Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-10
Tales of Theatre.

! y bdIc ~ ilobSlS Ol the SlOTN con-
veyed in the new four-act melodrama
depicting Russian and Siberian life.
For Her Sake" would consume a
column. for with the characteristic
prOfusion of intrigue common to most
Siberian plays, plot * interviewer
with plot i'm fashion consonant. ac-
cording To tradition. with the charac-
ter of the people with which il has
to do. The tale, i'm brief. is that of
Il Russian prince of the blood and q
beautiful Serf maiden. of opposition
and intrigue ON the part of the
princes family. and political skull
duggery on the part of one of the
cars minions. an agent of the Sc
cret police. The prince is reduced to
the status of "a Siberian exile. as i
the serf girl of whom he becomes
enGmored. The piece * credited with
being rapid in action and of intense
dramatic quality. The scenical eff
fects are said to he elaborate and
costly and true to the facts of life in
the localities involved. The play will
be seen AT the Illinois Sunday.
In nearly all fiction there is a basis
of truth. This applies To plays as
we'll as to the popular novels of the
day. \ practical demonstration of
this can be seen i'm the new melo-
drama. Not Guilty" to be produced
at the Illinois Saturday. matinee and
night. i'm which one of the prominent
characters. Judge O'Dowd. appears.
The playwright has introduced Il pro-
totype of once famous New York
I, IL -
and great liberality Many amusing
stories are told of this Judge and Of
tentime the dignity of his courtroom
was threatened by roars of laughter
at some witty sally or breach of judd
zeal etiquette by his honor. Justice.
too. was oftentimes dealt out i'm an
original manner, and many poor un-
fortunate who came before the court.
not only escaped without Il fine. but
found themselves discharged and sup
piled with money wherewith to buy
the necessaries of life, to get which
they had tempted to steal.
Miss Viola Allen is 10 present her
great success. I'm the Palace of the
King at the Illinois next Tuesday.
Very few dramas nowadays have such
variety of incident ranging from
delightful comedy and captivating
love scenes to thrilling outbursts OF
passion as has this play i'm which
Miss Allen has made such an enor-
nous hit The love scene in the sec
ond act of In the Palace of the
King between Dolores and Don John
is described as being as joyous as the
lark's salutation to the morning
Here we have two lovers who have
been separated for three years. Don
John having spent that time away
from his brothers palace in the wars
of Granada. He returns crowned
| with success TO meet his sweetheart.
He finds. however. that the king de-
sires that he should make royal al
lance with Mary. Queen of SCOTS,
land that Dolores be sent away in dis
grace. Dolores father accepts the
mandate of the king. and demands of
his daughter that she shall neither
converse or recognize her former
sutton. But the two lovers meet
cIandestineIy ON the steps of the bal
cony and there talk of their hopes
and expectations. and finally arrange
for a secret marriage the following
morning In this scene Miss Allen is
said To he very charming. and the lit
tie comic touches that she gives to il
are delightful in the extreme. Every
moment the lovers expect that they
may be discovered by old Capt. de
Mendoza. Dolores father. whose bust
ness it is to look after that portion
of the palace. He finally does come.
and Don John is able. owing to the
fact that he is his superior officer,