Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-18
RILEY AT THE BURTIS
Hoosier Poet to Read Tonight
Under the Auspices OF the
Tri.city Press Club.
TO BE ASSISTED BY LOCAL TALENT
A Modern Woodman" Tomorrow
Night..Other Attrac.
tons.

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night at the Burtis, in Davenport, un
der the auspices of the Tri-City Pres
club, giving readings from his severa
volumes of poems and prose that hav,
charmed the American people and
made their authors name a household
word. Interspersing Mr.. Riley's read
| ings there will be musical selection.
provided by prominent tri-city vocal
lists and instrumentalists. The seat.
ing capacity of the house has been
sold, but in order to accommodate
those who were too late for the ad-
vance sale, seats have been placed on
the stage. Mr.. Riley is assured of a
fine audience.
Mr.. Riley has relatives in Rock ISL
and and Davenport, and this morning
Miss Alice French OCTAVE ThanetJ
addressed an invitation to the poet to
visit her home in Davenport during
his stay in the three cities. Mr.. Riley
is accompanied by his manager, j. NJ.
Dickey, and they leave for Chicag
on late train tonight. The Tri-City
Press club will meet Mr.. Riley infor-
mally after the entertainment.
"a Modern Woodman" will be pre-
sented at Harper's theatre tomorrow
night. In the cast will be Charles
Ellis the author, Lieut.. W. Nj. Ellis
and Master Ray Ellis, who will be as
sisted by So local people. The piece
was given in Davenport last night
and delighted the audience that wit
Messed IL.
David Higgins and Miss Georgia
Waldron. supported BY an entirely
new Company, will present for the
Burtis their new American rural COM
edy,' Counting at Green's" The
scene of the play is at the village of
Stony Creek, in the mountains of
northern New York, far away from
the noise of the railroad and the bus
tie of business life. Its principal
character is a young inventor named
Darius Green. To save the eye
sight OF a little boy, whose sister he
loves, Darius makes q sacrifice of all
his worldly means and prospects to
an INSCRIPTIONS adventurer that he
may get the money for a costly opera
ton. This man, Allan Woodford,
wishes to marry the same girl, Evelyn
Blair, and takes advantage of OAR
ius' obligations and his own ample
means TO gain his end. The story is
said to be one of self-sacrifce, and a
idyl of the green fields and
is set in background of
fine and effective comedy.
Romantic drama is just now in
great vogue with theatre-goers
throughout the country. The New
York theatres. with but few excep-
tions, are putting forth melodramas,
romantic dramas, and classic plays.
sIr. Mansfield is coming out in Henry
V" Sothern is playing Hamlet. and
what with "a Royal Family" at the
Lyceum, The Pride of Jennico" at
the Criterion, and Miss Aliens new
play, lin The Kings Palace" New
York is crowded wish good openings
Walker Whiteside's new play,
The Heart and Sword" is said to be
\ remarkably fine achievement along
the romantic line. 1t tells an intense
y interesting thrilling story of love
and war, and Mr.. Whiteside as Prince
Victor, Miss Wolstan as the Princess
Sylvia, Frederick Power as the traitor.
Stalback, assisted by company of
careful players. tell the story of
The Heart and Sword" The stage
settings are, as is usual with Mr..
Vhiteside's productions, ella borate and
correct. Mr.. Whiteside comes 20 the
Burtis tomorrow night.
THE Burgomaster," the musical |
from the illustrious pens of
he eminent Chicago wit. Frank Pix
ey. aud the prominent musical gen.
us, Gustav Luders. will be presented
It the Burtis next Monday night.
This merry melange glories in the |
distinction of being the mosr phenom-
nal, financial and artistic record |
breaker in western theatrical history. |
{ is presented by an organization of
10 people, who carry an audience dur
ng three hours of hilarious fun from
he town square CT New Amsterdam
now New York; in the period of
go, to Broadway and Madison
'quare, New York, of today. Thence
o the seashore for a dip and back
gain to New York, further down
own. from there in farcical travel to
he French ball at the Madison Square
Sarden, after which an imaginary
rip by rail to the streets of Chicago.
nd lastly the Illuminated court of
onor at the late worlds fair. Two
ar loads of scenery are necessary for
his mammoth panoramic spectacu-
ar and 81 trunks of gorgeous cos
umes are displayed in this play of