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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-28
OUR SOLDIERS NIGHT
Plans For the Reception and
Banquet to Company A
Boys.
SHORT STREET PARADE TO PREoEDE.

The PublIc's Opportunity at the Court
House, and the Boys VIII Have n Little
AFFAIR of Their Own, When They VIII
be Toasted. Oratory WIN Flow and Mu-
sic Charm.
Friday evening will be Company
AS night in Rock Island. 1t will be
the occasion when in a more formal
way than was possible a week ago
today, when the BOYS came back from
the front, the people of Rock Island
will bear evidence of their pride and
appreciation. At last nights meet
ING of the general committee on ar
were fully outlined and determined
upon. The committee received ac-
ceptances from Col. ID. Jack Foster,
Lieut.. Col. Ed Kittilsen, Maj. w. L.
Channon, Maj. ID. Clark and Chaplain
J. w. Ferris. of the 9th regiment, and
Gen. William Clendenin, to be present,
and Mayor Medill was selected to
serve as host of the evening.
Company A and the Naval Re-
serves residing in Rock Island
will assemble at Armorv hall at
O'Clock and march to the court house
for the public reception to be held IN
the rotunda from $50 to $50 o'clock.
The soldiers and sailors, preceded by
platoon of police, Bleuer's band,
Mayor Medill and regimental officers
in carriages, will march east on Third
avenue to Twentieth street, north to
Second avenue, west to Fifteenth
street, south to Third avenue and
west to the south door of the court
house, and line up in the corridor and
rotunda. The east and west doors of
the court house will be closed and the
public will enter the south door, and
after paying their respects to the
| boys, pass out at the north OF
| Second avenue entrance. The decor
ations will be in charge of the Wo-
mans Relief corps of Buford Post
and the Ladies' Aid society of the Sons
of Veterans. Bleuer's full band, sta
toned on the second floor, will dis
course music during the evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-28
About the Soldiers.


The 9th regiment will be invited to
participate in the national peace
Jubilee in Chicago.
Company F and the Naval Reserves
were banqueted at Wagner's opera
house, Moline, last night. Col. Fos-
ter and the other regimental officers
of the 9th were present. Speeches
followed the feast.
Private Louis Rosenfield is home
from Springfield. He is well and says
he has not yet been struck by court
martial. Louie has large variety
of war curios, including the bullets
used. by both armies, and buttons and
portions of the Spanish officers uni
forms, etc.
Harry Pfabe, of Company b, 5Oth
Iowa, and j. p. Rowley and Ed. Muir
ply, of Company A, 9th Illinois, are
to be banqueted tomorrow night by
the employees of the Boston store, Da-
venport. Mr.. Rowley was q clerk at
the Boston store before he left for the
front. The other boys have relatives
in the store.
The following was received last
night by Gen. William Clendenin, of
Moline, from Adjt.-Gen. Reece, at
Springfield: Just received the fol-
lowing from Washington: a cable
gram Just received shows Frank
Downs, 9th Illinois, will return on
steamer OLDHAM. Leon Conover, 9th
Illinois. still in the hospit al at Ponce,
but his condition is improving. No
reply in the case of John Carse has
vet been received.
The Christian Endeavor society of
Memorial Christian church gave re-
ception last night in honor of Privates
Alfred W. Bowen and Will Gardner and
the society who served in the war.
Addresses of welcome were made by
VIII II. Dixon and Miss Dora Newton.
Mr.. Bowen responded for himself
and comrades. There were musical
selections by Miss Fay Warren, Mrs.
Bradley and Master Virgil Jacobs and
his baby sister. Master Jacobs also
gave recitation. Refreshments
were served.
Myron Jordan, editor of the Moline
Repu blican-Journal. who went to the
front as private in the ranks of Com
pany +. and was subsequently at
tached to Gen. Garretson's brigade
headquarters, has returned home.
He does not complain of illness, al
though he parted with 40 pounds of
avoirdupois since he left his sanctum
to endure the hardships of the army
camp Mr. Jordan has distinguished
himself in a literary way, his letters
to his paper being interesting, enter
tanning and fascinating, and extracts
from which were extensively copied.
Mr.. Jordan is not writing a book, as
it was reported he was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-28
Coal. Coke. Wood

