Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-28
STORIES OF THE STAGE
Lost in New York" the Bill for
Tonight at the ILL
cstS nois.
PATTON TO BE HERE THURSDAY
Fun in Plenty in George AIDES Musi-
cal Satire to Be Seen
Next Week.

Lost IN New York, this evening 5
attraction at the Illinois, is not as
new as some of the offerings recently
seen by our theatre-goers, this fact
perhaps being responsible for the UNI
limited faith the public seems to have
in the performance, for there is not a
particle of doubt but what the piece
is playing TO larger returns than any
of the newer bidders for public pat
lronage. for the great East river scene
with its real water, Il practical
steam launch with carrying capacity
of ten persons. the realistic escape of
| Jennie" in the row boat. Madison
Square garden and other familiar
scenes in and about the metropolis
still brings capacity business to this
ever welcome comedy drama.
The Minister'S son"
w. Il. Patton. who heads the COM
pany presenting "The Minister'S Son.
is one of the most quaint and original
comedians on the stage today. He
has certainly been one of the hits of
the season; play without SenSa-
ton, but with an interest that APP
peals to one and all; treat for
free from thrilling escapades, and the
usual round of WORKOUT effects that
go 10 please the audience. Instead
this is play that no one can fail to
appreciate, a play with a refined at
mosphere surrounding it. of good
healthy morals, not oyerdrawn, but
true to nature, play permeated with
the spirit of spring and breathes of
woods and fields and shady lanes of
a quiet homestead. Everything con
nected with the play is filed with this
feeling of outdoor calm and peace.
The pretty story ripples along, carry
ing the audience through enough mo-
ton to fill the heart and sometimes
overflow the eye. while the comedy
element is strong enough to make a
constant accompaniment of laughter,
to the more serious element. Inc in
cidents and episodes in The Minis
ter's Son" are not so far removed
from the ordinary. They might not
do To happen in everyday life. The
characters are active and some of
them lovable. in fact they give an ad-
ditIonal charm to an already beauti-
full story. At the Illinois Thursday.
The Eleventh hour"
All true lovers of melo-drama. pa
thoS, wit and humor should see The
Eleventh Hour" which comes To the
Illinois. Saturday, matinee and night.
1t has met with the most pronounced
success everywhere it has appeared
this season. and IS pronounc-
ed by both press and public
TO be Lincoln J. Carriers great
est effort. and if box Office re
ceipts are any criterion for success.
The Eleventh Hour is certainly a
winner. The play is generously equip
ped with scesery designed by Messrs.
BUTLER & Mann, the well-known seen
ic artists. The properties and effects
are said to be superb. The last act.
the millionaire's drawing room. is
said to be the handsomest and most
expensive stage setting that has ever
been presented.
Sultan and His Wives.
Everybody in Jail has been talking
about it. This matter of fact state
ment, standing alone in cold type,
could hardly expect to cause
laugh, yet coming where it does and
as it does in HYplaEist George AIDES
Sultan of sulT Which Sq39s to the
Illinois. Monday. Nov. 2 if IS said to
provoke a hearty round of applause.
The effect of certain lines in play
is often a huge surprise. both to au-
thor and actors. The idea of people
in Jail discussing bit of gossip
would not excite much comment in so
ciety circles, but when society sits in
the audience while droll-visaged com
ic opera jailbirds juggle with society
gossip with all the dignity of PAM
pered pets of the upper set, the hui
amor of it tickles the risibes in n
most pronounced fashion The above
sample from The sultan libretto
follows the announcement to Cal.
Budd, by Ki-ram's secretary, that
Chiquita. one of the sultan's wives,
loves the American leader. The colo
mel is dubious. and Hail eXclaims: Il
should say so; everybody in jail is
talking about it, The humor is bet
ter understood when it is known that
Hiram and Hadji are laying out
sentence in Jail at the time, and the
only gossip they hear is that of their
brother penitents. 1t is in devising
comical situations that Mr.. AIDE has
demonstrated his cleyerness as
librettist. While the dialogue bristles
with wit, the author of "Fables in
Slang" has not been compelled to re-
sort TO slang. Both in the book and
the lifting lyrics he has appealed to
the strong serszS of American humor.
His reward came in the three months
run of The Sultan of Sulu' last
spring in Chicago. Manager Savage
has given the piece lavish produc-
ton in costumes and scenery and pro-
vided company of so people, and
his Castle Square grand opera orches-
ira, SO that when the 1.-THE Sultan"
appears the public will see gor-
geonsly staged opera. as near perfec-