Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-27
66e Theatre.

ODE Theatre.
The concert by Bleuer's band at the
Illinois yesterday afternoon attract
ed the usual large audience in spite
of the unfavorable weather.
Al. Martins Uncle Toms Cabin
production pleased large matinee and
evening audiences Saturday at the
Illinois.
Ferris Comedians begin weeks
engagement at the Illinois this even
ing.
Goethe's wierd but picturesque
Faust" was given an excellent pre-
sentation at the Illinois last night
While Lewis Morrison was not in the
cast, il was his own company, and it
was n strong one with a few eXcep-
tions, Mr.. Trimble as ''Mephisto'' be-
ing particularly effective. The play
was splendidly dressed and admirably
staged. The scenery and light effects
were features that called forth much
commentator from the audience,
which filed the house.
Giuseppe Creatore, director of I'll
lery's Royal Italian Band, is fast be-
coming almost as much the idol of
the fair sex as Paderewski once was.
In the short time that he has been
in this country he has drawn to
himself n faithful following of music
lovers. And this has become almost
stereotyped phrase in speaking of
the Creatore concerts, among those
who do not pretend to very extensive
musical culture; ''ro Hear Creatore
regularly is to gain an education in
music" And il is true that rarely
have the popular and classical tastes
been so cleverly reconciled as by the
playing of this band. \ very great
part of the credit due for this result
belongs, of course, to Charming FL
| lery, the manager of the band. him
self an instructive musician, to whom
the, selection of the program is main
ly due. The band comes to the Bur
tbs. in Davenport, Wednesday even
ing.
The engagement was announced in
New York Saturday of Miss Pauline
Chase, the 'Pajama Girl in the Lib
erty Bellies" company, now at the
Harlem opera house. and Alexander
Dow. the president of the Dow Com
posing Machine company, in the Park
Row building. Miss Chase, who in
private life is Miss Bliss, has many
RI.
interested in this announcement.
Playgoers who remember the pret-
~, dainty and vivacious Della Fox of
seven or eight years ago, must learn
with regret of her deterioration. Her
day has come and gone. When she
was in the height of her success she
sowed careless seeds of waywardness
that are bringing her an unfortun-
ate harvest now. She has recovered
from her severe illness of about two
years ago, but she has not recovered
her old self with it's enthusiasm and
life. She is now engaged in vaude-
vile. On Il recent appearance in
Pittsburg the Gazette of that city
said of her: Della Fox, according
to rank and previous condition of
stage fame, ought to be the star of
the Duquesne bill; but she isn't. IL
was almost pathetic to- watch the
once gay and capracious Della doing
the old Wang song, Another Fell
low and doing IL well, too, but with
all the old enthusiasm and the old as
sociations of other days missing. Miss
Fox sings as well as ever. If there is
any sign of waning power it is more
in the evident consciousness of the
little soubrette herself that the old
days of comic opera are gone. per-
haps never to return. The audience
received her kindly, but we could
hardly restrain sign of regret as
we noted how the public, tickle as
ever, applauded new favorite. Vera
King, who came just after, and who.
by the way, is noisily pleasing in
free and easy monologue."