f. HEMENwAY, Lieutenant.
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there is said not to be such another COM
edienne as this bewitching, brilliant
young actress. Such warm, contagious
fun; such Infectious laughter; such a
dashing, sparkling, merry personality;
such genuine, spontaneous humor are
claimed to be all in the charm of her
work. She is the most initiated woman
on the stage, and this speaks volumes In
no play that Miss Rice has ever had has
she had such splendid opportunities for
funmaking as in 'At the French Ball.
1t is spoken of as a bright, clean whole
some comedy. The story is that of
shoemaker's wife who becomes dissati5-
fed with her lot when she hears Of the
good things of the world. She wants to
see this world, which a friend of her
childhood has painted in such vivid, al
Turing colors, and when her husband
sends her to collect some outstanding bills
and deliver some goods, she approprlates
the money and makes an excursion INTO
the glittering place to see life. Her eX-
periences are intensely amusing. Her
simplicity and good nature get her INTO
all sorts of scrapes, from which only her
goodly supply of ready wit can eXtricate
her. She finally ends UP her dissipauons
by visit TO the French ball, and finds
that the glitter is not gold and that true
happiness is sooner found in her humble
home and in the love of her devoted nus
band than in the whrling rush of fever
ish pleasures. 1t is a wholesome story,
and without preaching. carries power
full moral, midst screams of laughter and
thunders of applause.
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THE PASSING SHOW.

Washington was puzzled last week over
a play. and. perhaps, from the very nov
city of the thing Washington hasn't got
over it yet. The strangest part of
this wonderment is in that the production
which caused it was not in any sense a
problem play but simple presentation
apparently made more simple by means
of plain announcement on the programs
to the effect that 1.-The Princess and the
Butterfly" was IAN original modern
comedy in five acts by Arthur w. Pinero." 3"
And yet local theatrical wiseacres were
confused and hardly able to confess their
opinions of the piece adequately. Not so
with those unfortunates who do not pre-
tend to known about new dramatic offer
ings They openly expressed the idea
that it was bad-very bad. Only they
didn't say it that way.
AS matter of fact, at least from the
standpoint of the theater-goer, such a
criticism comes near disposing of the
whole matter In writing his latest ef-
fusion Mr.. Pinero appears to have discov-
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CoIumbia-..Barber of seville ;.

The music-loTing public OF Washington
will be given treat at the Columbia
next Tuesday afternoon, when RossinFs
opera, THE Barber of Seville" will be
sung. with Del Puente in the title role.
assisted by the Boston Festival Orches-
ira of fifty members. Nine. Gadski. who
viii be with the company, has been the
success of the opera season this year.
She is undoubtedly the greatest exponent
OF the Wagnerian school before the pub
lie, and has more than shared honors
with Meiba during the tour of the Dam
rosch Opera Company. Rossini's Bar
biere di Siviglia" has had resounding
success, and this. too, in the midst of
what may be called a Wagnerian age.
The crowded houses at first night in New
York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Chicago
were undoubtedly due to popular star
worship, as also in a great measure, to
the strength and beauty of the work it
self. And there can be no doubt what
ever that the sOld-out house afterwards
are to be explained quite as much by the
singing as by the opera.
In the entertainment 10 be given here
the lines on which the event is an
nounced viii be strictly drawn Part
one VIII consist of a concert of one hour
III which Nine. Gadski, supported by the
orchestra and several soloists will ap-
pear in a program Of festival music
Then the stage viii be cleared, the or
chestra placed in front and Rossini's
grand opera, THE Barber of Seville"
viii be given with all the principal solo
and concerted numbers. Those who have
seen and heard Del Puente in his great
role OF the Barber. will not forget his
wonderful rendition Of the part. The fol-
lowing is the program IN full: Part L
Overture. 'Tannhauser" Wagner: FIiz-
abeth.s Greeting, from "Tannhauser."
Wagner, -Dich theure Halle" Nine.
Gadsk; cello SOLO Fantasie Character
isque, Servais Mr.. Heindl; aria, La
Mort de Jeanne d Arc" Bemberg Miss
Spencer; piano concerto. No. / in E fiat.
LisZt, Miss Little and orchestra: scene
and Aria, from Der F'reiscnutz," Web
er. Nine. Gadski; overture. "JubeI,"
Weber. Part II-Principa1 scenes from
Rossini's grand opera. 1.-The Barber of
Seville. in costume and with scenic eff
fects. Rosina. Miss Stewart; Almayiva,
Mr.. LAWN; Bartolo, Sig. Rosa, and FL
garo. Sig. Del Puente.
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with the best writers of America; before
thousands Of peopleA most Of whom ex-
pressed themselves charmed with the tai
ented artists dramatic ability.
On Thursday and Friday evenings Henry
GUY Carleton's delightful work, "A Gilded
Fool" will again be revived. By many
this niece is considered the best in Mr..
Goodwin's repertoire and 1t certainly Of
fers unlimited opportunities. AS spe-
cial feature of the engagement, and out
of consideration for the many requests
which have been made, Mr.. Goodwin viii
present THE Rivals" on Saturday even
ing.
With such a brilliant repertoire 1t is
not surprising that there should have
been a heavy demand for seats. In fact,
the requests have by no means been con-
fined to Washington, but from many of
the surrounding towns numerous theater
parties have been gotten together. Mr..
Goodwin will, of course. be assisted by
Miss Maxine Elliott. justly looked upon
as one of the foremost of our leading
ladies. She is one of the few artists who
combines great beauty with true talent.
Her reception here last year is well re-
membered while her return is said to
have been awaited with the greatest
pleasure. This year Miss Elliott's gowns
will be more brilliant and numerous than
ever. IN the prouuclion Oh All American
Citizen" no pains or expense are claim
ed to have been spared to make the equip
ment as near perfection as possible. The
production is identical with that seen
earlier in the year at the Knickerbocker
Theater. in New York. Mr.. Goodwin s
company will be up TO the usual high
standard, and will include William Inger-
soil, Clarence Handyside. Thomas Oberle,
Louis Payne, Neill OBrien, L. h. Wood
thorpe Gertrude Elliott, Hattie Russeli,
and Estelle Mortimer. There will be no
Wednesday matinee during the engage
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NationaI-Nat Goodwin.

