Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-24

lions on Sucn snort nOIlce, ne mas
booked the Edison kaleidoscope COM
panS, who will present the latest in
the moving picture line, including
many scenes never before seen local
lN. including some of the Buffalo eN-
position and the Prodigal Son. the
latter being Il feature of all the east
ern vaudeville houses at the present
time. In addition they will present
the newest in the illustrated song
line, and the management promises Il
bill that is sure to please all. The
prices have been placed on the pop
ular price basiS-matinee 10 and -
cents.zAnd the evening 10, 20 ande3D
cents. Reserved seats for the even
ing performance will be on sale at
the Illinois smoker today.
Saturday, matinee and night, at the
Illinois, we will have Lottie Blair Park
ers play of New England life entitled
Way Down East" This piece is the
property of that most enterprising
manager, William y. Brady, and he
has equipped it with remarkably
strong cast and Il scenic embellish-
ment which is declared to be of n re-
ally wonderful character. The nature
of the play requires that its mount
ing shall be of an appropriateness
which can only be secured by the
most generous output of cash and the
employment of firSt-class talent in
the builders, and Mr.. Brady, il is said,
has fully met all the demands of the
author. Realism and picturesqueness
are said to- be secured to an eXtraor-
binary degree in the views shown of
New Hampshire hills, in the old fash
toned farm yard, the kitchen and
the typical farm house, the desert
ed sugar camp, and in other scenes.
The mounting alone is promised to
be u great entertainment in itself.
y snow storm, claimed to. be far SUI
perior in effectiveness to any other
shown on any American stage, is one
of the star attractions. 1t RACES
with astonishing vim, and never fails
to provoke the widest applause.
Concerning the people that Manager
Brady has gotten together to in
terpret the various characters, it can
safely be said that they constitute
one of the strongest casts ever as
sembled for a play of this kind.
MUSICAL lncluellIdlS VIII ne lnITOuuCeu
by a quartet of accomplished vocal
lists. The story is that of a wronged
woman who is trying to live down an
unfortunate past. She comes to the
rural community as a stranger and
is employed in Squire Bartlett's
home. The villain who betrayed her
by a mock marriage lives in the
neighborhood and has dark plans.
The unfortunate young girl is loved
by an honest young farmer. When
her past is exposed and she fees from
home, he follows her and rescues
her from the storm and marries her,
while the villain is rightfully ex-
posed. Nearly all the players have
been in the same roles for several sea-
sons, and a delightfully."- smooth per-
Torrance is guaranteed.
Col. Sawyer's great pack of genuine
Siberian bloodhounds are beyond
question the finest lot of CANNES of
that strain ever found in this coun
try They are somewhat larger than
our Rocky Mountain lions and much
more strongly made, but when
aroused or on a trail have all the
feetness and activity of these ami
mails. These famous hounds are
touring with Stetson's "Uncle Toms
Cabin company this season, and will
appear at the Illinois Sunday when
this great organization PLAYS here.il.