk. Sarah McHugh
Grace Taylor. Abbie Burrs. Lsll.
Burns. Martha Rochow and Lille
Roth. The psppooses were too cute
for anything. They were chaper.
onei By Miss Cara Wo'tnann, aud
we're: Nellie kshlse, Bessie Briggs,
Elsie We sler. Katherine Helm eek.
Gertrude Schmidt, John Francis
Maude Hsriz, Nina Munger. Haze
Munger, Aggie Mauciee Ber,l Tit.
lexington, Ka;hyEn Sisuduhar, Ma.
gle Wiley Marie and Lloyd.
Inc Jacinis dance by Miss Mari,
Fox. the Ia Manola dance by E,n.,
ard Wilmer Bradley. and the Geishs
dance by Miss Pauline Bliss. were O.,
pretty aud clever, and brought forth
hearty encores.
All in all. the performance was :