What will probably prove the most
brilliant engagement of the present
amusement season will be that inaugu-
rated tomorrow night by Mr.. N. c. Good
win at the National Theater. This event
is always looked forward to most eagerly
by Washington theater-goers. Mr.. Good
win having won by his artistic ability
countless admirers in all classes of So
ciety here. 1t is gratifying that he should
have selected one of the greatest sue
cesses of his career, AN American Citl-
zen," as the feature of his engagement.
This will be the offering on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and
Saturday matinee. It viii be remembered
that during last season at the National
he presented this play, which is from the
pen of Madeline I4ucette Ryley, an au-
thorities who has deseryedly taken rank
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"ratimn, Attrncting Crowds.

Phil K Clover's "Fatima" has been
surprisingly successful and now that its
engagement in this city is drawing near
a close, the attendance has so increas-
ed as to make necessary a lengthening
of the hours In which the picture is on
exhibition. AS a matter OF fact rarely II
ever has so fine an example OF figure
work been seen here and the most artis-
tic of the local amusement lovers have
not been slow to appreciate and pay
tribute to Mr. Clover's genius and its
beautiful result. Tuesday and Thursday
afternoons have been inaugurated as la
dies days and the plan has found popu-
larity, though there is nothing in the
painting to require such move. Only
few weeks now remain to Washing
toms share of Mr.. Cloyers tour.
The times., 1898-04-17

cred just what the public wants and then
not given it to them. From the first until
the last curtain of 1.-The Princess and the
Butterfly" there was not a single point
that might be supposed to aid in making
comedy popular A play of that kind
can, at best, only become a fad, and fads
| do not make money more than Temporal
| rily. Daniel Frohman'S Lyceum Theater
Company has an evident penchant for
such things, and as result the organi-
zation has never played a really paying
| engagement in this city since THE Wife"
was produced. Fops in real life are dis
gusting, but not nearly much so as
foppish comedians, and people realize
this. The best Mr.. Frohmans players
ever do here is to fill the lower portion
Of the house, and crowded orchestraS,
however desirable, cannot make up for
the loss of dress circle and gallery pa
tronage.
AS literary product THE Princess and
the Butterfly should be most pleasing
One can imagine dear summer girl lying
in hammock and pouring over descrip-
tions of Sir George Lamorants dress
suit, the manner in which the Princess
Pannonia received old age or the fact
that Edward Oriel wore to that noble
womans affair "a pink tie when a
white cravat would have been the proper
thing. Fay Zuliani's escapade at what
i
ball would have been an admirable in
cident for one of Bertha Clays stories In
the comedy the only purpose it served
was to give ardent worshipers a first
glimpse of Mary Mannerings left ankle
What is wanted in a play nowadays
may be expressed in three qualifications
The first is action; the second action
and the third plenty of action The stage
must be continually filled with people
coming and going, either taking part in
forcible and dramatic situations or de-
livering short, quick, bright sentences. A
blending of characters and early intro
duction of those concerned is also neces-
sary.
Mr.. Pinero's school system of present
ing all the ladies in the first act and all
the gentlemen in the next would be more
appreciated perhaps If the feminine por-
ton of the audience We're excluded during
the former and the male half during the
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kernan's-"Big sensatfon.v

