Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-28
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The Wallack theatre success, "A
Lady of Quality with Miss Eugene
Blair in the leading role will be seen
at the Burtis Saturday evening. The
play, as is known.is by America s most
prolific writer, Frances Hodgson Bur-
nett, under the management of w. Nj.
Wilkison, long associated with many
of the impoI tant productions of the
stage. and who was SO long connected
with the late Alexander Salvini- This
play enjoyed many presentations at
Wallack's theatre, New York, and
was the distinct success of last season
and again this current season at the
same theatre. 1t is promised that on
the visit here an exact prototype of
the play and production will be fur
nished. Eugene Blair appears in,
the role of Clordina Wildairs. a char
acter that stands unique and alone.
The supporting company will be all
that is claimed, every member being
fully competent to interpret their re-
spectiye parts, as it is necessary that
proficiency in each instance prevail.
Therefore a large attendance will be
attracted by this production on an es-
tablished New York success.
OF the production of Faust" 20 he
seen at the Burtis next Sunday night,
the Parkersburg CIV. Va.) Daily says:
- Faust, that superb work OF Goethe,
was the magnet that drew last nights
large audience, the character of which
was the best ever seen in this city.
Hubert Labadie, as Mephisto, and
Mary Van Tromp Labadie, as
Marguerite, were assisted by the La
badie company, and any amount of
special scenery, that was beautiful,
com bined with the calcium and cleo
trical cOntrivances. Everyone admits
that the piece had never been staged
in Parkcrsburg better that it was last
night"
The Mckinley scene in the KNOBS
% Tennessee, to be cen at Harper's
theatre Monday evening, by Lin
coin j. Carter and Hal Reid, the late
beautiful success, is one that intro
duces President Mckinley. The part
is taken by an actor who so strongly
rcsem bles the president naturally that
at many hotels where the company
stops he is often passed off for the
president. In this scene the presi-
dent is depicted in powerful scene
VI hiciIN "HCItlu hC lIdiuOhS III Oiu
Harmed veteran from the crime of
moonshining because he lost his arm
at the battle of Getty sburg.
The destruction of Cervera's fleet,
the costliest and most realistic scene
ever produced, showing the boats in
action. is one of the many scenes in
the Signal of Liberty" to be pre-
sented at Harper's theatre Sunday
night.
The great star triumvirate, Louis
James, Kathryn kidder and Frederick
Warde, will be the attraction a the Bur-
tbs Tuesday evening in Wagenhals and
Kemper's costly and elaborate pro-
duction of The School for Scandal. "
This famous old comedy appeals at
every point to lovers of amusement.
dramatic skill furnishes
forth several remarkable situations,
notably the auction of the ancestors
and the renowned screen scene, and
its characterizations and wit are of
the clear and forceful species which
appeals directly to the faculty of abb
sorption as well as to the sense of
humor. 1t is satire, though it was
produced first over century ago. so
universal and permanent are the butt
of Sheridan's shafts that today the
theme and the method are as intimate
and effective with us as with our an
cestors.