Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
THE STROLLERS"
Immense Audience Enjoys Ex-
traVaganza at the
Illinois.
PRETTY FACES AND RICH COSTUMES
Neil Burgess in the County Fair To-
morrow Night-Si
Perkins.

For gOrgeousness and beauty of
ensemble il has not, nor will il be, in
all likelihood. the fortune of the tri-
cities to witness this season another
such production as The Strollers,"
presented last night ut the Illinois
before an audience that occupied the
enire seating capacity and left many
standing. The principals had the sup
port of a strong chorus, which was
notable for the beauty and vivacious-
ness of its women, all of whom sang
and acted with the freshness and
gayety of folks not yet out of their
teens. Throughout the three scenes
there prevailed an atmosphere of
snap and spirit that appealed to the
onlooker from the start and brought
forth hearty rounds of applause for
the performers. There is no plot Ia
speak of i'm The Strollers." 1t is a
latter day musical comedy. built eX-
clusively for amusement purposes.
However. there is enough of n story
brought out to follow. 1t concerns
a prince and his lady love, who are
preceded on a trip into the mount
aims by a pair of imposters. stroll
ers." who palm themselves off as the
royal pair ana enjoy he fetes that had
been planned for the ones bringing
up the rear, who arrive just in time
to miss all the good things. These
situations afford abundant opportun-
ity for the comedians and singers.
all of whom made the most of their
parts. John Henshaw and Marie
George. as the stroller and stroller
ess. led the frolic, both proving them
selves exceedingly clever and graceful,
especially in their solo numbers; next
was Eddie Foy-the Foy of "Alibaba'
fame-who in the role of Kampfer,
the iailer, kept the audience convuls-
ed every time he got the center of
the stage. Foy can't sing, but he is
funny. and makes one laugh whether
he feels like il or not. ID. l.. Don.
as Prince de Bomsky, went through |
n series of pedal contortiOns that led |
to the belief that his real stunt is a |
Harry Farleigh play |
ed the magistrate and had n couple |
of songs that were rendered in Il |
manner To captivatc the audience. |
Josie Dewitt was sweet and dashing. |
and Louise Lawton was a charming /
lover to the magistrate. There were |
three scenes. the village jail the |
hotel and the fete of the
fans. The latter was the grandest of
the lot. The rich costumes worn by /
the women of the company were II
feature. All seemed just from the
modesto. so rich and new did they APP
pear. 1t was show of ShowS-the
kind Rock Island has been laundering
for long time. It came and they
it. as the Argus said they
would. Trot along more of the same
kind and the people will fill the
house just as full.
Perkins Tonight.
Sam j. Burton and Lille Coleman,
in their rural comedy, Isl Perkins"
are to he seen this evening at the IL
iuois.
Burgess Tomorrow.
THE County Fair" gives Il series
IF quaint anu life-likc pictures of
New England farm life which is al
.ugether delightful. AS a piece of
genuine and lifc-likc character paint
ug Mr.. Burgess Abigail can justly /
AXE rank with the rip Van Wrinkle"
IF Joseph jefferson. also the Joshua
of Denman Thompson.
The play abounds with so many hui
situations that it is impos
sible to say which eXcitcs the most.
Il also contains all sorts of me
work. and the introduction
IF husking bee, and several horses,