Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-21
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The Temple Quartet Concert com
panv was popular with the audience
at Harper's theatre last night. fur
the Young Men 5 Christian association
course. The quartet is composed of
E. f. Bullock, first tenor; A, r.
Bruce, baritone and accompanist;
w. T. Webber, second tenor, and
b. @. Willard, basso, Miss Elvie
Everett Burnett, a pleasing read
er, completing the company. The
program gave the quartet four num-
bers, solos to Mr.. Bruce, Mr.. Bullock
and Mr.. Willard, and three selections
to Miss Burnett, but the encore num-
bers more than doubled the progam,
which was indeed delightful one in
every respect.
The Sol Smith Russell company,
which will present "A Poor Relation"
at Harper's theatre this evening, is
one of unusual excellence, its equal
being rarely met with outside of the
great cities Frank j. keenan,, who
plays the part of Noah Vale, is an ac-
tor of the same quiet, natural meth
DDS as Mr.. Russell and has en- jOyed
a varied experience, one of his
latest engagements being with The
Christian in its great New York run.
James Lackaye, brother of Wilton
Lackave, is the leading man. Jacques
Martin, best identified with various
Shakespearian productions, is another
prominent member of the company.
The leading lady is Lila Convere, for
merlv with the late Augustin Daly's
company in New York, Alfred Hud-
son, who has for the past dozen years
been seen in Mr.. Russell's support
Mr.. Hudson is veteran of the old
school. but it is not so many years
AFRO that he shared the leading bust
ness with William Warren at the Bos-
ton museum, when toat city boosted
an organization second to none in the
land Miss Emily Wakeman, another
old member of Mr.. Russell's company,
is an actress of sterling quality and
of such ability as is rarely seen away
from the stock companies of the great
cities.
A startling perfect stage reproduce
tion of the awful hurricane which
swept the harbor of Apia March Is,
1893, is the principal scenic feature of
Under the Dome" which comes to
Harper's theatre Thursday evening.
The history OF the world does not con-
tain more thrilling story than that
of the survivors of the warships which
so CALAMITY fought wind and wave in
the narrow harbor during that ever
to- be-remem bered storm. Naval an
mails do not record more grandlv un-
selfish action than that of the COM
mander of the English man of war.
Calliope, when seeing that to linger
in the harbor with his giant ship
meant destruction to one or all of the
less powerful men of war, he resolved
to take all risks in the coral reef. His
chances were one in Il million, but he
did reach the open sea, and his ship
alone of all those anchored in the har-
Dor that day escaped. In Under the
Dome there are three storm scenes,
the first showing the storm as seen
from the United States cOnsul's
house, the second a view of the shore
during the iiercest moments of the
storm, and the third the wreck of the
Trenton.
No play, either spectacular. historic,
emotional or melo-dramatic in its ma
ture, has ever made such a lasting
impression upon It's audiences "heI"
ever it has been presented, or achieved
so brilliant a popular success, as
David Bslasco's The Heart of Mary
land" A greater dramatic work has
yet to be written. Its last visit will
occur Friday night at the Burtis opera
house. There should be, as beyond
doubt there will be, large and So
cially brilliant assemblage present t o
witness it's farewell performance.