Flynn and Sheridans Big Sensational
Double Show makes its bow at the Ly-
ceum next Monday with twenty-five
whites and fifteen Creole performers. The
idea of the show is a most novel one and
it is said to be the first of it's kind ever
put on the road. Many new and novel
features are promised, foremost among
them Lima and Vani, two of Europe's $
most celebrated acrobats. This lady and
gentleman are said to have created a
furore in all the theaters they have ap-
peared in In this country.
The following is an entire list of the
specialties: Flossie Hughes and Mamie
Dillon. two singers of note; Bert Marion
and Billy Pearl. eccentric acrobatic and
grotesaue comedians; Gertie Sawyer. in
college Ground Pastimes;' Mabel Bo-
hee and Sherman Coates, introducing
gems of the latest operas; and the Golden
Gate Quartet, Sherman Coates, Frank
Sutton, Arthur Coates Henry Winford
The first part of the entertainment will
be a grand opening introducing the en-
tire strength of both companies
feature of the performance will be
found in Maxwell and Simpson and their
animated pictures depicting the arrival
of General Lee at Key West and Illus
trations of the battleship Maine.
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the leading comic opera house in
America. The theater was built and It
has been used almost exclusively for such
productions. Up TO this time a home
company has not been maintained The
new organization is said 10 be one of un-
usual merit. embracing as its principals
several Of the most capable and popular
performers on the operate stage.
OF The Highwayman' IL may be said
that DeKoven and Smiths happiest COM
positions have been their pictures out OF
the past The very name Of their new
effort serves, like their Robin Hood, 10
turn the hour glass backward in the
mental eye TO a time Of stage coaches,
country sQuires, top boots and what was
so often the finish Of sundry gentlemen
Of the road'-the gibbet and the hulks,
which made scare crows and not bea-
cons-lor the unwise 10 follow
The cast of THE Highwayman, in
cludes Miss Camille d d'ArYille. who is well
known in the city for her beautiful voice
and fine stage appearance; Joseph
O Mara. who viii be remembered as
Mike in "Shamus O'Br1en." and who
for two seasons sung the leading roles in
grand italian opera AZ Convent Garden
Jerome Sykes, Van Rensselaer, Wheeler
Maud Williams, Harry Macdonough
Nellie Braggins. George O'Donnell and
Reginald Roberts.
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ton she gets Miss Emmett is a clever
male impersonator and really stands
alone In the class of boys she has chosen
| 10 portray. Strange to say she looks
well in male attire and. without being
either suggestive or rough and vulgar
she seems to ill in ones idea of what
her initators should be. Her bits OF
character in a comedy part are well and
carefully drawn. being all the result OF
much deliberatiOn on the most infnitesi-
NAL details To a certain extent Miss
Emmett is a feminine edition of Albert
Chevalier. She sings and dances neatly
too. and Spouts heroic lines with vigOr
that often threatens to bring down the
house Only IL is 10 ne hoped that an
actress is not among those who are
known for the company they keep. for
Miss Emmett's is even worse than her
play-and that Is saying a great deal
Two extremely clever people with the
Lyceum Thea.er stock company were
William Courtleigh and Felix Morris. the
one young and the other old. but both
painstadng actors. The former had
the difficult role OF an awkward youth
one which either good or bad PLAYING
would have brought out the comment
amateurish." Still Mr.. Courtleieh. who
mas the reputation of being one of tho
oeos NOheoS on the stage, put finish and
deiIcacy into his reading which let his
audiences understand the character of the
man and also the work OF the actor. In
TINS way an excellent background was
made Tor the powerful lines which fol-
io"ed IN Oriel's mad proposal to the Prin-
cess Pannonia, a piece of acting. by the
way, which 1t would be difficult TO excel
In accomplishing it Mr. Courtleigh did nor
olnd himself 10 any laws OF art but went
ahead and delivered the lines as a man
IN his position would have done, and that
with intensity and fire that should have
moved even a woman celebrating her for
tieth birthday
Inere was the ring of truth In his voice
and yearning in his gestures. while his
reaolnS or the simple line II love YOU.
love you, | love you," showed great
Skill MIR. COurtleigh is an exceedingly
good looking man as well as a capable
actor and his devoutness should make
him an excellent subject for the gay and
festive matinee girl. who is always on the
outlook for new victim
As Mr.. St. Roche, Felix Morris showed
that regard for small things which has
always made his acting enjoyable. wheth-
er with the Lyceum Company or in vau-
deVille, where 1t showed to even better
advantage. His latest stood on a par
with the other characterizations In the
suffering gentleman he presented a
sketch rather than carieature, and one
that achieved its purpose through fidelity
10 nature rather than yulgarity.
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ever organized, and includes Mr.. Louis
Massen, in the role of John Biddlecomb.
Miss Tanner. who was identified with
the play during its former run in Ameri-
ca, will resume the character of Annie
Meadows, the heroine around whom the
interest of the plot and story center. In
presenting alone in London to the pub
lie this season, Mr. William De Shelley
is said to have made it a salient feature
of his managerial policy to out-do all
previous efforts in this direction. To this
end he has provided entirely new scenic
effects, after the models of celebrated
The times., 1898-04-17

