Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-04
SOME GOOD SHOWS
Emerald Isle. Chaperons and
Capt. JInks Next
Week.
,E ANGELS ONE OF. THE STARS
Sir Arthur Sullivan's
Last Comic
Opera.

Eva Tanguay's ''Sambo" song, one
of the greatest hits in The Chap
.erons" last season, mas wisely oeen
retained in the musical score ,this
year. although many introductions of
new music have, it is said, been made.
Miss Tanguay herself, inimitable and
different to any performer on the
American stage, still represents the
|eXcitabIe girl detective, ''Phrosia."
and will be seen in that character
when The Chaperons" appears at the
Illinois March II.
Miss Kennedy's First Visit.
If you are fond of intellectual sat
ire and refine,. wit you ought not to
miss the performance of Capt. Jinks
of the Horse Marines" Thursday,
March II. This is the best and the
latest comedy from the pen of that
facile playwright, Clyde Fitch, who,
during the last few years, seems to
have acquired monopoly in furnish
ing the theatregoers of America with
numerous entertainment of a high
order. New York was very much in
fatuated with Capt. Jinks." as the
comedy had run of over 200 nights
at the Garrick theatre. 1t was also
enthusiastically received in Philadel-
phia, Boston and Chicago, which is II
remarkable achievement. as the iudg-
ment of these four cities generally
varies in regard to the merit of an
attraction. There is: therefore. no
geographical limit to the success of
Clyde Fitch and his products of plays.
The east joins hands with the west
4 - L L. 4,
in paying tribute to the cIeverness of
this whimsical writer. The story of
Capt. links" takes place in New
York City IN the early 70's, introduce
ing a love affair between an aristo-
cratic dandy of that time and an
American prima donna who has just
returned from England after a series
of triumphs. The part of the prima
donna. Mime. Trentoni, will be played
| by Miss Elizabeth Kennedy. an unusu-
ally attractive and clever woman.
whose selection for the part met with
the authors approval. Theodore Bah
cock, young actor of force and mag
netism, will be seen as Capt. Jinks.
De Angels New Opera
Sir Arthur Sullivan's first visit to
America is strikihgiy recalled by the
ldeplorable embarrassment that have
attended Composer Mascagni's initial
American visit. Like Mascagni, Sir
Arthur, after his arrival soon run
afoul of fhis country's musical union:
Unlike Mascagni, towards whose open
ling performances in New York the
union succeeded in directing much
ridicule because of the claims that
NSS-tS- he
Britisher fought back, and fought
hard and successfully, waging a war
of wit that in spirit was more Ameri-
can than British. Here is the story as
Sir Arthur was wont to tell ii him
self: "Your question about the stan
dard of excellence attained by orches-
tras in America, reminds me of the
one big game of bluff which | perpe-
trated. We had been rehearsing The
Pirates, and it was but two or three
days before the performance that the
whole band went 'on strike They eX-
planned that the music was not ordin-
ary operatta music but more like
grand opera. Perhaps it is necessary
to explain that their method is to
charge according to scale, so much
per week for entr' acte music, with
an ascending scale for oPeratta, and
so on. Had they made their complaint
earlier no doubt matters could have
been arranged satisfactorily. but Their
going 'on strike for higher salaries
! at the very last moment in this way
appeared TO me as being very NEAR
thing to do. Under these circum
stances l felt there was nothing fol-
it but to grapple as best l could witt