Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-16

sporting Life is the significant ii
tie of Il pretentious English melo-
drama to be produced at the Illinois
Saturday matinee and night. The
piece enjoyed prosperous run of six
months in New York at the Academy
of Music. and a mountaineering en-
gagement of five months at McNick-
er's theatre, Chicago. and comes here
heralded as one of the most realistic
productions of melodrama ever given
in America. This claim would APP
pear to be borne out by the descfip-
ton of the scenery provided, there
being no less than ten different
scenes, several of them of magnitude.
\ massive production of the ancestral
home of the Earl of Woodstock from
the famous painting, The Day of
Reckoning" is regarded as a master
piece of the scenepainter's art. Then
there is Il view Of the earl's court eN-
hibition grounds, showing the nufner-
GUS booths. buildings and amusement
devices. all brilliantly illuminated;
the interior of the National Sporting
club. London. the boxes and stalls Oc-
cupied by scores of patrons of the
manly art. all in evening dress; and
lastly. a splendid view of the EPSON
Downs race course on derby day.
There are numerous other scenes of
lesser magnitude. but all admya bly,
designed and executed. In preparing
this production, the management
found il necessary to make requisition
upon the leading studios of New York.
entailing Il great outlay. but securing
no of ho #
those distinguished masters, Joseph
PhySioc, Ernest Albert. Homer Emens
and John Young. To crowd so much
diversity of scenery into four acts
necessitates some of the most rapid
changes of scenes ever witnessed. and
the amazing CELEBRITY with which these
changes are made is one of the feat
ures of the production. There is no
delay in the action of the piece, and
the lightning-lille transportation of
the spectator from one picture to an
other is said to be startling.
Sung in English all over the world
in the Australians and in the empires
and colonies of Great Britain-in the
Latin American countries of South
America, in languid Spain, sunny
Italy, dashing France, the Father
land, and the Steppes of Russia. can
now be heard the familiar strains of
Tell Me Pretty Maiden" Under the
Shadow of the Palms. MY Philip |
pine Queen" and II Want to BE |
Mana quartet of famous
songs from the international success |
which has Travelled the |
wide world over. Messrs. John c. |
Fisher and Thomas w. Ryley's special |
company will present "Florodora" at
the Illinois Sunday evening for the
first time i'm this city. Nothing more
est has been given to the stage than
this charming musical comedy sue
ress, which has done more to bring
the theatre in sympathy with those
who were opposed to the stage than
any attraction that has been present
ed in this or any other country dur
ng the past twenty years. No opera
has been more mOdestly dressed or
y0wned as the -rIOrOdOra''-there not
being such thing as tights in the
The company comes here
lirect from tour of the special
titles. Travelling most of the time on
/ special train of four cars, and com
Drises 20 people. including their own
orchestra and cast which is incom-
including as it does. Miss
Anna Boyd. Miss Louise Moore. Miss
Eugene Flagg, Miss Lillian Spencer.
Miss Katherine Wheaton and Messrs.