Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-02
AMUSEME NTS.
Observation-Disclosures

The bill offered at Harper's theatre
this evening will be Oliver SCOTS big
minstrel carnival. The entertainment
! appeals to all classes and is entirely
| free from all Objectionable features.
| 1t is of a refined nature and has cap
| tivated all classes of people. no mat
| ter whether regular theatre goers or
| not. 1t is an entertainment that all
| classes can visit with propriety. Every
performer connected with the enter
tainment is colored. gathered up from
all sections of the world. Many of
| the features and specialties introduced
will outrival those of their white
| brothers. This company was origin
allv known as the AL. q. Field Real
| Negro Minstrels but was purchased
last season by Mr.. Fields's partner,
Oliver Scott, who will conduct it in the
future under his own name. Mr..
Scott's long experience in the min
strel business, and the high class en-
tertainments he has always given in
the past, is guarantee that this one
will outrival anything he has hereto
fore brought us.
Wednesday and Thursday Hop
kins' Tran Oceanic Star Speciality
company, under the management of
that vaudeville expert, Robert Full
CORA, will present at the Burtis an
array of talent such as mas never be-
fore been gathered under the title of
that famous organization. Leading
all is that European wonder, Mile
Marzella, the only woman in the world
who has successfully trained cocatoos,
parrots, macaws and ravens. She
| carries so of these, and their record of
tricks is simply astounding. This is
Il prominent feature for ladies and
children. The three Quitanos, Faro
pean pantomimists; Fake and Semon,
mt zeal comedians; A. o. Duncan,
ven. riloquist; Wills and LoreUto, in
| their famous tramp act; George G..
Davis, mimic; Max lillian and
Shields, talking comedians; Morello
troupe of trick dogs and an acrobatic
and speciality team, and Anna Ken
wick, coon singer supreme, completes
the largest and most imposing list of
features ever shown in one bill.
Myles Mccarthy, heralded as one
| of the truthful opponents of Celtic
comedy, was the central figure in an
entertainment STYLED Dear Hearts of
Ireland" presented last night at Har-
per's theatre. One having but faint
knowledge of the people and condi-
tions of the Emerald isle in the DAYS
in which the scenes of this story are
supposed to be laid would be made to
blush at production of True Irish
Hearts" 1t is feeble attempt at
portrayal of life picture which ha ;
been brought before our eyes by such
capable actors as Chauncey Olcott,
Charles Erin Werner and others.
Myles Mccarthy has neither the play
nor the ability to assume a role such
as he is appearing in. He is young
man, doubtless mbitiou5. has plSas-
ant Irish face, and plenty of good in
tentions, but he is sadly in need of
training. He is amatuerish. He
sings fairly well, but in his voice
there is considerable room for i'm
provement also. His company is
weak with one eXception-William b.
Cahill-who is the only one in the or
ganiz alton who is worthy of being
called an actor Cahill has been COM
ing to Rock Island for so years. The
company was deserted by its manager
at Kankakee last week.