Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-24
Ole Theatre.

The Ferris Comedians, p strong.
open At the Illinois theatre for n
weeks engagement Monday, Jan. ~.
The opening bin will he In the Land
of the Cajuns."
Chamberlin. Kindt & Co.. mana
gers of the Illinois. VIII offer their
patrons Al w. Martins grand spec
tacular 100000 production of Uncle
Toms Cabin Saturday. matinee and
night. This attraction is classed as
one of the biggest scenic productions
the American stage has ever seen,
il being necessary To utilize two
special cars to- transport the scenery
and equipments. No such amount of
money as MIR. Martin has spent on
his production has ever before been
spent on this much neglected and
abused, but still most successful of
American dramas. The company
carries two bands. - head of ponies,
donkeys. horses and oxen, tallyho
coach, traps and Eva's golden char
lot, log cabin. OK cart and other num-
erous novelties, and gives the most
elaborate and largest street parade
ever attempted by theatrical COM
pany. Milt. G.. Barlow, the famous
oldtime minstrel, heads the cast in
Uncle Tom.
Lewis Morrison's Faust" has
been played for twenty seasons, or
in other words five thousand per-
formances have been given of the
classic play. This years production
of Lewis Morrison's version of this
play is the most elaborate in cos
tunes. scenery. electrical effects,
vocal and choral music Faust has
ever been invested with. \ talented
dramatic author has written new
prologue of remarkable beauty. The
electrical effects are new and strill-
ing. the scenery all newly painted and
the company an exceptionally strong
one, as may be seen at the Illinois
theatre, Sunday evening.
Charles Il. Kindt. of the firm of
Chamberlain. Kindt & Co.. who have
taken the management of the Illinois
theatre, including it in the circuit of
some twenty cities whose theatrical
bookings they control, was a caller at
the Argus office yesterday afternoon.
He told of how seriously his people
had been handicapped through the
delay in opening the new Rock Island
house, of which they expected to
take possession Oct. l. The inferior
were intermingled with the meritor-
ious attractions in the bookings they
had made last June to begin playing
at the Illinois in October. Between
the first of that month and Christ
mas the following shows were booked
to appear at the Illinois and had to
be cancelled: Stuart Robson, When
We Were Twenty-one. Lovers Lane,
Casino Girl. Shore Acres. Otis Skinner.
jeff De Angeles, Blanche Walsh, Bar
bara Frietchie. IDOLS Eye. Primrose
& Dockstader's MINISTRIES, Robert
Mantell, King Dodo, Howard Gould,
Sweet Glover, Prisoner of Zenda. Wal
lter Whiteside. Quo vadis and Way
Down East. With these same shows.
said Mr.. Kindt, were to have come
also some of those given after Christ |
mas. including two repertoire com
panies, the one seen New Years week, |
and the one to be presented the com
ing week. Mr.. Kindt stated. however, |
that this should not be taken as in |
the class of attractions to
be offered here, no more so than in |
any other city in the circuit. While |
some of the best companies on the |
road were to have been seen at the |
Illinois in the earlier months of the |
season, there are few that did not |
suffer by reason of the belated open
ing of the theatre, among them The |
Strollers," which will appear here |
Feb. Z.