There was notable decrease In the
profits Of the local play houses last
week, caused partly by a superabund-
ance OF good weather and partly by a
dearth OF what might be termed worthy
attractions There was very little Yarie-
t. in the theaters. drama of one sort
or another taking the lead by long
distance. Two return dates were played,
one most successfully and the other TO
business quite as small as the worth OF
the attraction. The most favored enter
tainmeut in town was given by Julia
Marlowe at the Lafayette Square Opera
House, both The Countess Valeska"
and "Ingomar" emptying the ticket rack.
The Lyceum Theater Company, in THE
Princess and the Butterfly" had the us
ual scarcity of seats in the orchestra and
of people upstairs, while the Lilliputians
presented The Fair in Midgettown, to
small houses at the Columbia A re-
markable engagement was that OF
Thomas F. Shea at the Grand Opera
House. Despite the fact that this clev-
er actor had been seen mere only two
months before, he came dangerously near
breaking the records Of the theater and
succeeded in drawing nearly half again
what he had earlier in the season. Ka-
tie Emmett and THE Waits of New
York" did not succeed in filling the
Academy. though the Bijou drew the
usual audiences and Flynn and Sheri-
dams antiquated and wearisome show
brought fair audiences TO Kernan's Ly-
ceum.
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The Washington Military Concert Band,
of thirty-four musicians. under the direc-
ton of Chris Arth, jr., will give con-
cert at the Academy tonight, in which
they will be assisted by Mrs. Kittie
Thompson Berry and Miss Bertha Lucas,
soloists. A program of unusual ex-
cellence has been arranged for the occa-
sion. The band has been rehearsing
constantly for the past month and are
said to have arrived at a degree of per-
feciion that will more than delight their
friends and admirers.
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inly has cause and effect down TO fine
art With one exception, all of her work
is new and cieverly done. Another pleas
ing announcement is that of the return
of Truly Shattuek, who won many friends
during the past week by her beautiful
face and figure and rich, melodious voice.
BY popular demand Miss Shattuck has
been prevailed upon TO remain. This be-
ing her last appearance in Washington
this season, Miss Shattuck will give an
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artists. designed especially for this COM
bination. Miss Tanners supporting cast
from the most important 10 the smallest
part in the play is promised to have been
obtained with the view to special quail
hcauons for the role assumed, and the
result is an all-round powerful company.
The moral tone of this play is decided in
its truths, and it is this element which
predominates in Mr.. Buchanan's master
niece
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t;rand-~AIone I'm London.

This viii be a red letter week in the
season al the Grand Opera House, mas
much as ii viii mark the re-entree Of the
favorite emotional actress, Miss Cora
Tanner, In revival Of Robert Buchan-
ans master-play. "Alone in London,
said 10 be the most popular play of its
class in the history of the stage. The
piece is interpreted by what is claimed
as the strongest melodramatic company
The times., 1898-04-17

For the next six days number of good
things are promised. Nat c. Goodwin
will be seen in repertoire at the Ma
tional, presenting Madeline Lucett Ry-
ley's American Citizen Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday nights and Satur-
day matinee: "A Gilded Fool" Thurs
day and Friday. and THE Rivals on
Saturday evening. The Broadway The
ster Opera Company bring De kovea
and Smiths '-Highwayman' TO the La
fayet1e, and Fanny Rice returns to the
Academy with THE French Ball" The
Columbia will be dark, save for Tues
day afternoon musical carnival by op-
cratic stars. Cora Tanners revival of
"Alone in London" will fill the boards at
the Grand; Flynn and Sheridan's big
Sensation Company comes to Kernan's
and a good vaudeville bill viii have the
stage al the Bijou.