Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-20


famous drama, THE Second Mrs. Tan
queray." Every famous actress of the
civilized world has appeared, or clam
ored to appear, as the much discussed
Paula Ray, afterwards 1.-The Second
Mrs. Tanqueray.'' The same storm of
controversy that ragged around 1.-The
Notorious Mrs. Ebbsinith,' and later
around Iris" has been rising and
falling around Paula Tanqueray in
termittently for some years past
That it is a brilliant play, written in
brilliant English, and constructed
with great fnesse and skill, even
those who assail it, on the ground
that such social problems are unfit
for stage presentation, freely admit.
Miss Coghfan dresses and plays the
part superbly. The last act, in which
she, discovers the identity of the man
who is to marry the pure, convent
taught daughter of Aubrey Tanque-
ray, whom she has nicknamed saint"
Ellean, is a splendid exhibition of
the torture of a suffering woman
| fully awake to the realization of the
precept, AS we SOW, so shall We reap"
TO please, to make happy, to give
all the happiness desired in life,
should be the true aim of all. This has
been the happy result attained by
PiXley and Luders, authors of King
Dodo," the comedy opera hit of the
season. PiXley's book is filed with
lyrics far brighter and with more wit
than any comic opera heard in years.
1t comes as natural as the morning
comes, and his bright lines will live
for many years with the melodiOus
music of Luders. They seem to be as
one in this opera, and in a score or
more of musical numbers, not one has
failed to win the approval of high
classed audiences in all of the larger
lcities of the country. All lovers of
music-from the German band adj
mirer to the lover of grand opera
turned out to see king Dodo," and
at Days theatre, New York, it was
welcomed by the Daily audiences that
are composed of the best musical
critics in that city. Nothing but praise
was accorded the king on his trium-
phal march through the states, and
his music and funny sayings will be
used by all who have the bright
spark-happiness king Dodo" will
be as a Coney Island trip to all who
wish to enjoy the evening by pleasure
and profit, and will be seen here at
the Illinois Wednesday, Feb. %.
One of the most important and in
teresting theatrical events of the sea-
son will be the engagement Feb. %
of Hall Gaines great play, THE Chris
tian,' which will be presented by Il
company of superior excellence under
the direction of Liebler & Co. THE
tChristian" is presented in prologue and
four acts. The scene of the prologue
is laid in the fitting ground in the
ruins of the quaint little ManX ISL
and. Two years pass. The first act
of the play takes place in the saloon
of the Colosseum music hall in Lon
don, where Glory QuayIe has made her
debut as a singer; the second in the
club rooms of st. Mary Magdalene
church. Soho. where John Storm has
become a worker in the slums of the
East End of London: the third in
Glory Quayle's apartments in the Gar
den house, Clements Inn, London
and the fourth in the club room OF
John Storms church. Glory Quayl,
appears as represented in the book
In the story John Storm is contro
versial character, a parsonage whose
sombre attributes as described by the
author present him in the light of I
religious fanatic. Holding in minC
that people go to the theatre fo1
amusement and not TO Inc preached
to from behind the footlights, Mr.
! Caine relieved the stage John Storm
of his pronounced religious character
istics, and presents him as noble
self-sacrificing man, the love exist
ing between Glory Quayle and hin
forming the central motive of the dra
matte story. Yet the changes made
in the character of Storm. and in tn
general construction of the play ii
self. do not disappoint the readers o
the book. who may go to the theatr
only to see the character Translates
, to the stage.
One of the striking individual hit
in Peggy From Paris has been mad
by Miss Josie Sadler, who in the par